2023 Three Rivers District Council election

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Three Rivers District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.^[7] The results for each ward were as follows:^[8]

Abbots Langley and Bedmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Major*	888	54.2	–3.1
	Conservative	David Pollard	438	26.7	+3.4
	Labour	James Farrington	214	13.1	+0.4
	Green	Michael Rayment	98	6.0	–0.6
Majority			450	27.5	–6.5
Turnout			1,638	33.3	+1.1
Registered electors			4,955
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.3

Carpenders Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Morris	1,021	61.8	+11.9
	Labour	William Waite	381	23.1	–0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Pam Hames	188	11.4	–6.5
	Green	Kelsey Trevett	62	3.8	–1.0
Majority			640	38.7	+12.3
Turnout			1,652	31.6	+3.1
Registered electors			5,245
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Chorleywood North and Sarratt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Cooper	1,081	58.8	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Mahon-Daly	517	28.1	–4.3
	Green	Peter Loader	130	7.1	+0.6
	Labour	Margaret Gallagher	111	6.0	+0.5
Majority			564	30.7	+7.6
Turnout			1,479	26.0	–2.9
Registered electors			5,681
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

The by-election in Chorleywood South and Maple Cross ward had been triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Trevett, who had been elected in 2022.^[9]

Dickinsons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Narinder Sian	1,171	54.9	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Smith	852	39.9	–2.9
	Labour	Jeni Swift Gillett	110	5.2	+2.4
Majority			319	15.0	+12.1
Turnout			2,133	42.8	–0.1
Registered electors			5,036
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.1

Durrants

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathon Solomons	989	55.7	–8.6
	Green	Angus Glasser	442	24.9	+14.2
	Conservative	Gordon Elvey	232	13.1	–5.5
	Labour	John Grillo	114	6.4	±0.0
Majority			547	30.8	–14.9
Turnout			1,777	36.1	+0.3
Registered electors			4,946
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing	11.4

The Durrants seat had previously been held by Stephanie Singer, who had been elected as Liberal Democrat in 2019 but resigned from the party earlier in 2023 and sat as an independent for the remainder of her term.^[10]

Gade Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Whately-Smith	704	52.3	+3.2
	Conservative	Vicky Edwards	334	24.8	+2.6
	Labour	Bruce Prochnik	235	17.5	–0.2
	Green	Kenneth Gallagher	72	5.4	–5.5
Majority			370	27.5	N/A
Turnout			1,345	27.1	–2.9
Registered electors			4,993
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.3

Leavesden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Tankard	853	54.0	–3.2
	Conservative	Anne Jervis	396	25.0	+3.3
	Labour	Marie-Louise Nolan	253	16.0	–0.1
	Green	Bruce Perry	79	5.0	±0.0
Majority			457	29.0	–6.4
Turnout			1,581	27.3	+0.6
Registered electors			5,805
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.3

Moor Park and Eastbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reena Ranger*	1,054	73.1	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Thompson	210	14.6	–2.6
	Labour	Mashkoor Khan	102	7.1	–0.8
	Green	Stephen Martin	75	5.2	–1.0
Majority			844	58.5	+7.6
Turnout			1,441	32.2	+2.5
Registered electors			4,496
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Oxhey Hall and Hayling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Martin*	915	53.1	–5.2
	Labour	Clare Leahy	391	22.7	+3.8
	Conservative	Ameer Ahmad	345	20.0	+1.2
	Green	Mary Chabrel	73	4.2	+0.1
Majority			524	30.4	–9.0
Turnout			1,724	32.9	+1.7
Registered electors			5,293
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.5

Penn and Mill End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Humphreys*	730	49.6	–1.8
	Conservative	Mike Sims	474	32.2	–1.5
	Labour	Martin Waldron	157	10.7	+1.5
	Green	Deesha Chandra	110	7.5	+1.8
Majority			256	17.4	–0.3
Turnout			1,471	28.8	–1.1
Registered electors			5,142
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.2

Rickmansworth Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Raw*	901	43.0	–4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Harman	785	37.5	+5.1
	Labour	Janet Cullen	215	10.3	–0.9
	Green	Cheryl Stungo	192	9.2	–0.1
Majority			116	5.5	–9.3
Turnout			2,093	37.8	+3.5
Registered electors			5,560
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

South Oxhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Cox*	697	59.3	–2.0
	Conservative	Christopher Alley	324	27.6	–0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rhys Southall	87	7.4	+2.2
	Green	Chris Lawrence	67	5.7	+0.1
Majority			373	31.7	–1.8
Turnout			1,175	22.2	–1.2
Registered electors			5,335
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9