# North Hertfordshire District Council elections

One third of North Hertfordshire District Council in England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. A boundary review is underway to allow the council to instead be elected all at once every four years from 2024 onwards.

## Elections

The elections have been as follows:
| Year | Seats | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Ratepayers | Independent | Notes |
| 1973 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1976 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1979 | 50 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | New ward boundaries. |
| 1980 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 50 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 50 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. |
| 1991 | 50 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 50 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 50 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 50 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 50 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 49 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. |
| 2000 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 49 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 49 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 49 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. |
| 2008 | 49 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 49 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 49 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 49 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 49 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 49 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 49 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 49 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 49 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 51 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. |
* ↑ Includes Liberals and SDP prior to 1990.

## Borough result maps

* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-elections
### 2002-2006

Baldock East By-Election 17 November 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Kirkland | 331 | 48.3 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | | 324 | 47.2 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | | 31 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 686 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Faye Barnard | 774 | 56.8 | −7.4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Robbins | 217 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| | Labour | Jackie McDonald | 189 | 13.9 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Johnson | 110 | 8.1 | +0.4 |
| | Green | George Howe | 72 | 5.3 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 40.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,362 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Letchworth South West By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Cunningham | 761 | 51.3 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Martin Stears-Handscomb | 399 | 26.9 | +7.1 |
| | UKIP | John Barry | 184 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Higbid | 88 | 5.9 | −7.6 |
| | Green | Mario May | 51 | 3.4 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hitchin Oughton By-Election 12 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Radcliffe | 361 | 48.0 | −12.8 |
| | Conservative | Mara MacSeoinin | 180 | 23.9 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | Peter Croft | 148 | 19.7 | +19.7 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Greatorex | 32 | 4.3 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Body | 31 | 4.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 752 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Hitchin Oughton By-Election 10 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Stears-Handscomb | 258 | 31.9 | −17.4 |
| | Independent | Jackie McDonald | 200 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| | Conservative | Serena Farrow | 158 | 19.6 | −12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Peace | 150 | 18.6 | +9.9 |
| | Green | George Howe | 42 | 5.2 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 808 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hitchin Priory By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Shakespeare-Smith | 717 | 41.7 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hefford | 394 | 22.9 | +12.3 |
| | Independent | Jacqueline McDonald | 277 | 16.1 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Dave Winstanley | 219 | 12.7 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Des Stephens | 114 | 6.6 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,721 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Royston Heath By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Dingley | 844 | 50.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Stanier | 470 | 28.1 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | Vaughan West | 196 | 11.7 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Katherine Shann | 97 | 5.8 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Arquati | 68 | 4.1 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 22.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2018-2022

Hitchin Highbury By-Election 10 March 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raj Bhakar | 1,238 | 67.0 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Forsyth | 450 | 24.3 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Deolinda Eltringham | 134 | 7.2 | −1.1 |
| | CPA | Leigh Smith | 27 | 1.5 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 42.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,849 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Royston Palace By-Election 17 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Lucas | 302 | 25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Lewis | 298 | 25.6 |
| | Conservative | Callum Bartram-Bell | 280 | 24.1 |
| | Reform UK | John Froggett | 196 | 16.8 |
| | Green | Peter Wilkin | 88 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |