1992 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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1992 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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17 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
LD
LeaderBob Flatman
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before26182
Seats after26173
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
RA
Ind
Party Ratepayers Independent
Seats before31
Seats after31
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Leader before election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

Leader after election

Geoff Woods
Conservative

The 1992 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 May 1992, 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. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The Conservatives retained their narrow majority on the council; they lost one seat to the Liberal Democrats but gained one seat from Labour. Following the election, at the annual council meeting on 19 May 1992, the Conservative leader of the council, Bob Flatman, was appointed to the more ceremonial role of vice-chairman. He had been leader since the council's creation in 1974. Geoff Woods was appointed as the new leader of the council and Conservative group leader in his place. [4]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [5]

1992 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 11Steady2.svg64.7152652.014,03343.1+7.9
  Labour 4Decrease2.svg135.3131734.08,99327.6-5.8
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg15.9236.06,84921.1-1.3
  Ratepayers 1Steady2.svg5.9236.02,5857.9+1.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0650.2-0.4

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. A double dagger (‡) indicates a sitting councillor contesting a different ward. [5]

Ashbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tatham* 789 70.4 +5.9
Labour John Saunders21519.2-5.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Upchurch11610.4-0.6
Turnout 54.0
Registered electors 2,136
Conservative hold Swing +5.6
Baldock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Crow* 1,536 51.0 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Harry Penfold84628.1+9.6
Labour Rodney Leete62920.9-13.9
Turnout 42.4
Registered electors 7,133
Conservative hold Swing -2.7
Cadwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Lee* 620 67.8 +12.8
Labour David Lawson29432.2-1.3
Turnout 50.3
Registered electors 1,832
Conservative hold Swing +7.1
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judi Billing* 845 42.0 -9.3
Conservative Michael East70435.0+1.7
Ratepayers Chris Parker ‡31515.7+15.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Canning1487.4-8.1
Turnout 44.6
Registered electors 4,520
Labour hold Swing -5.5
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Dee 1,067 46.1 +6.3
Ratepayers Evelyn Mary Burton
(Mary Burton)		65728.4+0.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark30413.1+0.2
Labour Paul Gater28812.4-6.6
Turnout 45.7
Registered electors 5,073
Conservative hold Swing +3.1
Hitchin Oughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Kirby* 796 58.4 -7.3
Conservative Julia McLean43131.6+10.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Palmer1359.9-2.7
Turnout 34.6
Registered electors 3,972
Labour hold Swing -8.7
Hitchin Priory ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Thake* 822 63.4 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Seabrook32124.8-5.0
Labour David Tizzard15311.8-4.5
Turnout 46.3
Registered electors 2,802
Conservative hold Swing +7.3
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers Dennis Ward 1,613 60.8 +3.4
Labour Philip Kirk82130.9-1.3
Liberal Democrats Penelope Cunningham2208.3-2.1
Turnout 43.5
Registered electors 6,091
Ratepayers hold Swing +2.4
Knebworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Hilton* 861 62.6 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Stiff33524.3+13.1
Labour Jack Ashwell18013.1-10.0
Turnout 40.7
Registered electors 3,402
Conservative hold Swing -3.4
Letchworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorna Kercher* 878 45.0 -5.1
Conservative Ravinder Athwal60330.9+2.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Gammell40520.8+4.5
Green Eric Blakeley653.3-1.5
Turnout 39.8
Registered electors 4,926
Labour hold Swing -3.6
Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kearns* 1,078 52.3 -2.0
Conservative Carole McNelliey61329.8+1.5
Liberal Democrats Cathleen Worcester36917.9+0.5
Turnout 40.0
Registered electors 5,169
Labour hold Swing -1.8
Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Wood* 1,261 44.6 +7.6
Labour Teresa Trangmar
(Tre Trangmar)		96934.3-3.1
Liberal Democrats Pauline Poole59621.1-1.0
Turnout 46.4
Registered electors 6,097
Conservative hold Swing +5.4

The poll in Letchworth South East ward was delayed until 11 June following the death of one of the original candidates, former SDP and Labour councillor Tony Quinn, who was to have stood for Labour. [6] [7]

Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Woods*
(Geoff Woods)		1,206 48.3 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Alison Kingman1,03041.2-5.4
Labour Linda Grimes26310.5-3.5
Turnout 55.0
Registered electors 4,551
Conservative hold Swing +7.2
Letchworth Wilbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Shakespeare-Smith
(Ray Shakespeare-Smith)		773 41.7 +1.1
Labour Peter Mardell*66035.6-7.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Booton42222.7+6.8
Turnout 47.4
Registered electors 3,920
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.5
Royston East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis John Smith*
(John Smith)		1,131 61.1 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Pitts38620.8+7.7
Labour Jessie Etheridge33518.1-12.4
Turnout 43.5
Registered electors 4,254
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
Royston West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Hughes* 1,288 48.1 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Pat Kennington83331.1-11.4
Labour Les Baker55920.9+0.7
Turnout 43.5
Registered electors 6,189
Conservative hold Swing +11.1
Weston ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Jarvis
(Steve Jarvis)		383 51.7 +24.2
Conservative Robert Evans*32844.3-12.3
Labour Teresa Trangmar
(Tre Trangmar)		304.0-11.8
Turnout 58.8
Registered electors 1,259
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +18.3

Changes 1992–1994

On 12 June 1992 Labour councillor Don Kitchiner, who represented Letchworth Grange, announced his defection to the Conservatives. [7]

Some time between the 1992 and 1994 elections it would appear that there was a by-election in Hitchin Walsworth ward which saw Ratepayer councillor Jack Swain being replaced by Labour councillor Philip Kirk, whilst the seat in that ward held by Dennis Ward in 1992 had also gone to Labour by the time of the 1994 election, although whether by a defection or a by-election has yet to be established.

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References

  1. ↑ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
  2. ↑ "Parties all set to fight battle". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. 1 May 1992. p. 10.
  3. ↑ Lemay, Debbie (1 May 1992). "One lost seat will upset fragile Tory grip on balance of power". Royston and Buntingford Mercury. p. 3. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Council elects new chairman". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. 22 May 1992.
  5. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Hunter, John (22 May 1992). "Labour set for second election". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. p. 6.
  7. 1 2 Hunter, John (19 June 1992). "Labour veteran joins Tories". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. p. 5.
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