The 2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of East Hertfordshire District Council in England.[1] The Conservatives retained control of the council, but lost 10 seats.
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All 50 seats to East Hertfordshire District Council 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary
edit2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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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
editBishop's Stortford All Saints
editParty | 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 | 2,121 | 36.28 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bishop's Stortford Central
editParty | 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 | 2,097 | 29.39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bishop's Stortford Meads
editParty | 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 | 34.21 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bishop's Stortford Silverleys
editParty | 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 | 1,420 | 33.42 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bishop's Stortford South
editParty | 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 | 2,103 | 31.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Braughing
editParty | 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 | 872 | 40.58 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Buntingford
editParty | 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 | 1,568 | 28.83 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Datchworth and Aston
editParty | 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 | 812 | 42.29 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great Amwell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander Curtis | 344 | 67.1 | −8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Beaujeux | 169 | 32.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 543 | 25.35 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hertford Bengeo
editParty | 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 | 2,260 | 38.05 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hertford Castle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 2,135 | 30.21 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hertford Heath
editParty | 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 | 730 | 31.33 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hertford Kingsmead
editParty | 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 | 1,248 | 28.93 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hertford Rural North
editParty | 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 | 628 | 34.56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hertford Rural South
editParty | 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 | 713 | 34.83 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hertford Sele
editParty | 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 | 1,141 | 28.06 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hunsdon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Buckmaster | 345 | 53.0 | +11.7 | |
Green | Hilary Cullen | 306 | 47.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 670 | 26.33 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Little Hadham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Williamson | 420 | 64.4 | −9.2 | |
Green | Louise Lumb | 232 | 35.6 | +9.2 | |
Turnout | 665 | 34.10 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Much Hadham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Devonshire | Unopposed | N/A | −58.4 | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mundens and Cottered
editParty | 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 | 694 | 35.25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Puckeridge
editParty | 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 | 574 | 26.76 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sawbridgeworth
editParty | 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 | 2,071 | 30.80 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stanstead Abbotts
editParty | 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 | 751 | 32.57 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Thundridge and Standon
editParty | 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 | 789 | 32.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Walkern
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Crofton | Unopposed | N/A | −77.5 | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ware Chadwell
editParty | 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 | 755 | 30.69 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ware Christchurch
editParty | 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 | 1,136 | 27.45 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ware St Mary's
editParty | 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 | 1,111 | 27.71 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ware Trinity
editParty | 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 | 1,121 | 27.91 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Watton-at-Stone
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sophie Bell | 583 | 70.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Adam Compton | 239 | 29.1 | −37.3 | |
Turnout | 836 | 42.01 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
By-elections
editBishop's Stortford All Saints
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Richard Townsend | 1,194 | 49.6 | ||
Conservative | Shane Manning | 821 | 34.1 | ||
Labour | Thomas Diamond | 392 | 16.3 | ||
Majority | 373 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,407 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "East Hertfordshire District Council". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Election Results" (PDF). East Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 27 February 2019.