East Hertfordshire District Council elections

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East Hertfordshire District Council is elected every four years.

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Elections Summary and Political control

ElectionOverall control Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat /

Liberal / SDP

Green Independent /

Residents

2023 [1] No Overall Control1651019-
2019 [2] Conservative40262-
2015 [3] Conservative50----
2011 [4] Conservative46-2-2
2007 [5] Conservative42-4-4
2003 [6] Conservative41-7-2
1999 [7] Conservative3189-2
1995 [7] No Overall Control23816-3
1991 [7] Conservative32212-4
1987 [7] Conservative3215-12
1983 [7] Conservative3222-14
1979 [7] Conservative303--17
1976 [7] Conservative281--19
1973 [7] No Overall Control1610--22

The Council had 48 members at the 1973 and 1976 elections, afterwards the council had 50 members.

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1999-2003

Braughing By-Election 29 February 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 32449.7-17.0
Liberal Democrats 24737.9+26.5
Labour 8012.3-9.6
Majority7711.8
Turnout 65133.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bishop's Stortford Central By-Election 27 July 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 32530.0+10.9
Labour 29527.2+4.5
Liberal Democrats 23021.2+3.0
Independent 17215.9-12.0
Green 635.8-6.1
Majority302.8
Turnout 1,08516.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007

Little Hadham By-Election 18 December 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 30758.9-6.1
Liberal Democrats 19437.2+2.2
Labour 203.8+3.8
Majority11321.7
Turnout 52130.5
Conservative hold Swing
Walkern By-Election 28 July 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Giles Scrivener30864.0-2.5
Labour Maureen Marr8918.5-15.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Gubb6513.5+13.5
Green Lydia Somerville204.1+4.1
Majority21945.5
Turnout 48224.5
Conservative hold Swing
Hertford Rural South By-Election 14 October 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Haysey31774.2
Liberal Democrats Catherine Edwards8519.9
Labour Pamela Nicholas255.9
Majority23254.3
Turnout 42723.1
Conservative hold Swing
Great Anwell By-Election 22 June 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Mayes31478.3
Labour Richard Cooke369.0
Green Glen Baker266.5
Liberal Democrats David Davies256.2
Majority27869.3
Turnout 401
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Ware Christchurch By-Election 4 June 2009 [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Shaw67446.8+27.7
Conservative George Powell66346.0+7.2
Labour Linda Harvey1047.2-2.8
Majority110.8
Turnout 1,441
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Hunsdon By-Election 11 November 2010 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Newman33958.9+58.9
Conservative Geoffrey Williamson20635.8+2.3
Labour Linda Harvey315.4+5.4
Majority13323.1
Turnout 576
Independent hold Swing
Sawbridgeworth By-Election 23 December 2010 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Eric Buckmaster44145.1+45.1
Conservative William Mortimer34335.1-7.4
Labour Peter Mitchell9910.1+10.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Mitchell959.7-11.7
Majority9810.0
Turnout 978
Independent hold Swing

2011-2015

Bishop's Stortford Meads By-Election 2 May 2013 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Warnell71349.9+0.8
Liberal Democrats Mione Goldspink45231.7+5.5
Labour Val Cooke26318.4-6.3
Majority26118.3
Turnout 1,428
Conservative hold Swing
Buntingford By-Election 2 May 2013 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeff Jones62649.6+4.1
Independent Debbie Lemay40432.0+3.0
Labour Anthony Martin23318.4-7.1
Majority22217.6
Turnout 1,263
Conservative hold Swing
Hertford Castle By-Election 2 May 2013 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jim Thornton96155.5+28.3
Conservative Barbara Martin76944.5+1.0
Majority19211.0
Turnout 1,730
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Watton-at-Stone By-Election 2 May 2013 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rik Sharma75590.2+4.8
Labour Steve Buckingham829.8-4.8
Majority67380.4
Turnout 837
Conservative hold Swing
Bishop's Stortford Central By-Election 22 May 2014 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Cutting77931.1-0.4
UKIP Deborah Rennie73429.3+29.3
Labour Natalie Russell50920.3+4.1
Liberal Democrats Madeline Goldspink48319.3-5.0
Majority451.8
Turnout 2,505
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Hertford Heath By-Election 17 December 2015 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charlotte Snowdon26952.0+6.7
Liberal Democrats Rob Lambie10119.5+19.5
UKIP Sheila Pettman7013.5-1.8
Labour Graham Nickson5610.8-1.7
Green Hilary Cullen214.1-1.7
Majority16832.5
Turnout 517
Conservative hold Swing

Charlotte Snowdon appeared on the ballot as an independent due to nomination issues. As she joined the Conservative grouping upon her election, this by-election is listed as a Conservative hold.

Puckeridge By-Election 15 September 2016 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Boylan17942.9-24.6
UKIP Geoffrey Miles7918.9+18.9
Liberal Democrats Sara Mihajlovic7518.0+18.0
Labour David Bell4611.0-8.9
Green Tabitha Evans389.1-3.5
Majority10024.0
Turnout 417
Conservative hold Swing
Hertford Castle By-Election 9 March 2017 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Radford59349.0+8.2
Labour Veronica Fraser20717.1-2.9
Liberal Democrats Freya Waterhouse18815.5+15.5
Green Tony Tarrega15713.0-4.6
UKIP Mike Shaw655.4+5.4
Majority38631.9
Turnout 1,210
Conservative hold Swing
Datchworth and Aston By-Election 4 May 2017 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Stowe66877.2+4.2
Liberal Democrats Victoria Jordan19722.8+22.8
Majority47154.4
Turnout 865
Conservative hold Swing
Watton-at-Stone By-Election 23 August 2018 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sophie Bell53167.0+67.0
Conservative Andrew Huggins23830.1-36.3
Labour Veronica Fraser232.9-8.3
Majority29336.9
Turnout 794
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Bishop's Stortford All Saints By-Election 6 May 2021 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Townsend1,19449.6+3.3
Conservative Shane Manning82134.1+1.6
Labour Thomas Diamond39216.3+3.8
Majority37315.5
Turnout 2,40740.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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  8. ↑ The District of East Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  9. ↑ The East Hertfordshire and Stevenage (Areas) Order 1984
  10. ↑ The East Hertfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield (Areas) Order 1985
  11. ↑ The Hertfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
  12. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  13. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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