2014 UK local government election
2014 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
18 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 | 33 | 11 | 5 | Seats after | 34 | 12 | 3 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | 2 | Popular vote | 12,302 | 7,173 | 2,441 | Percentage | 40.1% | 23.4% | 8.0% | |
Leader before election Lynda Needham Conservative | Leader after election Lynda Needham Conservative | |
The 2014 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 22 May 2014, at the same time as other local elections and the European Parliament election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 18 were up for election.[1][2]
The Conservatives increased their majority on the council. Labour also increased their number of seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats lost both of the seats they were defending at this election.[2]
Overall results
The overall results were as follows:[3]
2014 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 13 | 1 | 72.2 | 21 | 34 | 69.4 | 12,302 | 40.1 | -2.3 |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 27.8 | 7 | 12 | 24.5 | 7,173 | 23.4 | -5.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,760 | 18.8 | +15.2 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,009 | 9.8 | -0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 6.1 | 2,441 | 8.0 | -6.4 |
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(*). A double dagger(‡) indicates a sitting councillor contesting a different ward.[4]
Baldock Town ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jim McNally | 927 | 45.6% | -9.1 |
| Labour | Rachel Danae Burgin | 349 | 17.2% | -3.2 |
| Green | Arwen Jane Tapping | 173 | 8.5% | -6.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Roberta Kirkland | 138 | 6.8% | -2.9 |
Turnout | 2,033 | 34.5% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
Codicote ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jane Elizabeth Gray ‡ | 511 | 52.8% | -8.2 |
| UKIP | Nick Brooke | 225 | 23.2% | +23.2 |
| Labour | Bhavna Joshi | 129 | 13.3% | -0.4 |
| Green | Ann Karen De Bock | 89 | 9.2% | +1.9 |
Turnout | 968 | 45.3% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.7 | |
Hitchin Bearton ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Adrian Smith | 936 | 39.6% | -13.1 |
| Conservative | Nicola Harris | 549 | 23.2% | -3.9 |
| Green | Sarah Pond | 318 | 13.5% | +2.5 |
| UKIP | Peter Croft | 279 | 11.8% | +11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Courts* | 275 | 11.6% | +2.8 |
Turnout | 2,363 | 36.7% | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -4.6 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon Harwood | 945 | 35.3% | -4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Lott | 757 | 28.3% | -10.1 |
| UKIP | Jim Groves | 395 | 14.8% | +14.8 |
| Labour | Min Birdsey | 366 | 13.7% | +0.5 |
| Green | Heida Shona Mollart-Griffin | 198 | 7.4% | -0.8 |
Turnout | 2,677 | 43.2% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.9 | |
Hitchin Oughton ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frank Radcliffe* | 450 | 39.5% | -8.5 |
| UKIP | Stephen Joseph Bartlett | 278 | 24.4% | +4.7 |
| Conservative | Mara MacSeoinin | 252 | 22.1% | -1.8 |
| Green | George Winston Howe | 89 | 7.8% | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Stephen White | 55 | 4.8% | +0.7 |
Turnout | 1,140 | 31% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.6 | |
Hitchin Priory ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Allison Ashley* | 785 | 48.8% | -0.3 |
| UKIP | Adrianne Fairfax Smyth | 266 | 16.5% | +0.5 |
| Labour | June Le Sueur | 222 | 13.8% | -2.3 |
| Green | Gillian Langley | 184 | 11.4% | +3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Gideon Alder | 147 | 9.1% | -1.2 |
Turnout | 1,609 | 43.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Millard* | 792 | 33.7% | -5.2 |
| Labour | Nafisa Sayany | 698 | 29.7% | -9.0 |
| UKIP | Raymond John Parsons | 352 | 15% | +15.0 |
| Green | Gavin Nicholson | 349 | 14.8% | -0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 154 | 6.6% | 0.0 |
Turnout | 2,351 | 38.3% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward, held 10 July 2014 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Faye Barnard* | 734 | 62.0% | +5.5 |
| UKIP | Colin John Rafferty | 203 | 17.1% | +1.3 |
| Labour | Simon Watson | 116 | 9.8% | -4.0 |
| Green | Orla Nicholls | 74 | 6.3% | +1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Donald Johnson | 57 | 4.8% | -3.2 |
Turnout | 1,184 | 21.1% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
The election in Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward was delayed due to the death of one of the original candidates.[3]
Kimpton ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Bishop* | 417 | 65.4% | +2.1 |
| Green | Orla Nicholls | 123 | 19.3% | +16.1 |
| Labour | Sadie Laura Billing | 92 | 14.4% | +5.5 |
Turnout | 638 | 36.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -7.0 | |
Knebworth ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Steve Hemingway | 944 | 57.1% | -0.3 |
| UKIP | James Alan Orme-Kirby | 297 | 18.0% | +6.6 |
| Labour | Gary Hills | 226 | 13.7% | -5.8 |
| Green | Harold Bland | 172 | 10.4% | -0.6 |
Turnout | 1,654 | 40.1% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
Letchworth East ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lorna Kercher* | 594 | 40.7% | +0.5 |
| Conservative | Michael Paterson | 387 | 26.5% | -6.1 |
| UKIP | John Finbarr Barry | 301 | 20.6% | +11.4 |
| Green | Eric Blakeley | 168 | 11.5% | +3.3 |
Turnout | 1,458 | 32.6% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
Letchworth Grange ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sandra Lunn | 700 | 32.7% | -10.4 |
| Conservative | Paul Marment | 640 | 29.9% | +0.8 |
| UKIP | Andrew Hamilton Scuoler | 512 | 23.9% | +23.9 |
| Green | Rosemary Ann Bland | 159 | 7.4% | -0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Geoffrey Penny | 115 | 5.4% | -2.0 |
Turnout | 2,140 | 37.2% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -5.6 | |
Letchworth South East ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Leo Dobson Booth* | 769 | 39% | +0.3 |
| Labour | Martin John Stears-Handscomb | 483 | 24.5% | -5.6 |
| UKIP | Sidney Arthur Start | 453 | 23% | +8.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Carole Greener | 126 | 6.4% | -1.8 |
| Green | Dean Cartwright | 125 | 6.3% | -1.3 |
Turnout | 1,970 | 34.5% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
Letchworth South West ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Rice* | 1,086 | 46.1% | -7.7 |
| Labour | Jean Andrews | 367 | 15.6% | -4.2 |
| UKIP | Gemma Hughes | 356 | 15.1% | +15.1 |
| Green | Mario May | 274 | 11.6% | -1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Paul Winder | 257 | 10.9% | -2.5 |
Turnout | 2,357 | 38.1% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
Letchworth Wilbury ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gary Grindal* | 624 | 42.3% | +4.6 |
| Conservative | Andy Frankland | 497 | 33.7% | -2.5 |
| UKIP | Michael Richard Rodgers | 225 | 15.2% | +3.7 |
| Green | Maryla Hart | 122 | 8.3% | -2.3 |
Turnout | 1,476 | 35.1% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
Royston Heath ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Fiona Hill* | 827 | 47.9% | -5.8 |
| UKIP | Pat Albone | 331 | 19.2% | +19.2 |
| Labour | Ken Garland | 246 | 14.2% | -4.8 |
| Green | Phil Oddy | 166 | 9.6% | -2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Robert May | 146 | 8.5% | -5.8 |
Turnout | 1,727 | 39.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -12.5 | |
Royston Meridian ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bill Davidson* | 740 | 44.8% | -13.5 |
| UKIP | Paula McGlynn | 468 | 28.4% | +28.4 |
| Labour | Amy Bourke | 193 | 11.7% | -6.7 |
| Green | Karen Julie Harmel | 134 | 8.1% | +0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Raymond Ledden | 108 | 6.5% | -7.9 |
Turnout | 1,650 | 39.9% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -20.9 | |
Royston Palace ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Benjamin Lewis | 500 | 34.2% | -7.9 |
| Labour | Robert Inwood* | 382 | 26.1% | +0.8 |
| UKIP | Mark James Hughes | 374 | 25.6% | +25.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Jackson | 106 | 7.3% | -15.7 |
| Green | Peter Groves | 92 | 6.3% | -1.7 |
Turnout | 1,461 | 35.1% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -4.3 | |
Robert Inwood had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2010, but had defected to Labour in 2012.[5]
References
- ^ "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2006/3112, retrieved 4 March 2023
- ^ a b "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ a b Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2014: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Election Results 2014". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Foskett, Ewan (17 May 2012). "Former mayor and district councillor defects to Labour from Lib Dems". Royston Crow. Retrieved 6 March 2023.