Hertfordshire County Council elections

Hertfordshire County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes, that took effect for the 2001 election, 77 councillors are elected for single member districts.^[1]

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1973 - 1977
Conservative	1977 - 1985
No overall control	1985 - 1989
Conservative	1989 - 1993
No overall control	1993 - 2001
Conservative	2001–present

Council elections

Hertfordshire County Council election, 1993 - Labour 30, Conservative 27, Liberal Democrat 19, Independent 1
Hertfordshire County Council election, 1997 - Conservative 38, Labour 30, Liberal Democrat 9,
Hertfordshire County Council election, 2001 - Conservative 40, Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 10 (boundary changes took place for this election)^[3]
Hertfordshire County Council election, 2005 - Conservative 46, Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 14, Green 1
Hertfordshire Council election, 2009 - Conservative 55, Liberal Democrat 17, Labour 3, Green 1, BNP 1
Hertfordshire Council election, 2013 - Conservative 46, Liberal Democrat 16, Labour 15

By-election results

By-elections are held for any vacancies that arise between elections.

1993-1997

Cheshunt West By-Election 18 July 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Game	1,067	62.0
	Labour	Sylvia Courtnage	424	24.6
	Liberal Democrat	Henry Appiah	231	13.4
Majority			643	37.4
Turnout			1,722	14.83
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kings Langley By-Election 26 September 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,406	50.9
	Labour		1,083	39.2
	Liberal Democrat		273	9.9
Majority			323
Turnout			2,762
	Conservative hold		Swing

1997-2001

South East Hemel Hempstead By-Election 10 June 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,842	47.8	+12.6
	Labour		1,642	42.1	-6.0
	Liberal Democrat		388	10.1	-6.6
Majority			218	5.7
Turnout			3,854	34.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hitchin North East By-Election 17 February 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,399	50.6	-4.8
	Conservative		1,106	40.1	+12.4
	Liberal Democrat		166	6.0	-11.0
	Natural Law		95	3.4	+3.4
Majority			293	10.5
Turnout			2,766	24.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Offa By-Election 13 April 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,293	51.7	+11.3
	Labour		941	37.6	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat		240	9.6	-6.9
	Natural Law		27	1.1	+1.1
Majority			352	14.1
Turnout			2,501	27.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bushey Heath By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,590	60.3	+5.1
	Liberal Democrat		808	30.7	+3.6
	Labour		237	9.0	-8.7
Majority			782	29.6
Turnout			2,635	32.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shephall By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,434	65.6	+5.1
	Conservative		482	22.0	-1.6
	Liberal Democrat		270	12.4	+0.3
Majority			952	43.6
Turnout			2,186	23.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2001-2005

St. Albans North By-Election 12 July 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,445	41.3	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat		1,113	31.8	-0.2
	Conservative		912	26.1	-4.5
	Independent		25	0.7	+0.7
Majority			332	9.5
Turnout			3,495	34.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Meriden Tudor By-Election 28 November 2002^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Audrey Oaten	1,413	51.0	+35.1
	Labour	Geoffrey O'Connell	817	29.5	-14.6
	Conservative	Richard Southern	472	17.0	-15.8
	Green	Ian West	70	2.5	-0.7
Majority			596	21.5
Turnout			2,772	27.7
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Hatfield South By-Election 19 June 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,246	48.8	+11.5
	Labour		933	36.6	-8.5
	Liberal Democrat		372	14.6	-3.0
Majority			313	12.2
Turnout			2,551	26.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Kings Langley By-Election 18 September 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,851	59.9	+8.8
	Liberal Democrat		625	20.2	+2.3
	Labour		614	19.9	-5.6
Majority			1,226	39.7
Turnout			3,090	30.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hertford All Saints By-Election 5 February 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,064	52.5	+11.4
	Labour		559	27.6	-5.6
	Liberal Democrat		403	19.9	-5.8
Majority			505	24.9
Turnout			2,026	21.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

2005-2009

Shephall By-Election 15 September 2005^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Lloyd	1,144	45.5	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat	Elisabeth Knight	994	39.6	+18.8
	Conservative	Ralph Dimelow	374	14.9	-13.3
Majority			150	5.9
Turnout			2,512	28.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Knebworth and Codicote By-Election 22 June 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Thake	1,759	69.7	+14.4
	Labour	Joseph McWalter	322	12.7	-5.6
	Liberal Democrat	Debra Wilkins	310	12.3	-7.0
	Green	Stuart Madgin	133	5.2	-1.8
Majority			1,437	57.0
Turnout			2,524	23.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harpenden South West By-Election 7 February 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Teresa Heritage	2,161	66.6	+10.4
	Liberal Democrat	Alison Steer	819	25.3	-0.4
	Labour	Linda Spiri	153	4.7	-7.2
	Green	Annette Tate	110	3.4	-2.8
Majority			1,342	41.3
Turnout			3,243	30.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bedwell By-Election 27 March 2008^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Taylor	1,452	56.5	+1.0
	Conservative	Leslie Clark	625	24.3	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Len Lambert	329	12.8	-6.8
	UKIP	Rick Seddon	165	6.4	+6.4
Majority			827	32.2
Turnout			2,571	29.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2009-2013

Borehamwood North By-Election 22 October 2009^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Plancey	982	44.5	+5.5
	Labour	Leon Reefe	928	42.1	+13.2
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Gamble	170	7.7	-4.6
	Independent	Frank Ward	125	5.7	-0.1
Majority			54	2.4
Turnout			2,205	18.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Albans South By-Election 3 June 2010^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Frearson	1,482	42.1	+2.6
	Conservative	Salih Gaygusuz	1,250	35.5	+4.1
	Labour	Iain Grant	540	15.3	-0.1
	Green	Kate Metcalf	249	7.1	-6.7
Majority			232	6.6
Turnout			3,521	33.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Bishops Stortford West By-Election 5 May 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Bernard Woodward	2,483	52.7%	+7.6%
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Ian Taylor	1,256	26.6%	+0.6%
	Labour	Alexander Julian Young	977	20.7%	+10.5%
Majority			1,227
Turnout			4,716
	Conservative hold		Swing

At the preceding election there had also been candidates for the British National Party (307 votes, 8.0%) and for the Green Party (392 votes, 10.3%).

Waltham Cross By-Election 22 March 2012^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dee Hart	1,389	56.44	+14.54
	Labour	Malcolm Aitken	837	34.01	+6.91
	UKIP	Albert Nicholas	159	6.46	+6.46
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Huse	76	3.09	-10.51
Majority			552	22.43
Turnout			2,461	22.88
	Conservative hold		Swing

Meriden Tudor By-Election 3 May 2012^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Kareen Mary Hastrick	1231	40.2	-3.3%
	Labour	Diana Mary Ivory	791	25.8	+13.1%
	Conservative	Richard Lloyd Vaughan Southern	534	17.4	-10.2%
	UKIP	Nicholas Richard Lincoln	351	11.5	n/a
	Green	Paula Mary Evelyn Broadhurst	154	5.0	-2.5%
Majority			440	12.6%
Turnout			3061	33.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Election caused by the resignation of previous incumbent.

Hemel Hempstead Town By-Election 21 June 2012^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wyatt-Lowe	1413	47.8	-3.0
	Labour	Mike Bromberg	693	23.5	+8.8
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Angell	456	15.4	-5.8
	Green	Paul Harris	180	6.1	-7.2
	UKIP	Howard Koch	151	5.1	+5.1
	Independent	Rodney Tucker	61	2.1	+2.1
Majority			720
Turnout				23.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Election caused by the resignation of previous incumbent.^[15] Percentage change is since June 2009.

2013-2017

Hitchin North By-Election 12 September 2013 ^[16] ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Judi Candida BILLING	1250	47.8	+1.8
	Conservative	Alan MILLARD	673	25.7	-7.0
	Liberal Democrat	Lisa Victoria COURTS	246	9.4	+2.8
	UKIP	John Finbarr BARRY	235	9.0	+9.0
	Green	Gavin NICHOLSON	212	8.1	-6.6
Majority			577
Turnout			2621	22.42
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Caused by the death of the previous incumbent.

References

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↑ "Hertfordshire". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
↑ "Hertfordshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
↑ "Election Results - County By-election 28 November 2002". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
↑ "Labour and lucky Tories make council gains". London: guardian.co.uk. 2005-09-16. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
↑ "Result of poll" (PDF). North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
↑ "Election Results - Bedwell Division and Pin Green Ward". Stevenage Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
↑ "Tory victory in by-elections". This Is Local London. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
↑ "Liberal Democrats retain both seats in by election". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
↑ http://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/elections_and_voting/waltham_cross_election_2012.aspx
↑ http://www.hertsdirect.org/your-council/councillors/hccelections/bielect/2012byelect/walthamcrossbyel220312/
↑ http://www.hertsdirect.org/your-council/councillors/hccelections/bielect/2012byelect/meridentudor/results/
↑ http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9689716.County_by_election__Lib_Dems_retain_Tudor_and_Meriden/
↑ http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/pdf/declaration%20results%20HCC.pdf
↑ http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/local/by-elections-date-is-set-after-former-mayor-s-shock-porn-arrest-1-3853800
↑ http://www.north-herts.gov.uk/hitchin_north_declaration_of_result_of_poll.pdf
↑ http://www.englishelections.org.uk/england/lby/east/hitchinnorth.php

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