1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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16 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
RA
LeaderBob Flatman
Party Conservative Labour Ratepayers
Seats before29163
Seats after26183
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LD
Ind
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before20
Seats after21
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Leader before election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

Leader after election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

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. [1]

Contents

The Conservatives made a net loss of three seats, and only narrowly retained their majority on the council. [2] [3]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [4]

1990 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 7Decrease2.svg341.2192652.011,69235.2-2.5
  Labour 6Increase2.svg235.3121836.011,10033.5-10.3
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svg11.8024.07,43122.4+13.8
  Ratepayers 1Steady2.svg5.9236.02,3207.0+3.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02110.6-1.5
  Independent 1Increase2.svg15.9012.04161.3+0.7

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [4]

Arbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Dempster Young 566 50.9 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Eluned Waide41637.4-8.7
Labour Ann Strickland-Clark13011.7+2.1
Turnout 62.7
Registered electors 1,779
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.7
Baldock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Robert McKenzie Muir 1,509 46.7 -1.1
Labour Rodney Jack Leete1,12434.8-17.4
Liberal Democrats Sally Margaret Jarvis
(Sal Jarvis)		59718.5+18.5
Turnout 45.5
Registered electors 7,093
Conservative hold Swing +8.2
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David John Whitlock 1,064 51.3 -12.6
Conservative Stephen John Kenneth Archer69133.3+8.0
Liberal Democrats Lucy Jane Harbron32115.5+4.6
Turnout 46.2
Registered electors 4,506
Labour hold Swing -10.3
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Edward Anthony Dartington 977 39.8 +2.5
Ratepayers Evelyn Mary Burton
(Mary Burton)		69328.2+28.2
Labour David John Tizzard46619.0-6.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark31813.0+13.0
Turnout 48.5
Registered electors 5,061
Conservative hold Swing -12.9
Hitchin Oughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Audrey Emmie Carss* 1,122 65.7 -2.6
Conservative Penelope Mary Lambourne37021.7+3.3
Liberal Democrats Victoria Ellen Walker21512.6-0.7
Turnout 42.5
Registered electors 4,017
Labour hold Swing -3.0
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers Kenneth William Logan*
(Ken Logan)		1,627 57.4 +9.9
Labour David Edward Billing91432.2-10.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Paul Newby29410.4+0.9
Turnout 47.2
Registered electors 6,022
Ratepayers hold Swing +10.4
Hitchwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rodney James Bird 433 62.7 -5.2
Liberal Democrats Penelope Jean Cunningham13519.5+3.5
Labour Colin Southward12317.8+1.7
Turnout 51.1
Registered electors 1,357
Conservative hold Swing -4.4
Hoo ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David John Barnard 410 49.0 +0.1
Labour Roger Aubrey Wood31337.4+10.5
Liberal Democrats Douglas Thomas Llewelyn11313.5-10.6
Turnout 56.9
Registered electors 1,468
Conservative hold Swing -5.2
Letchworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Charles Bifield*
(Charles Bifield)		1,108 50.1 -7.6
Conservative Gloria June Storer63828.8+4.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Gammell36016.3+6.3
Green Eric Morris Blakeley1064.8-3.6
Turnout 45.7
Registered electors 4,855
Labour hold Swing -6.3
Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Reade 1,404 54.3 -3.4
Conservative Carole Anne McNelliey73028.2+4.3
Liberal Democrats Cathleen Jean Worcester45117.4+7.5
Turnout 49.9
Registered electors 5,190
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -3.9
Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Edward Agar 1,136 37.4 -10.4
Conservative Raymond Lawrence Shakespeare-Smith1,12337.0+4.0
Liberal Democrats Alison Elaine Kingman67222.1+22.1
Green Sylvia Fraser-Andrews1053.5-5.4
Turnout 50.1
Registered electors 6,066
Labour hold Swing -7.2

The Letchworth South East seat was previously held by Tony Quinn, who had been elected in 1987 as an SDP councillor. Following the demise of the continuing SDP in 1990, he had joined Labour for the last year of his term.

Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Simpson 1,257 46.6 +17.8
Conservative David Alfred Jones*1,06139.4-8.9
Labour Linda Grimes37714.0-8.9
Turnout 59.7
Registered electors 4,521
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +13.4
Letchworth Wilbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Evans 908 43.5 -15.9
Conservative Keith Fletcher Emsall*84740.6+10.5
Liberal Democrats Sara Louise Tustin33315.9+5.5
Turnout 53.5
Registered electors 3,911
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -13.2
Newsells ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Ellis Wilkerson*
(Bob Wilkerson)		448 62.3 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Charles Martin14720.4-12.1
Labour Catherine Judith Hurst12417.2+12.0
Turnout 58.5
Registered electors 1,231
Conservative hold Swing +6.2
Offa ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynne Kathleen Faulkner* 474 47.7 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Kenneth Harbron40440.7-1.7
Labour John Saunders11511.6-2.8
Turnout 63.4
Registered electors 1,567
Conservative hold Swing +3.1
Royston West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart John Cook 1,366 42.5 +11.3
Conservative Jeffrey John Perry1,19937.3-0.4
Labour Leslie Baker64820.2-10.9
Turnout 52.3
Registered electors 6,167
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +5.9
Sandon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Edward William Faure Walker
(Teddy Faure Walker)		416 60.5 +60.5
Conservative Harold Albert Greenfield*21631.4-27.5
Liberal Democrats Julie Dawn Martin324.7-31.0
Labour Caroline Rebecca Karen Doyle243.5-2.0
Turnout 61.9
Registered electors 1,115
Independent gain from Conservative Swing +44.0

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References

  1. ↑ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
  2. ↑ "All set for poll battle". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. 26 April 1991. p. 11.
  3. ↑ "Hard-hit Tories hold on". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. 10 May 1991. p. 13.
  4. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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