2019 Dacorum Borough Council election

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Map showing the winner in each ward for the 2019 Dacorum Borough Council election

The 2019 Dacorum Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Dacorum Borough Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

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Summary Result

2019 Dacorum Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5131116Decrease2.svg 1560.842.833,761–1.4
  Liberal Democrats 5119160Increase2.svg 1637.331.725,046+15.5
  Independent 1110Increase2.svg 12.00.8600+0.7
  Labour 42002Decrease2.svg 20.015.512,252–1.5
  Green 20000Steady2.svg0.08.06,292–2.9
  UKIP 6000Steady2.svg0.01.2954–11.3

Ward Results

Adeyfield East

Adeyfield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Birnie 594 48.9 +4.8
Conservative Andrew Williams 569 46.8 +3.4
Labour Gary Cook29924.6-3.0
Labour Helen Heenan28423.4+6.1
UKIP Noel Swinford20016.5-7.7
Green Samuel Deering15913.1+5.2
Liberal Democrats Anna Wellings Purvis1028.4+1.9
Liberal Democrats Joan Robinson957.8+3.5
Turnout 30
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Adeyfield West

Adeyfield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian England 752 64.1 +45.5
Liberal Democrats Ron Tindall 705 60.1 +31.2
Conservative Tony Gallagher24721.1-7.3
Conservative Adam Wyatt-Lowe20817.7-13.0
Labour Stephen Rees18916.1-2.0
Labour Ray York17915.3N/A
Turnout 29.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Aldbury & Wigginton

Aldbury & Wigginton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Phil McDowell 522 63.1 +22.4
Conservative Stan Mills30536.9-6.9
Turnout 44
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Apsley & Corner Hall

Apsley & Corner Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Peter 840 44.3 +7.5
Conservative Suqlain Mahmood 747 39.4 +3.6
Conservative Babita Sinha 734 38.7 +5.5
Labour Emily Jacques51927.3+3.6
Labour Jody Whitehill49726.2+3.3
Liberal Democrats David Bird48225.4+10.7
Labour Sandy Palmer46524.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Emma Macey44723.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Fran Parkins44023.2N/A
Turnout 28
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ashridge

Ashridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Douris 671 69.4 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Dina Westenholz-Smith22823.6+15.1
Labour Jennifer O'Leary687.0-4.5
Turnout 46
Conservative hold Swing

Bennetts End

Bennetts End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sobaan Mahmood 538 36.8 +2.4
Conservative Mark Rogers 529 36.2 -4.2
Labour Amanda Tattershall48533.2+5.3
Labour Ijlal Malik47932.8+2.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Bell24817.0+9.2
Green David Lillywhite23816.3+6.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Lloyd-Staples19213.1N/A
Turnout 33
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rick Freedman 1,078 53.4 +19.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Claughton 1,004 49.7 +30.5
Conservative Sue Beardshaw64031.7-17.8
Conservative David Collins61330.4-26.5
Green Paul De Hoest39919.8-4.3
Labour Gill Spooner1517.5N/A
Labour James Spooner904.5N/A
Turnout 45
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Berkhamsted East

Berkhamsted East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Garrick Stevens 1,139 60.9 +29.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel Taylor 824 44.1 +23.8
Conservative Tracy Porter51527.6-18.3
Green Rebecca Mackenzie46925.1+9.1
Conservative David Ward39521.1-23.4
Labour Sian Cusack23112.4-7.9
Turnout 41
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Symington 966 54.6 +34.7
Liberal Democrats Nicky Woolner 871 49.3 +32.9
Conservative Anthony Armytage53330.1-24.8
Conservative Peter Matthews48227.3-24.1
Green Mary Hardinge28616.2+1.9
Labour Patrick Emery1407.9-10.0
Labour Steve Burdekin1216.8-6.7
Turnout 38
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Barrett 1,311 62.1 -5.2
Conservative Stewart Riddick 1,196 56.6 -5.0
Conservative Gbola Adeleke 1,075 50.9 -9.5
Green Wiebke Carr67131.8+11.5
Liberal Democrats Denise Rance44521.1+9.8
Liberal Democrats Beth Townsend41519.6+10.9
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Rogers36517.3+9.8
Labour Gerard Wilkinson23811.3-4.3
Turnout 33
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Boxmoor

Boxmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William Allen 1,285 45.2 +27.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Hobson 1,232 43.3 +30.6
Liberal Democrats Liz Uttley 1,117 39.3 N/A
Conservative Janice Marshall96834.0-15.7
Conservative Neil Harden89831.6-11.3
Conservative William Wyatt-Lowe84829.8-9.8
Labour Cameron Brady-Turner42715.0-6.9
Green Sherief Hassan36712.9-4.6
Labour Barbara Pesch32611.5-4.9
Green Bernard Hurley2819.9N/A
Labour Michael Pesch2609.1N/A
Green Robert Theophile2559.0N/A
Turnout 42
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Chaulden & Warners End

Chaulden & Warners End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Guest 1,168 52.7 +7.8
Conservative Nigel Durrant 1,071 48.4 +5.3
Conservative Graeme Elliot 1,060 47.9 +6.1
Labour Jean Langdon51623.3-3.4
Labour Clive Mills46921.2-2.7
Labour Rachael Frost41318.6-4.4
Liberal Democrats Diane Wilson40518.3+11.2
Green Sam Buckton35315.9+4.5
Liberal Democrats Claire Nicholls28012.6+4.4
Liberal Democrats Gill Broadbent27612.5+8.5
Turnout 34
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Gadebridge

Gadebridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Isy Imarni 482 43.3 +8.1
Conservative Pearl Oguchi 463 41.6 -1.1
Labour Lee Whitehill29026.1-0.7
Labour Zahoor Iqbal26824.1-0.1
Green Suzanne Watts19817.8+9.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Angell18616.7+11.5
Liberal Democrats Lynda Roe18016.2+12.9
Turnout 27
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Grovehill

Grovehill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Banks 851 54.6 +7.5
Conservative Alexander Bhinder 846 54.3 +10.6
Conservative Goverdhan Silwal 724 46.4 +11.4
Labour Pat Dartnell33221.3-5.1
Labour Vicky Martin32520.8-3.2
UKIP Karen Hall26617.1-13.4
Labour Helen Whitworth26316.9N/A
Green Paul Sandford24115.5+2.7
UKIP Silvi Sutherland23815.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Margaret Colquhoun1539.8+0.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Thornhill1419.0+3.8
Liberal Democrats Angela Thurstan1398.9N/A
Turnout 29
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hemel Hempstead Town

Hemel Hempstead Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frances Arslan 364 28.3 -14.8
Conservative Rob Beauchamp 356 27.6 -4.6
Labour Anne Fisher34927.1-7.0
Liberal Democrats Joe Toovey34527.0+14.7
Labour Samidha Garg31424.5-5.5
Liberal Democrats Steve Wilson30623.9+13.6
Green Joe Pitts-Cunningham19315.1N/A
UKIP Michelle Smith17713.8-5.3
Turnout 28
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Highfield

Highfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Link 541 42.3 +14.6
Liberal Democrats Sammy Barry 504 39.4 +21.3
Labour Luke Jordan33726.3-2.2
Labour Vanessa Mitchell31124.3N/A
Conservative Louise Douris23018.0-5.0
UKIP James Froggatt19415.2-10.4
Conservative Charlotte Palmer18514.5-8.2
Turnout 32
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kings Langley

Kings Langley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Anderson 745 53.0 -6.5
Conservative Alan Johnson 738 52.5 +2.5
Green Ashley Lawrence39428.0+8.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Senior28520.3+3.9
Liberal Democrats Faith Thornhill16611.8N/A
Labour John Collisson14010.0-17.2
Labour Dominic Hook1319.3N/A
Turnout 35
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Bassadone 1,211 55.0 +1.1
Conservative Margaret Griffiths 1,133 51.5 +11.2
Conservative Graham Sutton 1,092 49.6 +5.3
Labour Ann Lang51423.4-3.2
Labour Emma Reed43519.8N/A
Green Mark Rutherford40918.6+1.8
Liberal Democrats Eileen Heylin40418.4+2.4
Labour Michael Sheehan37417.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Mike Heylin33515.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Abigail Waymont24511.1N/A
Turnout 31
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Nash Mills

Nash Mills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jan Maddern 600 64.0 +12.7
Conservative Rene De Silva15616.6-34.7
Liberal Democrats Alex Bell9510.1+4.5
Labour Bernard Gronert869.2-14.1
Turnout 34
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Northchurch

Northchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lara Pringle 623 65.9 +47.1
Conservative Tina Howard22023.3-37.0
Green Malcolm Cathcart616.5-2.2
Labour Gwendoline Scott414.3-7.9
Turnout 42
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Tring Central

Tring Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roxanne Ransley 730 50.6 +10.2
Liberal Democrats John Bowden 570 39.5 +1.0
Conservative Stephen Hearn46131.9-18.2
Conservative Phil Hills35024.2-15.7
Green Mary Hodgskiss31922.1+5.5
UKIP Mark Anderson14510.0N/A
Labour Geraint Cooksley1359.3N/A
Turnout 37
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Tring East

Tring East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Hearn 484 47.5 -5.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Elley37536.8+1.2
Green Joe Stopps16115.8N/A
Turnout 44
Conservative hold Swing

Tring West & Rural

Tring West & Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Hollinghurst 899 50.7 +15.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Townsend 824 46.5 +18.1
Conservative Olive Conway52929.9-11.3
Conservative Mike Hicks50728.6-9.9
Green Roger Oliver43824.7+11.5
Labour Peter Scott1719.7-0.7
Turnout 42
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Watling

Watling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Chapman 726 53.0 -11.7
Conservative Jane Timmis 720 52.5 -5.5
Liberal Democrats Erica Hodges44932.7+22.5
Green Emily Spry40029.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Harris19514.2+6.9
Turnout 31
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Woodhall Farm

Woodhall Farm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosie Sutton 739 56.7 +1.3
Conservative Colette Wyatt-Lowe 707 54.2 -3.1
Labour Jennifer Dickson31824.4N/A
Labour Paul Bryant27220.9N/A
Liberal Democrats David Egerton23017.6-1.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Short21116.2+2.8
Turnout 29
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Harden 1,459 60.5 +10.9
Labour Ijlal Malik47019.5-3.9
Liberal Democrats Anna Wellings Purvis29812.4-6.0
Green Sherief Hassan1857.7-10.9
Majority98941.0
Turnout 2,412
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.8

Tring Central

Tring Central: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sheron Wilkie 925 55.3 +15.8
Conservative Joseph Vardon-Hynard43826.2-5.7
Green Joe Stopps17210.3-11.8
Labour Jim Lawler1378.2-1.1
Majority48729.1
Turnout 1,672
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg7.1

Boxmoor

Boxmoor: 3 February 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simi Dhyani 1,319 60.5 +21.2
Conservative Brandon Geary59927.5-6.5
Labour Cameron Brady-Turner1717.8-7.2
Green Sherief Hassan924.2-8.7
Majority72033.0
Turnout 2,18132.0-10.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West: 3 February 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Foster 924 64.1 +14.8
Conservative Gary Moore31822.1-8.0
Green Kevin Fielding1309.0-7.2
Labour Peter Scott694.8-3.1
Majority60642.0
Turnout 1,44131.2-6.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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  2. "Dacorum Borough Council election results 2019" . Retrieved 13 May 2019.