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2000 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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2000 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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17 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
LD
Leader F. John Smith David Kearns Steve Jarvis
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 28 18 3
Seats after 29 18 2
Seat change Increase1 Steady Decrease1

Leader before election

F. John Smith
Conservative

Leader after election

F. John Smith
Conservative

The 2000 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 4 May 2000, at the same time as other local elections across England. 17 of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election, being the usual third plus a by-election in Hitchin Walsworth ward.[1]

Ward Results

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The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[2]

Baldock Town ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Knighton* 1,120 57.1% +2.5
Labour Joanna White 679 34.6% −7.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Simpson 164 8.4% −3.2
Turnout 34.5%
Conservative hold Swing 4.9
Hitchin Bearton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Stears* 787 51.2% −8.6
Conservative Patricia Cherry 480 31.3% −1.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Catchpole 110 7.2% −3.9
Natural Law David Cooke 106 6.9% 0.0
Green Nigel Howitt 53 3.5% −8.0
Turnout 29.3%
Labour hold Swing -3.8
Hitchin Highbury ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Greenwood* 1,061 47.4% −10.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark 928 41.5% +3.0
Labour Jonathan Newham 200 8.9% −12.1
Green Lydia Howitt 49 2.2% −5.0
Turnout 40.9%
Conservative hold Swing -6.7
Hitchin Oughton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Kirby* 584 62.9% −9.4
Conservative Nigel Brook 266 28.7% +6.4
Liberal Democrats Ingeborg Sutcliffe 69 7.4% −2.6
Natural Law Lesley Relph 9 1% +1.0
Turnout 24.9%
Labour hold Swing -7.9
Hitchin Priory ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Thake* 1,056 71.8% −8.0
Labour Peter Terry 248 16.9% −13.4
Liberal Democrats John Winder 166 11.3% −14.5
Turnout 36.8%
Conservative hold Swing 2.7
Hitchin Walsworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Kirk 930 48.1% +4.5
Conservative Bernard Lovewell* 844 43.6% −1.0
Labour Robert Whatson 832 43%
Conservative Ray Shakespeare-Smith 782 40.4%
Liberal Democrats David Shirley 160 8.3% −2.1
Green George Howe 110 5.7% −2.6
Natural Law Russell Howard 31 1.6% −1.6
Turnout 35.1%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election in Hitchin Walsworth ward was to replace Conservative councillor James Ashmore.

Hitchwood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Calder* 659 77.2% +2.1
Labour Jean Wood 142 16.6% −8.3
Liberal Democrats John Winder 53 6.2% +6.2
Turnout 43.2%
Conservative hold Swing 5.2
Knebworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Robin Wordsworth* 861 72.2% −2.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Stiff 154 12.9% −11.5
Labour Natasha Hetherington 135 11.3% −17.3
Green Stuart Madgin 43 3.6% +3.6
Turnout 29.7%
Conservative hold Swing 4.5
Letchworth East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lorna Kercher* 747 49.4% −5.1
Conservative Elizabeth Allen 540 35.7% +4.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Gammell 225 14.9% −1.6
Turnout 28.6%
Labour hold Swing -5
Letchworth Grange ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Morris* 728 50.6% −14.1
Conservative George Reith 538 37.4% +10.3
Liberal Democrats Marion Minards-Gammell 172 12% −2.1
Turnout 28.0%
Labour hold Swing -12.2
Letchworth South East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole McNelliey 744 45.5% +9.8
Labour Jean Andrews* 596 36.5% −10.3
Liberal Democrats Murray Turner 295 18% −3.3
Turnout 31.6%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 10.1
Letchworth South West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Hone 1,269 47.3% −1.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ircha 1222 45.5% +2.5
Labour Jacqueline Hartley 193 7.2% −8.6
Turnout 47.8%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -1.7
Letchworth Wilbury ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gary Grindal* 517 55.9% −8.0
Conservative Jessica Thomson 296 32% +5.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Booton 112 12.1% +1.0
Turnout 23.1%
Labour hold Swing -6.8
Royston Heath ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rod Kennedy* 641 52.7% +0.9
Labour Robin King 304 25% −0.6
Liberal Democrats John Ledden 271 22.3% −3.8
Turnout 31.4%
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
Royston Meridian ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. John Smith* 587 54.1% +4.6
Labour Dorothy Fryer 284 26.2% −3.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Baxter 215 19.8% −4.1
Turnout 32.6%
Conservative hold Swing 4.1
Royston Palace ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Beaver* 486 48% +10.4
Labour Joan Herbert 308 30.4% −10.0
Liberal Democrats Caroline Coates 219 26.7% −2.0
Turnout 26.7%
Conservative hold Swing 10.2

Changes 2000–2002

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Codicote by-election, 22 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Omer
(Karry Omer)
632 59.8 +36.9
Conservative Peter Ivory 343 32.5 −33.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark 82 7.8 −3.1
Majority 289 27.3
Turnout 1,057 52.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Luke La Plain.[3]

Hitchin Highbury by-election, 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark 2,102 57.7 +16.2
Conservative Raymond Shakespeare-Smith 1,542 42.3 −5.1
Majority 560 15.4
Turnout 3,644
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Paul Dee.[4]

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 Democrats 510 16.2 +4.3
Majority 814 25.8
Turnout 3,146
Labour hold Swing

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor David Morris.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1998/2555, retrieved 14 March 2023
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Results". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 7 June 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Lib Dems gain in by-election". Hitchin Comet. 14 June 2001. p. 20.