2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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17 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
LD
LeaderDavid LevettMartin Stears-HandscombPaul Clark
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before221611
Seats after231511
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote14,5189,4026,978
Percentage41.5%26.9%20.0%
Leader before election

Martin Stears-Handscomb
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg
Labour
No overall control

Map showing the results of the 2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election North Hertfordshire UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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. [1] 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.

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The council remained under no overall control, with a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition continuing to run the council. Martin Stears-Handscomb, leader of the Labour group and leader of the council prior to the election, lost his seat at this election; he had chosen to contest Letchworth South East rather than the Hitchin Oughton seat he had previously held, which put him directly challenging the Conservative leader, David Levett, who retained the seat. [2] Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg was appointed new leader of the Labour group and leader of the council after the election, with the Liberal Democrat leader, Paul Clark, continuing to serve as deputy leader of the council. [3]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [4]

2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 10Increase2.svg 158.8132346.914,51841.5+5.5
  Labour 5Decrease2.svg 129.4101530.69,40226.9+5.1
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svg11.891122.46,97820.0-8.4
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,73010.7+0.1
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01670.5New
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0590.2New
  CPA 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0530.2New
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0390.1New

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. [4]

Baldock East

Baldock East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Juan Timothy Cowell 495 42.9 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Richard William Winter30226.2-0.3
Labour Leo James Chapman21218.4+6.6
Green Jane Louise Turner13311.5+6.9
Majority19316.7
Turnout 1,15449.4+4.2
Conservative hold Swing -1.3

Changes from the 2016 election.

Baldock Town

Baldock Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Edwin Weeks* 1,120 48.0 -3.4
Labour Co-op Alistair Kieran Oliver Willoughby73431.4+13.9
Liberal Democrats Steven Paul Thomas
(Steve Thomas)		24210.4-8.7
Green Timothy Peter Lee
(Tim Lee)		2239.6-1.4
Majority38616.5
Turnout 2,33540.6+8.6
Conservative hold Swing -8.7

Chesfield

Chesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Terence Clive Tyler*
(Terry Tyler)		728 42.3 +18.5
Conservative Dominic John Crean Griffiths72742.2+0.3
Labour Thomas Patrick Luke Hogan
(Tom Hogan)		25114.6-1.4
Majority10.1
Turnout 1,72132.6+5.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.1

The result was initially a tie, with Terry Tyler (Liberal Democrat) and Dominic Griffiths (Conservative) both receiving 727 votes; they drew straws for an extra tie-break vote. [5]

Hitchin Bearton

Hitchin Bearton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ian Clive Albert* 1,314 49.0 -4.7
Conservative Ralph Gerald Muncer58621.9+6.6
Green Anni Elke Sander38314.3+0.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Clayden37814.1-2.2
Majority72827.2
Turnout 2,68141.6+7.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing -5.7

Hitchin Highbury

Hitchin Highbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark* 1,416 48.1 -14.1
Conservative Gulshan Deep Singh Mangat82027.9+7.2
Labour Angela Jean Griggs41214.0+4.6
Green Deolinda Maria Eltringham2428.2+1.2
CPA Leigh Smith331.1New
Majority59620.3
Turnout 2,94146.9+5.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -10.6

Hitchin Oughton

Hitchin Oughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Nigel David Mason 501 38.6 -15.6
Conservative Steven Patmore36928.4-0.2
Green Mary Karin Marshall24518.9+11.3
Liberal Democrats Thomas James Grunshaw1017.8-1.4
Independent Jacqueline Mary McDonald655.0New
Majority13210.2
Turnout 1,29835.0+3.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing -7.7

Changes from the 2018 election.

Hitchin Priory

Hitchin Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Arthur Charles Thake* 787 41.8 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Rajeni Bhakar
(Raj Bhakar)		54829.1-2.6
Labour Peter Malcolm Taylor28615.2-3.9
Green Desmond Peter Stephens
(Des Stephens)		23312.4+4.7
CPA Sidney Clifford Cordle
(Sid Cordle)		201.1New
Majority23912.7
Turnout 1,88549.5+4.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.8

Changes from the 2018 election.

Hitchin Walsworth

Hitchin Walsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Elizabeth Louise Dennis-Harburg* 1,154 41.2 -3.2
Conservative Charles Laing1,04237.2+11.7
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Julie Townsend
(Liz Townsend)		30110.7-0.6
Green Samuel Rex Larsen
(Sam Larsen)		29310.5-7.1
Majority1124.0
Turnout 2,80244.5+7.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing -7.5

Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo

Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claire Patricia Annette Strong* 1,436 52.2 -2.5
Green Adina Claire78728.6+11.5
Labour Anton Jungreuthmayer30411.1-1.3
Liberal Democrats Philippa Wright2147.8-6.7
Majority64923.6
Turnout 2,75146.4+10.3
Conservative hold Swing -7.0

Knebworth

Knebworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Benhilda Tandi
(Mandi Tandi)		1,235 56.5 +16.9
Liberal Democrats Susana Muñoz Maniega62928.8-22.3
Labour Douglas Arthur Jenner
(Doug Jenner)		1858.5+0.9
Green Davina Ruth Malcolm974.4+2.9
Majority60627.7
Turnout 2,18752.1+5.1
Conservative hold Swing +19.6

Changes from the 2018 election.

Letchworth East

Letchworth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ian Mantle* 711 44.2 -7.2
Conservative James Durston46729.0+4.2
Green David Paul Morris20512.7+8.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Robert Patrick Spencer1157.2-0.5
Independent Paul Ross1026.3-4.4
Majority24415.2
Turnout 1,60835.9+1.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing -5.7

Changes from the 2018 election.

Letchworth Grange

Letchworth Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Nicholas Bloxham 1,059 47.7 +9.8
Labour Co-op Sean Nolan73333.0+2.8
Green Elizabeth Susan Hancock2159.7+0.5
Liberal Democrats Amy Elizabeth Finch2009.0-1.0
Majority32614.7
Turnout 2,22239.4+5.0
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing +3.5

Letchworth South East

Letchworth South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Charles Levett* 966 46.1 +3.5
Labour Co-op Martin John Stears-Handscomb ‡72634.7-8.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Anthony James Marment1758.4New
Green Hazel Tracy Middleton1557.4New
Reform UK Garry Edward Warren592.8New
Majority24011.5
Turnout 2,09439.0+0.1
Conservative hold Swing +6.1

Letchworth South West

Letchworth South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence William Hone*
(Terry Hone)		1,276 45.8 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Phillip Christopher Weeder
(Phil Weeder)		72426.0-8.6
Labour Co-op Thomas Joseph Plater
(Tom Plater)		47417.0+4.9
Green Alan Edmund Borgars2458.8+0.1
SDP Michael McGetrick391.4New
Majority55219.8
Turnout 2,78746.0+7.1
Conservative hold Swing +9.9

Letchworth Wilbury

Letchworth Wilbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Amy Dawn Allen 771 53.1 -4.9
Conservative Monica Madeline Bloxham53636.9+10.2
Liberal Democrats Sally Margaret Jarvis
(Sal Jarvis)		1218.3+3.3
Majority23516.2
Turnout 1,45236.1-1.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing -7.6

Changes from the 2018 election.

This Letchworth Wilbury seat had been previously held by Labour councillor Deepak Sangha, but had been vacant since his resignation in March 2020, but no by-election could be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

Royston Meridian

Royston Meridian (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Compton 889 49.0 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Alexander William Prosser-Snelling
(Alex Prosser-Snelling)		57931.9+8.9
Labour John Ivor Rees1769.7-0.2
Green Hugh David Parker1548.5-1.0
Majority31017.1
Turnout 1,81642.8+6.9
Conservative hold Swing -3.6

The Royston Meridian by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Bill Davidson.

Royston Palace

Royston Palace (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Anne Dingley 708 47.0 +9.2
Labour Co-op Catherine Jayne Brownjohn
(Cathy Brownjohn)		45830.4-2.7
Liberal Democrats Hugo John Rainey20513.6-0.8
Green Steven Andrew Turner1208.0-5.6
Majority25016.6
Turnout 1,50734.3+5.7
Conservative hold Swing +5.9

The Royston Palace by-election had been triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Ben Lewis, who had resigned in March 2020, but no by-election could be held until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

By-elections

Hitchin Highbury

The Hitchin Highbury by-election was triggered by the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Clark, who was his party's group leader and deputy leader of the council. [7] The Liberal Democrats retained the seat. Ruth Brown was appointed new leader of the Liberal Democrat group and deputy leader of the council following Paul Clark's death. [8]

Hitchin Highbury: 10 March 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Raj Bhakar 1,238 67.0 +18.5
Conservative Samuel Forsyth45024.3-3.7
Green Deolinda Eltringham1347.2-1.0
CPA Leigh Smith271.5+0.3
Majority78842.7
Turnout 1,86130.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +11.1

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