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2015 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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16 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  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 Increase2 Decrease1 Decrease1
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

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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 Increase 2 87.5 22 36 73.5 24,555 47.8 +7.7
  Labour 1 Decrease 1 6.3 10 11 22.4 11,191 21.8 -1.6
  Liberal Democrats 1 Decrease 1 6.3 1 2 4.1 5,893 11.5 +3.5
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,886 9.5 -0.3
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,865 9.5 -9.3

Ward results

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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

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  1. ^ "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2006/3112, retrieved 4 March 2023
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 21 May 2015". North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2015: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Election Results 2015". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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