1992 North Hertfordshire District Council election

Council election in England April 2023 April 2023 1992 North Hertfordshire District Council election parliamentary 1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election 1991 1992 5 7 y 1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election 1994 17 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council 26 Con Bob Flatman Conservative Party (UK) 26 26 Lab Labour Party (UK) 18 17 1 LD Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 3 1 RA Ratepayers Association 3 3 Ind Independent politician 1 1 Leader Bob Flatman Conservative Leader after election Geoff Woods Conservative Party (UK) The 1992 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 May 1992, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)Parties all set to fight battle Letchworth and Baldock Gazette 1 May 1992 10Lemay Debbie One lost seat will upset fragile Tory grip on balance of power https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search/british-newspapers 3 April 2023 Royston and Buntingford Mercury 1 May 1992 3 The Conservatives retained their narrow majority on the council; they lost one seat to the Liberal Democrats but gained one seat from Labour. Following the election, at the annual council meeting on 19 May 1992, the Conservative leader of the council, Bob Flatman, was appointed to the more ceremonial role of vice-chairman. He had been leader since the council's creation in 1974. Geoff Woods was appointed as the new leader of the council and Conservative group leader in his place.Council elects new chairman Letchworth and Baldock Gazette 22 May 1992 Overall results The overall results were as follows: 1992 North Hertfordshire District Council election Conservative Party (UK) 11 64.7 15 26 52.0 14,033 43.1 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) 4 1 35.3 13 17 34.0 8,993 27.6 -5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 5.9 2 3 6.0 6,849 21.1 -1.3 Ratepayers Association 1 5.9 2 3 6.0 2,585 7.9 +1.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 65 0.2 -0.4 Ward results The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. A double dagger (‡) indicates a sitting councillor contesting a different ward.Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/North-Hertfordshire-1973-2012.pdf The Elections Centre Plymouth University 18 March 2023 Ashbrook wardConservative Party (UK) Michael Tatham* 789 70.4 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) John Saunders 215 19.2 -5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Upchurch 116 10.4 -0.654.02,136Conservative Party (UK) +5.6 Baldock wardConservative Party (UK) Bernard Crow* 1,536 51.0 +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harry Penfold 846 28.1 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) Rodney Leete 629 20.9 -13.942.47,133Conservative Party (UK) -2.7 Cadwell wardConservative Party (UK) Richard Lee* 620 67.8 +12.8 Labour Party (UK) David Lawson 294 32.2 -1.350.31,832Conservative Party (UK) +7.1 Hitchin Bearton wardLabour Party (UK) Judi Billing* 845 42.0 -9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael East 704 35.0 +1.7 Ratepayers Association Chris Parker ‡ 315 15.7 +15.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Canning 148 7.4 -8.144.64,520Labour Party (UK) -5.5 Hitchin Highbury wardConservative Party (UK) Paul Dee 1,067 46.1 +6.3 Ratepayers Association Evelyn Mary Burton(Mary Burton) 657 28.4 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Clark 304 13.1 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Paul Gater 288 12.4 -6.645.75,073Conservative Party (UK) +3.1 Hitchin Oughton wardLabour Party (UK) Joan Kirby* 796 58.4 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Julia McLean 431 31.6 +10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Palmer 135 9.9 -2.734.63,972Labour Party (UK) -8.7 Hitchin Priory wardConservative Party (UK) Richard Thake* 822 63.4 +9.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Seabrook 321 24.8 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) David Tizzard 153 11.8 -4.546.32,802Conservative Party (UK) +7.3 Hitchin Walsworth wardRatepayers Association Dennis Ward 1,613 60.8 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) Philip Kirk 821 30.9 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Penelope Cunningham 220 8.3 -2.143.56,091Ratepayers Association +2.4 Knebworth wardConservative Party (UK) Margaret Hilton* 861 62.6 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Stiff 335 24.3 +13.1 Labour Party (UK) Jack Ashwell 180 13.1 -10.040.73,402Conservative Party (UK) -3.4 Letchworth East wardLabour Party (UK) Lorna Kercher* 878 45.0 -5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ravinder Athwal 603 30.9 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Gammell 405 20.8 +4.5 Green Party of England and Wales Eric Blakeley 65 3.3 -1.539.84,926Labour Party (UK) -3.6 Letchworth Grange wardLabour Party (UK) David Kearns* 1,078 52.3 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Carole McNelliey 613 29.8 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cathleen Worcester 369 17.9 +0.540.05,169Labour Party (UK) -1.8 Letchworth South East wardConservative Party (UK) Pauline Wood* 1,261 44.6 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) Teresa Trangmar(Tre Trangmar) 969 34.3 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Poole 596 21.1 -1.046.46,097Conservative Party (UK) +5.4 The poll in Letchworth South East ward was delayed until 11 June following the death of one of the original candidates, former SDP and Labour councillor Tony Quinn, who was to have stood for Labour.Hunter John Labour set for second election Letchworth and Baldock Gazette 22 May 1992 6Hunter John Labour veteran joins Tories Letchworth and Baldock Gazette 19 June 1992 5 Letchworth South West wardConservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Woods*(Geoff Woods) 1,206 48.3 +8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Kingman 1,030 41.2 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) Linda Grimes 263 10.5 -3.555.04,551Conservative Party (UK) +7.2 Letchworth Wilbury wardConservative Party (UK) Raymond Shakespeare-Smith(Ray Shakespeare-Smith) 773 41.7 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Peter Mardell* 660 35.6 -7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Booton 422 22.7 +6.847.43,920Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +4.5 Royston East wardConservative Party (UK) Francis John Smith*(John Smith) 1,131 61.1 +12.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Pitts 386 20.8 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) Jessie Etheridge 335 18.1 -12.443.54,254Conservative Party (UK) +2.6 Royston West wardConservative Party (UK) Mark Hughes* 1,288 48.1 +10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pat Kennington 833 31.1 -11.4 Labour Party (UK) Les Baker 559 20.9 +0.743.56,189Conservative Party (UK) +11.1 Weston wardLiberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Jarvis(Steve Jarvis) 383 51.7 +24.2 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Evans* 328 44.3 -12.3 Labour Party (UK) Teresa Trangmar(Tre Trangmar) 30 4.0 -11.858.81,259Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +18.3 Changes 1992–1994 On 12 June 1992 Labour councillor Don Kitchiner, who represented Letchworth Grange, announced his defection to the Conservatives. Some time between the 1992 and 1994 elections it would appear that there was a by-election in Hitchin Walsworth ward which saw Ratepayer councillor Jack Swain being replaced by Labour councillor Philip Kirk, whilst the seat in that ward held by Dennis Ward in 1992 had also gone to Labour by the time of the 1994 election, although whether by a defection or a by-election has yet to be established. References Category:1992 English local elections 1992