Council election in England
2011 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
16 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council 25 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | Con | LD | Lab | Leader | Lynda Needham | Steve Jarvis | David Billing | Party | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Seats before | 33 | 9 | 7 | Seats after | 34 | 8 | 7 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | | Popular vote | 16,122 | 5,878 | 7,626 | Percentage | 48.4% | 17.6% | 22.9% | |
Leader before election Lynda Needham Conservative | Leader after election Lynda Needham Conservative | |
The 2011 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 5 May 2011, at the same time as other local elections across England and Northern Ireland. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 16 were up for election.[1]
The Conservatives gained Chesfield ward from the Liberal Democrats, but no other seats changed party at this election. The Conservatives therefore increased their majority on the council and their leader, Lynda Needham, remained leader of the council.[2]
Overall results
The overall results were as follows:[3]
2011 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 75.0 | 22 | 34 | 69.4 | 16,122 | 48.4 | +1.6 |
| Labour | 2 | | 12.5 | 5 | 7 | 14.3 | 7,626 | 17.6 | -2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 15.8 | 6 | 9 | 18,4 | 5,878 | 17.6 | -7.0 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,744 | 8.2 | +1.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 635 | 1.9 | +1.0 |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 0.7 | n/a |
| English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 0.2 | n/a |
Ward results
The results for each ward were as follows. Where the previous incumbent was standing for re-election they are marked with an asterisk(*).[4][5]
Arbury ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Dempster Young* | 796 | 59.5% | -2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Simpson | 402 | 30.0% | -6.8 |
| Labour | Paul David Burgin | 89 | 6.7% | n/a |
| Green | Eric Morris Blakeley | 45 | 3.4% | n/a |
Turnout | 1,338 | 63.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
Baldock Town ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Muir* | 1,352 | 58.0% | +3.9 |
| Labour | Tom Brownlee | 529 | 22.7% | +7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard William Winter | 215 | 9.2% | -13.6 |
| Green | Annmarie Brinsley | 212 | 9.1% | +5.3 |
Turnout | 2,332 | 41.5% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.9 | |
Cadwell ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tricia Cowley* | 563 | 57.2% | -10.3 |
| Labour | Martin John Stears-Handscomb | 250 | 25.4% | +13.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Christopher Lambie | 104 | 10.6% | -10.3 |
| Green | Paul Anthony O'Shaughnessy | 58 | 5.9% | n/a |
Turnout | 984 | 56.0% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -12.1 | |
Chesfield ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Cathryn Henry | 844 | 41.5% | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Margaret Jarvis* | 708 | 34.8% | -8.8 |
| Labour | Bhavna Joshi | 375 | 18.4% | +6.0 |
| Green | Felix Power | 92 | 4.5% | +1.6 |
Turnout | 2,033 | 38.7% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.7 | |
Ermine ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gerald Edward Morris | 835 | 73.8% | -4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Raymond Ledden | 152 | 13.4% | -8.1 |
| Green | Rebecca Leek | 140 | 12.4% | n/a |
Turnout | 1,132 | 56.0% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
Hitchin Bearton ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Judi Billing* | 1,466 | 50.3% | +22.9 |
| Conservative | Alex Stoner | 893 | 30.6% | -1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Lott | 288 | 9.9% | -22.3 |
| Green | Sarah Pond | 249 | 8.5% | +0.8 |
Turnout | 2,916 | 47.3% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +12.2 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark* | 1,239 | 39.8% | -3.1 |
| Conservative | David Leal-Bennett | 1,075 | 34.6% | -5.8 |
| Labour | Deborah Vincenza Bruna Segalini | 338 | 10.9% | 0.0 |
| UKIP | Adrianne Fairfax Smyth | 257 | 8.3% | n/a |
| Green | Richard Wise | 179 | 5.8% | +0.4 |
Turnout | 3,110 | 51.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bernard Lovewell* | 1,099 | 40.6% | 0.0 |
| Labour | Derek Nigel Sheard | 816 | 30.2% | +6.2 |
| Green | George Howe | 328 | 12.1% | +2.5 |
| Independent | Stuart Gideon Alder | 232 | 8.6% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 207 | 7.7% | -17.6 |
Turnout | 2,705 | 44.5% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.1 | |
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Barnard* | 1,867 | 66.3% | +4.7 |
| Labour | Clare Helen Billing | 435 | 15.4% | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Donald Johnson | 285 | 10.1% | -9.4 |
| Green | Harold Bland | 215 | 7.6% | +1.6 |
Turnout | 2,818 | 50.6% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Letchworth Grange ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Peter Kearns* | 1,083 | 41.7% | +12.1 |
| Conservative | Blake Stephenson | 924 | 35.6% | -4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Geoffrey Penny | 185 | 7.1% | -12.8 |
| UKIP | Michael Richard Rodgers | 165 | 6.4% | n/a |
| Green | Rosie Bland | 145 | 5.6% | +0.4 |
| English Democrat | Charles Jeremy Vickers | 73 | 2.8% | n/a |
Turnout | 2,597 | 45.2% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.4 | |
Letchworth South East ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Harman | 1,149 | 47.9% | +6.6 |
| Labour | Ramesh Summan | 633 | 26.4% | +0.3 |
| UKIP | Philip Martin Stevens | 213 | 8.9% | +1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Robert May | 207 | 8.6% | -13.1 |
| Green | James Alexander Drew | 171 | 7.1% | +3.7 |
Turnout | 2,400 | 42.3% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
Letchworth South West ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lynda Needham* | 1,682 | 55.9% | +8.3 |
| Labour | Peter Anthony Mardell | 481 | 16.0% | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Paul Winder | 433 | 14.4% | -16.2 |
| Green | Mario Alexander May | 390 | 13.0% | +6.4 |
Turnout | 3,007 | 50.3% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
Royston Heath ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Colin Weston Burt* | 996 | 53.7% | -0.7 |
| Labour | Ken Garland | 354 | 19.1% | +7.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Anton Jeray | 264 | 14.2% | -14.9 |
| Green | Phil Oddy | 219 | 11.8% | +7.2 |
Turnout | 1,856 | 45.4% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.3 | |
Royston Meridian ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tony Hunter* | 1,058 | 58.4% | +3.6 |
| Labour | Vaughan West | 333 | 18.4% | -7.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Davies | 261 | 14.4% | +1.1 |
| Green | Karen Harmel | 141 | 7.8% | +2.0 |
Turnout | 1,813 | 44.0% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
Royston Palace ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jean Margaret Green | 667 | 42.1% | +5.6 |
| Labour | Les Baker | 402 | 25.4% | +12.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Greatrex | 364 | 23.0% | -19.7 |
| Green | Peter Groves | 126 | 8.0% | +2.2 |
Turnout | 1,584 | 39.5% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.6 | |
Weston and Sandon ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kenneth Jarvis* | 564 | 58.4% | -14.5 |
| Conservative | Christopher John Schwick | 322 | 33.4% | +7.0 |
| Labour | Andrew Michael Riley | 42 | 4.4% | n/a |
| Green | Ann Karen De Bock | 34 | 3.5% | n/a |
Turnout | 965 | 58.7% | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -10.8 | |
References
- ^ "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2006/3112, retrieved 4 March 2023
- ^ "Council minutes, 19 May 2011". North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2011: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Election Results 2011". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2023.