# Dacorum Borough Council elections

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.

## Council elections

* 1973 Dacorum District Council election
* 1976 Dacorum District Council election
* 1979 Dacorum District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Dacorum District Council election
* 1987 Dacorum Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Dacorum Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Dacorum Borough Council election
* 1999 Dacorum Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6)
* 2003 Dacorum Borough Council election
* 2007 Dacorum Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)
* 2011 Dacorum Borough Council election
* 2015 Dacorum Borough Council election
* 2019 Dacorum Borough Council election
* 2023 Dacorum Borough Council election

## Results maps

* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995–1999

Leverstock Green By-Election 3 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,338 | 69.4 | +26.6 |
| | Labour | | 496 | 25.7 | −19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 93 | 4.8 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 842 | 43.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,927 | 36.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Highfield St Paul By-Election 3 June 1999 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 845 | |
| | Labour | | 802 | |
| | Labour | | 743 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 415 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 372 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 322 | |
| | Conservative | | 302 | |
| | Conservative | | 289 | |
| | Conservative | | 277 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,367 | 29.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Berkhamsted West By-Election 16 November 2000 (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carol Green | 699 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Reay | 695 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garrick Stevens | 559 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Such | 521 | |
| | Labour | Bertram Bannister | 89 | |
| | Labour | Beryl Milne | 88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,651 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Bradnock & Richard Roberts | 2,264 & 1,931 | 56.8 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Griffiths & Carol Richardson | 896 & 755 | 22.5 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Beryl Milnes & Alan Oliver | 827 & 769 | 20.7 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,368 | 34.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,987 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodall Farm By-Election 21 November 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Olive | 424 | 40.8 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Mark Holmes | 398 | 38.3 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael John Bethune | 204 | 19.6 | +19.6 |
| | UKIP | Barry Newton | 13 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,039 | 23.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Bennetts End By-Election 1 April 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Gronert | 770 | 52.7 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Minier | 516 | 35.3 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Dashwood | 176 | 12.0 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,462 | 34.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Adeyfield East By-Election 9 June 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Hogg | 624 | 43.2 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Frances Ryan | 618 | 42.8 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doreen Coburn | 201 | 13.9 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,443 | 33.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chaulden & Shrubhill By-Election 20 October 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fiona Guest | 552 | 46.8 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Susan White | 514 | 43.6 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Watkin | 113 | 9.6 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,179 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Nash Mills By-Election 20 October 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lucy Foster | 382 | 54.3 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Mark Quinn | 276 | 39.2 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Coulter | 45 | 6.4 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 703 | 33.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Highfield St Pauls By-Election 10 November 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Link | 835 | 52.8 | +19.0 |
| | Labour | Stephen Fisher | 498 | 31.5 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Minier | 249 | 15.7 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 30.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Warners End By-Election 16 March 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Coxage | 570 | 39.3 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | John Whitman | 457 | 31.5 | −12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 113 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | 40.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Adeyfield West By-Election 11 March 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Wood | 486 | 32.8 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Sue White | 429 | 29.0 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Wilson | 362 | 24.5 | +8.1 |
| | BNP | Janet Price | 203 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aldbury and Wigginton By-Election 27 August 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemarie Hollinghurst | 593 | 64.7 | +29 |
| | Conservative | Paul Richardson | 305 | 33.1 | −24 |
| | Labour | Thomas Arden Wright | 18 | 1.9 | −4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 47 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 26% | |

### 2011–2015

Woodhall Farm By-Election 21 June 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rosie Sutton | 566 | 49.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Eastwood | 406 | 35.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nitesh Dave | 70 | 6.1 |
| | English Democrat | Simon Deacon | 47 | 4.1 |
| | UKIP | Howard Koch | 43 | 3.7 |
| | Green | Paul De Hoest | 24 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1159 | 27.24 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Vacancy caused by resignation of Conservative incumbent Stephen Holmes.
Adeyfield West By-Election 21 March 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron TINDALL | 363 | 32.6 | +18.1 |
| | Labour | Mike MOORE | 278 | 25.0 | −17.5 |
| | Conservative | Barry NEWTON | 229 | 20.6 | −22.5 |
| | UKIP | Noel SWINFORD | 193 | 17.3 | +17.3 |
| | English Democrat | Simon DEACON | 51 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4174 | 26.68 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Vacancy caused by resignation of Labour incumbent. Percentage changes are since May 2011

### 2015–2019

Adyfield West By-Election 29 September 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian England | 520 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Gallagher | 233 | |
| | Labour | Gary Michael Cook | 166 | |
| | UKIP | Rachel Catherine Biggs | 115 | |
| | Green | Angela May Lynch | 17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1051 | 24.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Northchurch By-Election 8 March 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lara Pringle | 545 | |
| | Conservative | Rob McCarthy | 260 | |
| | Labour | Harry Hawden | 97 | |
| | Green | Joe Pitts | 19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 921 | 40.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### 2019–2023

Leverstock Green By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Harden | 1,459 | 60.5 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | Ijlal Malik | 470 | 19.5 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Wellings Purvis | 298 | 12.4 | −3.5 |
| | Green | Sherief Hassan | 185 | 7.7 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 989 | 41.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,412 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tring Central By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheron Wilkie | 925 | 55.3 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Vardon-Hynard | 438 | 26.2 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Joe Stopps | 172 | 10.3 | −7.5 |
| | Labour | Jim Lawler | 137 | 8.2 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | 29.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,672 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Berkhamsted West By-Election 3 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Foster | 924 | 64.1 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Gary Moore | 318 | 22.1 | −5.6 |
| | Green | Kevin Fielding | 130 | 9.0 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Scott | 69 | 4.8 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 42.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,441 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Boxmoor By-Election 3 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simy Dhyani | 1,319 | 60.5 | +18.3 |
| | Conservative | Brandon Geary | 599 | 27.5 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Cameron Brady-Turner | 171 | 7.8 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Sherief Hassan | 92 | 4.2 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | 33.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,181 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2023–2027

Tring West and Rural By-Election 15 February 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Smith-Wright | 899 | 62.7 |
| | Conservative | Mike Hicks | 303 | 21.1 |
| | Green | Joe Stopps | 122 | 8.5 |
| | Labour | James Lawler | 109 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | 41.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,433 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Bennetts End By-Election 21 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lin Greenfield | 318 | 37.1 |
| | Conservative | Mike Hicks | 313 | 36.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Lambert | 102 | 11.9 |
| | Reform UK | Christopher Morris | 92 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Harris | 32 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 857 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Hemel Hempstead Town By-Election 21 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Harden | 347 | 43.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aatish Pattni | 174 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | Mohamed Fawzi | 147 | 18.5 |
| | Reform UK | Silvi Sutherland | 79 | 9.9 |
| | Green | Christine Talbot | 47 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 794 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |