Hertfordshire County Council elections
Appearance
Hertfordshire County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes, that took effect for the 2001 election, 77 councillors are elected for single member districts.[1]
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1977 |
Conservative | 1977 - 1985 |
No overall control | 1985 - 1989 |
Conservative | 1989 - 1993 |
No overall control | 1993 - 2001 |
Conservative | 2001–present |
Council elections
- Hertfordshire County Council election, 1993 - Labour 30, Conservative 27, Liberal Democrat 19, Independent 1
- Hertfordshire County Council election, 1997 - Conservative 38, Labour 30, Liberal Democrat 9,
- Hertfordshire County Council election, 2001 - Conservative 40, Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 10 (boundary changes took place for this election)[3]
- Hertfordshire County Council election, 2005 - Conservative 46, Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 14, Green 1
- Hertfordshire Council election, 2009 - Conservative 55, Liberal Democrat 17, Labour 3, Green 1, BNP 1
- Hertfordshire Council election, 2013 - Conservative 46, Liberal Democrat 16, Labour 15
County result maps
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2013 results map
By-election results
By-elections are held for any vacancies that arise between elections.
1993-1997
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Game | 1,067 | 62.0 | ||
Labour | Sylvia Courtnage | 424 | 24.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Appiah | 231 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 643 | 37.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,722 | 14.83 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,406 | 50.9 | |||
Labour | 1,083 | 39.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 273 | 9.9 | |||
Majority | 323 | ||||
Turnout | 2,762 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,842 | 47.8 | +12.6 | ||
Labour | 1,642 | 42.1 | −6.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 388 | 10.1 | −6.6 | ||
Majority | 218 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,854 | 34.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,399 | 50.6 | −4.8 | ||
Conservative | 1,106 | 40.1 | +12.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 166 | 6.0 | −11.0 | ||
Natural Law | 95 | 3.4 | +3.4 | ||
Majority | 293 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,766 | 24.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,293 | 51.7 | +11.3 | ||
Labour | 941 | 37.6 | −5.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 240 | 9.6 | −6.9 | ||
Natural Law | 27 | 1.1 | +1.1 | ||
Majority | 352 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,501 | 27.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,590 | 60.3 | +5.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 808 | 30.7 | +3.6 | ||
Labour | 237 | 9.0 | −8.7 | ||
Majority | 782 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,635 | 32.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,434 | 65.6 | +5.1 | ||
Conservative | 482 | 22.0 | −1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 270 | 12.4 | +0.3 | ||
Majority | 952 | 43.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,186 | 23.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,445 | 41.3 | +3.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,113 | 31.8 | −0.2 | ||
Conservative | 912 | 26.1 | −4.5 | ||
Independent | 25 | 0.7 | +0.7 | ||
Majority | 332 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,495 | 34.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Audrey Oaten | 1,413 | 51.0 | +35.1 | |
Labour | Geoffrey O'Connell | 817 | 29.5 | −14.6 | |
Conservative | Richard Southern | 472 | 17.0 | −15.8 | |
Green | Ian West | 70 | 2.5 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 596 | 21.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,772 | 27.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,246 | 48.8 | +11.5 | ||
Labour | 933 | 36.6 | −8.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 372 | 14.6 | −3.0 | ||
Majority | 313 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,551 | 26.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,851 | 59.9 | +8.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 625 | 20.2 | +2.3 | ||
Labour | 614 | 19.9 | −5.6 | ||
Majority | 1,226 | 39.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,090 | 30.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,064 | 52.5 | +11.4 | ||
Labour | 559 | 27.6 | −5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 403 | 19.9 | −5.8 | ||
Majority | 505 | 24.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,026 | 21.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Lloyd | 1,144 | 45.5 | −5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Knight | 994 | 39.6 | +18.8 | |
Conservative | Ralph Dimelow | 374 | 14.9 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 150 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,512 | 28.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Thake | 1,759 | 69.7 | +14.4 | |
Labour | Joseph McWalter | 322 | 12.7 | −5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Debra Wilkins | 310 | 12.3 | −7.0 | |
Green | Stuart Madgin | 133 | 5.2 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 1,437 | 57.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,524 | 23.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Teresa Heritage | 2,161 | 66.6 | +10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Steer | 819 | 25.3 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Linda Spiri | 153 | 4.7 | −7.2 | |
Green | Annette Tate | 110 | 3.4 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 1,342 | 41.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,243 | 30.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharon Taylor | 1,452 | 56.5 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Leslie Clark | 625 | 24.3 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Len Lambert | 329 | 12.8 | −6.8 | |
UKIP | Rick Seddon | 165 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 827 | 32.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,571 | 29.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2009-2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Plancey | 982 | 44.5 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Leon Reefe | 928 | 42.1 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Gamble | 170 | 7.7 | −4.6 | |
Independent | Frank Ward | 125 | 5.7 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 54 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,205 | 18.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martin Frearson | 1,482 | 42.1 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | Salih Gaygusuz | 1,250 | 35.5 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Iain Grant | 540 | 15.3 | −0.1 | |
Green | Kate Metcalf | 249 | 7.1 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 232 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,521 | 33.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Bernard Woodward | 2,483 | 52.7% | +7.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Ian Taylor | 1,256 | 26.6% | +0.6% | |
Labour | Alexander Julian Young | 977 | 20.7% | +10.5% | |
Majority | 1,227 | ||||
Turnout | 4,716 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
At the preceding election there had also been candidates for the British National Party (307 votes, 8.0%) and for the Green Party (392 votes, 10.3%).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dee Hart | 1,389 | 56.44 | +14.54 | |
Labour | Malcolm Aitken | 837 | 34.01 | +6.91 | |
UKIP | Albert Nicholas | 159 | 6.46 | +6.46 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Huse | 76 | 3.09 | −10.51 | |
Majority | 552 | 22.43 | |||
Turnout | 2,461 | 22.88 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kareen Mary Hastrick | 1231 | 40.2 | −3.3% | |
Labour | Diana Mary Ivory | 791 | 25.8 | +13.1% | |
Conservative | Richard Lloyd Vaughan Southern | 534 | 17.4 | −10.2% | |
UKIP | Nicholas Richard Lincoln | 351 | 11.5 | n/a | |
Green | Paula Mary Evelyn Broadhurst | 154 | 5.0 | −2.5% | |
Majority | 440 | 12.6% | |||
Turnout | 3061 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Election caused by the resignation of previous incumbent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Wyatt-Lowe | 1413 | 47.8 | −3.0 | |
Labour | Mike Bromberg | 693 | 23.5 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Angell | 456 | 15.4 | −5.8 | |
Green | Paul Harris | 180 | 6.1 | −7.2 | |
UKIP | Howard Koch | 151 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Independent | Rodney Tucker | 61 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 720 | ||||
Turnout | 23.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election caused by the resignation of previous incumbent.[15] Percentage change is since June 2009.
2013-2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Judi Candida BILLING | 1250 | 47.8 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Alan MILLARD | 673 | 25.7 | −7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lisa Victoria COURTS | 246 | 9.4 | +2.8 | |
UKIP | John Finbarr BARRY | 235 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Green | Gavin NICHOLSON | 212 | 8.1 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 577 | ||||
Turnout | 2621 | 22.42 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Caused by the death of the previous incumbent.
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