2018 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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The 2018 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 3 May 2018, at the same time as other local elections across England. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 19 were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Letchworth Grange ward.[1][2]
The Conservatives lost five seats at the election, three to the Liberal Democrats and two to Labour, but retained their majority on the council, with Conservative leader Lynda Needham continuing to serve as leader of the council. The Labour group leader prior to the election was Frank Radcliffe, but he did not stand for re-election and was replaced after the election by Martin Stears-Handscomb.[3]
Overall results
[edit]The overall results were as follows:[4]
2018 North Hertfordshire District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 8 | ![]() |
42.1 | 21 | 29 | 59.2 | 12,390 | 39.6 | -0.5 | |
Labour | 8 | ![]() |
42.1 | 6 | 14 | 28.6 | 9,683 | 31.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | ![]() |
15.8 | 3 | 6 | 12.2 | 6,445 | 20.6 | +5.6 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,293 | 7.3 | -1.3 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 332 | 1.1 | 0.0 | |
UKIP | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 109 | 0.3 | -7.6 |
Ward results
[edit]The results for each ward were as follows. Where the previous incumbent was standing for re-election they are marked with an asterisk(*). A double dagger(‡) indicates a sitting councillor contesting a different ward.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jim McNally* | 970 | 50.7% | +2.0 | |
Labour | Alec Maguire | 579 | 30.3% | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard William Winter | 253 | 13.2% | +5.7 | |
Green | Heidi Shona Mollart-Griffin | 106 | 5.5% | −3.6 | |
Turnout | 1,913 | 34.1% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Moody | 524 | 57.0% | +4.2 | |
Independent | Tom Brindley | 172 | 18.7% | +18.7 | |
Labour | Richard Paul Downey | 136 | 14.8% | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Luke William Devenish | 49 | 5.3% | +5.3 | |
Green | Rosemary Bland | 38 | 4.1% | −5.1 | |
Turnout | 919 | 43.6% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Val Bryant | 1,212 | 56.3% | +8.2 | |
Conservative | John William Skeeles | 474 | 22.0% | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Daniel Clayden | 287 | 13.3% | +0.7 | |
Green | William Barry Lavin | 168 | 7.8% | −3.5 | |
Turnout | 2,153 | 35.6% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sam S. Collins | 1,266 | 47.6% | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Dominic John Crean Griffiths | 801 | 30.1% | −2.6 | |
Labour | Conor Brogan | 443 | 16.6% | +1.0 | |
Green | Diana J. Newson | 148 | 5.6% | −0.3 | |
Turnout | 2,661 | 45.0% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clare Helen Billing | 591 | 54.2% | +22.4 | |
Conservative | Rebecca Robyn Reidy | 312 | 28.6% | +9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Jane Peace | 100 | 9.2% | −9.3 | |
Green | Mary Karin Marshall | 83 | 7.6% | +2.4 | |
Turnout | 1,090 | 31.3% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Mark Harwood ‡ | 660 | 40.9% | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Edmund Osborn | 512 | 31.7% | +8.9 | |
Labour | Dave Winstanley | 308 | 19.1% | +6.4 | |
Green | Des Stephens | 123 | 7.6% | +1.0 | |
Turnout | 1,615 | 45.5% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Hughson | 1,114 | 48.1% | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Alan John Millard* | 693 | 29.9% | −2.0 | |
Green | Richard Alexander Cano | 272 | 11.7% | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 230 | 9.9% | +3.6 | |
Turnout | 2,317 | 40.0% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Faye Susan Frost* | 1,279 | 63.0% | +7.2 | |
Labour | Anton Jungreuthmayer | 369 | 18.2% | +6.1 | |
Green | David Geoffrey Ashton | 200 | 9.9% | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Margaret Parkin | 181 | 8.9% | −1.3 | |
Turnout | 2,030 | 35.9% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cyril Bishop* | 426 | 62.6% | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Lott | 99 | 14.6% | +14.6 | |
Labour | Tom Hogan | 97 | 14.3% | −0.2 | |
Green | Simon Wightman | 52 | 7.6% | −11.6 | |
Turnout | 680 | 39.0% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lisa Nash | 957 | 51.0% | +41.2 | |
Conservative | Steve Hemingway* | 742 | 39.6% | −22.9 | |
Labour | Klazina Hofmann | 141 | 7.5% | −13.9 | |
Green | Nick Newson | 29 | 1.5% | −4.0 | |
Turnout | 1,876 | 47.0% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +32.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Ngwala | 763 | 51.4% | +13.2 | |
Conservative | Andrew Clare | 369 | 24.9% | −1.4 | |
Independent | Paul Ross | 160 | 10.8% | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liam McKenna | 114 | 7.7% | +1.2 | |
Green | Bernard Charles Michael Lee | 71 | 4.8% | −4.8 | |
Turnout | 1,483 | 34.9% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daniel Peter Mark Allen | 917 | 43.4% | +8.5 | |
Labour | Helen Caroline Oliver | 912 | 43.2% | +8.3 | |
Conservative | Morgan William Derbyshire | 798 | 37.8% | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Matthew Frazer Berman | 747 | 35.4% | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amy Elizabeth Finch | 240 | 11.4% | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Aidan Sparrowhawk | 198 | 9.4% | +1.6 | |
Green | Elizabeth Susan Hancock | 166 | 7.9% | +1.5 | |
Turnout | 2,112 | 39.9% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election in Letchworth Grange ward was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Clare Billing in order to contest Hitchin Oughton ward instead.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kate Aspinwall | 758 | 39.0% | +7.0 | |
Conservative | John Leo Dobson Booth* | 750 | 38.6% | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Peter Neale | 229 | 11.8% | +4.7 | |
UKIP | Sidney Arthur Start | 109 | 5.6% | −10.6 | |
Green | Tim Lee | 91 | 4.7% | −0.5 | |
Turnout | 1,943 | 36.5% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Rice* | 1,045 | 43.6% | −5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sean Prendergast | 642 | 26.8% | +23.0 | |
Labour | Jean Andrews | 516 | 21.5% | +1.9 | |
Green | Maryla Josephin Hart | 182 | 7.6% | −1.8 | |
Turnout | 2,397 | 40.7% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary Grindal* | 841 | 58.0% | +20.0 | |
Conservative | John Peter Hamilton Merry | 387 | 26.7% | −10.4 | |
Green | Ian Huw John Clayfield | 141 | 9.7% | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian John Evans | 73 | 5.0% | +5.0 | |
Turnout | 1,449 | 37.7% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +15.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Brown | 864 | 44.7% | +31.4 | |
Conservative | Fiona Ronan Hill* | 786 | 40.7% | −10.1 | |
Labour | Ken Garland | 198 | 10.3% | −6.0 | |
Green | Katherine Marie Shann | 74 | 3.8% | −3.2 | |
Turnout | 1,931 | 42.9% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bill Davidson* | 789 | 55.1% | −7.8 | |
Green | Karen Harmel | 253 | 17.7% | +8.4 | |
Labour | Jess Finn | 246 | 17.2% | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Matthew Lambert | 135 | 9.4% | −3.0 | |
Turnout | 1,432 | 35.6% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Lewis* | 585 | 43.3% | +0.2 | |
Labour | Rob Inwood | 454 | 33.6% | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Martin Rice | 214 | 15.8% | +7.0 | |
Green | Angela Clark | 96 | 7.1% | +0.5 | |
Turnout | 1,351 | 32.4% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.9 |
Changes 2018–2019
[edit]Paul Marment, elected in 2015 as a Conservative councillor for Letchworth Grange ward, defected to the Liberal Democrats in August 2018.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2006/3112, retrieved 4 March 2023
- ^ "North Hertfordshire District Council". BBC News. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Asher, J. P. (4 May 2018). "North Herts District Council elections 2018: Lib Dem and Labour gains as Conservatives lose five seats". The Comet. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2018: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Election Results 2018". North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Asher, J. P. (9 April 2018). "North Herts District Council 2018 election candidates confirmed". The Comet. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Asher, J. P. (17 August 2018). "Letchworth Conservative councillor defects to Lib Dems". The Comet. Retrieved 10 March 2023.