2018 Three Rivers District Council election

The 2018 Three Rivers District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Three Rivers District Council in England.^[1] This was the same day as other local elections.

Shortly before the election the Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the council with the resignation of two councillors from the party in March and April 2018, putting the council under no overall control.^[2]^[3] The Liberal Democrats regained their majority on the council at the election.

Results summary

Three Rivers District Council election, 2018
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Liberal Democrats	8	1	0	1	61.54	37.39	8905
Conservative	4	0	0		30.77	40.13	9559
Labour	1	0	0		7.69	15.94	3798
Green	0	0	0		0	3.96	943
UKIP	0	0	0		0	2.09	499
Independent	0	0	1	1	0	0.49	116

Ward Results

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.

Abbots Langley & Bedmond

Abbots Langley & Bedmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Bedford*	1,096	57.23
	Conservative	Andrew O'Brien	456	23.81
	Labour	Joanne Cox	237	12.38
	Green	Bobbie Curran	67	3.50
	UKIP	John Appleford	59	3.08
Majority			640
Turnout			1915	38.18
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Carpenders Park

Carpenders Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Donna Duncan	1,144	61.84
	Labour	Mandy Shumake	397	21.46
	Liberal Democrats	Pam Hames	309	16.70
Majority			747
Turnout				34.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorleywood North and Sarratt

Chorleywood North and Sarratt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alex Hayward*	1,441	74.13
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Mahon-Daly	320	16.46
	Labour	Margaret Gallagher	144	7.40
	UKIP	Hazel Day	39	2.00
Majority
Turnout				33.46
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorleywood South & Maple Cross

Chorleywood South & Maple Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Trevett	1,149	50.22
	Conservative	Colin Payne	842	36.80
	Labour	Jack Hazelwood	157	6.86
	Green	Roger Stafford	140	6.12
Majority			307
Turnout				39.03
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dickinsons

Dickinsons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Hofman	967	48.89
	Conservative	David Redman	678	34.28
	Labour Co-op	Jeri Swift Gillette	290	14.66
	UKIP	Tracey Smart	43	2.17
Majority			289
Turnout				37.91
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Durrants

Durrants
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Drury*	1,033	56.95
	Conservative	David Woodford	411	22.66
	Labour	John Grillo	225	12.4
	Green	Matthew Pashby	102	5.62
	UKIP	Tony Speechly	43	2.37
Majority			622
Turnout				35.96
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gade Valley

Gade Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Tankard	835	54.47
	Conservative	Dee Ward	372	24.27
	Labour	Bruce Prochnik	261	17.03
	Green	Emma Brading	65	4.24
Majority			463
Turnout				30.35
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Leavesden

Leavesden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Turner	954	53.87
	Conservative	Hitesh Tailor	356	20.10
	Labour	Marie-Louise Nolan	283	15.98
	Independent	Martin Brooks*	116	6.55
	UKIP	David Bennett	62	3.50
Majority			598
Turnout				30.93
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Martin Brooks was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2014 but stood in the incumbent in 2018 as an Independent.

Moor Park & Eastbury

Moor Park & Eastbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jo Clemens	1,123	77.13
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Asquith	192	13.19
	Labour	Sonia Adesara	141	9.68
Majority			931
Turnout				31.12
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxhey Hall & Hayling

Oxhey Hall & Hayling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Scarth*	800	44.32
	Conservative	Andy Milner	463	25.65
	Labour	Chris Green	433	23.99
	UKIP	Mick Matthewson	67	3.71
	Green	Matt Jones	42	2.33
Majority			337
Turnout			1,805	34.20
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Penn & Mill End

Penn & Mill End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Jane Nelmes*	857	48.42
	Conservative	Nayesh Radia	618	34.92
	Labour	Martin Waldron	185	10.45
	Green	Peter Loader	110	6.21
Majority			239
Turnout			1770	33.82
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Rickmansworth Town

Rickmansworth Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Paula Hiscocks*	1,386	57.80
	Green	Tom Pashby	395	16.47
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Howell	333	13.89
	Labour	Andrew Gallagher	233	9.72
	UKIP	Mark Massyn	51	2.13
Majority			991
Turnout			2398	42.59
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Oxhey

South Oxhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stephen King	812	62.55
	Conservative	Elizabeth Willetts	269	20.72
	UKIP	Yessica Gould	135	10.40
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Johnstone	60	4.62
	Green	Mary Chabrel	22	1.69
Majority			543
Turnout			1298	28.74
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ "Three Rivers District Ward Elections 2018". threerivers.gov.uk. Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ "'It was my own decision' Councillor denies he quit because he was to be 'deselected'". Watford Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^ "Disillusioned Three Rivers District councillor: 'I want the freedom to say the people I represent are telling me this'". Watford Observer. 25 April 2018.

[1] "Three Rivers District Ward Elections 2018". threerivers.gov.uk. Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[2] "'It was my own decision' Councillor denies he quit because he was to be 'deselected'". Watford Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

[3] "Disillusioned Three Rivers District councillor: 'I want the freedom to say the people I represent are telling me this'". Watford Observer. 25 April 2018.

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