2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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All 51 seats on
North Hertfordshire District Council

26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Elizabeth Dennis Ruth Brown David Levett
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 19 seats, 25.9% 15 seats, 32.4% 15 seats, 30.3%
Seats won 25 19 7
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 4 Decrease 8

Leader
before election

Elizabeth Dennis
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect members of

North Hertfordshire District Council in Hertfordshire. It was held alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] New ward boundaries come into effect for this election, increasing the number of councillors from 49 to 51.[2]

Summary

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 19 Labour 19 Labour 25
Liberal Democrats 15 Liberal Democrats 15 Liberal Democrats 19
Conservative 15 Conservative 15 Conservative 7

Election result

2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 51 25
  Liberal Democrats 51 19
  Conservative 51 7
  Green 20 0
  CPA 8 0
  Reform UK 7 0
  Independent 1 0

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by North Hertfordshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[3] The results by ward are as follows.[4][5]

An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[6]

Arbury

Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Wade Tyson*
(Tom Tyson)
539 51.4
Conservative Nicola Marianne Da Costa
(Nikki Da Costa)
380 36.2
Labour Elizabeth Eleanor Oliver
(Liz Oliver)
78 7.4
Green Anne Fletcher 52 5.0
Turnout 1,052 46.94
Registered electors 2,241
Liberal Democrats hold

Baldock East

Baldock East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhona Ann Cameron 418 39.0
Labour Stewart Robert Willoughby 407
Conservative Lee Henry-John Perrott 366 34.1
Conservative Juan Cowell* 323
Liberal Democrats Steven Paul Thomas
(Steve Thomas)
289 26.9
Liberal Democrats Phillip Christopher Weeder*
(Phil Weeder)
281
Turnout 1,084 47.50
Registered electors 2,282
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour win (new seat)

Baldock West

Baldock West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alistair Kieran Oliver Willoughby* 1,002 39.6
Labour Emma Jane Rowe 960
Conservative Michael Muir* 847 33.4
Labour James Thomas O'Gorman Toone 801
Conservative Richard Mark Salt 654
Conservative Andrew Dempster Young 628
Green Kruna Vukmirovic 276 10.9
Liberal Democrats David Sims 231 9.1
Reform UK Philippa Mary Clayton
(Pippa Clayton)
177 7.0
Liberal Democrats James William Barber
(Jim Barber)
176
Liberal Democrats Paul Barber 138
Turnout 2,199 38.87
Registered electors 5,658
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cadwell

Cadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louise Jane Peace* 360 41.8
Conservative Charles Laing 342 39.7
Labour Alan Garth Trangmar 121 14.0
Green Roger Nisbet 39 4.5
Turnout 864 43.20
Registered electors 2,000
Liberal Democrats hold

Codicote and Kimpton

Codicote and Kimpton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Gerald Muncer* 731 49.4
Conservative Steven Neil Patmore 588
Labour Davina Jane Ross-Anderson
(Davina Anderson)
382 25.8
Liberal Democrats Amy Elizabeth Finch 366 24.7
Labour Mark Shepherd Lenthall
(Mark Lenthall)
336
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Margaret Parkin 279
Turnout 1,439 37.94
Registered electors 3,793
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ermine

Ermine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Lawrence Prescott 384 45.0
Liberal Democrats Hugo John Rainey 310 36.3
Labour Thomas Giles Lingard 80 9.4
Green Hugh David Parker 80 9.4
Turnout 866 39.71
Registered electors 2,181
Conservative hold

Graveley, St Ippolyts and Wymondley

Graveley, St Ippolyts and Wymondley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Jennifer McDonnell 361 42.9
Liberal Democrats Dominic John Crean Griffiths* 357
Conservative Michael Frank Goddard 263 31.2
Conservative Ian Robert Moody* 232
Labour Inderjit Sunner
(Indie Sunner)
129 15.3
Labour Gordon Philip White 111
Green Emma Louise Newport 89 10.6
Turnout 817 39.07
Registered electors 2,091
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Great Ashby

Great Ashby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vijaiya Prashan Poopalasingham
(VJ Poopalasingham)
546 41.8
Labour Laura Jane Williams 520
Liberal Democrats Hayley Michelle Collins 485 37.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Margaret Jarvis
(Sal Jarvis)
441
Conservative Olusegun Adeola Laniyan
(Segun Laniyan)
276 21.1
Conservative Michael Hewitt 264
Turnout 1,348 33.92
Registered electors 3,974
Labour win (new seat)

Hitchin Bearton

Hitchin Bearton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Clive Albert* 1,484 51.3
Labour Valerie Ann Bryant*
(Val Bryant)
1,451
Labour David James Winstanley*
(Dave Winstanley)
1,383
Green Deolinda Maria Eltringham 510 17.6
Green Mary Karin Marshall 502
Green Timothy Peter Lee
(Tim Lee)
389
Liberal Democrats Susana Muñoz Maniega 367 12.7
Liberal Democrats Joanne Charlotte Collins 363
Conservative Sarah Jane Free 362 12.5
Conservative Faye Susan Frost* 326
Conservative Mark Anderson Scott 321
Liberal Democrats Ayan Kumar Halder 285
Reform UK Charles Spencer Bunker 114 3.9
CPA Robert Leslie Adams
(Bob Adams)
58 2.0
CPA Randy Oluebube Akubue 38
CPA Olubukola Omotayo Cordle
(Bukky Cordle)
34
Turnout 2,801 41.88
Registered electors 6,688
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hitchin Highbury

Hitchin Highbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Samuel Peter William Collins*
(Sam Collins)
1,074 45.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Daniel Clayden
(Jon Clayden)
919
Labour Angela Jean Griggs 544 22.8
Labour Thomas Patrick Luke Hogan
(Tom Hogan)
456
Conservative William James Robert Dunlop
(Will Dunlop)
431 18.1
Conservative Gulshan Deep Singh Mangat 374
Green Julie Sharon Rackham 163 6.8
Reform UK David Leal-Bennett 126 5.3
CPA Leigh Smith 47 2.0
Turnout 2,213 46.43
Registered electors 4,766
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hitchin Oughton

Hitchin Oughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clare Helen Billing* 846 61.4
Labour Nigel David Mason* 787
Conservative Matthew James Robert Ellinger 263 19.1
Conservative Michael Ernest Humphrey Leach 220
Liberal Democrats Anne Elizabeth Senechal 212 15.4
Liberal Democrats Gary Antony James Hammond 211
CPA Daisy Appoh 56 4.1
CPA Hollison James 53
Turnout 1,395 34.67
Registered electors 4,024
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hitchin Priory

Hitchin Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Richard Hoskins* 974 43.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Francis Lucas*
(Chris Lucas)
820
Conservative Laura Catherine Douglas-Hamilton 543 24.1
Labour Susan Eirwen Dearden
(Sue Dearden)
538 23.8
Labour Christabel Anna Robinson
(Bella Callow-Robinson)
483
Conservative Roger Brian Piepenstock 454
Green Grace Woodward 202 8.9
Turnout 2,090 46.76
Registered electors 4,470
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats hold

Hitchin Walsworth

Hitchin Walsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Louise Dennis* 1,256 43.5
Labour Donna Catherine Wright 1,188
Labour Daniel Ian Wright-Mason* 1,132
Green William Lavin 576 19.9
Conservative Victoria Clare Dunlop 512
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Julie Townsend
(Liz Townsend)
511 17.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ircha 458
Conservative Adeniyi Adetayo Anthony John-Goodman
(Anthony John-Goodman)
456 15.8
Conservative Gary Cornwell Morley 443
Liberal Democrats Roger Ian King 387
CPA Sidney Clifford Cordle
(Sid Cordle)
91 3.1
Turnout 2,503 40.08
Registered electors 6,245
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hitchwood

Hitchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Giuseppe Graziano
(Joe Graziano)
472 54.5
Labour Francis William Carr
(Frank Carr)
204 23.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Ann Stanier 190 21.9
Turnout 868 37.27
Registered electors 2,329
Conservative win (new seat)

Knebworth

Knebworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Lisa Nash*
(Lisa Nash)
997 50.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Michael Ward 664
Conservative James Mark Crofts
(Jamie Crofts)
595 30.0
Conservative Mohammad Mohsin Miah 580
Labour Janet Lynne Gosling
(Jan Gosling)
224 11.3
Labour Paul William Balbi 176
Green Davina Ruth Malcolm 170 8.6
Turnout 1,826 44.49
Registered electors 4,104
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Letchworth Grange

Letchworth Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Victoria Fernandes 637 45.9
Labour Ian Mantle* 614
Conservative Cory James Bloxham 277 20.0
Conservative Harrison Michael Edwards 211
Green Andrew Mark Wallis 160 11.5
Reform UK Steven Adelantado
(Steve Adelantado)
154 11.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Kathleen Mary Freeman 126 9.1
Liberal Democrats Samick Sofat 73
CPA Mark William Webb 33 2.4
Turnout 1,244 30.16
Registered electors 4,125
Labour hold
Labour hold

Letchworth Norton

Letchworth Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Peter Mark Allen* 794 44.9
Labour Tina Bhartwas 665
Conservative Simon Nicholas Bloxham* 521 29.5
Conservative Morgan William Derbyshire 452
Green David Paul Morris 266 15.0
Liberal Democrats Roy Grergory Thompson 187 10.6
Liberal Democrats Sharon Ann Weeder 158
Turnout 1,599 41.03
Registered electors 3,897
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Letchworth South East

Letchworth South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sadie Rebecca Laura Billing 1,067 45.7
Labour Tamsin Le Ann Scott Thomas* 995
Labour Michael John Debenham*
(Mick Debenham)
937
Conservative David Charles Levett* 583 24.9
Conservative James Durston 532
Conservative Hammad Baig 504
Green Maryla Josephine Hart 370 15.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Anthony James Marment 317 13.6
Liberal Democrats Heather MacMillan 283
Liberal Democrats Barry Peter Neale 172
Turnout 2,118 33.13
Registered electors 6,393
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Labour hold

Letchworth South West

Letchworth South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sean Prendergast* 1,301 41.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Elizabeth Winchester 1,244
Liberal Democrats David Nigel Chalmers 1,197
Conservative Terence William Hone*
(Terry Hone)
859 27.3
Conservative Stephen Robert Boakes 780
Conservative Andrew Malcolm Clare 765
Labour Rebecca Frances Kirk 456 14.5
Labour Martin John Steards-Handscomb 449
Labour Jeryl Carolyn Willoughby 331
Green Dugald James Muir 298 9.5
Reform UK Garry Edward Warren 236 7.5
Reform UK Thomas Gilbert Coates
(Tom Coates)
205
Reform UK Edward Birdsall 203
Turnout 2,925 44.99
Registered electors 6,502
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Letchworth Wilbury

Letchworth Wilbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amy Dawn Allen* 739 63.9
Labour Sean Nolan* 688
Conservative Monica Madeline Bloxham 267 23.1
Conservative Janine Ann Paterson 185
Liberal Democrats David Robert May 150 13.0
Liberal Democrats Louise Donna Phillips 150
Turnout 1,271 31.42
Registered electors 4,045
Labour hold
Labour hold

Offa

Offa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David John Barnard* 558 44.1
Conservative Claire Patricia Annette Strong* 470
Liberal Democrats Neil Stevenson 325 25.7
Liberal Democrats Natali Topliff 323
Labour Stewart Rex Bryant 245 19.4
Labour Bridget Geraldine Duffy 200
Green Nicola Jane Clark
(Nicky Clark)
136 10.8
Turnout 1,202 42.28
Registered electors 2,843
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Royston Heath

Royston Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Gillian Brown* 791 54.7
Liberal Democrats Bryony Clare May* 690
Conservative Martin David Lewis 326 22.5
Conservative Mark Robert Crowley 306
Labour Shirley Maria Clark 213 14.7
Labour Kenneth Garland
(Ken Garland)
178
Green Desmond Peter Stephens
(Des Stephens)
117 8.1
Turnout 1,412 37.49
Registered electors 3,766
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Royston Meridian

Royston Meridian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Barnes*
(Matt Barnes)
958 43.8
Liberal Democrats Timothy Wesley Johnson
(Tim Johnson)
827
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Ruth Clifton
(Ruth Clifton)
796
Conservative Susanna Voronovitskaya
(Suzy Brandes)
616 28.2
Conservative Callum Lachlan Bartram-Bell 608
Conservative Roman Mamatov 508
Labour Sarah Elizabeth Lucas 396 18.1
Labour Vaughan West 395
Labour Stephen Lockett 358
Green Karl John Francis Sedgemore
(Francis Sedgemore)
215 9.8
Turnout 2,032 38.69
Registered electors 5,252
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Royston Palace

Royston Palace
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Jayne Brownjohn* 581 38.4
Labour Christopher Volante Hinchliff*
(Chris Hinchliff)
546
Conservative Jean Margaret Green 376 24.8
Liberal Democrats Emma Jane Squire-Smith 362 23.9
Conservative Paul Lewis Fletcher 337
Liberal Democrats Gillian Lewis
(Gill Lewis)
334
Independent Lisa Jayne Adams 195 12.9
Turnout 1,466 34.70
Registered electors 4,167
Labour hold
Labour hold

Weston and Sandon

Weston and Sandon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Kenneth Jarvis*
(Steve Jarvis)
540 78.3
Conservative Martin Ingerslev Kristensen 85 12.3
Labour Rhys Iwan Lancaster 37 5.4
Green Elizabeth Ford
(Elizabeth Ryder Ford)
28 4.1
Turnout 696 42.86
Registered electors 1,624
Liberal Democrats hold

References

  1. ^ "Changes to North Herts election cycle | North Herts Council". www.north-herts.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ "New political map for North Herts Council | North Herts Council". www.north-herts.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. North Hertfordshire District Council
    . 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ Barrow, Georgia (3 May 2024). "North Herts Council local election results 2024 in full". The Comet. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Election results 2024". North Herts Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Your councillors by party". North Herts Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

See also