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North Hertfordshire District Council elections

Local government elections in Hertfordshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

One third of North Hertfordshire District Council in England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. A boundary review is underway to allow the council to instead be elected all at once every four years from 2024 onwards[needs update].[1]

Council elections

More information Year, Conservative ...
Composition of the council[2][3]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Independents
& Others
Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (48 seats)
1973 23 17 0 8 No overall control
1976 30 11 0 7 Conservative
New ward boundaries (50 seats)[4]
1979 34 12 0 4 Conservative
1980 32 14 0 4 Conservative
1982 32 14 0 4 Conservative
1983 30 15 1 4 Conservative
1984 31 12 2 5 Conservative
1986 26 14 7 3 Conservative
1987 26 13 8 3 Conservative
1988 27 13 7 3 Conservative
1990[5][6] 29 15 3 3 Conservative
1991 26 18 2 4 Conservative
1992 26 17 3 4 Conservative
1994 25 18 5 2 No overall control
1995 22 21 6 1 No overall control
1996 16 26 7 1 Labour
1998 17 26 6 1 Labour
New ward boundaries (49 seats)[7]
1999 28 18 3 0 Conservative
2000 29 18 2 0 Conservative
2002 28 17 4 0 Conservative
2003 27 16 6 0 Conservative
2004 28 14 7 0 Conservative
2006 33 9 7 0 Conservative
New ward boundaries (49 seats)[8]
2007 30 10 9 0 Conservative
2008 32 8 9 0 Conservative
2010 33 7 9 0 Conservative
2011 34 7 8 0 Conservative
2012 33 10 6 0 Conservative
2014 34 12 3 0 Conservative
2015 36 11 2 0 Conservative
2016 34 12 3 0 Conservative
2018 29 14 6 0 Conservative
2019 22 16 11 0 No overall control
2021 23 15 11 0 No overall control
2022 19 17 13 0 No overall control
2023 15 19 15 0 No overall control
New ward boundaries (51 seats)[9]
2024 7 25 19 0 No overall control
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By-elections

2002-2006

More information Party, Candidate ...
Baldock East By-Election 17 November 2005[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Kirkland[11] 331 48.3 −4.7
Conservative 324 47.2 +0.2
Labour 31 4.5 +4.5
Majority 7 1.0
Turnout 686
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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2010-2014

More information Party, Candidate ...
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo By-Election 15 November 2012[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Faye Barnard 774 56.8 −7.4
UKIP Peter Robbins 217 15.9 +15.9
Labour Jackie McDonald 189 13.9 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Johnson 110 8.1 +0.4
Green George Howe 72 5.3 −5.8
Majority 557 40.9
Turnout 1,362
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Letchworth South West By-Election 15 November 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Cunningham 761 51.3 −2.7
Labour Martin Stears-Handscomb 399 26.9 +7.1
UKIP John Barry 184 12.4 +12.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret Higbid 88 5.9 −7.6
Green Mario May 51 3.4 −9.3
Majority 362 24.4
Turnout 1,483
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Hitchin Oughton By-Election 12 September 2013[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Radcliffe 361 48.0 −12.8
Conservative Mara MacSeoinin 180 23.9 −0.7
UKIP Peter Croft 148 19.7 +19.7
Green Jacqueline Greatorex 32 4.3 −5.5
Liberal Democrats Clare Body 31 4.1 −0.7
Majority 181 24.1
Turnout 752
Labour hold Swing
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2014-2018

More information Party, Candidate ...
Hitchin Oughton By-Election 10 November 2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Stears-Handscomb 258 31.9 −17.4
Independent Jackie McDonald 200 24.8 +24.8
Conservative Serena Farrow 158 19.6 −12.4
Liberal Democrats Louise Peace 150 18.6 +9.9
Green George Howe 42 5.2 −4.8
Majority 58 7.2
Turnout 808
Labour hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Hitchin Priory By-Election 4 May 2017[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Shakespeare-Smith 717 41.7 −2.6
Liberal Democrats John Hefford 394 22.9 +12.3
Independent Jacqueline McDonald 277 16.1 +6.1
Labour Dave Winstanley 219 12.7 −5.5
Green Des Stephens 114 6.6 −2.6
Majority 323 7.2
Turnout 1,721
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Royston Heath By-Election 4 May 2017[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Dingley 844 50.4 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Stanier 470 28.1 +14.7
Labour Vaughan West 196 11.7 −4.6
Green Katherine Shann 97 5.8 −1.3
UKIP Christopher Arquati 68 4.1 −8.0
Majority 374 22.3
Turnout 1,675
Conservative hold Swing
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2018-2022

More information Party, Candidate ...
Hitchin Highbury By-Election 10 March 2022[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raj Bhakar 1,238 67.0 +18.6
Conservative Samuel Forsyth 450 24.3 −3.8
Green Deolinda Eltringham 134 7.2 −1.1
CPA Leigh Smith 27 1.5 +0.4
Majority 788 42.6
Turnout 1,849
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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2022-2026

More information Party, Candidate ...
Royston Palace By-Election 17 October 2024[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Lucas 302 25.9
Liberal Democrats Gill Lewis 298 25.6
Conservative Callum Bartram-Bell 280 24.1
Reform John Froggett 196 16.8
Green Peter Wilkin 88 7.6
Majority 4 0.3
Turnout 1,164
Labour hold Swing
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