# 2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of East Hertfordshire District Council in England. The Conservatives retained control of the council, but lost 10 seats.

## Summary

2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 50 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 80.0 | 45.7 | 28,470 | –13.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 11,833 | +13.1 |
| Labour | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 17.3 | 10,743 | –0.1 |
| Green | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 9,355 | +6.3 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1,207 | +0.1 |
| UKIP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 646 | –6.4 |

## Ward results
### Bishop's Stortford All Saints

Bishop's Stortford All Saints (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Wilson | 1,042 | 49.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Beckett | 995 | 47.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louie Corpe | 979 | 46.5 |
| | Conservative | Colin Woodward | 732 | 34.7 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Moore | 635 | 30.1 |
| | Conservative | Shane Manning | 602 | 28.6 |
| | Labour | Margaret Barker | 281 | 13.3 |
| | Labour | Eamonn Abbott | 255 | 12.1 |
| | UKIP | Alistair Lindsay | 195 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,121 | 36.28 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Bishop's Stortford Central

Bishop's Stortford Central (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Norma Symonds | 683 | 32.9 |
| | Conservative | George Cutting | 678 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative | Holly Drake | 656 | 31.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Taylor | 579 | 27.9 |
| | Labour | Thomas Diamond | 553 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | David Jacobs | 540 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | Sotirios Adamopoulos | 538 | 26.0 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Downes | 471 | 22.7 |
| | Green | Lucy Downes | 434 | 20.9 |
| | UKIP | Peter Day | 284 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,097 | 29.39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bishop's Stortford Meads

Bishop's Stortford Meads (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mione Goldspink | 656 | |
| | Conservative | David Snowdon | 537 | |
| | Labour | Jill Sortwell | 432 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Warnell | 417 | |
| | Labour | Elif Toker-Turnalar | 412 | |
| | UKIP | Stewart Trench | 167 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bishop's Stortford Silverleys

Bishop's Stortford Silverleys (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Page | 766 | 55.1 |
| | Conservative | Alastair Ward-Booth | 741 | 53.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Miriam Swainston | 497 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | Ian Payton | 268 | 19.3 |
| | Labour | Natalie Russell | 229 | 16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,420 | 33.42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bishop's Stortford South

Bishop's Stortford South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Diane Hollebon | 929 | 45.4 |
| | Conservative | Graham McAndrew | 898 | 43.9 |
| | Conservative | John Wyllie | 871 | 42.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Calvin Horner | 597 | 29.2 |
| | Green | Laura King | 507 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Skinner | 505 | 24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Tenconi | 389 | 19.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Cowley | 387 | 18.9 |
| | Labour | Shem Jacobs | 286 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Abouharb | 280 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,103 | 31.00 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Braughing

Braughing (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Boylan | 450 | 52.4 | −18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bromage | 290 | 33.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Patricia Street | 66 | 7.7 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Steven Stone | 52 | 6.1 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 872 | 40.58 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Buntingford

Buntingford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Jones | 872 | 56.6 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Bull | 782 | 50.7 |
| | Green | David Woollcombe | 512 | 33.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karl Harrington | 336 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Martin | 282 | 18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | 28.83 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Datchworth and Aston

Datchworth and Aston (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Stowe | 503 | 62.7 | −10.3 |
| | Green | Lydia-Helen Somerville | 136 | 17.0 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Simon Cockle | 84 | 10.5 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freddie Jewitt | 79 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 812 | 42.29 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great Amwell

Great Amwell (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Curtis | 344 | 67.1 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Beaujeux | 169 | 32.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 543 | 25.35 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hertford Bengeo

Hertford Bengeo (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Ruffles | 1,171 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | Sally Newton | 908 | 41.0 |
| | Green | Ben Crystall | 744 | 33.6 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Chichester-Miles | 731 | 33.0 |
| | Green | John Howson | 606 | 27.3 |
| | Labour | Veronica Fraser | 503 | 22.7 |
| | Green | John Warn | 445 | 20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wiggett | 426 | 19.2 |
| | Labour | Tracy Turner | 374 | 16.9 |
| | Labour | Alexander Turner | 364 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,260 | 38.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Hertford Castle

Hertford Castle (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janet Goodeve | 828 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Deering | 811 | 39.0 |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Rutland-Barsby | 811 | 39.0 |
| | Green | Rachel Carter | 671 | 32.3 |
| | Labour | Stephen Goodair | 509 | 24.5 |
| | Green | Isabelle Robinson | 504 | 24.2 |
| | Green | Benjamin McKeown | 496 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | Maria Heritier-Porter | 480 | 23.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freya Waterhouse | 432 | 20.8 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Warren | 398 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,135 | 30.21 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hertford Heath

Hertford Heath (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Rowley | 330 | 45.7 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | James Thornton | 305 | 42.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Barnett | 87 | 12.0 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 730 | 31.33 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hertford Kingsmead

Hertford Kingsmead (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Bolton | 532 | 43.3 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Stevenson | 446 | 36.3 |
| | Green | Steven Watson | 347 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Hunt | 337 | 27.4 |
| | Labour | Mary Nesbitt-Larking | 337 | 27.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Porrer | 313 | 25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,248 | 28.93 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hertford Rural North

Hertford Rural North (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael McMullen | 423 | 68.4 | −9.3 |
| | Green | Alexandra Daar | 134 | 21.7 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Catherine Henderson | 61 | 9.9 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 628 | 34.56 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hertford Rural South

Hertford Rural South (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Haysey | 436 | 63.0 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Claire Goodman | 132 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Edwards | 124 | 17.9 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 713 | 34.83 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hertford Sele

Hertford Sele (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Brady | 497 | 44.4 |
| | Labour | Carolyn Redfern | 494 | 44.1 |
| | Green | Anthony Tarrega | 365 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative | Chantal Geall | 349 | 31.2 |
| | Conservative | Christopher White | 309 | 27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,141 | 28.06 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Hunsdon

Hunsdon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Buckmaster | 345 | 53.0 | +11.7 |
| | Green | Hilary Cullen | 306 | 47.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 670 | 26.33 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Little Hadham

Little Hadham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Williamson | 420 | 64.4 | −9.2 |
| | Green | Louise Lumb | 232 | 35.6 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 665 | 34.10 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Much Hadham

Much Hadham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Devonshire | Unopposed | N/A | −58.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mundens and Cottered

Mundens and Cottered (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Huggins | 459 | 68.2 | −10.4 |
| | Green | Madela Baddock | 153 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | David King | 61 | 9.1 | −12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 694 | 35.25 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Puckeridge

Puckeridge (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Antony Hall | 297 | 53.8 | −13.7 |
| | Green | Tabitha Evans | 142 | 25.7 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | Janette Cuthbert | 113 | 20.5 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 574 | 26.76 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sawbridgeworth

Sawbridgeworth (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ruth Buckmaster | 1,116 | 54.3 |
| | Conservative | John Burmicz | 836 | 40.7 |
| | Conservative | Angela Alder | 832 | 40.5 |
| | Independent | David Royle | 744 | 36.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annelise Berendt Furnace | 728 | 35.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Davies | 309 | 15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Breach | 271 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | Susan Hills | 236 | 11.5 |
| | Labour | Colette Slater | 194 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | 30.80 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stanstead Abbotts

Stanstead Abbotts (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Dumont | 315 | 42.6 | +25.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Allen | 240 | 32.4 | −32.3 |
| | Green | Nicholas Cox | 118 | 15.9 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Sarah Chapman | 67 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 751 | 32.57 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Thundridge and Standon

Thundridge and Standon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Andrews | 473 | 61.6 | −16.4 |
| | Green | Robert Street | 229 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jack Kidston | 66 | 8.6 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | 32.14 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Walkern

Walkern (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Crofton | Unopposed | N/A | −77.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ware Chadwell

Ware Chadwell (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Pope | 387 | 52.4 | −14.8 |
| | Green | Thomas Day | 182 | 24.6 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | Joshua Dean | 170 | 23.0 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755 | 30.69 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ware Christchurch

Ware Christchurch (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Kaye | 486 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | Rishi Fernando | 420 | 37.8 |
| | Green | Glen Baker | 372 | 33.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Shaw | 367 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | Fay Adams | 195 | 17.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Pinkham | 158 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,136 | 27.45 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ware St Mary's

Ware St Mary's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Kemp | 527 | 48.3 |
| | Conservative | Judith Ranger | 453 | 41.5 |
| | Green | Martin Butcher | 336 | 30.8 |
| | Green | David Short | 246 | 22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Heuvelmans | 182 | 16.7 |
| | Labour | Graham MacArthur | 178 | 16.3 |
| | Labour | Brian Rogers | 124 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,111 | 27.71 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ware Trinity

Ware Trinity (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | James Frecknall | 469 | 42.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Reed | 402 | 36.1 |
| | Conservative | Nina Villa | 357 | 32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Shaw | 333 | 29.9 |
| | Labour | Alan Wilkins | 198 | 17.8 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Miles | 158 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,121 | 27.91 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Watton-at-Stone

Watton-at-Stone (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Bell | 583 | 70.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Adam Compton | 239 | 29.1 | −37.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 836 | 42.01 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Bishop's Stortford All Saints

Bishop's Stortford All Saints: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Townsend | 1,194 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | Shane Manning | 821 | 34.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas Diamond | 392 | 16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,407 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |