East Hertfordshire District Council is elected every four years.
Elections Summary and Political control
Election | Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat / | Green | Independent /
Residents | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | No Overall Control | 16 | 5 | 10 | 19 | - | |
2019 | Conservative | 40 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | |
2015 | Conservative | 50 | - | - | - | - | |
2011 | Conservative | 46 | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
2007 | Conservative | 42 | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
2003 | Conservative | 41 | - | 7 | - | 2 | |
1999 | Conservative | 31 | 8 | 9 | - | 2 | |
1995 | No Overall Control | 23 | 8 | 16 | - | 3 | |
1991 | Conservative | 32 | 2 | 12 | - | 4 | |
1987 | Conservative | 32 | 1 | 5 | - | 12 | |
1983 | Conservative | 32 | 2 | 2 | - | 14 | |
1979 | Conservative | 30 | 3 | - | - | 17 | |
1976 | Conservative | 28 | 1 | - | - | 19 | |
1973 | No Overall Control | 16 | 10 | - | - | 22 |
The Council had 48 members at the 1973 and 1976 elections, afterwards the council had 50 members.
Council elections
- 1973 East Hertfordshire District Council election
- 1976 East Hertfordshire District Council election
- 1979 East Hertfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 1983 East Hertfordshire District Council election
- 1987 East Hertfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
- 1991 East Hertfordshire District Council election
- 1995 East Hertfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
- 1999 East Hertfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 2003 East Hertfordshire District Council election
- 2007 East Hertfordshire District Council election
- 2011 East Hertfordshire District Council election
- 2015 East Hertfordshire District Council election
- 2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election
- 2023 East Hertfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
Results maps
By-election results
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 324 | 49.7 | −17.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 247 | 37.9 | +26.5 | ||
Labour | 80 | 12.3 | −9.6 | ||
Majority | 77 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 651 | 33.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 325 | 30.0 | +10.9 | ||
Labour | 295 | 27.2 | +4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 230 | 21.2 | +3.0 | ||
Independent | 172 | 15.9 | −12.0 | ||
Green | 63 | 5.8 | −6.1 | ||
Majority | 30 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,085 | 16.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 307 | 58.9 | −6.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 194 | 37.2 | +2.2 | ||
Labour | 20 | 3.8 | +3.8 | ||
Majority | 113 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 521 | 30.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Giles Scrivener | 308 | 64.0 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Maureen Marr | 89 | 18.5 | −15.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Gubb | 65 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Green | Lydia Somerville | 20 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 219 | 45.5 | |||
Turnout | 482 | 24.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Haysey | 317 | 74.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Edwards | 85 | 19.9 | ||
Labour | Pamela Nicholas | 25 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 232 | 54.3 | |||
Turnout | 427 | 23.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janet Mayes | 314 | 78.3 | ||
Labour | Richard Cooke | 36 | 9.0 | ||
Green | Glen Baker | 26 | 6.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Davies | 25 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 278 | 69.3 | |||
Turnout | 401 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Shaw | 674 | 46.8 | +27.7 | |
Conservative | George Powell | 663 | 46.0 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Linda Harvey | 104 | 7.2 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 11 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,441 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Newman | 339 | 58.9 | +58.9 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Williamson | 206 | 35.8 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Linda Harvey | 31 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 133 | 23.1 | |||
Turnout | 576 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eric Buckmaster | 441 | 45.1 | +45.1 | |
Conservative | William Mortimer | 343 | 35.1 | −7.4 | |
Labour | Peter Mitchell | 99 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Mitchell | 95 | 9.7 | −11.7 | |
Majority | 98 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 978 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
2011-2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Warnell | 713 | 49.9 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mione Goldspink | 452 | 31.7 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Val Cooke | 263 | 18.4 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 261 | 18.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,428 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeff Jones | 626 | 49.6 | +4.1 | |
Independent | Debbie Lemay | 404 | 32.0 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Anthony Martin | 233 | 18.4 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 222 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,263 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jim Thornton | 961 | 55.5 | +28.3 | |
Conservative | Barbara Martin | 769 | 44.5 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 192 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,730 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rik Sharma | 755 | 90.2 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Steve Buckingham | 82 | 9.8 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 673 | 80.4 | |||
Turnout | 837 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cutting | 779 | 31.1 | −0.4 | |
UKIP | Deborah Rennie | 734 | 29.3 | +29.3 | |
Labour | Natalie Russell | 509 | 20.3 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Madeline Goldspink | 483 | 19.3 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 45 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,505 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2015-2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Charlotte Snowdon | 269 | 52.0 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rob Lambie | 101 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
UKIP | Sheila Pettman | 70 | 13.5 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Graham Nickson | 56 | 10.8 | −1.7 | |
Green | Hilary Cullen | 21 | 4.1 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 168 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | 517 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Charlotte Snowdon appeared on the ballot as an independent due to nomination issues. As she joined the Conservative grouping upon her election, this by-election is listed as a Conservative hold.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Boylan | 179 | 42.9 | −24.6 | |
UKIP | Geoffrey Miles | 79 | 18.9 | +18.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sara Mihajlovic | 75 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
Labour | David Bell | 46 | 11.0 | −8.9 | |
Green | Tabitha Evans | 38 | 9.1 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 100 | 24.0 | |||
Turnout | 417 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Radford | 593 | 49.0 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Veronica Fraser | 207 | 17.1 | −2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Freya Waterhouse | 188 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
Green | Tony Tarrega | 157 | 13.0 | −4.6 | |
UKIP | Mike Shaw | 65 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 386 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,210 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Stowe | 668 | 77.2 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Jordan | 197 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
Majority | 471 | 54.4 | |||
Turnout | 865 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sophie Bell | 531 | 67.0 | +67.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Huggins | 238 | 30.1 | −36.3 | |
Labour | Veronica Fraser | 23 | 2.9 | −8.3 | |
Majority | 293 | 36.9 | |||
Turnout | 794 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
2019-2023
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Townsend | 1,194 | 49.6 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Shane Manning | 821 | 34.1 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Thomas Diamond | 392 | 16.3 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 373 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,407 | 40.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
See also
References
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- The East Hertfordshire and Stevenage (Areas) Order 1984
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