2023 Dacorum Borough Council election

2023 Dacorum Borough Council election

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 51 seats to Dacorum Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Andrew Williams Ron Tindall Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 31 seats, 42.8% 19 seats, 31.7% 1 seat, 0.8% Seats before 31 19 1
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election TBD

The 2023 Dacorum Borough Council election will take place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2023 Dacorum Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	50
	Liberal Democrats	51
	Independent	2
	Labour	50
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	19
	Reform UK	4

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Dacorum Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.

Adeyfield East

Adeyfield East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Williams*
	Conservative	William Wyatt-Lowe
	Labour	Barbara Pesch
	Labour	David Taylor
	Liberal Democrats	Faith Thornhill
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Thornhill

Adeyfield West

Adeyfield West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bola Ibrahim
	Conservative	Adam Wyatt-Lowe
	Labour	Gary Cook
	Labour	Helen Heenan
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian England*
	Liberal Democrats	Ron Tindall*

Aldbury and Wigginton

Aldbury and Wigginton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Richardson
	Labour	Deborah Charlton
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Reynolds

Apsley and Corner Hall

Apsley and Corner Hall (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Collier
	Conservative	Charlotte Palmer
	Conservative	Babita Sinha*
	Labour	Samidha Garg
	Labour	Shanmugam Jagatharan
	Labour	Daniel Worker
	Liberal Democrats	Toni Cox
	Liberal Democrats	David Deacon
	Liberal Democrats	Carrie Link

Ashridge

Ashridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry Douris*
	Labour	Jody Whitehall
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Jordan

Bennetts End

Bennetts End (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Muhammad Khan
	Conservative	Mark Rogers*
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Andy Lambert
	Independent	Jonh Birnie
	Labour	Lin Greenfield
	Labour	Pete Hannell
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Lovell
	Liberal Democrats	Lynda Roe

Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Armytage
	Conservative	Sue Beardshaw
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Leslie Tate
	Labour	Kevin Dunford
	Labour	Kae Meeks
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Bristow
	Liberal Democrats	Rick Freedman*
	Reform UK	Lesley Taylor

Berkhamsted East

Berkhamsted East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rene De Silva
	Conservative	Ian Reay
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Kevin Fielding
	Labour	Michael Bromberg
	Labour	Jay Gladdy
	Liberal Democrats	Garrick Stevens*
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Taylor*

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carol Green
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Bernard Hurley
	Labour	Rebecca Mackenzie
	Labour	Christopher Roberts
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Stewart
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Symington*

Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gbola Adeleke*
	Conservative	Stewart Riddick*
	Conservative	Philip Walker
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Wiebke Carr
	Labour	Michael Buttleman
	Labour	Antony Fitzgerald
	Labour	James Wignall
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Bell
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Hawkswood
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Hollinghurst

Boxmoor

Boxmoor (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Allen
	Conservative	Grace Froggatt
	Conservative	Carole Levene
	Labour	Andrew Suzmeyan
	Labour	Helen Terry
	Labour	Lee Whitehill
	Liberal Democrats	William Allen*
	Liberal Democrats	Simy Dhyani*
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Hobson*

Chauldren and Warners End

Chauldren and Warners End (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Durrant*
	Conservative	Graeme Elliot*
	Conservative	Fiona Guest*
	Labour	Anne Harradine
	Labour	Kit Wales
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Kennedy
	Liberal Democrats	Allison Mackenzie
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Wilson
	Reform UK	Michael Potts

Gadebridge

Gadebridge (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Bignell
	Conservative	Heather Pound
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Christine Ridley
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Suzanne Watts
	Labour	Angela Mitchell
	Labour	Gary Ruff
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Angell
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Owen

Grovehill

Grovehill (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Banks*
	Conservative	Alex Bhinder*
	Conservative	Goverdhan Silwal*
	Labour	Pat Dartnell
	Labour	Jennifer Dickson
	Labour	Stephen Fisher
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Keay
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Macey
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Short
	Reform UK	Noel Willcox

Hemel Hempstead Town

Hemel Hempstead Town (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rob Beauchamp*
	Conservative	Mike Pound
	Labour	Malik Ijlal
	Labour	Janet Ventiroso
	Liberal Democrats	Sadie Hobson
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Santamaria

Highfield

Highfield (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Griffiths
	Conservative	Bindu Gupta
	Labour	Vanessa Mitchell
	Labour	Raymond York
	Liberal Democrats	Sammy Barry-Mears*
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Link*

Kings Langley

Kings Langley (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Anderson*
	Conservative	Alan Johnson*
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Ashley Lawrence
	Labour	Julia Coleman
	Labour	Dominic Hook
	Liberal Democrats	Holli Pandit
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Parkins

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Griffiths*
	Conservative	Neil Harden*
	Conservative	Rosie Sutton*
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Paul De Hoest
	Labour	Stephen Alexander
	Labour	Ian Laidlaw-Dickson
	Labour	Mandi attershall
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Bromham
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Gale
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine McArevey

Nash Mills

Nash Mills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sanjay Jamuar
	Independent	Jan Maddern*
	Labour	Jane Gibbons
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Bell

Northchurch

Northchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackie Jones
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Rose Sheridan
	Labour	Steve Ritchie
	Liberal Democrats	Lara Pringle*

Tring Central

Tring Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Baker
	Conservative	Phil Hills
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Roger Oliver
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Mark Rutherford
	Labour	Jacob Ellett
	Labour	Jim Lawler
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Weston
	Liberal Democrats	Sheron Wilkie*

Tring East

Tring East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penny Hearn*
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	William Burgar
	Labour	Jack Curham
	Liberal Democrats	Michela Capozzi

Tring West and Rural

Tring West and Rural (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Justin Charlton-Jones
	Conservative	Mike Hicks
	Green Party of England and Wales (2023)	Joe Stopps
	Labour	Colin Phillips
	Labour	Mark Rutherford
	Liberal Democrats	John Mottershead
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Patterson

Watling

Watling (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Barradell
	Conservative	Jane Timmis*
	Labour	Alan Olive
	Labour	Emma Reed
	Liberal Democrats	Lloyd Harris
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Symington

Woodhall Farm

Woodhall Farm (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Belinda Williams
	Conservative	Colette Wyatt-Lowe*
	Labour	Alan Dickson
	Labour	Amanda Pollard
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Curtis-England
	Liberal Democrats	David Egerton
	Reform UK	Saba Poursaeedi