Herefordshire Council elections

Herefordshire Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control		Years
	Liberal Democrats	1997–2000
	No overall control	2000–2007
	Conservative	2007–present

Council elections

• Herefordshire Council election, 1997
• Herefordshire Council election, 2000
• Herefordshire Council election, 2003
• Herefordshire Council election, 2007
• Herefordshire Council election, 2011
• Herefordshire Council election, 2015 (boundary changes take effect)

By-election results

Weobley By-Election 26 March 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		333	35.5
	Liberal Democrat		284	30.3
	Conservative		234	24.9
	Labour		62	6.6
	Green		25	2.4
Majority			49	5.2
Turnout			938	38.5
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Holmer By-Election 11 February 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		375	35.6	-22.1
	Labour		349	33.2	+12.4
	Conservative		220	20.9	+0.6
	Independent		108	10.3	+10.3
Majority			26	2.4
Turnout			1,052	19.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Hope End By-Election 20 May 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		736	49.5	+24.0
	Liberal Democrat		312	21.0	-5.9
	Independent		221	14.9	-9.5
	Green		148	10.0	-3.0
	Labour		69	4.6	-5.6
Majority			424	28.5
Turnout			1,486
	Conservative hold		Swing

Three Elms By-Election 18 November 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		517	53.1	+31.5
	Liberal Democrat		283	29.1	-29.7
	Labour		135	13.7	-5.9
	Green		39	4.0	+4.0
Majority			234	24.0
Turnout			974	21.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

St Martin's By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		743	42.5	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat		566	32.3	-6.5
	Conservative		296	16.9	+4.0
	Independent		145	8.3	+8.3
Majority			177	10.2
Turnout			1,750
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

St Nicholas By-Election 22 January 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Fiona Short	936	37.0	-7.6
	Conservative	John Ward	783	30.9	+9.4
	Independent	Julie Woodward	524	20.7	-13.2
	Labour	John Hitchin	288	11.4	+11.4
Majority			153	6.1
Turnout			2,531	52.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Tupsley By-Election 1 December 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Taylor	831	44.0	+8.7
	Conservative	John Perris	608	32.2	+8.4
	Independent	Guy Griffiths	274	14.5	-15.4
	Labour	John Oliver	118	6.3	+6.3
	Independent	Richard Thomas	56	3.0	+3.0
Majority			223	11.8
Turnout			1,887	27.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Kerne Bridge By-Election 1 June 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jarvis	482	41.6	+8.2
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Truman	308	26.6	+26.6
	Independent		249	21.5	-45.1
	Independent		119	10.3	+10.3
Majority			174	15.0
Turnout			1,158	47.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Old Gore By-Election 10 April 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Durkin	422	37.9	-8.1
	Independent	John Gartside	401	36.0	-1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Josephine Lane	241	21.7	+5.4
	Green	Adrian Worgan	49	4.4	+4.4
Majority			21	1.9
Turnout			1,113	46.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

• 2011 BBC election results for Herefordshire
• By-election results

External links

• Herefordshire Council