Dacorum Borough Council elections
Appearance
Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2007, 51 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973–1976 |
Conservative | 1976–1995 |
Labour | 1995–1999 |
No overall control | 1999–2003 |
Conservative | 2003–present |
Council elections
- Dacorum District Council election, 1973
- Dacorum District Council election, 1976
- Dacorum District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Dacorum District Council election, 1983
- Dacorum Borough Council election, 1987 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- Dacorum Borough Council election, 1991 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- Dacorum Borough Council election, 1995
- Dacorum Borough Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6)[6][7]
- Dacorum Borough Council election, 2003
- Dacorum Borough Council election, 2007 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[2][8]
- Dacorum Borough Council election, 2011
- Dacorum Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,338 | 69.4 | +26.6 | ||
Labour | 496 | 25.7 | −19.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 93 | 4.8 | −7.7 | ||
Majority | 842 | 43.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,927 | 36.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 845 | ||||
Labour | 802 | ||||
Labour | 743 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 415 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 372 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 322 | ||||
Conservative | 302 | ||||
Conservative | 289 | ||||
Conservative | 277 | ||||
Turnout | 4,367 | 29.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carol Green | 699 | |||
Conservative | Ian Reay | 695 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Garrick Stevens | 559 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Such | 521 | |||
Labour | Bertram Bannister | 89 | |||
Labour | Beryl Milne | 88 | |||
Turnout | 2,651 | 32.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Bradnock & Richard Roberts | 2,264 & 1,931 | 56.8 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Griffiths & Carol Richardson | 896 & 755 | 22.5 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Beryl Milnes & Alan Oliver | 827 & 769 | 20.7 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 1,368 | 34.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,987 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Olive | 424 | 40.8 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Stephen Mark Holmes | 398 | 38.3 | −14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael John Bethune | 204 | 19.6 | +19.6 | |
UKIP | Barry Newton | 13 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 26 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,039 | 23.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Gronert | 770 | 52.7 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Kevin Minier | 516 | 35.3 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Dashwood | 176 | 12.0 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 254 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,462 | 34.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Hogg | 624 | 43.2 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Frances Ryan | 618 | 42.8 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doreen Coburn | 201 | 13.9 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,443 | 33.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fiona Guest | 552 | 46.8 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Susan White | 514 | 43.6 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Watkin | 113 | 9.6 | −9.2 | |
Majority | 38 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,179 | 30.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lucy Foster | 382 | 54.3 | +9.0 | |
Labour | Mark Quinn | 276 | 39.2 | −4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Coulter | 45 | 6.4 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 106 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 703 | 33.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Link | 835 | 52.8 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Stephen Fisher | 498 | 31.5 | −15.0 | |
Conservative | Kevin Minier | 249 | 15.7 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 337 | 21.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,582 | 30.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Coxage | 570 | 39.3 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | John Whitman | 457 | 31.5 | −12.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Wilson | 250 | 17.2 | +4.1 | |
National Front | Simon Deacon | 106 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Paul Harris | 42 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
UKIP | Barry Newton | 26 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 113 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,451 | 40.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dan Wood | 486 | 32.8 | −8.6 | |
Labour | Sue White | 429 | 29.0 | −13.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Wilson | 362 | 24.5 | +8.1 | |
BNP | Janet Price | 203 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 57 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,480 | 35.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rosemarie Hollinghurst | 593 | 64.7 | +29 | |
Conservative | Paul Richardson | 305 | 33.1 | −24 | |
Labour | Thomas Arden Wright | 18 | 1.9 | −4 | |
Majority | 288 | 31 | |||
Turnout | 916 | 47 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 26% [16] |
2011-2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rosie Sutton | 566 | 49.0 | ||
Labour | Paul Eastwood | 406 | 35.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nitesh Dave | 70 | 6.1 | ||
English Democrat | Simon Deacon | 47 | 4.1 | ||
UKIP | Howard Koch | 43 | 3.7 | ||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Paul De Hoest | 24 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 160 | 13.8 | |||
Turnout | 1159 | 27.24 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vacancy caused by resignation of Conservative incumbent Stephen Holmes. [18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ron TINDALL | 363 | 32.6 | +18.1 | |
Labour | Mike MOORE | 278 | 25.0 | −17.5 | |
Conservative | Barry NEWTON | 229 | 20.6 | −22.5 | |
UKIP | Noel SWINFORD | 193 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
English Democrat | Simon DEACON | 51 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 85 | ||||
Turnout | 4174 | 26.68 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Vacancy caused by resignation of Labour incumbent. Percentage changes are since May 2011
2015-present
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Adrian England | 520 | |||
Conservative | Tony Gallagher | 233 | |||
Labour | Gary Michael Cook | 166 | |||
UKIP | Rachel Catherine Biggs | 115 | |||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Angela May Lynch | 17 | |||
Majority | 287 | ||||
Turnout | 1051 | 24.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lara Pringle | 545 | |||
Conservative | Rob McCarthy | 260 | |||
Labour | Gareth Hawden | 97 | |||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Joe Pitts | 19 | |||
Majority | 285 | ||||
Turnout | 921 | 40.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
- ^ "May 2007 Election Results". Dacorum Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
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(help) - ^ The District of Dacorum (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ The Dacorum and Three Rivers (Areas) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Dacorum". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
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(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Bennetts End" (PDF). Dacorum Borough Council. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
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(help) [dead link] - ^ "Warners End Result" (PDF). Dacorum Borough Council. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
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(help) - ^ "Results of the Aldbury & Wigginton by election". Dacorum Borough Council. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ http://www.swhertslibdems.org.uk/news/000181/welldeserved_win_for_lib_dem_rosemarie_hollinghurst_in_aldbury_and_wigginton_byelection_on_dacorum_bc.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). Dacorum Borough Council. 21 June May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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- ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). Dacorum Borough Council. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home%5Ccouncil-democracy/elections-and-voting/elections-2016
- ^ https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home%5Ccouncil-democracy/elections-and-voting/elections-2018