2016 North Hertfordshire District Council election

2016 UK local government election April 2016 April 2016 2016 North Hertfordshire District Council election parliamentary 2015 North Hertfordshire District Council election 2015 2016 5 5 y 2018 North Hertfordshire District Council election 2018 15 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council 25 Con Lynda Needham Conservative Party (UK) 36 34 2 10,383 40.1% Lab Frank Radcliffe Labour Party (UK) 11 12 1 7,087 27.3% LD Steve Jarvis Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 3 1 3,893 15.0% Leader Lynda Needham Conservative Party (UK) Leader after election Lynda Needham Conservative Party (UK) The 2016 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 5 May 2016, at the same time as other local elections across England. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 15 were up for election.si The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006 2006 3112 4 March 2023https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35813119 Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland 21 April 2016 BBC News The Conservatives lost two seats, one to Labour and one to the Liberal Democrats, but retained their overall majority on the council.Yousif Layth Asher J. P. North Herts District Council elections 2016 round-up: Labour and Lib Dems gain at Conservatives' expense https://www.thecomet.net/news/22418117.north-herts-district-council-elections-2016-round-up-labour-lib-dems-gain-conservatives-expense/ 9 March 2023 The Comet 6 May 2016 Overall results The overall results were as follows:Andrew Teale Local Election Results 2016: North Hertfordshire https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2016/230/ Local Elections Archive Project 9 March 2023 2016 North Hertfordshire District Council election Conservative Party (UK) 7 2 46.7 27 34 69.4 10,383 40.1 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) 6 1 40.0 6 12 24.5 7,087 27.3 +5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 1 13.3 1 3 6.1 3,893 15.0 +3.5 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,224 8.6 -0.9 UKIP 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,035 7.9 -1.6 Independent politician 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 291 1.1 N/A 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 (*).Election Results 2016 https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/home/elections-and-voting/election-results/election-results-2016 North Hertfordshire District Council 9 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20190506234314/https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/home/elections-and-voting/election-results/election-results-2016 6 May 2019 Baldock East wardConservative Party (UK) Valentine Shanley 471 45.9% -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard William Winter 272 26.5% -12.2 Labour Party (UK) Gillian Anne Tyler 121 11.8% +3.3 UK Independence Party Brian George Alderton 109 10.6% +10.6 Green Party of England and Wales Jane Louise Turner 48 4.7% -0.71,027 45.2%Conservative Party (UK) +5.6 Baldock Town wardConservative Party (UK) Michael Edwin Weeks* 896 48.7% -6.2 Labour Party (UK) Geraldine Dobson 377 20.5% +0.2 UK Independence Party Brian Cyril Munnery 251 13.6% -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Emily Charlotte Beswarick 169 9.2% -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marcus Eric Keighley 138 7.5% +7.51,841 31.7%Conservative Party (UK) -3.2 Chesfield wardLiberal Democrats (UK) Terry Tyler 668 42.3% +26.4 Conservative Party (UK) James Terence Henry 545 34.5% -12.8 Labour Party (UK) John Hayes 266 16.8% -1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Felicity Ann Power 93 5.9% +1.71,581 30.6%Liberal Democrats (UK) +19.6 Hitchin Bearton wardLabour Party (UK) Ian Clive Albert 1036 48.1% +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Serena Farrow 580 26.9% -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Alder 272 12.6% +2.1 Green Party of England and Wales William Barry Lavin 243 11.3% +1.12,154 33.9%Labour Party (UK) +4.1 Hitchin Highbury wardLiberal Democrats (UK) Paul Clark 1144 44.8% +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Leal-Bennett* 836 32.7% -6.4 Labour Party (UK) Martin Burke 401 15.7% +0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Rosamund Brigid McGuire 151 5.9% -1.22,556 41.2%Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +10.2 Hitchin Oughton wardLabour Party (UK) Simon Peter Watson 505 48.8% +9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Anne Scully 328 31.7% +9.6 Green Party of England and Wales George Winston Howe 102 9.9% +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Peace 89 8.6% +3.81,034 28.1%Labour Party (UK) -0.1 Hitchin Priory wardConservative Party (UK) Richard Arthur Charles Thake* 684 44.1% -4.7 Labour Party (UK) David James Winstanley 281 18.1% +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ewan Wilkie 164 10.6% +1.4 Independent politician Jacqueline Mary McDonald 155 10.0% +10.0 Green Party of England and Wales Des Stephens 142 9.1% -2.3 UK Independence Party Allan Newey 119 7.7% -8.91,552 42.3%Conservative Party (UK) -4.5 Hitchin Walsworth wardLabour Party (UK) Elizabeth Dennis 806 38.5% +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ray Shakespeare-Smith* 668 31.9% -8.0 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Alexander Cano 278 13.3% +0.9 UK Independence Party Peter Croft 193 9.2% +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Ircha 133 6.4% -0.92,091 34.6%Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -8.2 Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo wardConservative Party (UK) Claire Patricia Annette Strong* 1157 55.8% -2.2 UK Independence Party Gary John Jones 262 12.6% 0.0 Labour Party (UK) David Liam O'Brien 251 12.1% -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Johnson 212 10.2% +2.2 Green Party of England and Wales Alex Longmore 186 9.0% +0.72,074 36.5%Conservative Party (UK) -1.1 Knebworth wardConservative Party (UK) Stephen J. Deakin-Davies 904 62.4% +5.4 Labour Party (UK) Ed Smith 310 21.4% +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charlie Wilson 142 9.8% +9.8 Green Party of England and Wales Claire Helen Taylor 81 5.6% -4.81,448 36.4%Conservative Party (UK) -1.2 Letchworth East wardLabour Party (UK) Ian Mantle* 505 38.3% -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Peter John Wakelin 347 26.3% -0.2 Independent politician Paul Ross 136 10.3% +10.3 Green Party of England and Wales Rosemary Bland 126 9.6% -2.0 UK Independence Party Mark James Hughes 111 8.4% -12.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Fae 86 6.5% +6.51,319 29.9%Labour Party (UK) -1.1 Letchworth Grange wardLabour Party (UK) Clare Billing* 685 34.9% +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Berman 654 33.3% -7.1 UK Independence Party Tyler James Davis 334 17.0% +4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Geoffrey Penny 153 7.8% +1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Elizabeth Susan Hancock 125 6.4% -1.41,963 34.9%Labour Party (UK) +4.4 Letchworth South East wardConservative Party (UK) David Charles Levett* 737 38.7% -7.2 Labour Party (UK) Martin Stears-Handscomb 609 32.0% +0.1 UK Independence Party Sidney Arthur Start 309 16.2% +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Peter Neale 134 7.0% +7.0 Green Party of England and Wales Dean Lee Cartwright 99 5.2% -2.01,902 34.2%Conservative Party (UK) -3.7 Letchworth South West wardConservative Party (UK) Terry Hone* 1096 48.8% +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Jean Andrews 441 19.6% +1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Mario May 212 9.4% -3.3 UK Independence Party Gemma Margaret Rosina Hughes 198 8.8% -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ursula Winder 86 3.8% -6.62,246 36.5%Conservative Party (UK) -0.9 Letchworth Wilbury wardLabour Party (UK) Deepak Sangha* 493 38.1% -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Andy Frankland 480 37.1% +3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Maryla Josephine Hart 169 13.1% +4.8 UK Independence Party Andrew Scuoler 149 11.5% -3.71,295 32.1%Labour Party (UK) -3.8 Changes 2016–2018 A by-election was held in Hitchin Oughton ward on 10 November 2016 following the resignation of Labour councillor Simon Watson. Labour retained the seat.Declaration of result of poll https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Declaration%20of%20Result%20-%20Hitchin%20Oughton%20By%20Election.pdf North Hertfordshire District Council 9 March 2023 Hitchin Oughton ward by-election, 10 November 2016Labour Party (UK) Martin Stears-Handscomb 258 31.9% -17.0 Independent politician Jackie McDonald 200 24.7% +24.7 Conservative Party (UK) Serena Elizabeth Farrow 158 19.5% -12.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Peace 150 18.5% +9.9 Green Party of England and Wales George Winston Howe 42 5.2% -4.7810Labour Party (UK) -20.8 Two by-elections were held on 4 May 2017, at the same time as the 2017 Hertfordshire County Council election. The by-election in Royston Heath ward was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Peter Burt.Wild Bianca Prominent member of North Herts District Council dies aged 68 https://www.thecomet.net/news/22182097.prominent-member-north-herts-district-council-dies-aged-68/ 9 March 2023 The Comet 16 March 2017 The by-election in Hitchin Priory ward was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Allison Ashley.Boothroyd David Mass resignation week https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/2017/03/mass-resignation-week/ 9 March 2023 Local Councils 17 March 2017 The Conservatives retained both seats.Election Results 2017 https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/election-results-2017 North Hertfordshire District Council 9 March 2023 Hitchin Priory ward by-election, 4 May 2017Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Shakespeare-Smith 717 41.5% -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hefford 394 22.8% +12.2 Independent politician Jacqueline McDonald 277 16.0% +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Dave Winstanley 219 12.7% -5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Des Stephens 114 6.6% -2.51,727 46.4%Conservative Party (UK) -7.4 Royston Heath ward by-election, 4 May 2017Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Dingley 844 50.2% -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Stanier 470 28.0% +14.6 Labour Party (UK) Vaughan West 196 11.7% -4.6 Green Party of England and Wales Katherine Shann 97 5.8% -1.3 UK Independence Party Christopher Arquati 68 4.0% -8.01,680 39.0%Conservative Party (UK) -7.6 References North Hertfordshire 2016 Category:2010s in Hertfordshire