# 1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 2 May 1991, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The Conservatives made a net loss of three seats, and only narrowly retained their majority on the council.

## Overall results

The overall results were as follows:
1991 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 | 7 | 3 | 41.2 | 19 | 26 | 52.0 | 11,692 | 35.2 | -2.5 |
| | Labour | 6 | 2 | 35.3 | 12 | 18 | 36.0 | 11,100 | 33.5 | -10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 11.8 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 7,431 | 22.4 | +13.8 |
| | Ratepayers | 1 | | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 | 2,320 | 7.0 | +3.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 211 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 416 | 1.3 | +0.7 |

## Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.
Arbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dempster Young | 566 | 50.9 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Eluned Waide | 416 | 37.4 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | Ann Strickland-Clark | 130 | 11.7 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,779 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +7.7 | |
Baldock ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Robert McKenzie Muir | 1,509 | 46.7 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Rodney Jack Leete | 1,124 | 34.8 | −17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Margaret Jarvis (Sal Jarvis) | 597 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,093 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.2 | |
Hitchin Bearton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David John Whitlock | 1,064 | 51.3 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen John Kenneth Archer | 691 | 33.3 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Jane Harbron | 321 | 15.5 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,506 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.3 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin Edward Anthony Dartington | 977 | 39.8 | +2.5 |
| | Ratepayers | Evelyn Mary Burton (Mary Burton) | 693 | 28.2 | +28.2 |
| | Labour | David John Tizzard | 466 | 19.0 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 318 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,061 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12.9 | |
Hitchin Oughton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Audrey Emmie Carss* | 1,122 | 65.7 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Mary Lambourne | 370 | 21.7 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Ellen Walker | 215 | 12.6 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,017 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | Kenneth William Logan* (Ken Logan) | 1,627 | 57.4 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | David Edward Billing | 914 | 32.2 | −10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Paul Newby | 294 | 10.4 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,022 | | |
| | Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing | +10.4 | |
Hitchwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rodney James Bird | 433 | 62.7 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penelope Jean Cunningham | 135 | 19.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Colin Southward | 123 | 17.8 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,357 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.4 | |
Hoo ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David John Barnard | 410 | 49.0 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Roger Aubrey Wood | 313 | 37.4 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Thomas Llewelyn | 113 | 13.5 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,468 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.2 | |
Letchworth East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Charles Bifield* (Charles Bifield) | 1,108 | 50.1 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | Gloria June Storer | 638 | 28.8 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Gammell | 360 | 16.3 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Eric Morris Blakeley | 106 | 4.8 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,855 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 | |
Letchworth Grange ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Reade | 1,404 | 54.3 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Carole Anne McNelliey | 730 | 28.2 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathleen Jean Worcester | 451 | 17.4 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,190 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -3.9 | |
Letchworth South East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Edward Agar | 1,136 | 37.4 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Lawrence Shakespeare-Smith | 1,123 | 37.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Elaine Kingman | 672 | 22.1 | +22.1 |
| | Green | Sylvia Fraser-Andrews | 105 | 3.5 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,066 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.2 | |
The Letchworth South East seat was previously held by Tony Quinn, who had been elected in 1987 as an SDP councillor. Following the demise of the continuing SDP in 1990, he had joined Labour for the last year of his term.
Letchworth South West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Simpson | 1,257 | 46.6 | +17.8 |
| | Conservative | David Alfred Jones* | 1,061 | 39.4 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Linda Grimes | 377 | 14.0 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,521 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.4 | |
Letchworth Wilbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Evans | 908 | 43.5 | −15.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Fletcher Emsall* | 847 | 40.6 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Louise Tustin | 333 | 15.9 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,911 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -13.2 | |
Newsells ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Ellis Wilkerson* (Bob Wilkerson) | 448 | 62.3 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Charles Martin | 147 | 20.4 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Catherine Judith Hurst | 124 | 17.2 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,231 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
Offa ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynne Kathleen Faulkner* | 474 | 47.7 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kenneth Harbron | 404 | 40.7 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | John Saunders | 115 | 11.6 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,567 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
Royston West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart John Cook | 1,366 | 42.5 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey John Perry | 1,199 | 37.3 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Leslie Baker | 648 | 20.2 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,167 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.9 | |
Sandon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Edward William Faure Walker (Teddy Faure Walker) | 416 | 60.5 | +60.5 |
| | Conservative | Harold Albert Greenfield* | 216 | 31.4 | −27.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Dawn Martin | 32 | 4.7 | −31.0 |
| | Labour | Caroline Rebecca Karen Doyle | 24 | 3.5 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,115 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | +44.0 | |