# 1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 5 May 1994, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
Labour won most votes, but saw no net increase in its number of seats. The Conservatives saw a net loss of two seats, leaving them with exactly half the council's seats, putting the council under no overall control. The Conservatives continued to form the council's administration after the election by virtue of the chairman's casting vote.

## Overall results

The overall results were as follows:
1994 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 % | +/− |
| | Labour | 7 | | 43.8 | 11 | 18 | 36.0 | 12,950 | 38.0 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | 7 | 2 | 43.8 | 18 | 25 | 50.0 | 10,825 | 31.7 | -11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 3 | 5 | 10.0 | 8,797 | 25.8 | +4.7 |
| | Ratepayers | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 924 | 2.7 | -5.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 373 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 241 | 0.7 | +0.5 |

## Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.
Baldock ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victor Bagnelle | 1,310 | 41.7 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony Hartley Tony Hartley) | 1,098 | 34.9 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Jarvis (Sal Jarvis) | 735 | 23.4 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,112 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -11.7 | |
Codicote ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Ian Smith* (Ian Smith) | 612 | 45.7 | −11.6 |
| | Labour | Tony McWalter | 483 | 36.1 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Stanley | 186 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| | Independent | Michael Nelson | 58 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,499 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
* ↑ "Independent Labour"
Hitchin Bearton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Marr* (Jenny Marr) | 1,233 | 62.0 | +20.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael East | 374 | 18.8 | −16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Martin | 177 | 8.9 | +1.5 |
| | Ratepayers | Christopher Parker | 108 | 5.4 | −10.2 |
| | Green | Nigel Howitt | 96 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,504 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.1 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Chapman | 1,016 | 41.0 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 973 | 39.2 | +26.1 |
| | Labour | David Tizzard | 491 | 19.8 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,099 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -15.6 | |
Hitchin Oughton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Harbourne | 980 | 64.9 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicki Walker | 277 | 18.3 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Brook | 254 | 16.8 | −14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,038 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 | |
Hitchin Priory ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derrick Ashley | 566 | 41.0 | −22.4 |
| | Independent | David Chamberlain | 315 | 22.8 | +22.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Canning | 277 | 20.1 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Martin Stears | 221 | 16.0 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,888 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -22.6 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Kirk* | 1,360 | 50.6 | +19.6 |
| | Ratepayers | Evelyn Mary Burton (Mary Burton) | 816 | 30.3 | −30.4 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Lovewell | 277 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Heath | 237 | 8.8 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,050 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +25.0 | |
Kimpton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Burn | 382 | 48.2 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Palmer | 290 | 36.6 | +36.6 |
| | Labour | Roger Wood | 120 | 15.2 | −25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,663 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -24.1 | |
Knebworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Dumelow* | 793 | 51.5 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Stiff | 341 | 22.1 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Gordon Levett | 328 | 21.3 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Stuart Madgin | 79 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,371 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
Letchworth East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Jarman* | 1,121 | 53.5 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Harris | 527 | 25.2 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Gammell | 381 | 18.2 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Eric Blakeley | 66 | 3.2 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,929 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.2 | |
Letchworth Grange ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Mardell | 1,482 | 59.0 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Mitchell | 519 | 20.7 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Hall | 509 | 20.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,173 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.9 | |
Letchworth South East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Wilkinson* | 1,305 | 40.9 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Ellis | 1,096 | 34.3 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Carole McNelliey | 790 | 24.8 | −19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,937 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.4 | |
Letchworth South West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Kingman | 1,166 | 44.0 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Lynda Needham* | 1,051 | 39.7 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Edna Patricia Watson-Blake (Pat Watson-Blake) | 431 | 16.3 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,507 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.7 | |
Letchworth Wilbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Mantle* | 990 | 52.7 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Bloxham | 471 | 25.1 | −16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Booton | 419 | 22.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,160 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +16.9 | |
Royston East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Drake* (Doug Drake) | 900 | 43.6 | −17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Pitts | 655 | 31.7 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Robin King | 508 | 24.6 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,315 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -14.2 | |
Royston West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Kennington (Pat Kennington) | 1,078 | 37.7 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Jane Dwerryhouse-Spears | 983 | 34.4 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | Leslie Baker (Les Baker) | 799 | 27.9 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,184 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.2 | |