2025 English local election
2025 Hertfordshire County Council election
Leader
Richard Roberts
Steve Jarvis
Nigel Bell
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Leader's seat
King's Langley
Royston West and Rural
West Watford
Last election
46 seats, 43.3%
23 seats, 26.5%
7 seats, 21.2%
Current seats
42
22
6
Leader
Ben Crystall
N/A
Graham McAndrew
Party
Green
Independent
Reform UK
Leader's seat
Hertford All Saints
N/A
Hertford All Saints[ a]
Last election
1 seats, 7.5%
1 seat, 0.8%
0 seats, 0.2%
Current seats
1
5
1
The 2025 Hertfordshire County Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to
Background
Map showing the results of the 2021 council election
In the 2021 election , the Conservatives won 46 seats, giving them a majority and control of the council. The Liberal Democrats were the second biggest party with 23 seats, followed by Labour with 7 seats and the Greens with 1 seat.[ 6] The Hemel Hempstead South East seat was won by Jan Maddern, a former Conservative who ran as an independent .[ 7] [ 8] The council leader, Conservative councillor Richard Roberts of King's Langley, was elected on 25 May 2021.[ 9]
Several by-elections took place between the 2021 and 2025 elections:
Liberal Democrat Labour Conservative
In July 2024, councillor Sara Bedford of Abbots Langley left the
Hertford & Stortford,
Hitchin ,
North East Hertfordshire ,
Stevenage ,
Watford and
Welwyn Hatfield ). The
Liberal Democrats won the new seat of
Harpenden and Berkhamsted and retained
St Albans while the Conservatives retained
Broxbourne ,
Hertsmere and
South West Hertfordshire . Overall, of the Hertfordshire seats, Labour won seven, the Conservatives won three and the Liberal Democrats won two.
[ 19] That same month, councillor Ron Tindall of Hemel Hempstead St Paul's was the recipient of
misconduct allegations, which he denied.
[ 20] [ 21] An independent report released in October concluded that Tindall had "made various misogynistic remarks which were completely inappropriate and disrespectful to women" as well as "creat[ing] an uncomfortable and intimidating environment for the complainant to such an extent that they didn’t feel comfortable being left alone in a room with [him]".
[ 22] He was suspended from the Liberal Democrat group on the county council in March 2025.
[ 23]
In October 2024, councillor James Bond of Hatfield North passed away following a long illness, leaving the seat vacant.[ 24] No by-election was held.[ 25] In December, councillor Michelle Vince of Borehamwood North resigned from the Labour Party after being deselected as the candidate for her ward in the upcoming election, serving the rest of her term as an independent.[ 26] In January 2025, councillor Sunny Thusu of Haldens had the whip removed after it was revealed that he had cheated on his medical school exams in 2023. He was subsequently expelled from the Conservative group on the council and sat the rest of his term as an independent.[ 27] In March 2025, councillor Graham McAndrew of Bishop's Stortford Rural left the Conservatives and joined Reform UK .[ 28]
Previous council composition
Changes
December 2021: Paul Clark (Liberal Democrats) dies – by-election held March 2022[ 10] [ 11]
March 2022: Keith Hoskins (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election[ 11]
November 2022: Judi Billing (Labour) dies – by-election held February 2023[ 12] [ 13]
February 2023: Ian Albert (Labour) wins by-election[ 13]
October 2023: Annie Brewster (Conservative) resigns – by-election held December 2023[ 14] [ 15]
December 2023: Allison Wren (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election, gains Harpenden Rural from Conservatives[ 15]
July 2024: Sharon Taylor (Labour) resigns – by-election held August 2024;[ 16] [ 17] Sara Bedford (Liberal Democrats) leaves party to sit as an independent[ 18]
August 2024: Ellie Plater (Labour) wins by-election[ 17]
October 2024: James Bond (Conservative) dies – seat left vacant until 2025 election[ 24] [ 25]
January 2025: Sunny Thusu (Conservative) suspended from party;[ 27] Michelle Vince (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[ 26]
March 2025: Ron Tindall (Liberal Democrats) suspended from party;[ 23] Graham McAndrew (Conservative) leaves party to join Reform UK[ 28]
Summary
Results by division
Broxbourne
The Borough of Broxbourne shown within Hertfordshire
Dacorum
The Borough of Dacorum shown within Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire district shown within Hertfordshire
Hertsmere
The Borough of Hertsmere shown within Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire district shown within Hertfordshire
St Albans
St Albans city and district shown within Hertfordshire
Stevenage
The Borough of Stevenage shown within Hertfordshire
Three Rivers
Three Rivers district shown within Hertfordshire
Watford
The Borough of Watford shown within Hertfordshire
Welwyn Hatfield
The Borough of Welwyn Hatfield shown within Hertfordshire
See also
Notes
^ McAndrew is currently the councillor for Bishop's Stortford Rural, however, he is running in Hertford All Saints in the 2025 election.
References
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^ a b Vince, Michelle (31 December 2024). "It is with sadness I have resigned as a member of The Labour Party" . Facebook . Retrieved 19 February 2025 .
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^ Silva Donayre, Catherine (3 April 2025). "Statement of Persons Nominated - Hemel Hempstead East" (PDF) . Dacorum Borough Council . Retrieved 3 April 2025 .
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