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. [1]
The elections have been as follows: [2] [3]
Year | Seats | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats [a] | Ratepayers | Independent | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
1976 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
1979 | 50 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | New ward boundaries. [4] |
1980 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
1982 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
1983 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1984 | 50 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
1986 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
1987 | 50 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
1988 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
1990 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [5] [6] |
1991 | 50 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
1992 | 50 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
1994 | 50 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
1995 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
1996 | 50 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
1998 | 50 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
1999 | 49 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. [7] |
2000 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2003 | 49 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | 49 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
2007 | 49 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. [8] |
2008 | 49 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 49 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | 49 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 49 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | 49 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 49 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 49 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 49 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 49 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
2024 | 51 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. [9] |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. [1]
The elections have been as follows: [2] [3]
Year | Seats | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats [a] | Ratepayers | Independent | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
1976 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
1979 | 50 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | New ward boundaries. [4] |
1980 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
1982 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
1983 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1984 | 50 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
1986 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
1987 | 50 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
1988 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
1990 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [5] [6] |
1991 | 50 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
1992 | 50 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
1994 | 50 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
1995 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
1996 | 50 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
1998 | 50 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
1999 | 49 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. [7] |
2000 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2003 | 49 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | 49 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
2007 | 49 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. [8] |
2008 | 49 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 49 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | 49 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 49 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | 49 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 49 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 49 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 49 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 49 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
2024 | 51 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. [9] |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |