2024 Three Rivers District Council election

2024 Three Rivers District Council

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13 out of 39 seats to Three Rivers District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sarah Nelmes Oliver Cooper Stephen Cox Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour Last election 22 seats, 41.9% 11 seats, 32.5% 3 seats, 13.9% Seats before 21 12 3 Seats won 7 4 1 Seats after 21 12 3 Seat change Popular vote 9,826 7,497 3,082 Percentage 42.3% 32.3% 13.3% Swing 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Chris Mitchell Party Green Independent Last election 2 seats, 11.8% 1 seat, 0.0% Seats before 2 1 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 3 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,804 N/A Percentage 12.1% N/A Swing 0.3% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Three Rivers District Council election
Leader before election Sarah Nelmes Liberal Democrats Leader after election Stephen Giles-Medhurst Liberal Democrats

The 2024 Three Rivers District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Three Rivers District Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

The council remained under Liberal Democrat majority control. After the election the Liberal Democrats changed their group leader to Stephen Giles-Medhurst, who was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2024. ^[1]

Election result

Three Rivers District Council composition following the 2024 local elections

2024 Three Rivers District Council
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	7		53.8	14	20	52.6	9,826	42.3	+0.4
	Conservative	4		30.3	8	12	31.6	7,497	32.3	–0.2
	Labour	1		7.7	2	3	7.9	3,082	13.3	–0.6
	Green	1	1	7.7	2	3	7.9	2,804	12.1	+0.3
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Three Rivers District Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024. ^[2]

Abbots Langley and Bedmond

Abbots Langley and Bedmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Bedford*	939	58.5	+4.3
	Conservative	Hitesh Tailor	322	20.1	−6.6
	Labour	James Farrington	222	13.8	+0.7
	Green	Michael Rayment	121	7.5	+1.5
Majority
Turnout			1,604	33.1
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Carpenders Park

Carpenders Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Alley	757	41.8	−20.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Turner	587	32.4	+21.0
	Labour	William Waite	335	18.5	−4.6
	Green	Deesha Chandra	130	7.2	+3.4
Majority
Turnout			1,809	34.7
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorleywood North and Sarratt

Chorleywood North and Sarratt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ciaran Reed*	1,160	58.8	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Mahon-Daly	576	29.2	+1.1
	Labour	Margaret Gallagher	128	6.5	+0.5
	Green	Peter Loader	109	5.5	−1.6
Majority
Turnout			1,973	34.8
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorleywood South and Maple Cross

Chorleywood South and Maple Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Davies*	1,050	55.2	−1.2
	Conservative	Oliver Neville	540	28.4	−1.0
	Green	Roger Stafford	163	8.6	−2.3
	Labour	Iain Roden	148	7.8	−1.9
Majority
Turnout			1,901	33.1
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dickinsons

Dickinsons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Cheryl Stungo	1,045	49.6	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Rainbow*	803	38.1	−1.8
	Conservative	David Redman	163	7.7	N/A
	Labour	Jeni Swift Gillett	97	4.6	−0.6
Majority
Turnout			2,108	42.1
Registered electors
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Durrants

Durrants

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Lloyd*	1,303	65.0	+9.3
	Green	Angus Glasser	423	21.1	−3.8
	Conservative	Salem al-Damluji	172	8.6	−4.5
	Labour	John Grillo	107	5.3	−1.1
Majority
Turnout			2,005	40.8
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gade Valley

Gade Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elinor Gazzard	668	50.2	−2.1
	Conservative	Vicky Edwards	352	26.5	+1.7
	Labour	Bruce Prochnik	226	17.0	−0.5
	Green	Andrew Gallagher	84	6.3	+0.9
Majority
Turnout			1,330	26.6
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Leavesden

Leavesden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Giles-Medhurst*	933	55.2	+1.2
	Conservative	Anne Jervis	409	24.2	−0.8
	Labour	Marie-Louise Nolan	250	14.8	−1.2
	Green	Bruce Perry	97	5.7	+0.7
Majority
Turnout			1,689	29.1
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Moor Park and Eastbury

Moor Park and Eastbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Debbie Morris*	1,067	72.0	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Thompson	193	13.0	−1.6
	Green	Matt Jones	119	8.0	+2.8
	Labour	Mashkoor Khan	102	6.9	−0.2
Majority
Turnout			1,481	33.3
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxhey Hall and Hayling

Oxhey Hall and Hayling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Scarth*	1,031	56.3	+3.2
	Conservative	Vishal Patel	398	21.7	+1.7
	Labour	Jason St John	307	16.8	−5.9
	Green	Mary Chabrel	95	5.2	+1.0
Majority
Turnout			1,831	34.4
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Penn and Mill End

Penn and Mill End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Smith	630	42.4	−7.2
	Conservative	Mike Sims	532	35.8	+3.6
	Labour	Martin Waldron	180	12.1	+1.4
	Green	Malcolm Lee	145	9.8	+2.3
Majority
Turnout			1,487	28.9
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

This seat was previously held by Roger Seabourne, originally elected as a Liberal Democrat candidate, but changed affiliation to an Independent prior to the 2024 election. He is not re-standing.

Rickmansworth Town

Rickmansworth Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lisa Hudson*	1,057	43.7	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Pav Dhyani	1,009	41.7	+4.2
	Labour	Janet Cullen	192	7.9	−2.4
	Green	Stephen Martin	161	6.7	−2.5
Majority
Turnout			2,419	43.5
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Oxhey

South Oxhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan King*	788	50.1	−9.2
	Conservative	Kavan Trivedi	568	36.1	+8.5
	Green	Chris Lawrence	112	7.1	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rhys Southall	104	6.6	−0.8
Majority
Turnout			1,572	28.9
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Changes 2024–2026

• Around the time of the 2024 elections, Ian Morris, elected as a Conservative, left the party to sit as an independent. ^[3]

• A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor David Raw. ^[4]

Rickmansworth Town by-election, 4 July 2024 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Sims	1,694	43.2	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Pav Dhyani	1,329	33.9	−7.8
	Labour	Janet Cullen	513	13.1	+5.2
	Green	Stephen Martin	383	9.8	+3.1
Majority
Turnout			3,945	68.39
Registered electors			5,768
	Conservative hold		Swing

• A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Matthew Bedford.

Abbots Langley and Bedmond by-election, 22 August 2024 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vicky Edwards	593	40.5	+20.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Turner	500	34.2	−24.3
	Green	Jane Powell	233	15.9	+8.4
	Labour	Pierce Culliton	137	9.4	−4.4
Majority
Turnout			1,471	29.54
Registered electors			4,979
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

• A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Sarah Bedford.

Abbots Langley and Bedmond by-election, 19 March 2025 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Campbell	657	40.0	+19.9
	Liberal Democrats	Aidan Bentley	552	33.6	−24.9
	Reform UK	Gavin Casey	214	13.0	+N/A
	Green	Jane Powell	128	7.8	+0.3
	Labour	Pierce Culliton	91	5.5	−8.3
Majority
Turnout			1,643	33.59
Registered electors			4,891
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

References

1. Wootton, Doug (23 May 2024). "Three Rivers District Council elects new leader". Watford Observer. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
2. "Statenent of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - Election of a District Councillor". Three Rivers District Council. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
3. Boothroyd, David (10 May 2024). "Grand post-election roundup". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
4. McGuinness, Fintan (28 June 2024). "Royal Mail loses Rickmansworth Town ward postal votes". Watford Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
5. "District council by-election results 4 July 2024". Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
6. "District council by-election results 22 August 2024". Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
7. "District council by-election results 19 March 2025". Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 28 March 2025.