2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election

Map showing the results of the 2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect 17 of the 49 members of North Hertfordshire District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections around the country.

Results summary[]

2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	1	58.8	13	23	46.9	14,518	41.5	+5.8
	Labour	5	1	29.4	10	15	30.6	9,402	26.9	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	2		11.8	9	11	22.4	6,978	20.0	-8.1
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,730	10.7	+0.2
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	167	0.5	New
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	59	0.2	New
	CPA	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	53	0.2	New
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	39	0.1	New

Ward results[]

Baldock East[]

Baldock East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Juan Cowell	495	43.3	-2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Winter	302	26.4	-0.2
	Labour	Leo Chapman	212	18.6	+6.7
	Green	Jane Turner	133	11.6	+6.9
Majority			193	16.9
Turnout			1,154	49.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Changes from the 2016 election.

Baldock Town[]

Baldock Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Weeks	1,120	48.3	-3.1
	Labour	Alistair Willoughby	734	31.7	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Thomas	242	10.4	-8.7
	Green	Tim Lee	223	9.6	-1.4
Majority			386	16.6
Turnout			2,335	40.6	+8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Chesfield[]

Chesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Tyler	728	42.7	+18.9
	Conservative	Dominic Griffiths	727	42.6	+0.6
	Labour	Tom Hogan	251	14.7	-1.3
Majority			1	0.1
Turnout			1,721	32.6	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.2

The result was a Tie, broken by Tyler (LD) and Griffiths (Con) drawing straws.

Hitchin Bearton[]

Hitchin Bearton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Albert	1,314	49.4	-4.3
	Conservative	Ralph Muncer	586	22.0	+6.8
	Green	Ann Sander	383	14.4	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Clayden	378	14.2	-2.1
Majority			728	27.4
Turnout			2,681	41.6	+7.1
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Hitchin Highbury[]

Hitchin Highbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clark	1,416	48.4	-13.8
	Conservative	Gulshan Mangat	820	28.1	+7.4
	Labour	Angela Griggs	412	14.1	+4.6
	Green	Deolinda Eltringham	242	8.3	+1.3
	CPA	Leigh Smith	33	1.1	New
Majority			596	20.3
Turnout			2,941	46.9	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.6

Hitchin Oughton[]

Hitchin Oughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Mason	501	39.1	-15.3
	Conservative	Steven Patmore	369	28.8	+0.1
	Green	Mary Marshall	245	19.1	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Grunshaw	101	7.9	-1.3
	Independent	Jacqueline McDonald	65	5.1	New
Majority			132	10.3
Turnout			1,298	35.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Changes from the 2018 election.

Hitchin Priory[]

Hitchin Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Thake	787	42.0	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Raj Bhakar	548	29.2	-2.7
	Labour	Peter Taylor	286	15.3	-3.9
	Green	Des Stephens	233	12.4	-5.3
	CPA	Sid Cordle	20	1.1	New
Majority			239	12.8
Turnout			1,885	49.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Changes from the 2018 election.

Hitchin Walsworth[]

Hitchin Walsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg	1,154	41.4	-3.0
	Conservative	Charles Laing	1,042	37.3	+11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Townsend	301	10.8	-0.6
	Green	Sam Larsen	293	10.5	-7.0
Majority			112	4.1
Turnout			2,802	44.5	+7.4
	Labour hold		Swing	7.4

Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo[]

Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Claire Strong	1,436	52.4	-2.3
	Green	Adina Claire	787	28.7	+11.6
	Labour	Anton Jungreuthmayer	304	11.1	-1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Philippa Wright	214	7.8	-6.7
Majority			649	23.7
Turnout			2,751	46.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Knebworth[]

Knebworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Tandi	1,235	57.5	+17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Susana Munoz Maniega	629	29.3	-21.9
	Labour	Doug Jenner	185	8.6	+1.1
	Green	Davina Malcolm	97	4.5	+2.9
Majority			606	28.2
Turnout			2,187	52.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Changes from the 2018 election.

Letchworth East[]

Letchworth East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Mantle	711	44.4	-7.3
	Conservative	James Durston	467	29.2	+4.2
	Green	David Morris	205	12.8	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Spencer	115	7.2	-0.5
	Independent	Paul Ross	102	6.4	-4.4
Majority			244	15.2
Turnout			1,608	35.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Changes from the 2018 election.

Letchworth Grange[]

Letchworth Grange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Bloxham	1,059	48.0	+10.1
	Labour	Sean Nolan	733	33.2	+3.1
	Green	Elizabeth Hancock	215	9.7	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Amy Finch	200	9.1	-0.9
Majority			326	14.8
Turnout			2,222	39.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Letchworth South East[]

Letchworth South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Levett	966	46.4	+3.8
	Labour	Martin Stears-Handscomb	726	34.9	-8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Marment	175	8.4	New
	Green	Hazel Middleton	155	7.4	New
	Reform UK	Garry Warren	59	2.8	New
Majority			240	11.5
Turnout			2,094	39.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Letchworth South West[]

Letchworth South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry Hone	1,276	46.3	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Weeder	724	26.3	-8.3
	Labour	Tom Plater	474	17.2	+5.1
	Green	Alan Borgars	245	8.9	+0.2
	SDP	Michael McGetrick	39	1.4	New
Majority			552	20.0
Turnout			2,787	46.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Letchworth Wilbury[]

Letchworth Wilbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amy Allen	771	54.0	-4.3
	Conservative	Monica Bloxham	536	37.5	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sal Jarvis	121	8.5	+3.4
Majority			235	16.5
Turnout			1,452	36.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Changes from the 2018 election.

Royston Meridian[]

Royston Meridian (by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Compton	889	49.4	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Prosser-Snelling	579	32.2	+9.2
	Labour	John Rees	176	9.8	-0.1
	Green	Hugh Parker	154	8.6	-0.9
Majority			310	17.2
Turnout			1,816	42.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Royston Palace[]

Royston Palace (by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Dingley	708	47.5	+9.7
	Labour	Cathy Brownjohn	458	30.7	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Hugo Rainey	205	13.7	-0.7
	Green	Steven Turner	120	8.0	-5.6
Majority			250	16.8
Turnout			1,507	34.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References[]

^ "May 2021 Elections | North Hertfordshire District Council". www.north-herts.gov.uk.

[1] "May 2021 Elections | North Hertfordshire District Council". www.north-herts.gov.uk.

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