2015 UK local government election
2015 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
16 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council 25 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | Con | Lab | LD | Leader | Lynda Needham | Judi Billing | Steve Jarvis | Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Seats before | 34 | 12 | 3 | Seats after | 36 | 11 | 2 | Seat change | 2 | 1 | 1 | Popular vote | 24,555 | 11,191 | 5,893 | Percentage | 47.8% | 21.8% | 11.5% | |
Leader before election Lynda Needham Conservative | Leader after election Lynda Needham Conservative | |
The 2015 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 7 May 2015, at the same time as other local elections and the general election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 16 were up for election.[1]
The Conservatives increased their majority on the council. They gained two seats, one from Labour and one from the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative leader, Lynda Needham, continued to serve as leader of the council.[2] Shortly after the election, Labour changed its leader from Judi Billing to Frank Radcliffe.[3]
Overall results
The overall results were as follows:[4]
2015 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 14 | 2 | 87.5 | 22 | 36 | 73.5 | 24,555 | 47.8 | +7.7 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 10 | 11 | 22.4 | 11,191 | 21.8 | -1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.1 | 5,893 | 11.5 | +3.5 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,886 | 9.5 | -0.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,865 | 9.5 | -9.3 |
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(*).[5]
Arbury ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Janine Ann Paterson | 1,066 | 63.9% | +4.4 |
| Green | Jane Louise Smith | 214 | 12.8% | +9.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Lott | 191 | 11.5% | -18.6 |
| Labour | Rhona Ann Cameron | 174 | 10.4% | +3.8 |
Turnout | 1,668 | 80.2% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
Baldock Town ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Douglas MacKenzie Muir* | 2,081 | 54.8% | +9.2 |
| Labour | Wayne Thornton | 768 | 20.2% | +3.1 |
| UKIP | Brian Munnery | 533 | 14.0% | +14.0 |
| Green | Arwen Jane Tapping | 402 | 10.6% | +2.1 |
Turnout | 3,796 | 65.0% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
Cadwell ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harry Spencer-Smith | 770 | 58.0% | +0.8 |
| Labour | Dave Winstanley | 261 | 19.7% | -5.8 |
| Green | Rosamund Brigid McGuire | 141 | 10.6% | +4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Stephen White | 131 | 9.9% | -0.7 |
Turnout | 1,328 | 73.6% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
Chesfield ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Cathryn Henry* | 1,682 | 47.3% | +13.1 |
| Labour | Simon Peter Watson | 647 | 18.2% | +0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Tyler | 564 | 15.9% | -28.0 |
| UKIP | Colin Rafferty | 497 | 14.0% | +14.0 |
| Green | Felicity Power | 149 | 4.2% | +0.4 |
Turnout | 3,557 | 68.0% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 | |
Ermine ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gerald Edward Morris* | 1,146 | 73.7% | 0.0 |
| Green | Mark Gamon | 376 | 24.2% | +11.8 |
Turnout | 1,554 | 77.6% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.9 | |
Hitchin Bearton ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Judi Billing* | 1,960 | 42.8% | +3.2 |
| Conservative | Peter Saville | 1,365 | 29.8% | +6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Alder | 484 | 10.6% | -1.1 |
| Green | Martin Burke | 465 | 10.2% | -3.3 |
| UKIP | Allan Paul Newey | 283 | 6.2% | -5.6 |
Turnout | 4,577 | 70.7% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nicola Harris | 1,791 | 39.1% | +3.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark* | 1,409 | 30.8% | +2.5 |
| Labour | Araminta Birdsey | 687 | 15.0% | +1.3 |
| UKIP | Jeremy Groves | 350 | 7.6% | -7.1 |
| Green | Mark Whitby | 326 | 7.1% | -0.3 |
Turnout | 4,582 | 74.0% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +0.7 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bernard Lovewell* | 1,710 | 39.9% | +6.2 |
| Labour | Elizabeth Louise Dennis | 1,332 | 31.1% | +1.4 |
| Green | Richard Alexander Cano | 533 | 12.4% | -2.4 |
| UKIP | Peter Croft | 388 | 9.1% | -5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 310 | 7.2% | +0.7 |
Turnout | 4,285 | 69.9% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Barnard* | 2,486 | 58.0% | -4.0 |
| Labour | Nicola Eleanor Yates | 550 | 12.8% | +3.0 |
| UKIP | Gary Jones | 543 | 12.7% | -4.5 |
| Green | Rick Cadger | 353 | 8.2% | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Donald Johnson | 343 | 8.0% | 3.2 |
Turnout | 4,287 | 76.0% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
Letchworth Grange ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Anthony James Marment | 1,547 | 40.4% | +10.5 |
| Labour | David Kearns* | 1,270 | 33.2% | +0.5 |
| UKIP | Andrew Hamilton Scuoler | 474 | 12.4% | -11.5 |
| Green | Elizabeth Susan Hancock | 298 | 7.8% | +0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Geoffrey Penny | 224 | 5.9% | +0.5 |
Turnout | 3,827 | 66.7% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.0 | |
Letchworth South East ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Julian Michael Cunningham* | 1,717 | 46% | +6.9 |
| Labour | Martin Stears-Handscomb | 1,193 | 31.9% | +7.4 |
| UKIP | Sidney Arthur Start | 535 | 14.3% | -8.7 |
| Green | Sam Evison | 270 | 7.2% | +0.9 |
Turnout | 3,734 | 66.2% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.2 | |
Letchworth South West ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lynda Ann Needham* | 2,128 | 48.6% | +2.6 |
| Labour | Jean Andrews | 774 | 17.7% | +2.1 |
| Green | Mario May | 557 | 12.7% | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Carole Greener | 458 | 10.5% | -0.4 |
| UKIP | John Finbarr Barry | 431 | 9.8% | -5.3 |
Turnout | 4,376 | 70.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
Royston Heath ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Colin Weston Burt* | 1,560 | 50.8% | +2.9 |
| Labour | Ken Garland | 499 | 16.2% | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Robert May | 411 | 13.4% | +4.9 |
| UKIP | Sean Ulick Howlett | 370 | 12.0% | -7.1 |
| Green | Katherine Marie Shann | 216 | 7.0% | -2.6 |
Turnout | 3,071 | 70.6% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
Royston Meridian ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tony Hunter* | 1,924 | 62.9% | +18.0 |
| Labour | Robin Edward Todd | 442 | 14.4% | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Jordan | 381 | 12.5% | +5.9 |
| Green | Karen Julie Harmel | 285 | 9.3% | +1.2 |
Turnout | 3,060 | 73.6% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
Royston Palace ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jean Margaret Green* | 1,155 | 43.1% | +8.8 |
| Labour | Amy Jane Bourke | 634 | 23.6% | -2.5 |
| UKIP | Gemma Margaret Rosina Hughes | 461 | 17.2% | -8.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Charles Denis Jackson | 236 | 8.8% | +1.5 |
| Green | Angela Clark | 177 | 6.6% | +0.3 |
Turnout | 2,682 | 64.7% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
Weston and Sandon ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Jarvis* | 751 | 57.5% | -1.0 |
| Conservative | Leighton James Hughes | 427 | 32.7% | -0.7 |
| Green | Annmarie Brinsley | 124 | 9.5% | +6.0 |
Turnout | 1,307 | 78.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
References
- ^ "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2006/3112, retrieved 4 March 2023
- ^ "Council minutes, 21 May 2015". North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Prominent politicians from Stevenage and North Herts think Yvette Cooper will be Labour's next leader". The Comet. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2015: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Election Results 2015". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2023.