1996 North Hertfordshire District Council election

Council election in England April 2023 April 2023 1996 North Hertfordshire District Council election parliamentary 1995 North Hertfordshire District Council election 1995 1996 5 2 y 1998 North Hertfordshire District Council election 1998 18 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council 26 Lab David Kearns Labour Party (UK) 21 26 5 Con F. John Smith Conservative Party (UK) 22 16 5 LD Ian Simpson Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 7 1 Ind Independent politician 1 1 Policy chairman David KearnsLabour No overall control Leader after election David Kearns Labour Party (UK) The 1996 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 2 May 1996 at the same time as other local elections across England. There were 18 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Hitchin Oughton ward.The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)Labour predicts gaining a seat https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search/british-newspapers 6 April 2023 Cambridge Daily News 10 April 1996 8 The council had previously been under no overall control, being led by a Labour minority administration with some support from the Liberal Democrats. Labour gained five extra seats at the election, giving them a majority on the council for the first time in its history. The Labour leader, David Kearns, was given the title leader of the council after the election, confirming the position he had de facto held since May 1995 by virtue of being chairman of the policy and resources committee.Labour sweep to control for first time in North Herts https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search/british-newspapers 6 April 2023 Royston and Buntingford Mercury 10 May 1996 3 Overall results The overall results were as follows: 1996 North Hertfordshire District Council election Labour Party (UK) 11 5 61.1 15 26 52.0 13,488 44.9 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) 5 6 27.8 11 16 32.0 9,995 33.3 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 1 11.1 5 7 14.0 6,556 21.8 0.0 Ward results The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.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 2023North Hertfordshire Local Election Results 1996 http://www.nhdc.gov.uk/result96.html North Hertfordshire District Council 8 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/19970119033810/http://www.nhdc.gov.uk/result96.html 19 January 1997 Ashbrook wardConservative Party (UK) David John Barnard 646 57.1 -13.3 Labour Party (UK) Edward Wallace 307 27.1 +7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Lilian Upchurch 178 15.7 +5.446.92,431Conservative Party (UK) -10.6 Baldock wardLabour Party (UK) Roger Miller McFall 1,085 43.5 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Crow* 832 33.3 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Philip Tapp 578 23.2 +8.234.17,342Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -5.6 Cadwell wardLabour Party (UK) Anne Sobek 466 53.6 +21.5 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Michael Hughes 403 46.4 -21.548.51,807Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +21.5 Hitchin Bearton wardLabour Party (UK) Judi Billing* 1,078 69.8 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Barry West 286 18.5 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Victor Newham 180 11.7 0.033.54,623Labour Party (UK) -2.0 Hitchin Highbury wardLiberal Democrats (UK) Richard Oliver Canning 910 41.3 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Frances Chapman 853 38.7 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Lesley Ann Hankin 440 20.0 -4.243.55,074Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -5.0 Hitchin Oughton wardLabour Party (UK) Joan Irene Kirby* 984 67.5 -9.0 Labour Party (UK) Martin John Stears 893 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victoria Warwick 251 17.2 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Kenneth Brook 222 15.2 +3.133.34,068Labour Party (UK) -7.5Labour Party (UK) The by-election in Hitchin Oughton ward was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor David Harbourne on 18 March 1996.Parliamentary hopeful quits his council seat https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search/british-newspapers 6 April 2023 Royston and Buntingford Mercury 22 March 1996 25 Hitchin Priory wardConservative Party (UK) Richard Arthur Charles Thake* 620 55.2 +14.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Palmer 274 24.4 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Peter Charles White 230 20.5 +4.439.32,869Conservative Party (UK) +4.9 Hitchin Walsworth wardLabour Party (UK) John Philip Anthony Banks* 1,480 67.6 +21.7 Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Frank James Lovewell 447 20.4 +12.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Paul Heath 261 11.9 +7.336.46,020Labour Party (UK) +4.5 Knebworth wardConservative Party (UK) Margaret Amy Hilton* 756 50.1 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Liddy 754 49.9 +28.644.43,410Conservative Party (UK) -15.0 Letchworth East wardLabour Party (UK) Lorna Rose Kercher* 1,181 64.0 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Antony Stockford 378 20.5 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Gammell 285 15.5 +1.037.74,891Labour Party (UK) -1.8 Letchworth Grange wardLabour Party (UK) David Peter Kearns* 1,371 67.2 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Edward Shaddick 415 20.3 +3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Julian Hall 255 12.5 +0.940.15,085Labour Party (UK) -4.1 Letchworth South East wardLabour Party (UK) Jean Andrews 1,193 46.3 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Marguerite Wood* 789 30.6 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Phyllis Leonard 597 23.1 -3.041.66,220Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -6.3 Letchworth South West wardConservative Party (UK) Lynda Ann Needham 1,021 42.5 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally Margaret Jarvis(Sal Jarvis) 1,018 42.4 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Marion Elizabeth Watson-Blake 362 15.1 -1.052.64,565Conservative Party (UK) +2.7 Letchworth Wilbury wardLabour Party (UK) Gary Thomas Grindal 928 58.7 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Lawrence Shakespeare-Smith*(Ray Shakespeare-Smith) 421 26.6 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Francis Booton 231 14.6 -4.636.74,305Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +0.1 Royston East wardConservative Party (UK) Francis John Smith*(John Smith) 854 48.1 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) Ken Prince 586 33.0 +8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline Elizabeth Coates 334 18.8 -12.940.84,347Conservative Party (UK) -2.0 Royston West wardLabour Party (UK) Leslie Baker(Les Baker) 992 39.6 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Margaret Dwerryhouse-Spears 860 34.4 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frank Christopher East(Chris East) 651 26.0 -8.739.36,392Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +1.6 Weston wardLiberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Kenneth Jarvis*(Steve Jarvis) 553 69.5 +17.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jessica Christian Dorothy Thomson 192 24.1 -20.1 Labour Party (UK) John Mann 51 6.4 +2.464.41,241Liberal Democrats (UK) +19.0 Changes 1996–1998 Letchworth Wilbury ward by election, 1 May 1997Labour Party (UK) Andrew Milne 1,635 50.8 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jessica Thomson 1,025 31.8 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Murray Turner 560 17.4 +2.8Labour Party (UK) -6.6 The Letchworth Wilbury ward by-election was triggered by the death of Labour councillor David Evans.Adams John County Tories get some consolation Hitchin Comet 8 May 1997 6 References Category:1996 English local elections 1996