2018 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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2018 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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19 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
LD
LeaderLynda NeedhamFrank RadcliffePaul Clark
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before34123
Seats after29146
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg3
Popular vote12,3909,6836,445
Percentage39.6%31.0%20.6%
Leader before election

Lynda Needham
Conservative

Leader after election

Lynda Needham
Conservative

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. [1] [2]

Contents

The Conservatives lost five seats at the election, three to the Liberal Democrats and two to Labour, but retained their majority on the council, with Conservative leader Lynda Needham continuing to serve as leader of the council. The Labour group leader prior to the election was Frank Radcliffe, but he did not stand for re-election and was replaced after the election by Martin Stears-Handscomb. [3]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [4]

2018 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 8Decrease2.svg 542.1212959.212,39039.6-0.5
  Labour 8Increase2.svg 242.161428.69,68331.0+3.7
  Liberal Democrats 3Increase2.svg 315.83612.26,44520.6+5.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,2937.3-1.3
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03321.10.0
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01090.3-7.6

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(*). A double dagger(‡) indicates a sitting councillor contesting a different ward. [5]

Baldock Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim McNally* 970 50.7% +2.0
Labour Alec Maguire57930.3%+9.8
Liberal Democrats Richard William Winter25313.2%+5.7
Green Heidi Shona Mollart-Griffin1065.5%-3.6
Turnout 1,91334.1%
Conservative hold Swing -3.9
Codicote ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Moody 524 57.0% +4.2
Independent Tom Brindley17218.7%+18.7
Labour Richard Paul Downey13614.8%+1.5
Liberal Democrats Luke William Devenish495.3%+5.3
Green Rosemary Bland384.1%-5.1
Turnout 91943.6%
Conservative hold Swing -7.2
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Bryant 1,212 56.3% +8.2
Conservative John William Skeeles47422.0%-4.9
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Daniel Clayden28713.3%+0.7
Green William Barry Lavin1687.8%-3.5
Turnout 2,15335.6%
Labour hold Swing +6.6
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sam S. Collins 1,266 47.6% +2.8
Conservative Dominic John Crean Griffiths80130.1%-2.6
Labour Conor Brogan44316.6%+1.0
Green Diana J. Newson1485.6%-0.3
Turnout 2,66145.0%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +2.7
Hitchin Oughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare Helen Billing 591 54.2% +22.4
Conservative Rebecca Robyn Reidy31228.6%+9.1
Liberal Democrats Louise Jane Peace1009.2%-9.3
Green Mary Karin Marshall837.6%+2.4
Turnout 1,09031.3%
Labour hold Swing +6.6
Hitchin Priory ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Mark Harwood ‡ 660 40.9% -0.7
Liberal Democrats George Edmund Osborn51231.7%+8.9
Labour Dave Winstanley30819.1%+6.4
Green Des Stephens1237.6%+1.0
Turnout 1,61545.5%
Conservative hold Swing -4.8
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Hughson 1,114 48.1% +9.5
Conservative Alan John Millard*69329.9%-2.0
Green Richard Alexander Cano27211.7%-1.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ircha2309.9%+3.6
Turnout 2,31740.0%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.8
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Faye Susan Frost* 1,279 63.0% +7.2
Labour Anton Jungreuthmayer36918.2%+6.1
Green David Geoffrey Ashton2009.9%+0.9
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Margaret Parkin1818.9%-1.3
Turnout 2,03035.9%
Conservative hold Swing +0.6
Kimpton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cyril Bishop* 426 62.6% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Mike Lott9914.6%+14.6
Labour Tom Hogan9714.3%-0.2
Green Simon Wightman527.6%-11.6
Turnout 68039.0%
Conservative hold Swing -8.6
Knebworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lisa Nash 957 51.0% +41.2
Conservative Steve Hemingway*74239.6%-22.9
Labour Klazina Hofmann1417.5%-13.9
Green Nick Newson291.5%-4.0
Turnout 1,87647.0%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +32.0
Letchworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Ngwala 763 51.4% +13.2
Conservative Andrew Clare36924.9%-1.4
Independent Paul Ross16010.8%+0.5
Liberal Democrats Liam McKenna1147.7%+1.2
Green Bernard Charles Michael Lee714.8%-4.8
Turnout 1,48334.9%
Labour hold Swing +7.3
Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Peter Mark Allen 917 43.4% +8.5
Labour Helen Caroline Oliver 912 43.2% +8.3
Conservative Morgan William Derbyshire79837.8%+4.5
Conservative Matthew Frazer Berman74735.4%+2.1
Liberal Democrats Amy Elizabeth Finch24011.4%+3.6
Liberal Democrats Aidan Sparrowhawk1989.4%+1.6
Green Elizabeth Susan Hancock1667.9%+1.5
Turnout 2,11239.9%
Labour hold Swing +2.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election in Letchworth Grange ward was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Clare Billing in order to contest Hitchin Oughton ward instead. [6]

Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Aspinwall 758 39.0% +7.0
Conservative John Leo Dobson Booth*75038.6%-0.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Peter Neale22911.8%+4.7
UKIP Sidney Arthur Start1095.6%-10.6
Green Tim Lee914.7%-0.5
Turnout 1,94336.5%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.6
Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Rice* 1,045 43.6% -5.2
Liberal Democrats Sean Prendergast64226.8%+23.0
Labour Jean Andrews51621.5%+1.9
Green Maryla Josephin Hart1827.6%-1.8
Turnout 2,39740.7%
Conservative hold Swing -14.1
Letchworth Wilbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Grindal* 841 58.0% +20.0
Conservative John Peter Hamilton Merry38726.7%-10.4
Green Ian Huw John Clayfield1419.7%-3.3
Liberal Democrats Brian John Evans735.0%+5.0
Turnout 1,44937.7%
Labour hold Swing +15.2
Royston Heath ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Brown 864 44.7% +31.4
Conservative Fiona Ronan Hill*78640.7%-10.1
Labour Ken Garland19810.3%-6.0
Green Katherine Marie Shann743.8%-3.2
Turnout 1,93142.9%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +20.7
Royston Meridian ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Davidson* 789 55.1% -7.8
Green Karen Harmel25317.7%+8.4
Labour Jess Finn24617.2%+2.7
Liberal Democrats David Matthew Lambert1359.4%-3.0
Turnout 1,43235.6%
Conservative hold Swing -8.1
Royston Palace ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Lewis* 585 43.3% +0.2
Labour Rob Inwood45433.6%+10.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Martin Rice21415.8%+7.0
Green Angela Clark967.1%+0.5
Turnout 1,35132.4%
Conservative hold Swing -4.9

Changes 2018–2019

Paul Marment, elected in 2015 as a Conservative councillor for Letchworth Grange ward, defected to the Liberal Democrats in August 2018. [7]

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