2023 Dacorum Borough Council election

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2023 Dacorum Borough Council election
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All 51 seats to Dacorum Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderRon TindallAndrew Williams
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election19 seats, 31.7%31 seats, 42.8%
Seats before1931
Seats won2818
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 13
Popular vote33,07727,174
Percentage42.3%34.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.6%Decrease2.svg 8.0%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election0 seats, 15.5%1 seat, 0.8%
Seats before01
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote13,9431,061
Percentage17.8%1.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 0.6%
Dacorum UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Dacorum Borough Council election
Leader before election

Andrew Williams
Conservative

Leader after election

Ron Tindall
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Dacorum Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. [1] This was the same day as other local elections. The election resulted in the Liberal Democrats gaining control of the council from the Conservatives [2]

Contents

At the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023 the Liberal Democrat leader Ron Tindall was appointed leader of the council, replacing Conservative leader Andrew Williams who had held the post since 1999. [3]

Summary

Election result

2023 Dacorum Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 512890Increase2.svg 954.942.032,870+10.4
  Conservative 5018013Decrease2.svg 1335.334.727,174–7.9
  Labour 50330Increase2.svg 35.917.813,943+2.3
  Green 19000Steady2.svg0.03.62,832–4.4
  Independent 2210Increase2.svg 13.91.41,061+0.6
  Reform 4000Steady2.svg0.00.5367N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Dacorum Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [4] The results for each ward were as follows: [5] Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Adeyfield East

Adeyfield East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Williams* 434 41.0 –7.9
Labour Barbara Pesch 423 39.9 +15.3
Conservative William Wyatt-Lowe41739.4–7.4
Labour David Taylor 40037.8+14.4
Liberal Democrats Faith Thornhill19017.9+9.5
Liberal Democrats Steve Thornhill16115.2+7.4
Turnout 1,05922.1–7.9
Registered electors 4,785
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Adeyfield West

Adeyfield West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian England* 654 59.1 –2.0
Liberal Democrats Ron Tindall* 612 55.3 –2.0
Labour Gary Cook22019.9+4.5
Conservative Adam Wyatt-Lowe20618.6–1.5
Labour Helen Heenan18716.9+2.4
Conservative Bolane Ibrahim18616.8–0.1
Turnout 1,10622.7–6.7
Registered electors 4,870
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Aldbury & Wigginton

Aldbury & Wigginton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Reynolds 471 57.3 –5.8
Conservative Paul Richardson30737.3+0.4
Labour Deborah Charlton445.4N/A
Majority 16420.0–6.2
Turnout 82243.6–0.4
Registered electors 1,886
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.1

Apsley & Corner Hall

Apsley & Corner Hall (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Deacon 1,053 48.0 +23.2
Liberal Democrats Toni Cox 990 45.1 +22.1
Liberal Democrats Carrie Link 978 44.5 +21.9
Conservative Brian Collier71132.4–10.8
Conservative Charlotte Palmer64729.5–8.9
Conservative Babita Sinha*58926.8–10.9
Labour Samidha Garg40418.4–8.3
Labour Daniel Worker37517.1–8.4
Labour Shanmugam Jagatharan36716.7–7.2
Turnout ~2,19629.8+1.8
Registered electors 7,368
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Ashridge

Ashridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Douris* 643 67.6 –1.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Jordan23925.1+1.5
Labour Jody Whitehall707.4+0.4
Majority 40442.5–3.4
Turnout 95145.5–0.5
Registered electors 2,091
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

Bennetts End

Bennetts End (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pete Hannell 500 41.1 +8.5
Independent John Birnie* 483 39.7 N/A
Labour Lin Greenfield39132.1–0.1
Conservative Mark Rogers*35929.5–6.6
Conservative Muhammad Khan31325.7–9.8
Green Andy Lambert16613.6–2.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Lovell12910.6–6.1
Liberal Democrats Lynda Roe12410.2–2.7
Turnout ~1,21726.9–6.1
Registered electors 4,523
Labour gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Bristow 1,287 75.8 +23.8
Liberal Democrats Rick Freedman* 1,205 71.0 +22.6
Conservative Sue Beardshaw47728.1–2.7
Conservative Anthony Armytage46027.1–2.4
Green Leslie Tate18911.1–8.1
Labour Kae Meeks1559.1+1.8
Labour Kevin Dunford1126.6+2.3
Reform Lesley Taylor573.4N/A
Turnout ~1,69837.5–7.5
Registered electors 4,527
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Berkhamsted East

Berkhamsted East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Garrick Stevens* 1,300 77.3 +17.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel Taylor* 1,065 63.3 +20.2
Conservative Ian Reay41524.7–2.2
Green Kevin Fielding29817.7–6.8
Conservative Rene De Silva29017.2–3.5
Labour Michael Bromberg21813.0+0.9
Labour Jay Gladdy1619.6N/A
Turnout ~1,68236.0–5.0
Registered electors 4,673
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Symington* 1,155 80.1 +26.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Stewart 987 68.4 +20.0
Conservative Carol Green45131.3+1.7
Labour Rebecca Mackenzie19213.3+5.5
Green Bernard Hurley17912.4–3.5
Labour Christopher Roberts1127.8+1.1
Turnout ~1,44231.1–6.9
Registered electors 4,636
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stewart Riddick* 1,116 57.7 –3.4
Conservative Gbola Adeleke* 1,070 55.3 –0.4
Conservative Philip Walker 1,026 53.1 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Bell63032.6+11.9
Green Wiebke Carr49325.5–5.8
Liberal Democrats Adam Hawkswood46223.9+4.5
Labour Michael Buttleman42021.7+10.6
Liberal Democrats Nick Hollinghurst*40020.7+3.7
Labour Antony Fitzgerald33117.1N/A
Labour James Wignall29115.1N/A
Turnout ~1,93328.8–4.2
Registered electors 6,711
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boxmoor

Boxmoor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William Allen* 1,668 77.2 +32.4
Liberal Democrats Claire Hobson* 1,563 72.4 +29.5
Liberal Democrats Simy Dhyani* 1,451 67.2 +28.3
Conservative Peter Allen62028.7–5.0
Conservative Grace Froggatt55125.5–5.8
Conservative Carole Levene49823.1–6.4
Labour Andrew Suzmeyan27312.6–2.3
Labour Lee Whitehill26212.1+0.7
Labour Helen Terry25211.7+2.6
Turnout ~2,16031.4–9.6
Registered electors 6,879
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Chaulden & Warners End

Chaulden & Warners End (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Guest* 923 51.8 +0.1
Conservative Graeme Elliot* 835 46.8 –0.7
Conservative Nigel Durrant* 828 46.4 –0.6
Labour Kit Wales60233.8+10.9
Labour Anne Harradine59433.3+12.5
Liberal Democrats Diane Wilson52729.6+11.7
Liberal Democrats Allison McKenzie51628.9+16.5
Liberal Democrats Neil Kennedy38721.7+9.5
Reform Michael Potts1588.9N/A
Turnout ~1,78326.7–7.3
Registered electors 6,679
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gadebridge

Gadebridge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Mitchell 451 43.5 +17.9
Conservative Heather Pound 421 40.6 –2.0
Conservative Mark Bignell40539.1–1.8
Labour Gary Ruff37035.7+12.0
Green Christine Ridley16315.7–1.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Owen14113.6–2.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Angell13212.7–3.2
Green Suzanne Watts12512.1–1.8
Turnout ~1,03625.9–1.1
Registered electors 3,996
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Grovehill

Grovehill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Banks* 708 55.1 +4.0
Conservative Alex Bhinder* 689 53.6 +2.8
Conservative Goverdhan Silwal* 606 47.2 +3.7
Labour Jennifer Dickson49838.8+18.8
Labour Stephen Fisher44634.7+15.2
Labour Pat Dartnell41332.1+16.3
Liberal Democrats Emma Macey24619.1+9.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Keay17513.6+5.1
Liberal Democrats Robert Short14811.5+3.1
Reform Noel Willcox917.1N/A
Turnout ~1,28523.0–6.0
Registered electors 5,586
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hemel Hempstead Town

Hemel Hempstead Town (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sadie Hobson 621 52.1 +25.5
Liberal Democrats Victoria Santamaria 555 46.5 +22.9
Labour Malik Ijlal35830.0+3.1
Conservative Rob Beauchamp*35129.4+1.3
Labour Janet Ventiroso33728.3+4.0
Conservative Mike Pound30725.7–1.8
Turnout ~1,19323.4–4.6
Registered electors 5,097
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Highfield

Highfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Link* 464 56.0 +14.1
Liberal Democrats Sammy Barry-Mears* 450 54.3 +15.2
Labour Vanessa Mitchell22827.5+1.4
Conservative Chris Griffiths21325.7+7.9
Labour Raymond York20725.0+0.8
Conservative Bindu Gupta16820.3+5.9
Turnout ~82720.5–9.5
Registered electors 4,035
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Kings Langley

Kings Langley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Johnson* 673 59.2 +6.7
Conservative Alan Anderson* 646 56.8 +4.8
Green Ashley Lawrence30827.1–0.7
Labour Julia Coleman27023.7+13.8
Liberal Democrats Frances Parkins20117.7–2.4
Labour Dominic Hook18516.3+7.1
Liberal Democrats Holli Pandit18416.2+4.5
Turnout ~1,13728.1–6.9
Registered electors 4,045
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Bromham 1,098 50.7 +32.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Gale 1,060 48.9 +34.0
Liberal Democrats Catherine McArevey 966 44.6 +33.7
Conservative Margaret Griffiths*93743.3–11.2
Conservative Rosie Sutton*92842.8–8.2
Conservative Neil Harden*88340.8–8.3
Labour Stephen Alexander34916.1–7.1
Labour Ian Laidlaw-Dickson32014.8–4.8
Labour Mandi Tattershall30514.1–2.8
Green Paul De Hoest1587.3–11.1
Turnout ~2,16130.8–0.2
Registered electors 7,014
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Nash Mills

Nash Mills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jan Maddern* 578 65.7 +1.7
Conservative Sanjay Jamuar14916.9+0.3
Labour Jane Gibbons10712.2+3.0
Liberal Democrats Alexander Bell465.2–4.9
Majority 42948.8+1.4
Turnout 88028.4–5.6
Registered electors 2,704
Independent hold Swing Increase2.svg0.7

Northchurch

Northchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lara Pringle* 707 70.2 +4.3
Conservative Jackie Jones21421.3–2.0
Green Rose Sheridan474.7–1.8
Labour Steve Ritchie393.9–0.4
Majority 49348.9+6.3
Turnout 1,00743.1+1.1
Registered electors 2,336
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg3.2

Tring Central

Tring Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sheron Wilkie* 902 69.1 +18.9
Liberal Democrats Carole Weston 780 59.7 +20.5
Conservative Keith Baker31724.3–7.4
Conservative Phil Hills30523.4–0.7
Labour Jim Lawler15311.7+2.4
Green Roger Oliver14010.7–11.3
Green Mark Rutherford13010.0N/A
Labour Jacob Ellett1158.8N/A
Turnout ~1,30633.8–3.2
Registered electors 3,864
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Tring East

Tring East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michela Capozzi 580 51.0 +14.2
Conservative Penny Hearn*43538.2–9.3
Labour Jack Curham635.5N/A
Green William Burgar605.3–10.5
Majority 14512.8N/A
Turnout 1,13949.5+5.5
Registered electors 2,300
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg11.8

Tring West & Rural

Tring West & Rural (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Patterson 1,035 63.4 +13.0
Liberal Democrats John Mottershead 844 51.7 +5.4
Conservative Mike Hicks50130.7+1.1
Conservative Justin Charlton-Jones46228.3–0.2
Green Joe Stopps37623.0–1.5
Labour Colin Phillips16410.0+0.5
Labour Mark Rutherford1539.4N/A
Turnout ~1,63136.3–5.7
Registered electors 4,491
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Watling

Watling (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Timmis* 686 54.9 +2.8
Conservative Edward Barradell 608 48.7 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Timothy Symington48939.1+6.9
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Harris47838.2+24.2
Labour Emma Reed25320.2N/A
Labour Alan Olive21617.3N/A
Turnout ~1,25128.7–2.3
Registered electors 4,356
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Woodhall Farm

Woodhall Farm (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colette Wyatt-Lowe* 614 57.8 +2.5
Conservative Belinda Williams 576 54.2 +1.3
Labour Alan Dickson29928.1+4.3
Labour Amanda Pollard28827.1+6.7
Liberal Democrats David Egerton20118.9+1.7
Liberal Democrats Deborah Curtis-England16315.3–0.5
Reform Saba Poursaeedi615.7N/A
Turnout ~1,06323.1–5.9
Registered electors 4,602
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Changes 2023–2027

Affiliation changes

By-elections

Tring West & Rural

Tring West and Rural by-election, 22 February 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Smith-Wright 899 62.7 +12.9
Conservative Mike Hicks30321.1−3.0
Green Joe Stopps1228.5−9.6
Labour Jim Lawler1097.6−0.3
Majority 59641.6+15.9
Turnout 1,43327.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg7.9

Bennetts End

Bennetts End by-election: 21 November 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lin Greenfield 318 37.1 +6.6
Conservative Margaret Griffiths31336.5+14.6
Green Andrew Lambert10211.9+1.8
Reform Christopher Morris9210.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Harris323.7–4.2
Majority 50.6N/A
Turnout 85818.6–8.3
Registered electors 4,614
Labour gain from Independent Swing Decrease2.svg4.0

Hemel Hempstead Town

Hemel Hempstead Town by-election: 21 November 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Harden 347 43.7 +17.3
Liberal Democrats Aatish Pattni17421.9–24.8
Labour Mohamed Fawzi14718.5–8.4
Reform Silvi Sutherland799.9N/A
Green Christine Talbot475.9N/A
Majority 17321.8N/A
Turnout 79515.0–8.4
Registered electors 5,301
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg21.1

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West by-election: 24 July 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Will Jankowski 643 56.4 –2.0
Conservative Ben Rolfe35731.3+8.5
Green Rose Sheridan998.7–0.4
Labour Jim Lawler413.6–6.1
Majority 28625.1N/A
Turnout 1,15624.5–6.6
Registered electors 4,725
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.3

References

  1. ↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Dacorum Borough Council . Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Local elections 2023: Tories lose Dacorum, Hertsmere, East Herts and Welwyn Hatfield". BBC. BBC. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Durrant, Will (22 May 2023). "Dacorum's first new leader for 24 years vows not to indulge in 'yah-boo' politics". Hemel Today. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Elections 2023". Dacorum Borough Council . Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Rutherford, Cameron (5 May 2023). "Dacorum local election 2023 results in full as Liberal Democrats earn majority with six seats gained while Tories fall". Herts Live. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Boothroyd, David (29 March 2024). "Somerset turns another Page". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Whitehill, Lee (4 June 2024). "Grove Hill councillor switches to Labour". Hemel Today . Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Soley, Kevin (28 August 2024). "Sad news regarding Councillor John Birnie". Dacorum Borough Council . Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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