2008 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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2008 North Hertfordshire District Council election
  2007 1 May 2008 (2008-05-01) 2010  

15 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
LD
Lab
LeaderF. John SmithSteve JarvisDavid Kearns
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before30910
Seats after3298
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg2
Popular vote13,5765,3085,634
Percentage49.6%19.4%20.6%

North Hertfordshire UK ward map 2008.svg
Results of the 2008 North Hertfordshire District Council election

Leader before election

F. John Smith
Conservative

Leader after election

F. John Smith
Conservative

The 2008 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 1 May 2008, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 15 were up for election. [1]

Contents

Only two seats changed party at the election, both of which were won by the Conservatives from Labour. The Conservatives therefore increased their majority on the council and their leader, F. John Smith, remained leader of the council. Whilst Labour's share of the vote increased, they were overtaken in seat numbers by the Liberal Democrats, who became the second largest party on the council. Prior to the election Labour was led by David Kearns, who was replaced after the election by Martin Stears. [2]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [3]

2008 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 10Increase2.svg266.7223265.313,57649.6+2.6
  Labour 2Decrease2.svg213.36816.35,63420.6+2.1
  Liberal Democrats 3Steady2.svg20.06918.45,30819.4-6.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,0657.5+0.1
  BNP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04081.5n/a
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03511.3+0.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0210.1-0.4

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. Where the previous incumbent was standing for re-election they are marked with an asterisk(*). [4] [5]

Baldock East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Roberta Kirkland* 535 51.8% −1.8
Conservative June Smith45944.5%−1.6
Green Karen Julie Harmel373.6%n/a
Turnout 1,03247.1%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.1
Baldock Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Edwin Weeks* 1,148 61.4% −0.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Alan Young31716.9%−5.1
Labour Debbie Tara Hicks30216.1%−3.9
Green Sarah Elaine Pond965.1%n/a
Turnout 1,87134.2%
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
Chesfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Downie* 746 43.6% −16.0
Conservative Emma Denise Pelling70040.9%+1.7
Labour Bhavna Joshi21212.4%n/a
Green Ann Karen De Bock502.9%n/a
Turnout 1,71137.6%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -8.9
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deepak Singh Sangha* 748 36.5% −7.3
Conservative Charles Spencer Bunker70034.2%+7.6
Liberal Democrats Linda Helen Maynard30214.7%+1.2
Green Mark Ashley Walker28413.9%−5.0
Turnout 2,04834.2%
Labour hold Swing -7.5
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Louise Body* 1,186 47.3% −8.3
Conservative Mark Hanson1,05642.1%+2.0
Labour Mark Francis Crawley1415.6%−1.4
Green Robert John Mardon1184.7%−5.6
Turnout 2,50843.3%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.2
Hitchin Oughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Irene Kirby* 640 50.8% −2.7
Conservative Stephen Parker41032.6%+5.5
Liberal Democrats Ron Clark1088.6%−1.7
Green George Howe997.9%−2.0
Turnout 1,25933.6%
Labour hold Swing -4.1
Hitchin Priory ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Arthur Charles Thake* 954 63.4% +0.9
Liberal Democrats Lisa Victoria Courts26217.4%−2.8
Green Christopher James Honey1489.8%−3.5
Labour Araminta Jane Birdsey1389.2%−0.5
Turnout 1,50442.6%
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Lawrence Shakespeare-Smith* 995 42.7% −0.6
Labour Ryan Ottis Johnson66028.4%−5.4
Green Giles Colin Woodruff41818.0%−11.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Darley24910.7%−5.8
Turnout 2,32839.1%
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claire Patricia Annette Strong* 1,705 72.9% +6.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Donald Johnson24310.4%−10.4
Labour Clare Helen Billing2269.7%−6.5
Green Harold Bland1606.8%−13.3
Turnout 2,34041.9%
Conservative hold Swing +8.5
Knebworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Bardett* 1,071 70.1% +4.0
Labour John Brian Burnell24115.8%+0.3
Liberal Democrats John Winder1137.4%−12.4
Green William Nicholas Huggonson Berrington946.2%−6.0
Turnout 1,52837.9%
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
Letchworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Paterson 519 37.3% +0.8
Labour Arthur Jarman*50836.5%−7.4
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Carole Greener1299.3%−6.9
Green Eric Morris Blakeley926.6%n/a
BNP Thomas Godfrey896.4%n/a
UKIP Julie Dawn Savage443.2%n/a
Turnout 1,39135.9%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.1
Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Anthony James Marment 808 36.9% −6.3
Labour Jean Andrews72733.2%−10.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Geoffrey Penny23710.8%−5.2
BNP Barry Gillespie1848.4%n/a
UKIP Susan Anne Mary Keeler1356.2%n/a
Green Luke Jack Alfred Gouldstone954.3%n/a
Turnout 2,19238.4%
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Charles Levett* 1,084 53.6% +6.8
Labour Nicholas Frederick Henry Kissen37618.6%−4.1
Liberal Democrats Julia Winter29514.6%−7.1
UKIP John Finbarr Barry1728.5%−9.1
Green Heidi Shona Mollart-Griffin834.1%n/a
Turnout 2,02235.4%
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence William Hone* 1,465 61.2% +0.5
Liberal Democrats John Paul Winder46419.4%−4.1
Labour Headley Valentine Parkins24010.0%−1.1
Green Jonathan Guy Hart2159.0%−1.4
Turnout 2,39340.5%
Conservative hold Swing +2.3
Letchworth Wilbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elliot Needham 502 37.6% −4.5
Labour Ian Mantle*47535.6%−10.2
BNP Reginald Frank Norgan13510.1%n/a
Liberal Democrats John Stephen White1229.1%−14.6
Green Susan Elizabeth Dye785.8%n/a
Independent Jiten Bardwaj211.6%n/a
Turnout 1,33433.2%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.9

References

  1. "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2006/3112, retrieved 4 March 2023
  2. "Council minutes, 15 May 2008" (PDF). North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2008: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. "Election Results 2008". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2023.