# 2011 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2011 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 5 May 2011, at the same time as other local elections across England and Northern Ireland. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 16 were up for election.
The Conservatives gained Chesfield ward from the Liberal Democrats, but no other seats changed party at this election. The Conservatives therefore increased their majority on the council and their leader, Lynda Needham, remained leader of the council.

## Overall results

The overall results were as follows:
2011 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 | 12 | 1 | 75.0 | 22 | 34 | 69.4 | 16,122 | 48.4 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | 2 | | 12.5 | 5 | 7 | 14.3 | 7,626 | 17.6 | -2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 15.8 | 6 | 9 | 18,4 | 5,878 | 17.6 | -7.0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,744 | 8.2 | +1.8 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 635 | 1.9 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 0.7 | n/a |
| | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 0.2 | n/a |

## Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. Where the previous incumbent was standing for re-election they are marked with an asterisk(*).
Arbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dempster Young* | 796 | 59.5% | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Simpson | 402 | 30.0% | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Paul David Burgin | 89 | 6.7% | n/a |
| | Green | Eric Morris Blakeley | 45 | 3.4% | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,338 | 63.8% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
Baldock Town ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Muir* | 1,352 | 58.0% | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Tom Brownlee | 529 | 22.7% | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard William Winter | 215 | 9.2% | −13.6 |
| | Green | Annmarie Brinsley | 212 | 9.1% | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,332 | 41.5% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.9 | |
Cadwell ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tricia Cowley* | 563 | 57.2% | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Martin John Stears-Handscomb | 250 | 25.4% | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Christopher Lambie | 104 | 10.6% | −10.3 |
| | Green | Paul Anthony O'Shaughnessy | 58 | 5.9% | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 984 | 56.0% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12.1 | |
Chesfield ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cathryn Henry | 844 | 41.5% | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Margaret Jarvis* | 708 | 34.8% | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Bhavna Joshi | 375 | 18.4% | +6.0 |
| | Green | Felix Power | 92 | 4.5% | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,033 | 38.7% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.7 | |
Ermine ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerald Edward Morris | 835 | 73.8% | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Raymond Ledden | 152 | 13.4% | −8.1 |
| | Green | Rebecca Leek | 140 | 12.4% | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 | 56.0% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
Hitchin Bearton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judi Billing* | 1,466 | 50.3% | +22.9 |
| | Conservative | Alex Stoner | 893 | 30.6% | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael John Lott | 288 | 9.9% | −22.3 |
| | Green | Sarah Pond | 249 | 8.5% | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,916 | 47.3% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.2 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark* | 1,239 | 39.8% | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | David Leal-Bennett | 1,075 | 34.6% | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Deborah Vincenza Bruna Segalini | 338 | 10.9% | 0.0 |
| | UKIP | Adrianne Fairfax Smyth | 257 | 8.3% | n/a |
| | Green | Richard Wise | 179 | 5.8% | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,110 | 51.8% | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Lovewell* | 1,099 | 40.6% | 0.0 |
| | Labour | Derek Nigel Sheard | 816 | 30.2% | +6.2 |
| | Green | George Howe | 328 | 12.1% | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Stuart Gideon Alder | 232 | 8.6% | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 207 | 7.7% | −17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,705 | 44.5% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.1 | |
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Barnard* | 1,867 | 66.3% | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Clare Helen Billing | 435 | 15.4% | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Donald Johnson | 285 | 10.1% | −9.4 |
| | Green | Harold Bland | 215 | 7.6% | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,818 | 50.6% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Letchworth Grange ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Peter Kearns* | 1,083 | 41.7% | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Blake Stephenson | 924 | 35.6% | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Geoffrey Penny | 185 | 7.1% | −12.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael Richard Rodgers | 165 | 6.4% | n/a |
| | Green | Rosie Bland | 145 | 5.6% | +0.4 |
| | English Democrat | Charles Jeremy Vickers | 73 | 2.8% | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,597 | 45.2% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.4 | |
Letchworth South East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Harman | 1,149 | 47.9% | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Ramesh Summan | 633 | 26.4% | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | Philip Martin Stevens | 213 | 8.9% | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Robert May | 207 | 8.6% | −13.1 |
| | Green | James Alexander Drew | 171 | 7.1% | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,400 | 42.3% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
Letchworth South West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynda Needham* | 1,682 | 55.9% | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Anthony Mardell | 481 | 16.0% | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Winder | 433 | 14.4% | −16.2 |
| | Green | Mario Alexander May | 390 | 13.0% | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,007 | 50.3% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
Royston Heath ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Colin Weston Burt* | 996 | 53.7% | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Ken Garland | 354 | 19.1% | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Anton Jeray | 264 | 14.2% | −14.9 |
| | Green | Phil Oddy | 219 | 11.8% | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,856 | 45.4% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.3 | |
Royston Meridian ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Hunter* | 1,058 | 58.4% | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Vaughan West | 333 | 18.4% | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Davies | 261 | 14.4% | +1.1 |
| | Green | Karen Harmel | 141 | 7.8% | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,813 | 44.0% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
Royston Palace ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Margaret Green | 667 | 42.1% | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Les Baker | 402 | 25.4% | +12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Greatrex | 364 | 23.0% | −19.7 |
| | Green | Peter Groves | 126 | 8.0% | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,584 | 39.5% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.6 | |
Weston and Sandon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kenneth Jarvis* | 564 | 58.4% | −14.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Schwick | 322 | 33.4% | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Michael Riley | 42 | 4.4% | n/a |
| | Green | Ann Karen De Bock | 34 | 3.5% | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 965 | 58.7% | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -10.8 | |