2022 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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2022 North Hertfordshire District Council election
← 2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023 →
18 out of 49 seats to North Hertfordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Claire Strong Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg Ruth Brown
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 23 15 11
Seats won 4 9 5
Seats after 19 17 13
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 10,927 10,032 9,807
Percentage 33.5% 30.8% 30.1%
Swing Decrease 8.0% Increase 3.9% Increase 10.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Leader before election

Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg
Labour
No overall control

The 2022 North Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect 18 of the 49 members of North Hertfordshire District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections around the country. The council remained under no overall control, with a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition continuing to run the council. The leader of the council remained the Labour group leader, Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg, and the deputy leader of the council remained the Liberal Democrat group leader, Ruth Brown.[2]

Results summary[edit]

2022 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 4 Decrease 4 22.2 15 19 38.8 10,927 33.5 -8.0
  Labour 9 Increase 2 50.0 8 17 34.7 10,032 30.8 +3.9
  Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 2 27.8 8 13 26.5 9,807 30.1 +10.1
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,698 5.2 -5.5
  CPA 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 70 0.2 ±0.0
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 48 0.1 -0.4
  Heritage 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 32 0.1 New

Ward results[edit]

The results for each ward were as follows. Where the previous incumbent was standing for re-election they are marked with an asterisk(*).[1]

Baldock Town[edit]

Baldock Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alistair Kieran Oliver Willoughby 871 40.6 +8.9
Conservative Harvey William Baker 806 37.6 -10.7
Green Timothy Peter Lee
(Tim Lee) 		224 10.5 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Paul Thomas
(Steve Thomas) 		210 9.8 -0.6
Heritage Michelle Carine Dray 32 1.5 N/A
Majority 65 3.0
Turnout 2,150 37.9
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase9.8

Codicote[edit]

Codicote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Robert Moody* 519 59.0 +2.0
Labour Daniel Ian Wright-Mason 250 28.4 +13.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Ian King 110 12.5 +7.2
Majority 269 30.6
Turnout 883 41.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.8

Hitchin Bearton[edit]

Hitchin Bearton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Valerie Ann Bryant*
(Val Bryant) 		1,238 54.1 +4.7
Conservative Anthony Patrick Strong
(Tony Strong) 		367 16.0 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Daniel Clayden 358 15.6 +1.4
Green Anni Elke Sander 326 14.2 -0.2
Majority 871 38.1
Turnout 2,303 36.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase5.4

Hitchin Highbury[edit]

Hitchin Highbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Samuel Peter William Collins*
(Sam Collins) 		1,790 67.4 +19.0
Conservative Samuel William Forsyth
(Sam Forsyth) 		549 20.7 -7.4
Labour Angela Jean Griggs 281 10.6 -3.5
CPA Leigh Smith 35 1.3 +0.2
Majority 1,241 46.7
Turnout 2,660 42.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase13.2

Hitchin Oughton[edit]

Hitchin Oughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Clare Helen Billing* 663 58.8 +19.7
Conservative Sarah Jane Free 263 23.3 -5.5
Liberal Democrats Susana Muñoz Maniega 167 14.8 +6.9
CPA Sidney Clifford Cordle
(Sid Cordle) 		35 3.1 N/A
Majority 400 35.5
Turnout 1,130 31.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase12.6

Hitchin Priory[edit]

Hitchin Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Francis Lucas
(Chris Lucas) 		1,080 58.3 +29.1
Conservative Dominic John Crean Griffiths 530 28.6 -13.4
Labour Peter Malcolm Taylor 140 7.6 -7.7
Green Deolinda Maria Eltringham 101 5.5 -6.9
Majority 550 29.7
Turnout 1,859 49.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase21.3

Hitchin Walsworth[edit]

Hitchin Walsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op James Howard Denselow 1,109 45.9 +4.5
Conservative Nusrat Latif 586 24.3 -13.0
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Julie Townsend
(Liz Townsend) 		377 15.6 +4.8
Green William Barry Lavin
(Will Lavin) 		343 14.2 +3.7
Majority 523 21.6
Turnout 2,428 39.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase8.8

Hitchwood, Offa & Hoo[edit]

Hitchwood, Offa & Hoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Faye Susan Frost* 1,196 52.9 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Margaret Parkin 672 29.7 +21.9
Labour David James Winstanley
(Dave Winstanley) 		395 17.5 +6.4
Majority 524 23.2
Turnout 2,278 38.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.7

Kimpton[edit]

Kimpton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Gerald Muncer 349 41.5 -21.7
Liberal Democrats Nicola Miranda Campbell Jackman
(Nicky Jackman) 		276 32.9 +18.2
Labour Douglas Arthur Jenner
(Doug Jenner) 		106 12.6 -1.8
Green Davina Ruth Malcolm 61 7.3 -0.4
Independent John Cyril Bishop* 48 5.7 N/A
Majority 73 8.6
Turnout 843 47.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease20.0

John Bishop had previously held the Kimpton seat as a Conservative, but resigned from the party shortly before the 2022 election and stood as an independent candidate.

Knebworth[edit]

Knebworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Lisa Nash*
(Lisa Nash) 		1,206 60.4 +31.1
Conservative Lee Jonathan Chapman 621 31.1 -26.4
Labour Alan Garth Trangmar 170 8.5 ±0.0
Majority 585 29.3
Turnout 2,010 48.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase28.8

Letchworth East[edit]

Letchworth East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Tamsin Le Ann Scott Thomas 833 60.5 +16.1
Conservative Helen Denise Derbyshire 365 26.5 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Sally Margaret Jarvis
(Sal Jarvis) 		179 13.0 +5.8
Majority 468 34.0
Turnout 1,388 31.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase9.4

This Letchworth East seat had been vacant since October 2021 following the resignation of the previous Labour councillor, Sue Ngwala.

Letchworth Grange[edit]

Letchworth Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Daniel Peter Mark Allen* 1,185 58.7 +25.5
Conservative Stephen Robert Boakes 835 41.3 -6.7
Majority 350 17.4
Turnout 2,048 36.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase16.1

Letchworth South East[edit]

Letchworth South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sean Nolan 784 40.5 +5.6
Conservative Andrew Clare 776 40.1 -6.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Anthony James Marment 248 12.8 +4.4
Green Hazel Tracy Middleton 126 6.5 -0.9
Majority 8 0.4
Turnout 1,953 36.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase6.0

Letchworth South West[edit]

Letchworth South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Phillip Christopher Weeder
(Phil Weeder) 		1,067 41.8 +15.5
Conservative James Durston 965 37.8 -8.5
Labour Leo James Chapman 351 13.8 -3.4
Green Alan Edmund Borgars 169 6.6 -2.3
Majority 102 4.0
Turnout 2,567 43.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase12.0

Letchworth Wilbury[edit]

Letchworth Wilbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Thomas Joseph Plater
(Tom Plater) 		675 53.5 -0.5
Conservative Harrison Michael Edwards 352 27.9 -9.6
Green Ian Huw John Clayfield 147 11.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ircha 88 7.0 -1.5
Majority 323 25.6
Turnout 1,269 32.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase4.6

Royston Heath[edit]

Royston Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Gillian Brown* 988 54.0 +19.4
Conservative Mark James Hughes 536 29.3 -5.3
Labour Co-op Kenneth Garland
(Ken Garland) 		196 10.7 -1.4
Green Hugh David Parker 111 6.1 -2.6
Majority 452 24.7
Turnout 1,853 41.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase12.4

Royston Meridian[edit]

Royston Meridian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Compton* 749 43.3 -4.0
Liberal Democrats Amy Chesterton Di Capite 694 40.2 +17.2
Labour Stephen Lockett 195 11.3 +1.4
Green John Briggs Hully 90 5.2 -4.3
Majority 55 3.1
Turnout 1,734 40.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.6

Royston Palace[edit]

Royston Palace
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Christopher Volante Hinchliff
(Chris Hinchliff) 		590 40.7 +7.6
Conservative Sarah Anne Dingley* 563 38.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Bryony Clare May 297 20.5 +6.1
Majority 27 1.9
Turnout 1,468 33.6
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Election results 2022". North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 26 May 2022" (PDF). North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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