2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election

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2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election
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All 50 seats to East Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election50 seats, 58.8%0 seats, 5.9%
Seats won406
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote28,47011,833
Percentage45.7%19.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 13.1%Increase2.svg 13.1%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Green
Last election0 seats, 17.4%0 seats, 8.7%
Seats won22
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote10,7439,355
Percentage17.3%15.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 6.3%
East Hertfordshire UK ward map 2019.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of East Hertfordshire District Council in England. [1] The Conservatives retained control of the council, but lost 10 seats.

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Summary

2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5040010Decrease2.svg 1080.045.728,470–13.1
  Liberal Democrats 26660Increase2.svg 612.019.011,833+13.1
  Labour 38220Increase2.svg 24.017.310,743–0.1
  Green 27220Increase2.svg 24.015.09,355+6.3
  Independent 3000Steady2.svg0.01.91,207+0.1
  UKIP 3000Steady2.svg0.01.0646–6.4

Ward results

Bishop's Stortford All Saints

Bishop's Stortford All Saints (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wilson 1,042 49.5
Liberal Democrats Terence Beckett 995 47.2
Liberal Democrats Louie Corpe 979 46.5
Conservative Colin Woodward73234.7
Conservative Patricia Moore63530.1
Conservative Shane Manning60228.6
Labour Margaret Barker28113.3
Labour Eamonn Abbott25512.1
UKIP Alistair Lindsay1959.3
Turnout 2,12136.28
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bishop's Stortford Central

Bishop's Stortford Central (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norma Symonds 683 32.9
Conservative George Cutting 678 32.7
Conservative Holly Drake 656 31.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Taylor57927.9
Labour Thomas Diamond55326.7
Labour David Jacobs54026.0
Labour Sotirios Adamopoulos53826.0
Green Elizabeth Downes47122.7
Green Lucy Downes43420.9
UKIP Peter Day28413.7
Turnout 2,09729.39
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bishop's Stortford Meads

Bishop's Stortford Meads (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mione Goldspink 656
Conservative David Snowdon 537
Labour Jill Sortwell432
Conservative Keith Warnell417
Labour Elif Toker-Turnalar412
UKIP Stewart Trench167
Turnout 34.21
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bishop's Stortford Silverleys

Bishop's Stortford Silverleys (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Page 766 55.1
Conservative Alastair Ward-Booth 741 53.3
Liberal Democrats Miriam Swainston49735.8
Labour Ian Payton26819.3
Labour Natalie Russell22916.5
Turnout 1,42033.42
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bishop's Stortford South

Bishop's Stortford South (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diane Hollebon 929 45.4
Conservative Graham McAndrew 898 43.9
Conservative John Wyllie 871 42.6
Liberal Democrats Calvin Horner59729.2
Green Laura King50724.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Skinner50524.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Tenconi38919.0
Labour Andrew Cowley38718.9
Labour Shem Jacobs28614.0
Labour Mohammed Abouharb28013.7
Turnout 2,10331.00
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Braughing

Braughing (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Boylan 450 52.4 −18.3
Liberal Democrats David Bromage29033.8N/A
Green Patricia Street667.7−5.5
Labour Steven Stone526.1−10.0
Turnout 87240.58
Conservative hold Swing

Buntingford

Buntingford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey Jones 872 56.6
Conservative Stanley Bull 782 50.7
Green David Woollcombe51233.2
Liberal Democrats Karl Harrington33621.8
Labour Anthony Martin28218.3
Turnout 1,56828.83
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Datchworth and Aston

Datchworth and Aston (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Stowe 503 62.7 −10.3
Green Lydia-Helen Somerville13617.0+4.7
Labour Simon Cockle8410.5−4.2
Liberal Democrats Freddie Jewitt799.9N/A
Turnout 81242.29
Conservative hold Swing

Great Amwell

Great Amwell (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Curtis 344 67.1 −8.5
Liberal Democrats Catherine Beaujeux16932.9N/A
Turnout 54325.35
Conservative hold Swing

Hertford Bengeo

Hertford Bengeo (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Ruffles 1,171 52.8
Conservative Sally Newton 908 41.0
Green Ben Crystall 744 33.6
Conservative Daniel Chichester-Miles73133.0
Green John Howson60627.3
Labour Veronica Fraser50322.7
Green John Warn44520.1
Liberal Democrats John Wiggett42619.2
Labour Tracy Turner37416.9
Labour Alexander Turner36416.4
Turnout 2,26038.05
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Hertford Castle

Hertford Castle (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Goodeve 828 39.8
Conservative Robert Deering 811 39.0
Conservative Suzanne Rutland-Barsby 811 39.0
Green Rachel Carter67132.3
Labour Stephen Goodair50924.5
Green Isabelle Robinson50424.2
Green Benjamin McKeown49623.9
Labour Maria Heritier-Porter48023.1
Liberal Democrats Freya Waterhouse43220.8
Labour Kenneth Warren39819.1
Turnout 2,13530.21
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hertford Heath

Hertford Heath (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Rowley 330 45.7 +0.4
Independent James Thornton30542.2N/A
Labour David Barnett8712.0−0.5
Turnout 73031.33
Conservative hold Swing

Hertford Kingsmead

Hertford Kingsmead (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Bolton 532 43.3
Conservative Marilyn Stevenson 446 36.3
Green Steven Watson34728.2
Liberal Democrats Stuart Hunt33727.4
Labour Mary Nesbitt-Larking33727.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Porrer31325.5
Turnout 1,24828.93
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hertford Rural North

Hertford Rural North (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael McMullen 423 68.4 −9.3
Green Alexandra Daar13421.7+10.5
Labour Catherine Henderson619.9−1.2
Turnout 62834.56
Conservative hold Swing

Hertford Rural South

Hertford Rural South (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Haysey 436 63.0 +0.4
Green Claire Goodman13219.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Catherine Edwards12417.9+9.8
Turnout 71334.83
Conservative hold Swing

Hertford Sele

Hertford Sele (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Brady 497 44.4
Labour Carolyn Redfern 494 44.1
Green Anthony Tarrega36532.6
Conservative Chantal Geall34931.2
Conservative Christopher White30927.6
Turnout 1,14128.06
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hunsdon

Hunsdon (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Buckmaster 345 53.0 +11.7
Green Hilary Cullen30647.0N/A
Turnout 67026.33
Conservative hold Swing

Little Hadham

Little Hadham (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Williamson 420 64.4 −9.2
Green Louise Lumb23235.6+9.2
Turnout 66534.10
Conservative hold Swing

Much Hadham

Much Hadham (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Devonshire Unopposed N/A −58.4
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing

Mundens and Cottered

Mundens and Cottered (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Huggins 459 68.2 −10.4
Green Madela Baddock15322.7N/A
Labour David King619.1−12.3
Turnout 69435.25
Conservative hold Swing

Puckeridge

Puckeridge (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Antony Hall 297 53.8 −13.7
Green Tabitha Evans14225.7+13.1
Labour Janette Cuthbert11320.5+0.6
Turnout 57426.76
Conservative hold Swing

Sawbridgeworth

Sawbridgeworth (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ruth Buckmaster 1,116 54.3
Conservative John Burmicz 836 40.7
Conservative Angela Alder 832 40.5
Independent David Royle74436.2
Liberal Democrats Annelise Berendt Furnace72835.4
Liberal Democrats Julia Davies30915.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Breach27113.2
Labour Susan Hills23611.5
Labour Colette Slater1949.4
Turnout 2,07130.80
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Stanstead Abbotts

Stanstead Abbotts (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Dumont 315 42.6 +25.8
Conservative Michael Allen24032.4−32.3
Green Nicholas Cox11815.9−2.6
Labour Sarah Chapman679.1N/A
Turnout 75132.57
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Thundridge and Standon

Thundridge and Standon (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Andrews 473 61.6 −16.4
Green Robert Street22929.8N/A
Labour Jack Kidston668.6−13.4
Turnout 78932.14
Conservative hold Swing

Walkern

Walkern (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Crofton Unopposed N/A −77.5
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing

Ware Chadwell

Ware Chadwell (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Pope 387 52.4 −14.8
Green Thomas Day18224.6+11.6
Labour Joshua Dean 17023.0+3.2
Turnout 75530.69
Conservative hold Swing

Ware Christchurch

Ware Christchurch (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Kaye 486 43.8
Conservative Rishi Fernando 420 37.8
Green Glen Baker37233.5
Liberal Democrats Victoria Shaw36733.1
Labour Fay Adams19517.6
Labour Robert Pinkham15814.2
Turnout 1,13627.45
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ware St Mary's

Ware St Mary's (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Kemp 527 48.3
Conservative Judith Ranger 453 41.5
Green Martin Butcher33630.8
Green David Short24622.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Heuvelmans18216.7
Labour Graham MacArthur17816.3
Labour Brian Rogers12411.4
Turnout 1,11127.71
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ware Trinity

Ware Trinity (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green James Frecknall 469 42.1
Conservative Stephen Reed 402 36.1
Conservative Nina Villa35732.1
Liberal Democrats Sean Shaw33329.9
Labour Alan Wilkins19817.8
Independent Geoffrey Miles15814.2
Turnout 1,12127.91
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Watton-at-Stone

Watton-at-Stone (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sophie Bell 583 70.9 N/A
Conservative Adam Compton23929.1−37.3
Turnout 83642.01
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections

Bishop's Stortford All Saints

Bishop's Stortford All Saints: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Townsend 1,194 49.6
Conservative Shane Manning82134.1
Labour Thomas Diamond39216.3
Majority37315.5
Turnout 2,407
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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  1. ↑ "East Hertfordshire District Council". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Election Results" (PDF). East Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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