2023 East Hertfordshire District Council election

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2023 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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LeaderBen CrystallLinda Haysey
Party Green Conservative
Last election2 seats, 15.0%40 seats, 45.7%
Seats before239
Seats won1916
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 17Decrease2.svg 24
Popular vote22,48727,166
Percentage28.4%34.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 13.4%Decrease2.svg 11.3%
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderMione GoldspinkCarolyn Redfern
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election6 seats, 19.0%2 seats, 17.3%
Seats before62
Seats won105
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote12,41715,626
Percentage15.7%19.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.3%Increase2.svg 2.5%
2023 EHERTS.svg
A map showing the results of the East Hertfordshire District Council election 2023 by ward
Leader before election

Linda Haysey
Conservative

Leader after election

Ben Crystall
Green
No overall control

The 2023 East Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of East Hertfordshire District Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

The council had been under Conservative majority control since 1999. The incumbent leader of the council, Conservative councillor Linda Haysey, chose not to stand for re-election, having been leader since 2015. [1]

The election left the council under no overall control. The Green Party overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party, winning 19 of the 50 seats on the council whereas the Conservatives only won 16 seats. [2] [3] The Green and Liberal Democrat groups on the council subsequently formed a joint administration; the Green group leader Ben Crystall became leader of the council, and the Liberal Democrat group leader Mione Goldspink became deputy leader of the council. [4]

Summary

Election result

2023 East Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Green 3719120Increase2.svg 1738.028.422,487+13.4
  Conservative 5016014Decrease2.svg 2432.034.427,166–11.3
  Liberal Democrats 321000Increase2.svg 420.015.712,417–3.3
  Labour 43520Increase2.svg 310.019.815,626+2.5
  Independent 2000Steady2.svg0.01.41,136–0.5
  Reform UK 1000Steady2.svg0.00.3218N/A
  Heritage 1000Steady2.svg0.0<0.135N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by East Hertfordshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [5] The results for each ward were as follows: [6]

Aston, Datchworth & Walkern

[7]

Aston, Datchworth & Walkern (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Tom Deffley 767 52.6
Conservative Tony Stowe* 715 49.1
Labour Julia Florence46131.6
Green Lydia Somerville35624.4
Liberal Democrats Freddie Jewitt27218.7
Turnout 1,45738.5
Registered electors 3,784
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bishop's Stortford All Saints

[8]

Bishop's Stortford All Saints (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Adams 722 61.2 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Wilson* 679 57.6 +8.1
Conservative Laura Snowdon22018.7–16.0
Conservative Anu Senanayake18415.6–14.5
Labour Sophia Adams Bhatti17514.8+1.5
Labour Jane Band14412.2+0.1
Green Paul Harding927.8N/A
Heritage Barry Hensall353.0N/A
Turnout 1,17930.9–5.4
Registered electors 3,816
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Bishop's Stortford Central

Bishop's Stortford Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Estop 811 45.9 +19.2
Labour David Jacobs 803 45.4 +19.4
Conservative George Cutting*46826.5–6.2
Conservative Norma Symonds*46626.4–6.5
Liberal Democrats Bob Taylor46426.2–1.7
Green Paul Williams26314.9–7.8
Turnout 1,76831.9+2.5
Registered electors 5,542
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Bishop's Stortford North

[9]

Bishop's Stortford North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Copley 1,028 53.0
Liberal Democrats Mione Goldspink* 986 50.9
Liberal Democrats Miriam Swainston 941 48.6
Conservative Tim Page*48825.2
Conservative Dave Anderson47124.3
Conservative David Moran45223.3
Labour Matthew Bird35218.2
Labour Daniel Barnett33917.5
Green Mark Johnson30115.5
Turnout 1,93834.2
Registered electors 5,667
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bishop's Stortford Parsonage

[10]

Bishop's Stortford Parsonage (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Calvin Horner 921 48.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Townsend* 741 39.0
Independent Colin Woodward46924.7
Conservative Shane Manning45624.0
Labour John Boyle38320.2
Conservative Andy Van Loen32617.2
Green Saffron Mackenzie1769.3
Turnout 1,89839.7
Registered electors 4,781
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bishop's Stortford South

[11]

Bishop's Stortford South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Simon Marlow 480 38.0
Conservative Diane Hollebon* 425 33.7
Labour Oliver Diffey41232.6
Conservative David Snowdon*38730.6
Labour Alex Chapman36328.7
Green Sally Millican29623.4
Turnout 1,26334.4
Registered electors 3,672
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor

Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Willcocks 1,094 45.0
Conservative Graham McAndrew* 961 39.6
Conservative John Wyllie* 932 38.4
Labour Steve Smith92137.9
Conservative Alastair Ward-Booth*84134.6
Green Connie Deans-Harding82333.9
Green Martyn Fenner62025.5
Turnout 2,42934.3
Registered electors 7,082
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Braughing & Standon

Braughing & Standon (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Stan Bull* 646 50.5
Conservative Frankie Wolf 541 42.3
Green John Howson37329.2
Labour Frederick Perkins37229.1
Labour Sam Honey33226.0
Turnout 1,27927.8
Registered electors 4,601
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Buntingford

[12]

Buntingford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Vicky Burt 1,151 46.5 +13.3
Green Sue Nicholls 1,055 42.6 N/A
Green David Woollcombe 978 39.5 N/A
Conservative Jeff Jones*96038.8–17.8
Conservative Andrew Huggins*92837.5–13.2
Conservative Martin Prescott80932.7N/A
Labour Stephen Wood28911.7–6.6
Liberal Democrats Karl Harrington27110.9–10.9
Labour Gill Perkins26010.5N/A
Labour David King2299.3N/A
Turnout 2,47533.2+4.4
Registered electors 7,455
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative
Green win (new seat)

Great Amwell & Stansteads

[13]

Great Amwell & Stansteads (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Dumont 553 42.3
Conservative Peter Boylan* 472 36.1
Liberal Democrats Joe Howlett46835.8
Conservative Peter Moule39730.4
Labour John Heighway21016.1
Green Stuart Moore16912.9
Labour Graham Watts13910.6
Turnout 1,30629.4
Registered electors 4,442
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hertford Bengeo

[14]

Hertford Bengeo (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ben Crystall* 1,878 67.0 +33.4
Green Vicky Smith 1,578 56.3 +29.0
Green Alex Daar 1,518 54.1 +34.0
Conservative Sally Newton*73426.2–14.8
Conservative Cassandra Johnson61521.9–30.9
Conservative Isse Abdullah58720.9–12.9
Labour Fay Adams41614.8–7.9
Labour Joseph Chapman28010.0–6.9
Labour Alan Nadin2388.5–7.9
Liberal Democrats Carole Luck1565.6–13.6
Turnout 2,80542.6+4.5
Registered electors 6,585
Green hold
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Hertford Castle

Hertford Castle (2 seats) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rachel Carter 601 34.9 +2.6
Green Sarah Hopewell 561 32.5 +8.3
Conservative Jan Goodeve*56032.5–7.3
Labour Josh Dean 55031.9+7.4
Conservative Daniel Chichester-Miles54431.6–7.4
Labour Robert Pinkham45826.6+3.5
Liberal Democrats Freja Waterhouse834.8–16.0
Turnout 1,72437.7+7.5
Registered electors 4,573
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Hertford Heath & Brickendon

[16]

Hertford Heath & Brickendon
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Tim Hoskin 414 52.1
Conservative Tony Roberts27534.6
Labour Stephen Waller749.3
Liberal Democrats Nick Belfitt324.0
Majority13917.5
Turnout 79733.6
Registered electors 2,372
Green win (new seat)

Hertford Kingsmead

[17]

Hertford Kingsmead (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Carl Brittain 851 38.5 +10.3
Green Maura Connolly 782 35.4 N/A
Green Vicky Glover-Ward 768 34.7 N/A
Conservative Rosemary Bolton*61027.6–15.7
Conservative James Clark49122.2–14.1
Conservative Beverley Murray48822.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Elif Lewis48622.0–5.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Porrer45820.7–4.8
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Madge37717.0N/A
Labour Annie Farnley36616.5–10.9
Labour Rachel Houghton35316.0N/A
Labour Graham Nickson33115.0N/A
Turnout 2,21233.6+4.7
Registered electors 6,583
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative
Green win (new seat)

Hertford Rural

[18]

Hertford Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Bob Deering* 474 53.3
Green Tony Tarrega17519.7
Labour Emma Waltham13014.6
Liberal Democrats Catherine Edwards11012.4
Majority29933.6
Turnout 89834.5
Registered electors 2,603
Conservative win (new seat)

Hertford Sele

[19]

Hertford Sele (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Clements 720 51.5 +7.1
Labour Carolyn Redfern* 708 50.6 +6.5
Conservative Mohummad Hossain34724.8–6.4
Conservative Andrew Turvey33624.0–3.6
Green Sophie Missenden32022.9–9.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Edwards1299.2N/A
Turnout 1,39932.2+4.1
Registered electors 4,345
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hunsdon

Hunsdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green John Dunlop 363 65.9 +18.9
Conservative Salvatore Pagdades9016.3–36.7
Labour Hilary Durbin509.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Julia Davies488.7N/A
Majority 27349.6N/A
Turnout 55134.6+8.3
Registered electors 1,593
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg27.8

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

Little Hadham & The Pelhams
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Geoffrey Williamson* 482 51.3
Liberal Democrats Dave Bromage23024.5
Green Felix Rennie14215.1
Labour Jillian Nelmes869.1
Majority25226.8
Turnout 89536.4
Registered electors 2,459
Conservative win (new seat)

Much Hadham

Much Hadham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Devonshire* 418 59.8 N/A
Labour Dawn Newell12618.0N/A
Green Valerie Fenner8612.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Katharine Macy699.9N/A
Majority 29241.8N/A
Turnout 71532.5N/A
Registered electors 2,220
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Sawbridgeworth

Sawbridgeworth (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Buckmaster* 1,311 57.7 +17.0
Conservative Ruth Buckmaster* 1,056 46.5 –7.8
Conservative Angus Parsad-Wyatt 760 33.5 –7.0
Independent Greg Rattey66729.4N/A
Labour Rob Furber51822.8+11.3
Labour Paul Newell50022.0+12.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Macy39817.5–17.9
Labour Natasha Plowman38917.1N/A
Green Elizabeth Downes38316.9N/A
Reform UK John Burmicz*2189.6N/A
Turnout 2,27232.8+2.8
Registered electors 6,799
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

The Mundens

The Mundens
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Aubrey Holt 436 59.7
Green Sarah Jupp15220.8
Labour John Agar14219.5
Majority28438.9
Turnout 73733.4
Registered electors 2,207
Conservative win (new seat)

Ware Priory

Ware Priory (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green George Williams 892 48.2
Green Graeme Hill 796 43.0
Conservative Mark Pope*49826.9
Conservative Jonathan Kaye*49526.8
Labour Sarah Chapman32017.3
Labour Jane Guinn26414.3
Liberal Democrats Victoria Shaw1628.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Wade784.2
Turnout 1,85034.0
Registered electors 5,441
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Ware Rural

[20]

Ware Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Andrews* 318 46.5
Green Andrew Zsibrita18126.5
Labour Suzie Langdon-Shreeve10815.8
Liberal Democrats David Davies7711.3
Majority13720.0
Turnout 68930.8
Registered electors 2,237
Conservative win (new seat)

Ware St Mary's

[21]

Ware St Mary's (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martin Butcher 973 56.1 +25.3
Green Steven Watson 857 49.4 +26.9
Conservative Phyllis Ballam55131.8–16.5
Conservative Rishi Fernando*53630.9–10.6
Labour Paul O'Neill23413.5–2.8
Liberal Democrats Tony Gubb1347.7–9.0
Turnout 1,73535.7+8.0
Registered electors 4,860
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Ware Trinity

[22]

Ware Trinity (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Chris Hart 797 60.6 +18.5
Green Nick Cox 713 54.2 N/A
Conservative Ian Kemp*33425.4–10.7
Conservative Benjamin Parker23718.0–14.1
Labour Richard Mowbray17613.4–4.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cropper896.8–23.1
Liberal Democrats Sean Shaw866.5N/A
Turnout 1,31530.0+2.1
Registered electors 3,483
Green hold
Green gain from Conservative

Watton-at-Stone

[23]

Watton-at-Stone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Thomas 689 64.6 –6.3
Conservative Jane Dodson32530.5+1.4
Green André Correira Dos Santos535.0N/A
Majority 36434.1–1.5
Turnout 1,07140.3–1.7
Registered electors 2,658
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.9

Changes 2023–2027

By-elections

Braughing & Standon

Braughing & Standon by-election: 1 May 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Terry Smith 541 34.6 N/A
Conservative Jane Dodson48431.0–15.4
Green James Taylor-Moran30719.6–7.2
Labour Joanna Linney1348.6–18.1
Liberal Democrats Freddie Jewitt976.2N/A
Majority 573.6N/A
Turnout 1,57133.2+5.4
Registered electors 4,736
Reform UK gain from Conservative

References

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