North Hertfordshire council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 18 wards · 19 seats contested

Most seats
8
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
19
across 18 wards
Turnout
39.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 8 +1 13,137 39.7% -0.4
Labour Party 8 +2 10,595 32.0% +4.7
Liberal Democrats 3 +1 6,643 20.1% +5.0
Green Party 0 +0 2,293 6.9% -1.7
Independent 0 +0 332 1.0% -0.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 109 0.3% -7.5

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 19
Conservative and Unionist Party 19
Labour Party 19
Liberal Democrats 19
Green Party 18
Independent 2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

A party standing a full slate could field 19 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Baldock Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim McNally Elected 970 50.8% +1.9
Labour Party Alec Maguire 579 30.3% +9.8
Liberal Democrats Richard William Winter 253 13.3% +5.7
Green Party Heidi Shona Mollart-Griffin 106 5.6% -3.7
Majority391
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,908

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Codicote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Robert Moody Elected 524 57.0% —
Independent Tom Brindley 172 18.7% —
Labour Party Richard Paul Downey 136 14.8% —
Liberal Democrats Luke Devenish 49 5.3% —
Green Party Rosemary Anne Bland 38 4.1% —
Majority352
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast919

Hitchin Bearton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Val Bryant Elected 1,212 56.6% +8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party John William Skeeles 474 22.1% -5.1
Liberal Democrats Jon Clayden 287 13.4% +0.6
Green Party William Lavin 168 7.8% -3.6
Majority738
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,141

Labour Party hold

Hitchin Highbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sam S Collins Elected 1,266 47.6% +2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Dominic Griffiths 801 30.1% -2.8
Labour Party Conor Brogan 443 16.7% +0.9
Green Party Diana J Newson 148 5.6% -0.4
Majority465
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,658

Liberal Democrats hold

Hitchin Oughton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Clare Billing Elected 591 54.4% +5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Robyn Rebecca Reidy 312 28.7% -3.3
Liberal Democrats Louise Jane Peace 100 9.2% +0.5
Green Party Mary Karin Marshall 83 7.6% -2.3
Majority279
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,086

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Hitchin Priory

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Mark Harwood Elected 660 41.2% -0.5
Liberal Democrats George Osborn 512 31.9% +9.0
Labour Party Dave Winstanley 308 19.2% +6.5
Green Party Des Stephens 123 7.7% +1.0
Majority148
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,603

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hitchin Walsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Hughson Elected 1,114 48.2% +9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan John Millard 693 30.0% -2.1
Green Party Richard Alexander Cano 272 11.8% -1.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ircha 230 10.0% +3.6
Majority421
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,309

Labour Party hold

Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Faye Susan Frost Elected 1,279 63.0% +7.1
Labour Party Anton Jungreuthmayer 369 18.2% +6.0
Green Party David Geoffrey Ashton 200 9.9% +0.9
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Margaret Parkin 181 8.9% -1.3
Majority910
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,029

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Kimpton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Cyril Bishop Elected 426 63.2% —
Liberal Democrats Mike Lott 99 14.7% —
Labour Party Tom Hogan 97 14.4% —
Green Party Simon Wightman 52 7.7% —
Majority327
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast674

Knebworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lisa Nash Elected 957 51.2% +41.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Hemingway 742 39.7% -23.2
Labour Party Klazina Hofmann 141 7.5% -14.0
Green Party Nick Newson 29 1.6% -4.1
Majority215
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,869

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Letchworth East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sue Ngwala Elected 763 51.7% +13.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Malcolm Clare 369 25.0% -1.5
Independent Paul Ross 160 10.8% +0.5
Liberal Democrats Liam McKenna 114 7.7% +1.2
Green Party Bernard Charles Michael Lee 71 4.8% -4.8
Majority394
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,477

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Letchworth Grange 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Daniel Allen Elected 917 46.1% +11.0
Labour Party Helen Caroline Oliver Elected 912 45.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Morgan William Derbyshire 798 40.1% +6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Berman 747 37.6% —
Liberal Democrats Amy Elizabeth Finch 240 12.1% +4.2
Liberal Democrats Aidan Sparrowhawk 198 10.0% —
Green Party Elizabeth Susan Hancock 166 8.3% +1.9
Majority114
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,989

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Letchworth South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kate Aspinwall Elected 758 39.1% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party John Booth 750 38.7% -0.3
Liberal Democrats Barry Peter Neale 229 11.8% +4.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Sidney Arthur Start 109 5.6% -10.7
Green Party Tim Lee 91 4.7% -0.5
Majority8
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,937

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Letchworth South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Rice Elected 1,045 43.8% -5.3
Liberal Democrats Sean Prendergast 642 26.9% +14.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Jean Andrews 516 21.6% +1.9
Green Party Maryla Josephine Hart 182 7.6% -1.9
Majority403
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,385

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Letchworth Wilbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Gary Grindal Elected 841 58.3% +20.1
Conservative and Unionist Party John Peter Hamilton Merry 387 26.8% -10.3
Green Party Ian Huw John Clayfield 141 9.8% -3.3
Liberal Democrats Brian John Evans 73 5.1% —
Majority454
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,442

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Royston Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ruth Brown Elected 864 45.0% +16.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Hill 786 40.9% -9.5
Labour and Co-operative Party Ken Garland 198 10.3% -1.4
Green Party Katherine Marie Shann 74 3.9% -1.9
Majority78
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,922

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Royston Meridian

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Davidson Elected 789 55.4% —
Green Party Karen Harmel 253 17.8% —
Labour Party Jess Finn 246 17.3% —
Liberal Democrats David Matthew Lambert 135 9.5% —
Majority536
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,423

Royston Palace

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Lewis Elected 585 43.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Rob Inwood 454 33.7% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Martin Rice 214 15.9% —
Green Party Angela Clark 96 7.1% —
Majority131
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,349

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