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The 2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 4 May 2006, at the same time as other local elections across England. 18 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] The Conservatives made a net increase of five seats on the council, increasing their majority.
The overall results were as follows: [2]
| 2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 14 |  5 | 77.8 | 19 | 33 | 67.3 | 15,291 | 46.4 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 |  | 11.1 | 5 | 7 | 14.3 | 6,929 | 23.3 | -3.6 | |
| Labour | 2 |  5 | 11.1 | 4 | 9 | 18.4 | 5,727 | 19.3 | -4.6 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,788 | 6.0 | +3.2 | |
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [3] [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Douglas Robert MacKenzie Muir* | 1,370 | 65.0 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Paul David Burgin | 331 | 15.7 | -4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Stephen White | 257 | 12.2 | -5.4 | |
| Green | George Howe | 149 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Turnout | 35.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,913 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Henry Brindley | 744 | 75.5 | +31.2 | |
| Labour | Roger Aubrey Wood | 122 | 12.4 | -43.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Winder | 119 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
| Turnout | 47.3 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,096 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +37.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Deepak Sangha* | 600 | 31.5 | -6.9 | |
| Conservative | Pradeep Sharma (Paul Sharma) | 514 | 27.0 | -2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 408 | 21.4 | +3.6 | |
| Green | Sarah Elaine Pond | 385 | 20.2 | +5.7 | |
| Turnout | 36.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,333 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark* | 1,390 | 53.6 | +10.0 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm George Bracken | 1,028 | 39.7 | -6.2 | |
| Labour | Mark Francis Crawley | 174 | 6.7 | +0.3 | |
| Turnout | 46.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,628 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Edward Billing* | 511 | 43.7 | -4.3 | |
| Conservative | Alan John Millard | 400 | 34.2 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Alexander Clark | 151 | 12.9 | -7.8 | |
| Green | Tony Denis Ware | 107 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
| Turnout | 32.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,671 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allison Gertrude Ashley* | 1,112 | 63.3 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Lott | 309 | 17.6 | -8.1 | |
| Green | Susan Elizabeth Dye | 192 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
| Labour | Douglas James McCall | 145 | 8.2 | -5.9 | |
| Turnout | 43.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,076 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bernard Frank James Lovewell | 1,027 | 46.6 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Ryan Ottis Johnson | 703 | 31.9 | -3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Shirley | 239 | 10.8 | -3.5 | |
| Green | Giles Colin Woodruff | 234 | 10.6 | +1.6 | |
| Turnout | 40.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,494 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Cyril Bishop | 523 | 70.5 | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Oliver Canning | 125 | 16.8 | +8.0 | |
| Green | David Geoffrey Ashton | 94 | 12.7 | +7.6 | |
| Turnout | 42.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,754 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Elizabeth Gray | 1,414 | 63.7 | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | Alan Bardett* | 1,334 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Debra Patricia Wilkins | 411 | 18.5 | -7.8 | |
| Green | William Nicholas Berrington | 206 | 9.3 | -1.5 | |
| Labour | Clare Helen Billing | 189 | 8.5 | -2.6 | |
| Labour | Alan James Mitchell | 125 | |||
| Turnout | 39.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,991 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election in Knebworth ward was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Robin Wordsworth.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Diane Margaret Ivy Proudlove | 755 | 40.6 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | Anthony Robert Hartley* | 625 | 33.6 | -5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Carole Winder | 301 | 16.2 | -7.9 | |
| Green | Eric Blakeley | 180 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
| Turnout | 35.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,328 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Monica Madeline Bloxham | 793 | 43.7 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Peter Anthony Mardell* | 668 | 36.8 | -1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Geoffrey Penny | 353 | 19.5 | -2.9 | |
| Turnout | 36.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Charles Levett | 951 | 50.2 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Anthony Dennis Eden (Tony Eden) | 523 | 27.6 | -3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Winter | 419 | 22.1 | -0.6 | |
| Turnout | 36.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,221 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Melissa Jane Davey | 1,471 | 58.1 | +8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Elaine Kingman* | 832 | 32.8 | -8.6 | |
| Labour | Jacqueline Brigitte Hartley | 230 | 9.1 | -0.1 | |
| Turnout | 44.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,682 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elliot William Needham | 511 | 42.5 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | Ian Mantle* | 413 | 34.3 | -7.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Paul Winder | 160 | 13.3 | -8.1 | |
| Green | Heidi Shona Mollart-Griffin | 119 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
| Turnout | 29.3 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,123 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fiona Ronan Greenwood Hill* | 1,013 | 62.5 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David May | 420 | 25.9 | -1.2 | |
| Labour | Vaughan West | 187 | 11.5 | -6.1 | |
| Turnout | 38.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,194 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Frederick Hunter* (Tony Hunter) | 992 | 62.7 | +6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nanya Esther Lilley | 310 | 19.6 | -7.7 | |
| Labour | Robin Anthony King | 159 | 10.0 | -6.1 | |
| Green | Karen Harmel | 122 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,201 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mary Beardwell | 725 | 46.9 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | William Marr Davidson* (Bill Davidson) | 673 | 43.6 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | Kenneth Garland | 147 | 9.5 | -8.5 | |
| Turnout | 39.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,907 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -1.8 | |||
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.
Stevenage is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Stephen McPartland, a Conservative.
The 1998 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2002 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
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.
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 2007 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 2007, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. All 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following changes to ward boundaries. Labour and the Liberal Democrats (UK) both increased their number of seats, but the Conservatives retained their majority on the council. The Conservative leader, F. John Smith, remained leader of the council after the election.
The 2010 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 6 May 2010, at the same time as other local elections across England and the general election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 19 were up for election, being the usual third of seats plus a by-election in Royston Palace ward.
The 2011 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 5 May 2011, 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 1999 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1999, at the same time as other local elections across Britain. All 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following changes to ward boundaries.
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.
The 2002 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 2 May 2002, at the same time as other local elections across England. 18 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 Royston Heath ward.
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.
The 1973 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 June 1973. It was the first election to North Hertfordshire District Council, and was held at the same time as other local elections across England for the new non-metropolitan district councils that were created under the Local Government Act 1972. The elected councillors initially formed a shadow authority to oversee the transition to the new system, operating alongside the five outgoing district councils until 1 April 1974 when the new district formally came into being.
