2011 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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2011 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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16 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
LD
Lab
LeaderLynda NeedhamSteve JarvisDavid Billing
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before3397
Seats after3487
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote16,1225,8787,626
Percentage48.4%17.6%22.9%
Leader before election

Lynda Needham
Conservative

Leader after election

Lynda Needham
Conservative

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. [1]

Contents

The Conservatives gained Chesfield ward from the Liberal Democrats, but no other seats changed party at this election. The Conservatives therefore increased their majority on the council and their leader, Lynda Needham, remained leader of the council. [2]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [3]

2011 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 12Increase2.svg175.0223469.416,12248.4+1.6
  Labour 2Steady2.svg12.55714.37,62617.6-2.9
  Liberal Democrats 2Decrease2.svg115.86918,45,87817.6-7.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,7448.2+1.8
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06351.9+1.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02320.7n/a
  English Democrat 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0730.2n/a

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]

Arbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Dempster Young* 796 59.5% -2.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Simpson40230.0%-6.8
Labour Paul David Burgin896.7%n/a
Green Eric Morris Blakeley453.4%n/a
Turnout 1,33863.8%
Conservative hold Swing +2.2
Baldock Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Muir* 1,352 58.0% +3.9
Labour Tom Brownlee52922.7%+7.6
Liberal Democrats Richard William Winter2159.2%-13.6
Green Annmarie Brinsley2129.1%+5.3
Turnout 2,33241.5%
Conservative hold Swing -1.9
Cadwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tricia Cowley* 563 57.2% -10.3
Labour Martin John Stears-Handscomb25025.4%+13.8
Liberal Democrats Robin Christopher Lambie10410.6%-10.3
Green Paul Anthony O'Shaughnessy585.9%n/a
Turnout 98456.0%
Conservative hold Swing -12.1
Chesfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cathryn Henry 844 41.5% +0.6
Liberal Democrats Sally Margaret Jarvis*70834.8%-8.8
Labour Bhavna Joshi37518.4%+6.0
Green Felix Power924.5%+1.6
Turnout 2,03338.7%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +4.7
Ermine ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Edward Morris 835 73.8% -4.1
Liberal Democrats John Raymond Ledden15213.4%-8.1
Green Rebecca Leek14012.4%n/a
Turnout 1,13256.0%
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judi Billing* 1,466 50.3% +22.9
Conservative Alex Stoner89330.6%-1.5
Liberal Democrats Michael John Lott2889.9%-22.3
Green Sarah Pond2498.5%+0.8
Turnout 2,91647.3%
Labour hold Swing +12.2
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark* 1,239 39.8% -3.1
Conservative David Leal-Bennett1,07534.6%-5.8
Labour Deborah Vincenza Bruna Segalini33810.9%0.0
UKIP Adrianne Fairfax Smyth2578.3%n/a
Green Richard Wise1795.8%+0.4
Turnout 3,11051.8%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.4
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Lovewell* 1,099 40.6% 0.0
Labour Derek Nigel Sheard81630.2%+6.2
Green George Howe32812.1%+2.5
Independent Stuart Gideon Alder2328.6%n/a
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ircha2077.7%-17.6
Turnout 2,70544.5%
Conservative hold Swing -3.1
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Barnard* 1,867 66.3% +4.7
Labour Clare Helen Billing43515.4%+3.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Donald Johnson28510.1%-9.4
Green Harold Bland2157.6%+1.6
Turnout 2,81850.6%
Conservative hold Swing +0.9
Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Peter Kearns* 1,083 41.7% +12.1
Conservative Blake Stephenson92435.6%-4.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Geoffrey Penny1857.1%-12.8
UKIP Michael Richard Rodgers1656.4%n/a
Green Rosie Bland1455.6%+0.4
English Democrat Charles Jeremy Vickers732.8%n/a
Turnout 2,59745.2%
Labour hold Swing +8.4
Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Harman 1,149 47.9% +6.6
Labour Ramesh Summan63326.4%+0.3
UKIP Philip Martin Stevens2138.9%+1.8
Liberal Democrats David Robert May2078.6%-13.1
Green James Alexander Drew1717.1%+3.7
Turnout 2,40042.3%
Conservative hold Swing +2.3
Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynda Needham* 1,682 55.9% +8.3
Labour Peter Anthony Mardell48116.0%+1.2
Liberal Democrats John Paul Winder43314.4%-16.2
Green Mario Alexander May39013.0%+6.4
Turnout 3,00750.3%
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
Royston Heath ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Colin Weston Burt* 996 53.7% -0.7
Labour Ken Garland35419.1%+7.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Anton Jeray26414.2%-14.9
Green Phil Oddy21911.8%+7.2
Turnout 1,85645.4%
Conservative hold Swing -4.3
Royston Meridian ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Hunter* 1,058 58.4% +3.6
Labour Vaughan West33318.4%-7.1
Liberal Democrats Karen Davies26114.4%+1.1
Green Karen Harmel1417.8%+2.0
Turnout 1,81344.0%
Conservative hold Swing +5.4
Royston Palace ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Margaret Green 667 42.1% +5.6
Labour Les Baker40225.4%+12.8
Liberal Democrats Tim Greatrex36423.0%-19.7
Green Peter Groves1268.0%+2.2
Turnout 1,58439.5%
Conservative hold Swing -3.6
Weston and Sandon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Kenneth Jarvis* 564 58.4% -14.5
Conservative Christopher John Schwick32233.4%+7.0
Labour Andrew Michael Riley424.4%n/a
Green Ann Karen De Bock343.5%n/a
Turnout 96558.7%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -10.8

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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, 19 May 2011". North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2011: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 6 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 2011". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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