# 2014 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2014 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 22 May 2014, at the same time as other local elections and the European Parliament election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 18 were up for election.
The Conservatives increased their majority on the council. Labour also increased their number of seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats lost both of the seats they were defending at this election.

## Overall results

The overall results were as follows:
2014 North Hertfordshire District Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 13 | 1 | 72.2 | 21 | 34 | 69.4 | 12,302 | 40.1 | -2.3 |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 27.8 | 7 | 12 | 24.5 | 7,173 | 23.4 | -5.2 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,760 | 18.8 | +15.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,009 | 9.8 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 6.1 | 2,441 | 8.0 | -6.4 |

## 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(*). A double dagger(‡) indicates a sitting councillor contesting a different ward.
Baldock Town ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim McNally | 927 | 45.6% | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Rachel Danae Burgin | 349 | 17.2% | −3.2 |
| | Green | Arwen Jane Tapping | 173 | 8.5% | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Roberta Kirkland | 138 | 6.8% | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,033 | 34.5% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
Codicote ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Elizabeth Gray ‡ | 511 | 52.8% | −8.2 |
| | UKIP | Nick Brooke | 225 | 23.2% | +23.2 |
| | Labour | Bhavna Joshi | 129 | 13.3% | −0.4 |
| | Green | Ann Karen De Bock | 89 | 9.2% | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 45.3% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -15.7 | |
Hitchin Bearton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Smith | 936 | 39.6% | −13.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Harris | 549 | 23.2% | −3.9 |
| | Green | Sarah Pond | 318 | 13.5% | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Peter Croft | 279 | 11.8% | +11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Courts* | 275 | 11.6% | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,363 | 36.7% | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -4.6 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Harwood | 945 | 35.3% | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael John Lott | 757 | 28.3% | −10.1 |
| | UKIP | Jim Groves | 395 | 14.8% | +14.8 |
| | Labour | Min Birdsey | 366 | 13.7% | +0.5 |
| | Green | Heida Shona Mollart-Griffin | 198 | 7.4% | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,677 | 43.2% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.9 | |
Hitchin Oughton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Radcliffe* | 450 | 39.5% | −8.5 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Joseph Bartlett | 278 | 24.4% | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Mara MacSeoinin | 252 | 22.1% | −1.8 |
| | Green | George Winston Howe | 89 | 7.8% | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stephen White | 55 | 4.8% | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,140 | 31% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.6 | |
Hitchin Priory ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allison Ashley* | 785 | 48.8% | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | Adrianne Fairfax Smyth | 266 | 16.5% | +0.5 |
| | Labour | June Le Sueur | 222 | 13.8% | −2.3 |
| | Green | Gillian Langley | 184 | 11.4% | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Gideon Alder | 147 | 9.1% | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,609 | 43.8% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Millard* | 792 | 33.7% | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Nafisa Sayany | 698 | 29.7% | −9.0 |
| | UKIP | Raymond John Parsons | 352 | 15% | +15.0 |
| | Green | Gavin Nicholson | 349 | 14.8% | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 154 | 6.6% | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,351 | 38.3% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward, held 10 July 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Faye Barnard* | 734 | 62.0% | +5.5 |
| | UKIP | Colin John Rafferty | 203 | 17.1% | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Simon Watson | 116 | 9.8% | −4.0 |
| | Green | Orla Nicholls | 74 | 6.3% | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Donald Johnson | 57 | 4.8% | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,184 | 21.1% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
The election in Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward was delayed due to the death of one of the original candidates.
Kimpton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Bishop* | 417 | 65.4% | +2.1 |
| | Green | Orla Nicholls | 123 | 19.3% | +16.1 |
| | Labour | Sadie Laura Billing | 92 | 14.4% | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 638 | 36.8% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.0 | |
Knebworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Hemingway | 944 | 57.1% | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | James Alan Orme-Kirby | 297 | 18.0% | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Gary Hills | 226 | 13.7% | −5.8 |
| | Green | Harold Bland | 172 | 10.4% | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,654 | 40.1% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
Letchworth East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lorna Kercher* | 594 | 40.7% | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Paterson | 387 | 26.5% | −6.1 |
| | UKIP | John Finbarr Barry | 301 | 20.6% | +11.4 |
| | Green | Eric Blakeley | 168 | 11.5% | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,458 | 32.6% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
Letchworth Grange ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Lunn | 700 | 32.7% | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Marment | 640 | 29.9% | +0.8 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Hamilton Scuoler | 512 | 23.9% | +23.9 |
| | Green | Rosemary Ann Bland | 159 | 7.4% | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Geoffrey Penny | 115 | 5.4% | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,140 | 37.2% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -5.6 | |
Letchworth South East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Leo Dobson Booth* | 769 | 39% | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Martin John Stears-Handscomb | 483 | 24.5% | −5.6 |
| | UKIP | Sidney Arthur Start | 453 | 23% | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Carole Greener | 126 | 6.4% | −1.8 |
| | Green | Dean Cartwright | 125 | 6.3% | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,970 | 34.5% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
Letchworth South West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Rice* | 1,086 | 46.1% | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Jean Andrews | 367 | 15.6% | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Gemma Hughes | 356 | 15.1% | +15.1 |
| | Green | Mario May | 274 | 11.6% | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Winder | 257 | 10.9% | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,357 | 38.1% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
Letchworth Wilbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gary Grindal* | 624 | 42.3% | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Andy Frankland | 497 | 33.7% | −2.5 |
| | UKIP | Michael Richard Rodgers | 225 | 15.2% | +3.7 |
| | Green | Maryla Hart | 122 | 8.3% | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | 35.1% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
Royston Heath ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fiona Hill* | 827 | 47.9% | −5.8 |
| | UKIP | Pat Albone | 331 | 19.2% | +19.2 |
| | Labour | Ken Garland | 246 | 14.2% | −4.8 |
| | Green | Phil Oddy | 166 | 9.6% | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Robert May | 146 | 8.5% | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,727 | 39.8% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12.5 | |
Royston Meridian ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Davidson* | 740 | 44.8% | −13.5 |
| | UKIP | Paula McGlynn | 468 | 28.4% | +28.4 |
| | Labour | Amy Bourke | 193 | 11.7% | −6.7 |
| | Green | Karen Julie Harmel | 134 | 8.1% | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Raymond Ledden | 108 | 6.5% | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,650 | 39.9% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -20.9 | |
Royston Palace ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Lewis | 500 | 34.2% | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Robert Inwood* | 382 | 26.1% | +0.8 |
| | UKIP | Mark James Hughes | 374 | 25.6% | +25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Jackson | 106 | 7.3% | −15.7 |
| | Green | Peter Groves | 92 | 6.3% | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 35.1% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -4.3 | |
Robert Inwood had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2010, but had defected to Labour in 2012.