1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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16 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
LD
Leader Geoff Woods David Kearns[1] Ian Simpson
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 27 18 3
Seats after 25 18 5
Seat change Decrease2 Steady Increase2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
RA
Ind
Party Ratepayers Independent
Seats before 1 1
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Leader before election

Geoff Woods
Conservative

Leader after election

Geoff Woods
Conservative
No overall control

The 1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 5 May 1994, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[2]

Labour won most votes, but saw no net increase in its number of seats. The Conservatives saw a net loss of two seats, leaving them with exactly half the council's seats, putting the council under no overall control. The Conservatives continued to form the council's administration after the election by virtue of the chairman's casting vote.[3][4]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows:[5]

1994 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 7 Steady 43.8 11 18 36.0 12,950 38.0 +10.3
  Conservative 7 Decrease2 43.8 18 25 50.0 10,825 31.7 -11.4
  Liberal Democrats 2 Increase2 12.5 3 5 10.0 8,797 25.8 +4.7
  Ratepayers 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.0 924 2.7 -5.2
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.0 373 1.1 +1.1
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 241 0.7 +0.5

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[5][6]

Baldock ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Bagnelle 1,310 41.7 -9.3
Labour Anthony Hartley
Tony Hartley) 		1,098 34.9 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Sally Jarvis
(Sal Jarvis) 		735 23.4 -4.7
Turnout 44.3
Registered electors 7,112
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -11.7
Codicote ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Ian Smith*
(Ian Smith) 		612 45.7 -11.6
Labour Tony McWalter 483 36.1 -6.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Stanley 186 13.9 +13.9
Independent Michael Nelson[a] 58 4.3 +4.3
Turnout 53.8
Registered electors 2,499
Conservative hold Swing -2.5
  1. ^ "Independent Labour"
Hitchin Bearton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Marr*
(Jenny Marr) 		1,233 62.0 +20.0
Conservative Michael East 374 18.8 -16.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Martin 177 8.9 +1.5
Ratepayers Christopher Parker 108 5.4 -10.2
Green Nigel Howitt 96 4.8 +4.8
Turnout 44.1
Registered electors 4,504
Labour hold Swing +18.1
Hitchin Highbury ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Chapman 1,016 41.0 -5.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark 973 39.2 +26.1
Labour David Tizzard 491 19.8 +7.4
Turnout 48.7
Registered electors 5,099
Conservative hold Swing -15.6
Hitchin Oughton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Harbourne 980 64.9 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Vicki Walker 277 18.3 +8.4
Conservative Nigel Brook 254 16.8 -14.8
Turnout 37.4
Registered electors 4,038
Labour hold Swing -1.0
Hitchin Priory ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Ashley 566 41.0 -22.4
Independent David Chamberlain 315 22.8 +22.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Canning 277 20.1 -4.7
Labour Martin Stears 221 16.0 +4.2
Turnout 47.9
Registered electors 2,888
Conservative hold Swing -22.6
Hitchin Walsworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Kirk* 1,360 50.6 +19.6
Ratepayers Evelyn Mary Burton
(Mary Burton) 		816 30.3 -30.4
Conservative Bernard Lovewell 277 10.3 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Heath 237 8.8 +0.5
Turnout 44.5
Registered electors 6,050
Labour hold Swing +25.0
Kimpton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Burn 382 48.2 -11.6
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Palmer 290 36.6 +36.6
Labour Roger Wood 120 15.2 -25.0
Turnout 48.0
Registered electors 1,663
Conservative hold Swing -24.1
Knebworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Dumelow* 793 51.5 -11.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Stiff 341 22.1 -2.2
Labour Gordon Levett 328 21.3 +8.2
Green Stuart Madgin 79 5.1 +5.1
Turnout 45.9
Registered electors 3,371
Conservative hold Swing -4.5
Letchworth East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Jarman* 1,121 53.5 +8.5
Conservative Anthony Harris 527 25.2 -5.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Gammell 381 18.2 -2.6
Green Eric Blakeley 66 3.2 -0.2
Turnout 42.6
Registered electors 4,929
Labour hold Swing +7.2
Letchworth Grange ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Mardell 1,482 59.0 +6.7
Conservative Evelyn Mitchell 519 20.7 -9.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Hall 509 20.3 +2.4
Turnout 48.5
Registered electors 5,173
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.9
Letchworth South East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Wilkinson* 1,305 40.9 +6.6
Liberal Democrats David Ellis 1,096 34.3 +13.3
Conservative Carole McNelliey 790 24.8 -19.9
Turnout 53.8
Registered electors 5,937
Labour hold Swing -3.4
Letchworth South West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Kingman 1,166 44.0 +2.8
Conservative Lynda Needham* 1,051 39.7 -8.6
Labour Edna Patricia Watson-Blake
(Pat Watson-Blake) 		431 16.3 +5.8
Turnout 58.8
Registered electors 4,507
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +5.7
Letchworth Wilbury ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Mantle* 990 52.7 +17.1
Conservative Simon Bloxham 471 25.1 -16.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Booton 419 22.3 -0.5
Turnout 45.2
Registered electors 4,160
Labour hold Swing +16.9
Royston East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas Drake*
(Doug Drake) 		900 43.6 -17.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret Pitts 655 31.7 +10.9
Labour Robin King 508 24.6 +6.5
Turnout 47.8
Registered electors 4,315
Conservative hold Swing -14.2
Royston West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Kennington
(Pat Kennington) 		1,078 37.7 +6.6
Conservative Jane Dwerryhouse-Spears 983 34.4 -13.7
Labour Leslie Baker
(Les Baker) 		799 27.9 +7.1
Turnout 46.2
Registered electors 6,184
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +10.2

References

  1. ^ "It's looking good says North Herts". Royston and Buntingford Mercury. 10 December 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
  3. ^ "Overall control slips away". Cambridge Evening News. 6 May 1994. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Tories' 20 years of control is ended". Royston and Buntingford Mercury. 13 May 1994. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. ^ Allen, Maureen (11 May 1994). "Control on knife-edge". Hitchin Comet. p. 20.
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