1993 Hertfordshire County Council election

1993 Hertfordshire County Council election
All 77 seats on Hertfordshire County Council; 39 seats needed for a majority
Registered	743,888 (0.1%)
Turnout	38.8% (2.5%)
Leader before election; Iris Tarry; Conservative	Leader after election ; none; No overall control

Registered743,888 (

0.1%)

Turnout38.8% (

2.5%)

Elections to Hertfordshire County Council were held on 6 May 1993, at the same time as other elections to county councils across England and Wales. All 77 seats on the county council were up for election.^[1]

The Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control, with Labour forming the largest political group. Prior to the election the Conservative group leader, Iris Tarry, was leader of the council, having held that position since 1989. She stood down as leader of the Conservative group after the election, being replaced by Robert Gordon. No leader of the council was appointed in light of the council being under no overall control after the election.^[2]^[3]

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	30	4	1	3	39.0	33.4	95,155	+0.3
Conservative	27	0	18	18	35.1	36.1	102,733	-8.0
Liberal Democrats	19	14	0	14	24.7	28.3	80,676	+9.4
Ratepayers	1	1	0	1	1.3	1.2	3,390	N/A
Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	2,106	±0.0
Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	297	±0.0
National Front	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	227	±0.0
BNP	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	115	N/A

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	1	8,264	45.4	–10.1
	Labour	1	1	5,894	32.4	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	0		3,741	20.6	+6.7
	Independent	0		297	1.6	N/A
Total		6		18,196	29.3	–1.6
Registered electors				62,183	–	+5.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Janes	1,226	43.7	−9.6
	Labour	K. Dambrauskas	948	33.8	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Diss	337	12.0	+1.8
	Independent	K. Page	297	10.6	N/A
Majority			278	9.9
Turnout			2,808	30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harlow*	1,079	47.2	−11.4
	Labour	M. Theobald	763	33.4	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Emslie	445	19.5	+3.8
Majority			316	13.8
Turnout			2,287	22.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Tyler*	1,480	47.6	−15.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Seeby	916	29.5	+18.9
	Labour	J. West	711	22.9	+4.7
Majority			564	18.2
Turnout			3,107	27.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.4

1993 Hertfordshire County Council election

Division results

Broxbourne

Dacorum

East Hertfordshire

Hertsmere

North Hertfordshire

St. Albans

Stevenage

Three Rivers

Watford

Welwyn Hatfield

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rose*	1,358	45.6	−10.3
	Labour	A. Hillyard	896	30.1	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	E. Harrington	721	24.2	+9.4
Majority			462	15.5
Turnout			2,975	31.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bird*	1,487	49.0	−10.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Morgan	922	30.4	+5.2
	Labour	J. Holland	623	20.5	+5.6
Majority			565	18.6
Turnout			3,032	28.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hudson	1,953	49.0	+3.4
	Conservative	M. Lavender	1,634	41.0	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Huse	400	10.0	+1.3
Majority			319	8.0
Turnout			3,987	35.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.0

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	5	2	13,993	36.0	+2.8
	Conservative	3	4	14,242	36.6	–7.1
	Liberal Democrats	2	2	9,807	25.2	+11.6
	Green	0		643	1.7	+0.2
	National Front	0		227	0.6	+0.4
Total		10		38,912	38.3	–2.5
Registered electors				101,518	–	–0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Horton	1,932	40.7	+13.9
	Conservative	H. Rost*	1,726	36.4	−9.7
	Labour	D. Freeman	950	20.0	−1.1
	Green	D. Tookey	138	2.9	N/A
Majority			206	4.3
Turnout			4,746	39.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	11.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Williams	1,618	53.8	−12.0
	Labour	S. Tupper	661	22.0	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	I. McCalla	601	20.0	+8.1
	Green	D. Metcalfe	130	4.3	N/A
Majority			957	31.8
Turnout			3,010	37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Letanka	1,549	42.1	+11.6
	Conservative	G. Odell	1,491	40.5	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cottrell	637	17.3	+2.7
Majority			58	1.6
Turnout			3,677	40.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	9.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Laidlaw-Dickenson	1,352	41.7	+8.5
	Conservative	S. Sullivan	1,133	34.9	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Robins	642	19.8	+7.6
	Green	P. Craddock	115	3.5	N/A
Majority			219	6.8
Turnout			3,242	31.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Moss*	2,324	55.6	+5.6
	Conservative	M. Mitchell	915	21.9	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	E. Willis	855	20.5	+11.6
	National Front	J. McAuley	86	2.1	+0.4
Majority			1,409	33.7
Turnout			4,180	40.2
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Cushion	2,228	51.2	+3.2
	Conservative	A. Richardson	1,322	30.4	−6.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Edwards	800	18.4	+10.2
Majority			906	20.8
Turnout			4,350	40.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Hemel Hempstead Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Everall	1,993	44.7	−6.9
	Labour	R. Barson	1,580	35.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Pexton	888	19.9	+12.2
Majority			413	9.3
Turnout			4,461	37.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Tring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Batchelor	1,993	41.1	+22.8
	Conservative	James Jameson	1,947	40.1	−12.9
	Labour	R. Dickenson	655	13.5	−0.5
	Green	C. Kruger	260	5.4	−6.8
Majority			46	0.9
Turnout			4,855	43.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	17.9

**East Hertfordshire District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	3	15,293	44.8	–5.2
	Liberal Democrats	3	3	10,965	32.1	+9.0
	Labour	1		7,213	21.1	+1.1
	Green	0		667	2.0	–0.2
Total		9		34,138	37.8	–3.7
Registered electors				90,223	–	+1.2

All Saints
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Knott	1,638	41.2	+9.2
	Conservative	H. Banks*	1,457	36.7	−3.3
	Labour	J. Oliver	879	22.1	+1.8
Majority			181	4.6
Turnout			3,793	44.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	6.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Doyle*	1,765	54.9	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	G. Lawrence	784	24.4	+16.1
	Conservative	A. Williams	626	19.5	−5.8
	National Front	S. Keen	39	1.2	N/A
Majority			981	30.5
Turnout			3,214	36.7
	Labour hold		Swing	9.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Anderson	1,471	46.3	−3.3
	Labour	A. Gale	929	29.2	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Tustin	675	21.2	+4.2
	National Front	S. Deacon	102	3.2	N/A
Majority			542	17.1
Turnout			3,177	36.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Francis	1,590	47.6	+25.7
	Conservative	K. Armstrong	997	29.9	−9.7
	Labour	J. Boyd	613	18.4	+2.0
	Green	P. Thomas	137	4.1	N/A
Majority			593	17.8
Turnout			3,337	30.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	17.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fielder*	1,882	52.5	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Swainston	1,118	31.2	+18.6
	Labour	D. Arrowsmith	454	12.7	+2.6
	Green	S. Mackenzie	133	3.7	N/A
Majority			764	21.3
Turnout			3,587	33.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pitman*	1,929	55.5	−8.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Crossley	777	22.4	+4.9
	Labour	R. Whatmore	631	18.2	+0.1
	Green	L. Wright	139	4.0	N/A
Majority			1,152	33.1
Turnout			3,476	37.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Tucker*	2,213	51.3	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Ansell	1,237	28.7	+16.1
	Labour	B. Littlechild	860	20.0	−0.1
Majority			976	22.6
Turnout			4,310	39.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Smalley*	1,598	47.8	−10.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Baker	1,149	32.3	+5.4
	Labour	A. Huband	567	15.9	+1.4
	Green	C. Denning	141	4.0	N/A
Majority			449	15.4
Turnout			3,455	33.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Lindop	1,902	50.7	+2.2
	Conservative	J. Sartin	1,342	35.8	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Coote	504	13.4	+3.7
Majority			560	14.9
Turnout			3,748	44.5
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Watkins	1,994	43.8	+1.4
	Conservative	P. Dye*	1,942	42.7	−1.5
	Labour	D. Davies	612	13.5	+0.1
Majority			52	1.1
Turnout			4,548	45.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Copping	1,933	52.2	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	N. Eden-Green	958	25.9	−1.5
	Labour	B. Cartwright	695	18.8	±0.0
	Green	B. Evans	117	3.2	N/A
Majority			975	26.3
Turnout			3,703	34.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.0

Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	8,812	37.8	–10.6
	Labour	2	8,664	37.2	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	1	5,845	25.1	+11.8
Total		7	23,321	34.7	–1.6
Registered electors			67,232	–	–0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hudson*	1,220	49.2	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Silverman	890	35.9	+8.4
	Labour	D. Hoeksma	371	15.0	+2.1
Majority			330	13.3
Turnout			2,481	31.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Colne*	2,891	69.2	+11.6
	Conservative	B. Flashman	858	20.5	−12.9
	Labour	S. Mercado	431	10.3	+1.3
Majority			2,033	48.6
Turnout			4,180	41.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	12.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. York	2,227	57.3	+7.3
	Conservative	J. Wilson	1,124	28.9	−11.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hedges	533	13.7	+10.2
Majority			1,103	28.4
Turnout			3,884	34.5
	Labour hold		Swing	9.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Metcalf*	2,193	75.1	+8.4
	Conservative	H. Watson	727	24.9	+1.1
Majority			1,466	50.2
Turnout			2,920	28.2
	Labour hold		Swing	3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gray*	1,449	53.8	−19.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Dean	674	25.0	N/A
	Labour	S. Parkins	571	21.2	−6.0
Majority			775	28.8
Turnout			2,694	33.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Johnson	1,407	41.5	−22.3
	Labour	M. Vessey	1,123	33.2	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Martin	857	25.3	N/A
Majority			284	8.4
Turnout			3,387	37.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Kilkerr	2,027	53.7	−1.4
	Labour	P. Stanley	1,748	46.3	+18.2
Majority			279	7.4
Turnout			3,775	35.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.8

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	3	12,784	35.4	–9.2
	Labour	3	1	11,464	31.8	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	8,428	23.4	+9.0
	Ratepayers	1	1	3,390	9.4	N/A
Total		9		36,066	41.7	–3.1
Registered electors				86,540	–	+1.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Peacock*	2,074	46.5	+3.2
	Ratepayers	C. Parker	1,534	34.4	N/A
	Conservative	M. East	575	12.9	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Cunningham	274	6.1	+1.4
Majority			540	12.1
Turnout			4,457	41.6
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A