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The 2000 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 4 May 2000, at the same time as other local elections across England. 17 of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election, being the usual third plus a by-election in Hitchin Walsworth ward. [1]
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Knighton* | 1,120 | 57.1% | +2.5 | |
| Labour | Joanna White | 679 | 34.6% | -7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Simpson | 164 | 8.4% | -3.2 | |
| Turnout | 34.5% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Stears* | 787 | 51.2% | -8.6 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Cherry | 480 | 31.3% | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Catchpole | 110 | 7.2% | -3.9 | |
| Natural Law | David Cooke | 106 | 6.9% | 0.0 | |
| Green | Nigel Howitt | 53 | 3.5% | -8.0 | |
| Turnout | 29.3% | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lesley Greenwood* | 1,061 | 47.4% | -10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 928 | 41.5% | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Newham | 200 | 8.9% | -12.1 | |
| Green | Lydia Howitt | 49 | 2.2% | -5.0 | |
| Turnout | 40.9% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Kirby* | 584 | 62.9% | -9.4 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Brook | 266 | 28.7% | +6.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ingeborg Sutcliffe | 69 | 7.4% | -2.6 | |
| Natural Law | Lesley Relph | 9 | 1% | +1.0 | |
| Turnout | 24.9% | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Thake* | 1,056 | 71.8% | -8.0 | |
| Labour | Peter Terry | 248 | 16.9% | -13.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Winder | 166 | 11.3% | -14.5 | |
| Turnout | 36.8% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Kirk | 930 | 48.1% | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Bernard Lovewell* | 844 | 43.6% | -1.0 | |
| Labour | Robert Whatson | 832 | 43% | ||
| Conservative | Ray Shakespeare-Smith | 782 | 40.4% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Shirley | 160 | 8.3% | -2.1 | |
| Green | George Howe | 110 | 5.7% | -2.6 | |
| Natural Law | Russell Howard | 31 | 1.6% | -1.6 | |
| Turnout | 35.1% | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election in Hitchin Walsworth ward was to replace Conservative councillor James Ashmore.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Calder* | 659 | 77.2% | +2.1 | |
| Labour | Jean Wood | 142 | 16.6% | -8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Winder | 53 | 6.2% | +6.2 | |
| Turnout | 43.2% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Robin Wordsworth* | 861 | 72.2% | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Stiff | 154 | 12.9% | -11.5 | |
| Labour | Natasha Hetherington | 135 | 11.3% | -17.3 | |
| Green | Stuart Madgin | 43 | 3.6% | +3.6 | |
| Turnout | 29.7% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lorna Kercher* | 747 | 49.4% | -5.1 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Allen | 540 | 35.7% | +4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Gammell | 225 | 14.9% | -1.6 | |
| Turnout | 28.6% | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Morris* | 728 | 50.6% | -14.1 | |
| Conservative | George Reith | 538 | 37.4% | +10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Marion Minards-Gammell | 172 | 12% | -2.1 | |
| Turnout | 28.0% | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -12.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carole McNelliey | 744 | 45.5% | +9.8 | |
| Labour | Jean Andrews* | 596 | 36.5% | -10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Murray Turner | 295 | 18% | -3.3 | |
| Turnout | 31.6% | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terry Hone | 1,269 | 47.3% | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 1222 | 45.5% | +2.5 | |
| Labour | Jacqueline Hartley | 193 | 7.2% | -8.6 | |
| Turnout | 47.8% | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gary Grindal* | 517 | 55.9% | -8.0 | |
| Conservative | Jessica Thomson | 296 | 32% | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Booton | 112 | 12.1% | +1.0 | |
| Turnout | 23.1% | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rod Kennedy* | 641 | 52.7% | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Robin King | 304 | 25% | -0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Ledden | 271 | 22.3% | -3.8 | |
| Turnout | 31.4% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. John Smith* | 587 | 54.1% | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Dorothy Fryer | 284 | 26.2% | -3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Baxter | 215 | 19.8% | -4.1 | |
| Turnout | 32.6% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Beaver* | 486 | 48% | +10.4 | |
| Labour | Joan Herbert | 308 | 30.4% | -10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Coates | 219 | 26.7% | -2.0 | |
| Turnout | 26.7% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Karen Omer (Karry Omer) | 632 | 59.8 | +36.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Ivory | 343 | 32.5 | -33.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 82 | 7.8 | -3.1 | |
| Majority | 289 | 27.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,057 | 52.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Luke La Plain. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 2,102 | 57.7 | +16.2 | |
| Conservative | Raymond Shakespeare-Smith | 1,542 | 42.3 | -5.1 | |
| Majority | 560 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,644 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Paul Dee. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon Newham | 1,725 | 54.8 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | 911 | 29.0 | -8.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 510 | 16.2 | +4.3 | ||
| Majority | 814 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,146 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor David Morris. [4]
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