- Dacorum local elections
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Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2007, 51 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]
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Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control Years Labour 1973–1976 Conservative 1976–1995 Labour 1995–1999 No overall control 1999–2003 Conservative 2003–present Council elections
- Dacorum Council election, 1999 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 6)[3]
- Dacorum Council election, 2003
- Dacorum Council election, 2007 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)[2]
- Dacorum Council election, 2011
By-election results
1995-1999
Leverstock Green By-Election 3 July 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 1,338 69.4 +26.6 Labour 496 25.7 -19.0 Liberal Democrat 93 4.8 -7.7 Majority 842 43.7 Turnout 1,927 36.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing 1999-2003
Highfield St Paul By-Election 3 June 1999 (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour 845 Labour 802 Labour 743 Liberal Democrat 415 Liberal Democrat 372 Liberal Democrat 322 Conservative 302 Conservative 289 Conservative 277 Turnout 4,367 29.0 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Berkhamsted West By-Election 16 November 2000 (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 699 Conservative 695 Liberal Democrat 559 Liberal Democrat 521 Labour 89 Labour 88 Turnout 2,651 32.6 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield By-Election 7 June 2001 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 2,264 56.8 -5.7 Liberal Democrat 896 22.5 +2.5 Labour 827 20.7 +3.3 Majority 1,368 34.3 Turnout 3,987 Conservative hold Swing Woodall Farm By-Election 21 November 2002 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Alan Olive 424 40.8 -6.8 Conservative Stephen Mark Holmes 398 38.3 -14.1 Liberal Democrat Michael John Bethune 204 19.6 +19.6 UKIP Barry Newton 13 1.3 +1.3 Majority 26 2.5 Turnout 1,039 23.0 Labour gain from Conservative Swing 2003-2007
Bennetts End By-Election 1 April 2004[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Paul Gronert 770 52.7 -5.7 Conservative Kevin Minier 516 35.3 +9.6 Liberal Democrat Janet Dashwood 176 12.0 -4.0 Majority 254 17.4 Turnout 1,462 34.0 Labour hold Swing Adeyfield East By-Election 9 June 2005[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jane Hogg 624 43.2 +6.5 Conservative Frances Ryan 618 42.8 -3.8 Liberal Democrat Doreen Coburn 201 13.9 +0.0 Majority 6 0.4 Turnout 1,443 33.4 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Chaulden & Shrubhill By-Election 20 October 2005[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Fiona Guest 552 46.8 +10.2 Labour Susan White 514 43.6 -1.0 Liberal Democrat Stuart Watkin 113 9.6 -9.2 Majority 38 3.2 Turnout 1,179 30.5 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Nash Mills By-Election 20 October 2005[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lucy Foster 382 54.3 +9.0 Labour Mark Quinn 276 39.2 -4.0 Liberal Democrat Gerald Coulter 45 6.4 -5.1 Majority 106 15.1 Turnout 703 33.5 Conservative hold Swing Highfield St Pauls By-Election 10 November 2005[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Brenda Link 835 52.8 +19.0 Labour Stephen Fisher 498 31.5 -15.0 Conservative Kevin Minier 249 15.7 -3.9 Majority 337 21.3 Turnout 1,582 30.1 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing Warners End By-Election 16 March 2006[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Margaret Coxage 570 39.3 -3.9 Conservative John Whitman 457 31.5 -12.2 Liberal Democrat Stephen Wilson 250 17.2 +4.1 National Front Simon Deacon 106 7.3 +7.3 Green Paul Harris 42 2.9 +2.9 UKIP Barry Newton 26 1.8 +1.8 Majority 113 7.8 Turnout 1,451 40.2 Labour gain from Conservative Swing 2007-2011
Adeyfield West By-Election 11 March 2010[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dan Wood 486 32.8 -8.6 Labour Sue White 429 29.0 -13.3 Liberal Democrat Steve Wilson 362 24.5 +8.1 BNP Janet Price 203 13.7 +13.7 Majority 57 3.8 Turnout 1,480 35.8 Conservative hold Swing Aldbury and Wigginton By-Election 27 August 2010[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Rosemarie Hollinghurst 593 64.7 +29 Conservative Paul Richardson 305 33.1 -24 Labour Thomas Arden Wright 18 1.9 -4 Majority 288 31 Turnout 916 47 Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing 26% [11] References
- ^ "May 2007 Election Results". Dacorum Borough Council. http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4464. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ a b "Dacorum". BBC Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/26uc.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Dacorum". BBC Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/68.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ "Bennetts End". Dacorum Borough Council. http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/pdf/Bennetts%20End.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Adeyfield East June 2005". Dacorum Borough Council. http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/pdf/Adeyfield%20East%209%20June%202005.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-27.[dead link]
- ^ a b "October 2005 By-elections". Dacorum Borough Council. http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/pdf/ByElection201005.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Highfield and St Pauls Result". Dacorum Borough Council. http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/pdf/Highfield%20&St%20Pauls%202005.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Warners End Result". Dacorum Borough Council. http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/pdf/Warners%20End%20Result.pdf.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Tories win in Adeyfield". Hemelhempstead Today. 2010-03-12. http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/Tories-win-in-Adeyfield.6147072.jp. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ "Results of the Aldbury & Wigginton by election". Dacorum Borough Council. 2010-08-17. http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=6405. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ http://www.swhertslibdems.org.uk/news/000181/welldeserved_win_for_lib_dem_rosemarie_hollinghurst_in_aldbury_and_wigginton_byelection_on_dacorum_bc.html
External links
Categories:- Politics of Dacorum
- Council elections in Hertfordshire
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