Herefordshire Council elections

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Herefordshire Council elections are held every four years. Herefordshire Council is the local authority for the unitary authority and ceremonial county of Herefordshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 53 councillors have been elected from 53 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1997–2000

Weobley By-Election 26 March 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 33335.5
Liberal Democrats 28430.3
Conservative 23424.9
Labour 626.6
Green 252.4
Majority 495.2
Turnout 93838.5
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Holmer By-Election 11 February 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 37535.6−22.1
Labour 34933.2+12.4
Conservative 22020.9+0.6
Independent 10810.3+10.3
Majority 262.4
Turnout 1,05219.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hope End By-Election 20 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 73649.5+24.0
Liberal Democrats 31221.0−5.9
Independent 22114.9−9.5
Green 14810.0−3.0
Labour 694.6−5.6
Majority 42428.5
Turnout 1,486
Conservative hold Swing
Three Elms By-Election 18 November 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 51753.1+31.5
Liberal Democrats 28329.1−29.7
Labour 13513.7−5.9
Green 394.0+4.0
Majority 23424.0
Turnout 97421.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2000–2003

St Martin's By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 74342.5+8.7
Liberal Democrats 56632.3−6.5
Conservative 29616.9+4.0
Independent 1458.3+8.3
Majority 17710.2
Turnout 1,750
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2003–2007

St Nicholas By-Election 22 January 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Short93637.0−7.6
Conservative John Ward78330.9+9.4
Independent Julie Woodward52420.7−13.2
Labour John Hitchin28811.4+11.4
Majority 1536.1
Turnout 2,53152.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tupsley By-Election 1 December 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Taylor83144.0+8.7
Conservative John Perris60832.2+8.4
Independent Guy Griffiths27414.5−15.4
Labour John Oliver1186.3+6.3
Independent Richard Thomas563.0+3.0
Majority 22311.8
Turnout 1,88727.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Kerne Bridge By-Election 1 June 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jarvis48241.6+8.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Truman30826.6+26.6
Independent 24921.5−45.1
Independent 11910.3+10.3
Majority 17415.0
Turnout 1,15847.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2007–2011

Old Gore By-Election 10 April 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Durkin42237.9−8.1
Independent John Gartside40136.0−1.8
Liberal Democrats Josephine Lane24121.7+5.4
Green Adrian Worgan494.4+4.4
Majority 211.9
Turnout 1,11346.0
Conservative hold Swing
Leominster South By-Election 2 October 2008 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter McCaull [4] 51541.4+41.4
Conservative Keith Miles [4] 39731.9−12.2
Green Joan Thwaites [4] 20016.1−4.9
Liberal Democrats Matt Lane [4] 13110.5−3.7
Majority 1189.5
Turnout 1,243
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Hope End By-Election 6 May 2010 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Johnson1,70350.8−0.6
Liberal Democrats Barry Ashton1,65149.2+25.2
Majority 521.6
Turnout 3,354
Conservative hold Swing
Ledbury By-Election 6 May 2010 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Bettington2,43849.6+13.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Gogan1,76936.0+10.9
Independent Robert Wilson71314.5+14.5
Majority 66913.6
Turnout 4,920
Conservative hold Swing
St Nicholas By-Election 14 October 2010 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
It's Our CountyJustin Lavender58945.2+45.2
Liberal Democrats Anthony Murphy38529.5+8.5
Independent Colin Mears17313.3+13.3
Conservative Vivienne Jones15612.0−7.2
Majority 20415.7
Turnout 1,303
It's Our County gain from Independent Swing

2011–2015

St Nicholas By-Election 20 September 2012 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
It's Our CountyAnthony Powers60453.3+8.6
Liberal Democrats David Hurds22219.6+2.2
Conservative Mark McEvilly20418.0−5.0
Labour Stan Gyford1049.2−5.7
Majority 38233.7
Turnout 1,134
It's Our County hold Swing
Ross-on-Wye West By-Election 24 January 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Mayo69554.4+21.8
Independent David Ravenscroft31224.4+24.4
Liberal Democrats Caroline Bennett27021.1−12.6
Majority 38330.0
Turnout 1,277
Conservative hold Swing
Tupsley By-Election 7 November 2013 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
It's Our CountyCath North98761.3+11.7
Conservative Jason Kay34721.5+0.7
Liberal Democrats Duncan Fraser27717.2−0.7
Majority 64039.7
Turnout 1,611
It's Our County hold Swing
Pontrilas By-Election 21 November 2013 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
It's Our CountyJon Norris42946.7+25.4
Independent Elaine Godding26128.4−4.2
Conservative Elissa Swinglehurst22924.9−21.2
Majority 16818.3
Turnout 919
It's Our County gain from Conservative Swing
Ledbury By-Election 17 July 2014 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
It's Our CountyTerry Widdows83551.6+16.8
Conservative Allen Conway61838.2+0.3
UKIP Paul Stanford16610.3+10.3
Majority 21713.4
Turnout 1,619
It's Our County gain from Conservative Swing
Leominster South By-Election 17 July 2014 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jennifer Bartlett38437.9+24.2
Conservative Wayne Rosser22221.9−18.2
Independent Angela Pendleton19819.5+19.5
UKIP Liz Portman-Lewis11110.9+10.9
Labour Emma Pardoe999.8−2.8
Majority 16216.0
Turnout 1,014
Green gain from Conservative Swing

2015–2019

Leominster South By-Election 23 March 2017 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Trish Marsh31840.8+10.1
It's Our CountyJon Stannard14318.3+18.3
Conservative Connor Egan13917.8−8.7
Independent Mark Latimer11614.9+14.9
Liberal Democrats Clive Thomas648.2+8.2
Majority 17522.4
Turnout 780
Green gain from Independent Swing
Golden Valley South By-Election 7 September 2017 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Jinman46242.7+42.7
Conservative Simeon Cole25423.5−42.3
Independent Richard Baker15214.1+14.1
Green Jeremy Milln10910.1−7.1
Labour Anna Coda1049.6+9.6
Majority 20819.2
Turnout 1,081
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Kings Acre By-Election 26 October 2017 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Anderson30238.5+38.5
Independent Clare Fenton16220.6+20.6
It's Our CountyMatt Bushkes15619.9−30.1
Liberal Democrats Lucy Hurds9011.5−21.9
Labour David Lewer759.6+9.6
Majority 14017.8
Turnout 785
Conservative gain from It's Our County Swing
Bishops Frome and Cradley By-Election 23 November 2017 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ellie Chowns 47145.3+13.9
Conservative Robert Carter29928.8−39.8
Liberal Democrats Jeanie Falconer25124.1+24.1
Labour Roger Page191.8+1.8
Majority 17216.5
Turnout 1,040
Green gain from Conservative Swing

2019–2023

Whitecross By-Election 11 July 2019 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
It's Our CountyDave Boulter30460.7+13.0
Liberal Democrats Tricia Hales14128.1+10.5
Conservative Rob Williams5611.2−3.4
Majority 16332.5
Turnout 501
It's Our County hold Swing
Newton Farm By-Election 6 May 2021 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann-Marie Probert28242.2+34.4
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Carwardine19028.4+1.9
Labour Steve Horsfield649.6−8.6
Independent Alan Jones629.3+9.3
Independent Glenda Powell456.7+6.7
Independent Des Woods162.4+2.4
TUSC Amelia Washbourne91.3+1.3
Majority 9213.8
Turnout 668
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Bromyard West By-Election 10 March 2022 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clare Davies31555.6+55.6
Independent Nick Ferguson15226.8+26.8
Conservative Mark Franklin10017.6−22.3
Majority 16328.7
Turnout 567
Independent gain from It's Our County Swing

2023–2027

Golden Valley South By-Election 26 October 2023 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Matthew Engel54861.2+61.2
Conservative Dave Greenow24927.8−7.4
Labour Sandy Grenar343.8+3.8
Independent Mike Jones343.8+3.8
Liberal Democrats Cat Hornsey303.4−9.1
Majority 29933.4
Turnout 895
Independent hold Swing

This by-election was originally scheduled for 7 September 2023; however, it was postponed due to the death of independent candidate Toby Murcott. [22]

Credenhill By-Election 26 September 2024 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charlie Taylor20133.8+20.7
Independent Mike Jones15025.3+25.3
Conservative Gareth Johnston10818.2−15.4
Reform UK Brian Evans8915.0+15.0
Liberal Democrats Debbie Hobbs274.5−10.5
Labour Mike Crofts193.2+3.2
Majority 518.6
Turnout 594
Independent hold Swing
Bishops Frome & Cradley By-Election 7 November 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rebecca Tully53160.1−8.9
Conservative Mark Franklin21524.3−2.9
Reform UK David James9911.2+11.2
Liberal Democrats Nicki West273.1−0.8
Labour Sandy Grenar121.4+1.4
Majority 31635.8
Turnout 884
Green hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The Herefordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2014/20, retrieved 24 September 2022
  2. ↑ The County of Herefordshire District Council (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leominster South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Bowen, Mark (3 October 2008). "Independent wins Leominster South". Hereford Times. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hope End Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ledbury Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Nicholas Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Nicholas Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ross-on-Wye West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tupsley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pontrilas Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ledbury Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leominster South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leominster South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Golden Valley South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kings Acre Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bishops Frome and Cradley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Whitecross Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newton Farm Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bromyard West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Golden Valley South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  22. ↑ Engel, Matthew (8 November 2023). "Toby Murcott obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Credenhill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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