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The 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 May 1987, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council. [1]
The Conservatives retained their narrow majority on the council. [2]
The overall results were as follows: [3]
| 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 10 |  | 58.8 | 16 | 26 | 52.0 | 14,822 | 39.5 | +7.2 | |
| Alliance | 3 |  1 | 17.6 | 5 | 8 | 16.0 | 11,872 | 31.6 | -2.0 | |
| Labour | 3 |  1 | 17.6 | 10 | 13 | 26.0 | 9,167 | 24.4 | -4.7 | |
| Ratepayers | 1 | | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 | 1,523 | 4.1 | +0.6 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 130 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Simon Marlow | 574 | 46.1 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | John Sheldrick* | 551 | 44.3 | -4.1 | |
| Labour | Marilyn Leete | 120 | 9.6 | +2.1 | |
| Turnout | 68.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,810 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Evens* | 1,669 | 46.8 | +10.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Donoghue | 968 | 27.1 | -6.9 | |
| Alliance | Robert Young (Bob Young) | 931 | 26.1 | -3.5 | |
| Turnout | 55.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,483 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Teresa Trangmar | 959 | 39.9 | -10.7 | |
| Conservative | Norman Frost | 893 | 37.2 | +5.0 | |
| Alliance | Penelope Cunningham (Penny Cunningham) | 550 | 22.9 | +5.7 | |
| Turnout | 52.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,554 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -7.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beryl Wearmouth* | 1,446 | 49.2 | +9.9 | |
| Alliance | Aileen Burford-Mason | 1,208 | 41.1 | -5.1 | |
| Labour | David Tizzard | 284 | 9.7 | -4.7 | |
| Turnout | 56.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,163 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Audrey Carss* | 1,030 | 51.1 | -1.7 | |
| Conservative | Ronald Jack | 508 | 25.2 | +7.8 | |
| Alliance | Jennifer Sefton (Jenny Sefton) | 479 | 23.7 | -6.1 | |
| Turnout | 46.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,318 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Ken Logan* | 1,523 | 48.2 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Veronica Sharp | 662 | 20.9 | -15.1 | |
| Conservative | Barry West | 504 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
| Alliance | Hazel Kelly (Kay Kelly) | 422 | 13.3 | -2.0 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Roberts | 52 | 1.6 | -1.5 | |
| Turnout | 52.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,065 | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | +8.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Raffell* | 565 | 67.8 | +5.8 | |
| Alliance | Richard Canning | 134 | 16.1 | -11.9 | |
| Labour | Tony McWalter | 134 | 16.1 | +6.2 | |
| Turnout | 60.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,381 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Jackson* | 439 | 48.9 | -1.0 | |
| Labour | Stephen MacDonald | 242 | 27.0 | -4.8 | |
| Alliance | William Rodney Hampson (Rodney Hampson) | 216 | 24.1 | +5.8 | |
| Turnout | 59.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,523 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Charles Bifield* (Charles Bifield) | 1,043 | 41.6 | +2.1 | |
| Alliance | Keith Marr | 816 | 32.5 | -6.0 | |
| Conservative | John Bush | 651 | 25.9 | +3.9 | |
| Turnout | 60.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,192 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Bonita Thomson | 1,114 | 36.4 | -1.4 | |
| Labour | Peter Mardell | 1,040 | 34.0 | -8.2 | |
| Conservative | James Hannah (Jim Hannah) | 827 | 27.0 | +9.3 | |
| Green | Ian Barratt | 78 | 2.5 | +0.3 | |
| Turnout | 58.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,275 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | +3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tony Quinn* | 1,743 | 47.6 | -2.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael Muir | 1,217 | 33.2 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | Lorna Kercher | 702 | 19.2 | -4.7 | |
| Turnout | 61.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,021 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Jones | 1,556 | 51.9 | +2.2 | |
| Alliance | Ian Simpson | 1,139 | 38.0 | -2.8 | |
| Labour | Jane Newbury | 301 | 10.0 | +0.6 | |
| Turnout | 64.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,651 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Emsall | 1,072 | 43.1 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | David Evans | 944 | 37.9 | -5.3 | |
| Alliance | Derek Hunter | 472 | 19.0 | -3.0 | |
| Turnout | 61.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,030 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Wilkerson* (Bob Wilkerson) | 532 | 62.1 | -17.6 | |
| Alliance | Rowena Gardiner | 279 | 32.6 | +32.6 | |
| Labour | Christopher Hills (Chris Hills) | 45 | 5.3 | -15.0 | |
| Turnout | 64.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,329 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -25.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lynne Faulkner* [lower-alpha 1] | 451 | 43.2 | -4.7 | |
| Alliance | Michael Jackson (Mike Jackson) | 443 | 42.4 | +15.9 | |
| Labour | John Saunders | 150 | 14.4 | -11.3 | |
| Turnout | 68.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,522 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leo Doyle* | 1,490 | 48.5 | +8.7 | |
| Alliance | Gwyn Hardwicke | 1,079 | 35.1 | -5.0 | |
| Labour | Dave Bowles | 501 | 16.3 | -3.7 | |
| Turnout | 55.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,593 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harold Greenfield | 451 | 58.9 | -19.2 | |
| Alliance | Sandra Stainthorpe | 273 | 35.6 | +23.6 | |
| Labour | William Adams (Bill Adams) | 42 | 5.5 | -4.4 | |
| Turnout | 67.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,144 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -21.4 | |||
North Hertfordshire is one of ten local government districts in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Letchworth. The district borders East Hertfordshire, Stevenage, Welwyn Hatfield, St Albans, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, and South Cambridgeshire.
One third of North Hertfordshire District Council in England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
The 2012 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 3 May 2012, at the same time as other local elections across England, Scotland and Wales. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 15 were up for election.
The 2014 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 22 May 2014, at the same time as other local elections and the European Parliament election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 18 were up for election.
The 2015 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 7 May 2015, at the same time as other local elections and the general election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 16 were up for election.
The 2015 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 5 May 2016, at the same time as other local elections across England. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 15 were up for election.
The 2019 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 2 May 2019, at the same time as other local elections across England and Northern Ireland. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 16 were up for election.
The 2018 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 3 May 2018, at the same time as other local elections across England. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 19 were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Letchworth Grange ward.
Elections to Hertfordshire County Council took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 78 seats to the council were elected.
The 2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect 17 of the 49 members of North Hertfordshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections around the country. This election had originally been due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 North Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect 18 of the 49 members of North Hertfordshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections around the country. The council remained under no overall control, with a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition continuing to run the council. The leader of the council remained the Labour group leader, Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg, and the deputy leader of the council remained the Liberal Democrat group leader, Ruth Brown.
The 1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1979, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales and the 1979 United Kingdom general election. All 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following ward boundary changes.
The 1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 1 May 1980, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The 1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1982, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The 1983 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 5 May 1983, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 18 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Letchworth East ward.
The 1984 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1984, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The 1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 8 May 1986, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The 1990 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1990, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The 1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 2 May 1991, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The 1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 5 May 1994, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
