- Hertfordshire local elections
Hertfordshire County Council is elected every four years. All councillors are elected for single member districts.Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1977Conservative 1977 - 1985
No overall control 1985 - 1989Conservative 1989 - 1993
No overall control 1993 - 2001Conservative 2001 - present
Council elections
Hertfordshire Council election, 2001 - Conservative 40, Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 10Hertfordshire Council election, 2005 - Conservative 46, Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 14, Green 1By-election results
By-elections are held for any vacancies that arise between elections.
1993-1997
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,067
percentage = 62.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 424
percentage = 24.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 231
percentage = 13.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 643
percentage = 37.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,722
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,406
percentage = 50.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,083
percentage = 39.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 273
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 323
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,762
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =1997-2001
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,842
percentage = 47.8
change = +12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,642
percentage = 42.1
change = -6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 388
percentage = 10.1
change = -6.6Election box majority
votes = 218
percentage = 5.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,854
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,399
percentage = 50.6
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,106
percentage = 40.1
change = +12.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 166
percentage = 6.0
change = -11.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate =
votes = 95
percentage = 3.4
change = +3.4Election box majority
votes = 293
percentage = 10.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,766
percentage = 24.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,293
percentage = 51.7
change = +11.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 941
percentage = 37.6
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 240
percentage = 9.6
change = -6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate =
votes = 27
percentage = 1.1
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 352
percentage = 14.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,501
percentage = 27.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,590
percentage = 60.3
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 808
percentage = 30.7
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 237
percentage = 9.0
change = -8.7Election box majority
votes = 782
percentage = 29.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,635
percentage = 32.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,434
percentage = 65.6
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 482
percentage = 22.0
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 270
percentage = 12.4
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 952
percentage = 43.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,186
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =2001-2005
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,445
percentage = 41.3
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,113
percentage = 31.8
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 912
percentage = 26.1
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 25
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 332
percentage = 9.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,495
percentage = 34.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Audrey Oaten
votes = 1,413
percentage = 51.0
change = +35.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 817
percentage = 29.5
change = -14.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 472
percentage = 17.0
change = -15.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate =
votes = 70
percentage = 2.5
change = -0.7Election box majority
votes = 596
percentage = 21.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,772
percentage = 27.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,246
percentage = 48.8
change = +11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 933
percentage = 36.6
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 372
percentage = 14.6
change = -3.0Election box majority
votes = 313
percentage = 12.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,551
percentage = 26.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,851
percentage = 59.9
change = +8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 625
percentage = 20.2
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 614
percentage = 19.9
change = -5.6Election box majority
votes = 1,226
percentage = 39.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,090
percentage = 30.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,064
percentage = 52.5
change = +11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 559
percentage = 27.6
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 403
percentage = 19.9
change = -5.8Election box majority
votes = 505
percentage = 24.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,026
percentage = 21.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2005-2009
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Lloyd
votes = 1,144
percentage = 45.5
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Elisabeth Knight
votes = 994
percentage = 39.6
change = +18.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ralph Dimelow
votes = 374
percentage = 14.9
change = -13.3Election box majority
votes = 150
percentage = 5.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,512
percentage = 28.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Thake
votes = 1,759
percentage = 69.7
change = +14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph McWalter
votes = 322
percentage = 12.7
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Debra Wilkins
votes = 310
percentage = 12.3
change = -7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Stuart Madgin
votes = 133
percentage = 5.2
change = -1.8Election box majority
votes = 1,437
percentage = 57.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,524
percentage = 23.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Teresa Heritage
votes = 2,161
percentage = 66.6
change = +10.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alison Steer
votes = 819
percentage = 25.3
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Spiri
votes = 153
percentage = 4.7
change = -7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Annette Tate
votes = 110
percentage = 3.4
change = -2.8Election box majority
votes = 1,342
percentage = 41.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,243
percentage = 30.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sharon Taylor
votes = 1,452
percentage = 56.5
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Clark
votes = 625
percentage = 24.3
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Len Lambert
votes = 329
percentage = 12.8
change = -6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Rick Seddon
votes = 165
percentage = 6.4
change = +6.4Election box majority
votes = 827
percentage = 32.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,571
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =External links
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