North Hertfordshire District Council elections

One third of North Hertfordshire District Council in England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1994
No overall control 1994 - 1996
Labour 1996 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - present

Council elections

By-election results

By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,635 50.8 -7.9
Conservative 1,025 31.8 +5.1
Liberal Democrat 560 17.4 +2.8
Majority 610 19.0
Turnout 3,220 72.9
Labour hold Swing
Codicote By-Election 22 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 632 59.8 +36.9
Conservative 343 32.5 -33.7
Liberal Democrat 82 7.8 -3.1
Majority 289 27.3
Turnout 1,057 52.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Hitchin Highbury By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 2,102 57.7 +16.2
Conservative 1,542 42.3 -5.1
Majority 560 15.4
Turnout 3,644
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Letchworth Grange By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jon Newham 1,725 54.8 +4.2
Conservative 911 29.0 -8.5
Liberal Democrat 510 16.2 +4.3
Majority 814 25.8
Turnout 3,146
Labour hold Swing
Baldock East By-Election 17 November 2005[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Marilyn Kirkland 331 48.2 -4.8
Conservative Les Wilsher 324 47.2 +0.2
Labour Paul Burgin 31 4.5 +4.5
Majority 7 1.0
Turnout 686 38.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

References

  1. The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. "North Hertfordshire". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  7. "Labour vote surges in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2005-11-18. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

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