2004 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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2004 North Hertfordshire District Council election
  2003 10 June 2004 (2004-06-10) 2006  

17 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
LD
LeaderF. John SmithDavid KearnsSteve Jarvis
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before27166
Seats after28147
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1

North Hertfordshire UK ward map 2004.svg
Results of the 2004 North Hertfordshire District Council election

Leader before election

F. John Smith
Conservative

Leader after election

F. John Smith
Conservative

The 2004 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 10 June 2004, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales and the European elections. 17 of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Knebworth ward. [1]

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Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [2]

2004 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 12Increase2.svg170.6162857.113,79346.4+0.4
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg15.96714.37,99826.9-3.3
  Labour 4Decrease2.svg223.5101428.67,09023.9+1.9
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08192.8+1.1

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk (*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [3] [4]

Baldock Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Knighton* 1,375 61.8 +4.3
Labour Paul Burgin45920.6−6.6
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Kirkland39117.6+2.3
Turnout 40.5
Registered electors 5,838
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Stears* 816 38.3 −11.7
Conservative Andrew Hyde62629.4+2.5
Liberal Democrats Ronald Clark37817.8+2.9
Green George Howe30914.5+6.4
Turnout 39.1
Registered electors 5,434
Labour hold Swing -7.1
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Wren 1,265 45.8 +4.4
Liberal Democrats David Shirley1,20543.6−8.4
Labour Kushminder Sahasi1776.4−0.1
Green Anthony Ware1144.1+4.1
Turnout 50.0
Registered electors 5,543
Conservative hold Swing +6.4
Hitchin Oughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Kirby* 581 48.1 −10.5
Conservative Nigel Brook37731.2+3.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Canning25120.8+6.8
Turnout 32.7
Registered electors 3,719
Labour hold Swing -7.1
Hitchin Priory ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Thake* 1,106 60.1 −4.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ircha47325.7+5.3
Labour Douglas McCall26114.2−1.0
Turnout 46.2
Registered electors 4,016
Conservative hold Swing -4.8
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Shakespeare-Smith 926 41.1 +4.7
Labour Philip Kirk*79735.4−7.1
Liberal Democrats Ingeborg Sutcliffe32414.4+1.0
Green Evelyn Howe2049.1+1.4
Turnout 41.4
Registered electors 5,460
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.9
Hitchwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Miller 582 67.8 −9.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Lott18321.3+15.1
Labour Robert Whatson9410.9−5.7
Turnout 42.3
Registered electors 2,045
Conservative hold Swing -12.3
Knebworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Wordsworth* 924 51.8 −10.1
Conservative Alan Bardett 889 49.8 −12.0
Liberal Democrats Debra Wilkins47026.3+12.6
Liberal Democrats Ursula Winder21912.3−1.4
Labour Anthony Eden19811.1−8.8
Green Stuart Madgin19210.8+6.3
Turnout 39.6
Registered electors 3,992
Conservative hold Swing -11.4
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election in Knebworth was caused by the resignation of Conservative councillor Jane Gray.

Letchworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorna Kercher* 752 38.9 +2.9
Conservative Evelyn Mitchell71437.0−2.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Gammell46624.1+5.2
Turnout 37.0
Registered electors 5,256
Labour hold Swing +2.6
Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bloxham 727 39.7 −0.3
Labour Arthur Jarman69638.0−5.6
Liberal Democrats Samantha Turner41022.4+5.8
Turnout 36.4
Registered electors 5,069
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.7
Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lawrence McNamara 979 46.0 −0.6
Labour Marion Melton66531.3−5.5
Liberal Democrats John Winder48422.7+6.1
Turnout 40.9
Registered electors 5,234
Conservative hold Swing +2.5
Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Hone*
(Terry Hone)
1,454 49.4 0.0
Liberal Democrats John Winder1,21841.4−0.8
Labour Jacqueline Hartley2699.1+0.8
Turnout 51.7
Registered electors 5,710
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Letchworth Wilbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Grindal* 548 42.3 −11.9
Conservative Jessica Cook47136.3+5.1
Liberal Democrats Marion Minards-Gammell27821.4+6.7
Turnout 31.8
Registered electors 4,105
Labour hold Swing -8.5
Royston Heath ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Burt* 882 55.2 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Hill43427.2+4.2
Labour Kenneth Garland28217.6−10.8
Turnout 40.0
Registered electors 4,031
Conservative hold Swing -1.8
Royston Meridian ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis John Smith* 867 56.6 +3.5
Liberal Democrats John Ledden41927.3+7.2
Labour Vaughan West24716.1−10.7
Turnout 38.6
Registered electors 4,000
Conservative hold Swing -1.9
Royston Palace ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Inwood 614 44.5 +44.5
Conservative Graham Palmer51837.5−13.9
Labour Leslie Baker24818.0−30.6
Turnout 36.1
Registered electors 3,855
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +29.2

Changes 2004–2006

A by-election was held in Hitchin Bearton ward on 5 May 2005, alongside the county council election and general election, to replace Labour councillor Peter Terry. Labour's Deepak Sangha retained the seat for the party. [5]

A by-election was held on 17 November 2005 in Baldock East ward to replace Liberal Democrat councillor Geoffrey Hollands. The party retained the seat. [6]

Baldock East By-Election 17 November 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Kirkland 331 48.2 −4.8
Conservative Les Wilsher32447.2+0.2
Labour Paul Burgin314.5+4.5
Majority 71.0
Turnout 68638.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1998/2555, retrieved 14 March 2023
  2. Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2004: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. "North Hertfordshire Council election results". The Comet. 11 June 2004. Archived from the original on 25 June 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. "Council minutes, 12 May 2005" (PDF). North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. "Labour vote surges in council byelections". guardian.co.uk . 18 November 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2009.