# 2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 4 May 2006, at the same time as other local elections across England. 18 of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Knebworth ward. The Conservatives made a net increase of five seats on the council, increasing their majority.

## Overall results

The overall results were as follows:
2006 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 | 14 | 5 | 77.8 | 19 | 33 | 67.3 | 15,291 | 46.4 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 11.1 | 5 | 7 | 14.3 | 6,929 | 23.3 | -3.6 |
| | Labour | 2 | 5 | 11.1 | 4 | 9 | 18.4 | 5,727 | 19.3 | -4.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,788 | 6.0 | +3.2 |

## Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.
Baldock Town ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Douglas Robert MacKenzie Muir* | 1,370 | 65.0 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Paul David Burgin | 331 | 15.7 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stephen White | 257 | 12.2 | −5.4 |
| | Green | George Howe | 149 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,913 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
Codicote ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Henry Brindley | 744 | 75.5 | +31.2 |
| | Labour | Roger Aubrey Wood | 122 | 12.4 | −43.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Winder | 119 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,096 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +37.3 | |
Hitchin Bearton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Deepak Sangha* | 600 | 31.5 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Pradeep Sharma (Paul Sharma) | 514 | 27.0 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 408 | 21.4 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Sarah Elaine Pond | 385 | 20.2 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,333 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark* | 1,390 | 53.6 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm George Bracken | 1,028 | 39.7 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Francis Crawley | 174 | 6.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,628 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.1 | |
Hitchin Oughton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Edward Billing* | 511 | 43.7 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Alan John Millard | 400 | 34.2 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Alexander Clark | 151 | 12.9 | −7.8 |
| | Green | Tony Denis Ware | 107 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,671 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 | |
Hitchin Priory ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allison Gertrude Ashley* | 1,112 | 63.3 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael John Lott | 309 | 17.6 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Susan Elizabeth Dye | 192 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Douglas James McCall | 145 | 8.2 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,076 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Frank James Lovewell | 1,027 | 46.6 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Ryan Ottis Johnson | 703 | 31.9 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Shirley | 239 | 10.8 | −3.5 |
| | Green | Giles Colin Woodruff | 234 | 10.6 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,494 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.5 | |
Kimpton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cyril Bishop | 523 | 70.5 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Oliver Canning | 125 | 16.8 | +8.0 |
| | Green | David Geoffrey Ashton | 94 | 12.7 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,754 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.2 | |
Knebworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Elizabeth Gray | 1,414 | 63.7 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bardett* | 1,334 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debra Patricia Wilkins | 411 | 18.5 | −7.8 |
| | Green | William Nicholas Berrington | 206 | 9.3 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Clare Helen Billing | 189 | 8.5 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Alan James Mitchell | 125 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,991 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election in Knebworth ward was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Robin Wordsworth.
Letchworth East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diane Margaret Ivy Proudlove | 755 | 40.6 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Anthony Robert Hartley* | 625 | 33.6 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Carole Winder | 301 | 16.2 | −7.9 |
| | Green | Eric Blakeley | 180 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,328 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.5 | |
Letchworth Grange ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Monica Madeline Bloxham | 793 | 43.7 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Anthony Mardell* | 668 | 36.8 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Geoffrey Penny | 353 | 19.5 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,073 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.6 | |
Letchworth South East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Charles Levett | 951 | 50.2 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Anthony Dennis Eden (Tony Eden) | 523 | 27.6 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Winter | 419 | 22.1 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,221 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
Letchworth South West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Melissa Jane Davey | 1,471 | 58.1 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Elaine Kingman* | 832 | 32.8 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Brigitte Hartley | 230 | 9.1 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,682 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.6 | |
Letchworth Wilbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elliot William Needham | 511 | 42.5 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Mantle* | 413 | 34.3 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Winder | 160 | 13.3 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Heidi Shona Mollart-Griffin | 119 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,123 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.1 | |
Royston Heath ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fiona Ronan Greenwood Hill* | 1,013 | 62.5 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David May | 420 | 25.9 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Vaughan West | 187 | 11.5 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,194 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
Royston Meridian ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Frederick Hunter* (Tony Hunter) | 992 | 62.7 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nanya Esther Lilley | 310 | 19.6 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Robin Anthony King | 159 | 10.0 | −6.1 |
| | Green | Karen Harmel | 122 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,201 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |
Royston Palace ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mary Beardwell | 725 | 46.9 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | William Marr Davidson* (Bill Davidson) | 673 | 43.6 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Garland | 147 | 9.5 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,907 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -1.8 | |