1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election

1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election
16 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council; 26 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; Geoff Woods; Conservative	Leader after election ; Geoff Woods; Conservative; No overall control

The 1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 5 May 1994, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.^[2]

Labour won most votes, but saw no net increase in its number of seats. The Conservatives saw a net loss of two seats, leaving them with exactly half the council's seats, putting the council under no overall control. The Conservatives continued to form the council's administration after the election by virtue of the chairman's casting vote.^[3]^[4]

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1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7		43.8	11	18	36.0	12,950	38.0	+10.3
	Conservative	7	2	43.8	18	25	50.0	10,825	31.7	-11.4
	Liberal Democrats	2	2	12.5	3	5	10.0	8,797	25.8	+4.7
	Ratepayers	0		0.0	1	1	2.0	924	2.7	-5.2
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.0	373	1.1	+1.1
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	241	0.7	+0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Victor Bagnelle	1,310	41.7	−9.3
	Labour	Anthony Hartley Tony Hartley)	1,098	34.9	+14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Jarvis (Sal Jarvis)	735	23.4	−4.7
Turnout				44.3
Registered electors			7,112
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-11.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Ian Smith* (Ian Smith)	612	45.7	−11.6
	Labour	Tony McWalter	483	36.1	−6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Stanley	186	13.9	+13.9
	Independent	Michael Nelson^[a]	58	4.3	+4.3
Turnout				53.8
Registered electors			2,499
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jennifer Marr* (Jenny Marr)	1,233	62.0	+20.0
	Conservative	Michael East	374	18.8	−16.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Martin	177	8.9	+1.5
	Ratepayers	Christopher Parker	108	5.4	−10.2
	Green	Nigel Howitt	96	4.8	+4.8
Turnout				44.1
Registered electors			4,504
	Labour hold		Swing	+18.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Chapman	1,016	41.0	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clark	973	39.2	+26.1
	Labour	David Tizzard	491	19.8	+7.4
Turnout				48.7
Registered electors			5,099
	Conservative hold		Swing	-15.6

1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Harbourne	980	64.9	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Vicki Walker	277	18.3	+8.4
	Conservative	Nigel Brook	254	16.8	−14.8
Turnout				37.4
Registered electors			4,038
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derrick Ashley	566	41.0	−22.4
	Independent	David Chamberlain	315	22.8	+22.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Canning	277	20.1	−4.7
	Labour	Martin Stears	221	16.0	+4.2
Turnout				47.9
Registered electors			2,888
	Conservative hold		Swing	-22.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Kirk*	1,360	50.6	+19.6
	Ratepayers	Evelyn Mary Burton (Mary Burton)	816	30.3	−30.4
	Conservative	Bernard Lovewell	277	10.3	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Heath	237	8.8	+0.5
Turnout				44.5
Registered electors			6,050
	Labour hold		Swing	+25.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Burn	382	48.2	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Palmer	290	36.6	+36.6
	Labour	Roger Wood	120	15.2	−25.0
Turnout				48.0
Registered electors			1,663
	Conservative hold		Swing	-24.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Dumelow*	793	51.5	−11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Stiff	341	22.1	−2.2
	Labour	Gordon Levett	328	21.3	+8.2
	Green	Stuart Madgin	79	5.1	+5.1
Turnout				45.9
Registered electors			3,371
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Jarman*	1,121	53.5	+8.5
	Conservative	Anthony Harris	527	25.2	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Gammell	381	18.2	−2.6
	Green	Eric Blakeley	66	3.2	−0.2
Turnout				42.6
Registered electors			4,929
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Mardell	1,482	59.0	+6.7
	Conservative	Evelyn Mitchell	519	20.7	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Hall	509	20.3	+2.4
Turnout				48.5
Registered electors			5,173
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Wilkinson*	1,305	40.9	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Ellis	1,096	34.3	+13.3
	Conservative	Carole McNelliey	790	24.8	−19.9
Turnout				53.8
Registered electors			5,937
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Kingman	1,166	44.0	+2.8
	Conservative	Lynda Needham*	1,051	39.7	−8.6
	Labour	Edna Patricia Watson-Blake (Pat Watson-Blake)	431	16.3	+5.8
Turnout				58.8
Registered electors			4,507
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Mantle*	990	52.7	+17.1
	Conservative	Simon Bloxham	471	25.1	−16.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Booton	419	22.3	−0.5
Turnout				45.2
Registered electors			4,160
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.9

Royston East ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Douglas Drake* (Doug Drake)	900	43.6	−17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Pitts	655	31.7	+10.9
	Labour	Robin King	508	24.6	+6.5
Turnout				47.8
Registered electors			4,315
	Conservative hold		Swing	-14.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Kennington (Pat Kennington)	1,078	37.7	+6.6
	Conservative	Jane Dwerryhouse-Spears	983	34.4	−13.7
	Labour	Leslie Baker (Les Baker)	799	27.9	+7.1
Turnout				46.2
Registered electors			6,184
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+10.2

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