North Hertfordshire District Council elections

One third of North Hertfordshire District Council in England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. A boundary review is underway to allow the council to instead be elected all at once every four years from 2024 onwards. ^[1]

Elections

The elections have been as follows: ^{[2] [3]}

Year	Seats	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats [a]	Ratepayers	Independent	Notes
1973	48	23	17	0	1	7
1976	48	30	11	0	2	5
1979	50	34	12	0	2	2	New ward boundaries. [4]
1980	50	32	14	0	2	2
1982	50	32	14	0	2	2
1983	50	30	15	1	2	2
1984	50	31	12	2	3	2
1986	50	26	14	7	3	0
1987	50	26	13	8	3	0
1988	50	27	13	7	3	0
1990	50	29	15	3	3	0	District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [5] [6]
1991	50	26	18	2	3	1
1992	50	26	17	3	3	1
1994	50	25	18	5	1	1
1995	50	22	21	6	0	1
1996	50	16	26	7	0	1
1998	50	17	26	6	0	1
1999	49	28	18	3	0	0	New ward boundaries. [7]
2000	49	29	18	2	0	0
2002	49	28	17	4	0	0
2003	49	27	16	6	0	0
2004	49	28	14	7	0	0
2006	49	33	9	7	0	0
2007	49	30	10	9	0	0	New ward boundaries. [8]
2008	49	32	8	9	0	0
2010	49	33	7	9	0	0
2011	49	34	7	8	0	0
2012	49	33	10	6	0	0
2014	49	34	12	3	0	0
2015	49	36	11	2	0	0
2016	49	34	12	3	0	0
2018	49	29	14	6	0	0
2019	49	22	16	11	0	0
2021	49	23	15	11	0	0
2022	49	19	17	13	0	0
2023	49	15	19	15	0	0
2024	51	7	25	19	0	0	New ward boundaries. [9]

1. Includes Liberals and SDP prior to 1990.

Borough result maps

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  2002 results map
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  2003 results map
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  2004 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2012 results map
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  2014 results map
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  2015 results map
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  2016 results map
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  2018 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2021 results map
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  2022 results map
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  2023 results map
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  2024 results map

By-elections

2002-2006

Baldock East By-Election 17 November 2005 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marilyn Kirkland [11]	331	48.3	−4.7
	Conservative		324	47.2	+0.2
	Labour		31	4.5	+4.5
Majority			7	1.0
Turnout			686
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2010-2014

Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo By-Election 15 November 2012 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Faye Barnard	774	56.8	−7.4
	UKIP	Peter Robbins	217	15.9	+15.9
	Labour	Jackie McDonald	189	13.9	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Johnson	110	8.1	+0.4
	Green	George Howe	72	5.3	−5.8
Majority			557	40.9
Turnout			1,362
	Conservative hold		Swing

Letchworth South West By-Election 15 November 2012 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Cunningham	761	51.3	−2.7
	Labour	Martin Stears-Handscomb	399	26.9	+7.1
	UKIP	John Barry	184	12.4	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Higbid	88	5.9	−7.6
	Green	Mario May	51	3.4	−9.3
Majority			362	24.4
Turnout			1,483
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hitchin Oughton By-Election 12 September 2013 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Radcliffe	361	48.0	−12.8
	Conservative	Mara MacSeoinin	180	23.9	−0.7
	UKIP	Peter Croft	148	19.7	+19.7
	Green	Jacqueline Greatorex	32	4.3	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Body	31	4.1	−0.7
Majority			181	24.1
Turnout			752
	Labour hold		Swing

2014-2018

Hitchin Oughton By-Election 10 November 2016 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Stears-Handscomb	258	31.9	−17.4
	Independent	Jackie McDonald	200	24.8	+24.8
	Conservative	Serena Farrow	158	19.6	−12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Peace	150	18.6	+9.9
	Green	George Howe	42	5.2	−4.8
Majority			58	7.2
Turnout			808
	Labour hold		Swing

Hitchin Priory By-Election 4 May 2017 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Shakespeare-Smith	717	41.7	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Hefford	394	22.9	+12.3
	Independent	Jacqueline McDonald	277	16.1	+6.1
	Labour	Dave Winstanley	219	12.7	−5.5
	Green	Des Stephens	114	6.6	−2.6
Majority			323	7.2
Turnout			1,721
	Conservative hold		Swing

Royston Heath By-Election 4 May 2017 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Dingley	844	50.4	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Stanier	470	28.1	+14.7
	Labour	Vaughan West	196	11.7	−4.6
	Green	Katherine Shann	97	5.8	−1.3
	UKIP	Christopher Arquati	68	4.1	−8.0
Majority			374	22.3
Turnout			1,675
	Conservative hold		Swing

2018-2022

Hitchin Highbury By-Election 10 March 2022 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Raj Bhakar	1,238	67.0	+18.6
	Conservative	Samuel Forsyth	450	24.3	−3.8
	Green	Deolinda Eltringham	134	7.2	−1.1
	CPA	Leigh Smith	27	1.5	+0.4
Majority			788	42.6
Turnout			1,849
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2022-2026

Royston Palace By-Election 17 October 2024 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah Lucas	302	25.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Lewis	298	25.6
	Conservative	Callum Bartram-Bell	280	24.1
	Reform UK	John Froggett	196	16.8
	Green	Peter Wilkin	88	7.6
Majority			4	0.3
Turnout			1,164
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "North Hertfordshire". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
3. Teale, Andrew. "North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
4. The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
5. "The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1989/284, retrieved 5 November 2015
6. "The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1939", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1989/133, retrieved 5 November 2015
7. "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1998/2555, retrieved 4 October 2015
8. "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2006/3112, retrieved 3 November 2015
9. "The North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2023/1024, retrieved 12 May 2024
10. "Local Elections Archive Project — Baldock East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
11. "Meeting of the Council held in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City on Thursday, 8 December 2005 at 7.30 p.m" (PDF). North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
12. "Local Elections Archive Project — Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
13. "Local Elections Archive Project — Letchworth South West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
14. "Local Elections Archive Project — Hitchin Oughton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
15. "Local Elections Archive Project — Hitchin Oughton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
16. "Local Elections Archive Project — Hitchin Priory Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
17. "Local Elections Archive Project — Royston Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
18. "Local Elections Archive Project — Hitchin Highbury Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
19. "Local Elections Archive Project — Royston Palace Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

External links

• North Hertfordshire District Council