1997 Hertfordshire County Council election
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All 77 seats to Hertfordshire County Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
LD
Leader Robert Ellis John Metcalf Chris White
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 38 30 9
Seat change Increase 11 Steady Decrease 10
Popular vote 229,983 201,619 138,692
Percentage 40.1% 35.2% 24.2%
Leader before election

John Metcalf
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

John Metcalf
Labour
No overall control

Hertfordshire County Council elections was held on 1 May 1997, with all 77 seats contested. The Council remained under no overall control. The Conservatives formed the largest political group, but the Labour and Liberal Democrat groups formed a coalition to run the council.[1][2]

Results

Hertfordshire County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 38 +11 49.35 40.10 229,983
  Labour 30 0 38.96 35.16 201,619
  Liberal Democrats 9 -10 11.69 24.19 138,692
  Independent 0 -1 0.00 0.42 2,390
  Green 0 0 0.00 0.04 518
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0.00 0.04 253

By district

Broxbourne District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 6 100.00 50.83 22,186
  Labour 0 0.00 33.85 14,777
  Liberal Democrats 0 0.00 15.32 6,688
Dacorum District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 6 60.00 42.12 33,182
  Labour 4 40.00 35.96 28,329
  Liberal Democrats 0 0.00 21.92 17,271
East Herts District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 77.78 45.07 32,240
  Labour 1 11.11 26.99 19,306
  Liberal Democrats 1 11.11 25.41 18,179
  Independent 0 0.00 1.81 1,293
  Green 0 0.00 0.72 518
Hertsmere District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 4 57.15 43.80 22,066
  Labour 2 28.57 34.42 17,340
  Liberal Democrats 1 14.28 21.77 10,968
North Herts District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 5 55.55 41.19 27,702
  Labour 4 44.45 36.98 24,873
  Liberal Democrats 0 0.00 21.83 14,684
St Albans District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 3 30.00 36.27 27,669
  Liberal Democrats 3 30.00 34.06 25,981
  Labour 4 40.00 29.67 22,631
Stevenage District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 6 100.00 56.22 23,866
  Conservative 0 0.00 27.82 11,811
  Liberal Democrats 0 0.00 15.36 6,519
  Socialist Alliance 0 0.00 0.60 253
Three Rivers District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 3 50.00 40.22 18,234
  Liberal Democrats 2 33.33 35.45 16,062
  Labour 1 16.67 24.33 11,032
Watford District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 3 50.00 39.79 16,899
  Conservative 1 16.67 32.01 13,593
  Liberal Democrats 2 33.33 28.20 11,975
Welwyn Hatfield District County Council Election Results 1997
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 5 62.50 40.80 22,566
  Conservative 3 37.50 38.50 21,292
  Liberal Democrats 0 0.00 18.72 10,355
  Independent 0 0.00 1.98 1,097

Division Results

Broxbourne (6 Seats)

Cheshunt Central 1 May 1997 Broxbourne District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Janes 3,171 51.09
Labour Christopher Simonovitch 2,140 34.48
Liberal Democrats Heather Campbell 896 14.43
Majority 1,031 16.61
Turnout 6,207 69.08
Cheshunt North 1 May 1997 Broxbourne District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Searing 3,208 48.27
Labour Linda Dambrauskas 2,586 38.91
Liberal Democrats Sheila Guy 852 12.82
Majority 622 9.36
Turnout 6,646 66.21
Cheshunt West 1 May 1997 Broxbourne District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Game 4,721 56.50
Labour James Meadows 2,376 28.43
Liberal Democrats Peter Huse 1,259 15.07
Majority 2,345 28.07
Turnout 8,356 72.23
Hoddesdon North 1 May 1997 Broxbourne District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Morton 3,417 48.23
Labour Neil Harvey 2,485 35.07
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fey 1,183 16.70
Majority 932 13.16
Turnout 7,085 71.41
Hoddesdon South 1 May 1997 Broxbourne District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Moyra O'Neill 4,259 55.32
Labour James Emslie 1,929 25.06
Liberal Democrats Frank Bassill 1,511 19.62
Majority 2,330 30.26
Turnout 7,699 71.41
Waltham Cross 1 May 1997 Broxbourne District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Thomas 3,418 44.59
Labour Mark Farrington 3,261 42.54
Liberal Democrats John Doolan 987 12.87
Majority 157 2.05
Turnout 7,666 66.88

Dacorum (10 Seats)

Berkhampstead 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Coleman 3,999 41.48
Liberal Democrats Andrew Horton 3,485 36.15
Labour Paul Dyett 2,157 22.37
Majority 514 5.33
Turnout 9,641 78.05
Bridgewater 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Taunton 3,709 57.27
Labour Brian Fisher 1,527 23.58
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hawgood 1,240 19.15
Majority 2,182 33.69
Turnout 6,476 78.78
Hemel Hempstead East 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Channell 3,234 45.23
Labour Christina Letanka 2,837 39.67
Liberal Democrats Carol Richardson 1,080 15.10
Majority 397 5.56
Turnout 7,151 78.96
Hemel Hempstead North East 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Wing 3,301 44.49
Conservative Sonia Sullivan 2,640 35.59
Liberal Democrats John Blackman 1,478 19.92
Majority 661 8.90
Turnout 7,419 70.13
Hemel Hempstead North West 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Laidlaw-Dickson 4,014 48.98
Conservative Anthony Gallagher 2,863 34.93
Liberal Democrats Raymond Hardy 1,319 16.09
Majority 1,151 14.05
Turnout 8,196 78.35
Hemel Hempstead St Paul 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Hebborn 3,394 52.65
Conservative Janice Marshall 1,663 25.79
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Lawrence 1,390 21.56
Majority 1,731 26.86
Turnout 6,447 73.73
Hemel Hempstead South East 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Aldis 3,979 48.07
Conservative John Jameson 2,915 35.21
Liberal Democrats John Witt 1,384 16.72
Majority 1,064 12.86
Turnout 8,278 75.57
Hemel Hempstead Town 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennifer Beesley 4,149 45.69
Labour Robert Hutchinson 3,292 36.25
Liberal Democrats Robert Pexton 1,640 18.06
Majority 857 9.44
Turnout 9,081 76.75
Kings Langley 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Anderson 3,825 53.72
Labour Peter Kraft 2,007 28.18
Liberal Democrats Christine Ayrton 1,289 18.10
Majority 1,818 25.54
Turnout 7,121 80.25
Tring 1 May 1997 Dacorum District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stanley Mills 4,185 46.64
Liberal Democrats John Brooks 2,966 33.06
Labour Dilys Carter 1,821 20.30
Majority 1,219 13.58
Turnout 8,972 77.95

East Herts (9 Seats)

All Saints 1 May 1997 East Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Escott 2,888 37.59
Liberal Democrats Simon Knott 2,643 34.40
Labour Barbara Lerner 2,152 28.01
Majority 245 3.19
Turnout 7,683 77.94
Bishop's Stortford Central Parsonage 1 May 1997 East Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gerald Francis 3,055 37.67
Conservative John Wyllie 2,894 35.69
Labour Philip Tripp 2,160 26.64
Majority 161 1.98
Turnout 8,109 73.48
Bishop's Stortford Chantry Thorley 1 May 1997 East Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Engel 4,686 49.65
Liberal Democrats Andrew Graham 2,555 27.07
Labour Richard Bayliss 1,941 20.57
Green Richard Goate 256 2.71
Majority 2,131 22.58
Turnout 9,438 76.10
Braughing 1 May 1997 East Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Pitman 4,121 54.26
Labour Amanda Porter 1,928 25.38
Liberal Democrats Martin Harris 1,546 20.36
Majority 2,193 28.88
Turnout 7,595 78.39
Hertford Rural 1 May 1997 East Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Hammond 4,557 52.33
Labour Thomas McNicholas 2,527 29.01
Liberal Democrats John Wing 1,625 18.66
Majority 2,030 23.32
Turnout 8,709 79.46
St Andrews 1 May 1997 East Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Lindop 2,838 44.55
Conservative James Thornton 2,426 38.08
Liberal Democrats Jack Coote 1,106 17.37
Majority 412 6.47
Turnout 6,370 75.43
Sawbridgeworth 1 May 1997 East Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Bayes 3,405 41.83
Labour Julia Madell 1,666 20.47
Liberal Democrats Andrew MacPherson 1,514 18.60
Independent Bryan Smalley 1,293 15.88
Green Suzanne Mackenzie 262 3.22
Majority 1,739 21.36
Turnout 8,140 75.92
Ware North 1 May 1997 East Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Beatty 3,171 41.31
Liberal Democrats Martin Coleman 2,498 32.54
Labour John Courtneidge 2,007 26.15
Majority 673 8.77
Turnout 7,676 76.05
Ware South 1 May 1997 East Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Copping 4,092 52.35
Labour Jenny Holland 2,087 26.70
Liberal Democrats Victoria Shaw 1,637 20.95
Majority 2,005 25.65
Turnout 7,816 73.09

Hertsmere (7 Seats)

Bushey Heath 1 May 1997 Hertsmere District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Riches 3,345 55.18
Liberal Democrats Roger Kutchinsky 1,641 27.07
Labour David Bearfield 1,076 17.75
Majority 1,704 28.11
Turnout 6,062 76.23
Bushey North 1 May 1997 Hertsmere District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Colne 3,724 49.40
Conservative Audrey Attwood 2,376 31.52
Labour Dinah Hoeksma 1,438 19.08
Majority 1,348 17.88
Turnout 7,538 74.95
Elstree 1 May 1997 Hertsmere District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian York 3,634 45.54
Conservative Howard Spratt 3,321 41.62
Liberal Democrats Mark Silverman 1,025 12.84
Majority 313 3.92
Turnout 7,980 71.37
Lyndhurst 1 May 1997 Hertsmere District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Metcalf 4,010 55.77
Conservative David McKee 2,236 31.09
Liberal Democrats Lynne Hodgson 945 13.14
Majority 1,774 24.68
Turnout 7,191 68.57
Potters Bar North East 1 May 1997 Hertsmere District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexandra Gray 3,125 52.93
Labour Michael Brilliant 1,798 30.45
Liberal Democrats Sean Bishop 981 16.62
Majority 1,327 22.48
Turnout 5,904 75.56
Potters Bar South West 1 May 1997 Hertsmere District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Usher 3,231 46.19
Labour Michael Elliot 2,432 34.76
Liberal Democrats Colin Dean 1,333 19.05
Majority 799 11.43
Turnout 6,996 75.93
Watling 1 May 1997 Hertsmere District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Kilkerr 4,432 50.92
Labour Richard Kirk 2,952 33.92
Liberal Democrats Roger Briggs 1,319 15.16
Majority 1,480 17.00
Turnout 8,703 75.54

North Herts (9 Seats)

Hitchin North East 1 May 1997 North Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Peacock 4,304 55.37
Conservative Nigel Brook 2,148 27.64
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Heath 1,321 16.99
Majority 2,156 27.73
Turnout 7,773 74.02
Hitchin South 1 May 1997 North Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Ashley 2,734 43.97
Liberal Democrats Robert Lord 1,996 32.10
Labour Jean Twose 1,488 23.93
Majority 738 11.87
Turnout 6,218
Knebworth & Codicote 1 May 1997 North Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Ellis 4,688 65.48
Labour Timothy Liddy 2,471 34.52
Majority 2,217 30.96
Turnout 7,159 79.93
Letchworth East & Baldock 1 May 1997 North Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Haslam 3,833 41.94
Conservative Bernard Crow 3,387 37.07
Liberal Democrats John White 1,918 20.99
Majority 446 4.87
Turnout 9,138 75.03
Letchworth North West 1 May 1997 North Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Agar 3,680 52.01
Conservative Raymond Shakespeare-Smith 2,134 30.16
Liberal Democrats Marion Minards-Gammell 1,262 17.83
Majority 1,546 21.85
Turnout 7,076 74.99
Letchworth South 1 May 1997 North Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Emsall 3,134 37.35
Liberal Democrats John Winder 2,722 32.44
Labour John Gardner 2,535 30.21
Majority 412 4.91
Turnout 8,391 78.09
North Herts Rural 1 May 1997 North Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Dwerryhouse-Spears 3,354 50.61
Liberal Democrats Roger Pritchard 1,980 29.87
Labour Kenneth Garland 1,294 19.52
Majority 1,374 20.74
Turnout 6,628 81.23
Offa 1 May 1997 North Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Tendeter 2,901 43.11
Conservative Wilfred Aspinall 2,717 40.37
Liberal Democrats Victoria Warwick 1,112 16.52
Majority 184 2.74
Turnout 6,730 75.07
Royston 1 May 1997 North Herts District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doug Drake 3,406 41.81
Liberal Democrats Patricia Baxter 2,373 29.13
Labour Robin King 2,367 29.06
Majority 1,033 12.68
Turnout 8,146 76.08

St Albans (10 Seats)

Harpenden North East 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Lloyd 3,599 42.53
Liberal Democrats David Waddilove 3,067 36.24
Labour Harold Homes 1,797 21.23
Majority 532 6.29
Turnout 8,463 78.67
Harpenden South West 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Iris Tarry 4,676 55.10
Liberal Democrats James Ogborn 2,466 29.06
Labour Rosemary Ross 1,344 15.84
Majority 2,210 26.04
Turnout 8,486 80.35
St Albans Central 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher White 3,056 42.74
Labour John Whale 2,343 32.76
Conservative Victor Holley 1,752 24.50
Majority 713 9.98
Turnout 7,151 76.70
St Albans East 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jill Gipps 3,169 41.37
Liberal Democrats Richard Biddle 2,649 34.58
Conservative Michael Elsdon 1,842 24.05
Majority 520 6.79
Turnout 7,660 77.15
St Albans North 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roma Mills 2,961 37.40
Liberal Democrats David Warren 2,530 31.96
Conservative Clare Ellis 2,426 30.64
Majority 431 5.44
Turnout 7,917 79.17
St Albans Rural 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Hills 3,194 44.48
Liberal Democrats Niel Clements 2,279 31.74
Labour Michael Fletcher 1,708 23.78
Majority 915 12.74
Turnout 7,181 78.26
St Albans South 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Wilson 2,994 36.92
Conservative John Smith 2,743 33.83
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Penton 2,372 29.25
Majority 251 3.09
Turnout 8,109 78.74
St Stephen's 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Moore 3,215 39.75
Conservative Gordon Myland 3,045 37.65
Labour Patricia Allen 1,828 22.60
Majority 170 2.10
Turnout 8,088 77.33
Sandridge 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Churchard 2,907 42.32
Conservative Christopher Whiteside 2,602 37.89
Labour Janetta Gibbs 1,359 19.79
Majority 305 4.43
Turnout 6,868 79.95
The Colneys 1 May 1997 St Albans District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosemary Sanderson 3,128 49.20
Conservative Derek jeffrey 1,790 28.15
Liberal Democrats David Priestman 1,440 22.65
Majority 1,338 21.05
Turnout 6,358 71.82

Stevenage (6 Seats)

Bedwell 1 May 1997 Stevenage District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tanis Kent 3,988 65.31
Conservative Sheila Woods 1,404 23.00
Liberal Democrats Katherine Lloyd 714 11.69
Majority 2,584 42.31
Turnout 6,106 75.19
Broadwater 1 May 1997 Stevenage District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Webb 3,640 56.15
Conservative Peter McPartland 1,853 28.59
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Amblin 989 15.26
Majority 1,787 27.56
Turnout 6,482 75.51
Chells 1 May 1997 Stevenage District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Hall 3,201 56.57
Conservative Gwen Hegan 1,273 22.50
Liberal Democrats Margaret Latham 1,184 20.93
Majority 1,928 34.07
Turnout 5,658 75.97
Old Stevenage 1 May 1997 Stevenage District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Clark 4,261 50.69
Conservative Ralph Dimelow 2,840 33.79
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Moorcroft 1,305 15.52
Majority 1,421 16.90
Turnout 8,406 75.15
St Nicholas 1 May 1997 Stevenage District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Reginald Smith 4,743 51.95
Conservative Edward Hegan 2,866 31.39
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith 1,521 16.66
Majority 1,877 20.56
Turnout 9,130 73.69
Shephall 1 May 1997 Stevenage District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Munden 4,033 60.49
Conservative Sherree Huetson 1,575 23.62
Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli 806 12.09
Socialist Alliance Jane James 253 3.80
Majority 2,458 36.87
Turnout 6,667 73.50

Three Rivers (6 Seats)

Abbots Langley 1 May 1997 Three Rivers District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Goggins 4,036 42.16
Conservative Richard Simons 2,900 30.29
Labour Derek Peters 2,637 27.55
Majority 1,136 11.87
Turnout 9,573 77.03
Chorleywood 1 May 1997 Three Rivers District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Pulman 3,890 48.17
Liberal Democrats Timothy Venner 3,416 42.30
Labour Mary Bruce 770 9.53
Majority 474 5.87
Turnout 8,076 79.73
Croxley 1 May 1997 Three Rivers District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Ambrose 3,495 52.46
Conservative Francis Williams 2,146 32.21
Labour Dilys Freeman 1,021 15.33
Majority 1,349 20.25
Turnout 6,662 80.70
Oxhey Park 1 May 1997 Three Rivers District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frances Button 3,755 52.31
Labour David Lake 1,721 23.97
Liberal Democrats Stuart Glen 1,703 23.72
Majority 2,034 28.34
Turnout 7,179 76.54
Rickmansworth 1 May 1997 Three Rivers District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barbara Lamb 4,095 50.24
Liberal Democrats Richard Struck 2,359 28.94
Labour Kevin Harley 1,697 20.82
Majority 1,736 21.30
Turnout 8,151 76.93
South Oxhey 1 May 1997 Three Rivers District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Hobday 3,186 55.92
Conservative Anna Gardiner 1,448 25.42
Liberal Democrats Raymond Tully 1,063 18.66
Majority 1,738 30.50
Turnout 5,697 67.09

Watford (6 Seats)

Callowland Leggatts 1 May 1997 Watford District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Rafferty 2,999 51.21
Conservative Timothy Williams 1,518 25.92
Liberal Democrats Joyce Richmond 1,339 22.87
Majority 1,481 25.29
Turnout 5,856 71.65
Central Oxhey 1 May 1997 Watford District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Burrow 2,651 37.44
Labour John Dowdle 2,440 34.46
Conservative Geoffrey Greenstreet 1,990 28.10
Majority 211 2.98
Turnout 7,081 70.71
Meriden Tudor 1 May 1997 Watford District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Green 3,760 48.19
Conservative Sheila Jones 2,473 31.69
Liberal Democrats Roy Laslett 1,570 20.12
Majority 1,287 16.50
Turnout 7,803 74.77
Nascot Park 1 May 1997 Watford District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julia Price 3,695 50.03
Liberal Democrats Peter Jenkins 1,963 26.58
Labour Steven Palmer 1,727 23.39
Majority 1,732 23.45
Turnout 7,385 76.02
Vicarage Hollywell 1 May 1997 Watford District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Choudhrey 3,676 52.28
Conservative Paul Jenkins 2,078 29.55
Liberal Democrats Ahmed Zafar 1,278 18.17
Majority 1,598 22.73
Turnout 7,032 67.33
Woodside Stanborough 1 May 1997 Watford District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Aislinn Lee 3,174 43.42
Labour Glyn Abraham 2,297 31.42
Conservative David Hobbs 1,839 25.16
Majority 877 12.00
Turnout 7,310 73.64

Welwyn Hatfield (8 Seats)

Haldens 1 May 1997 Welwyn Hatfield District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Mays 3,820 48.68
Conservative Keith Pieri 2,571 32.77
Liberal Democrats Maurice Richardson 1,456 18.55
Majority 1,249 15.91
Turnout 7,847 77.91
Hatfield East 1 May 1997 Welwyn Hatfield District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Burningham 2,561 42.93
Labour Susan Jones 2,300 38.56
Liberal Democrats Lis Mayland-Smith 1,104 18.51
Majority 261 4.37
Turnout 5,965 76.55
Hatfield North 1 May 1997 Welwyn Hatfield District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Clayton 3,360 53.85
Conservative John Morgan 1,755 28.13
Liberal Democrats Alexander Benakis 1,124 18.02
Majority 1,605 25.72
Turnout 6,239 75.39
Hatfield South 1 May 1997 Welwyn Hatfield District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Wenham 2,355 40.76
Conservative Balwant Kachiwala 1,341 23.21
Independent Deborah Piper 1,097 18.98
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths 985 17.05
Majority 1,014 77.09
Turnout 5,778 17.55
North Mymms 1 May 1997 Welwyn Hatfield District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Storey 4,321 67.58
Liberal Democrats Robin DuBow 1,110 17.36
Labour Margaret Toch 963 15.06
Majority 3,211 50.22
Turnout 6,394 78.50
Welwyn 1 May 1997 Welwyn Hatfield District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Smith 3,816 50.50
Labour Hilary Sepahy 2,101 27.81
Liberal Democrats Daniel Cooke 1,639 21.69
Majority 1,715 22.69
Turnout 7,556 81.64
Welwyn Garden City South 1 May 1997 Welwyn Hatfield District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Kerr 3,684 56.76
Conservative Andrew Peffer 1,654 25.49
Liberal Democrats Gregory Beecroft 1,152 17.75
Majority 2,030 31.27
Turnout 6,490 78.37
Welwyn Garden City West 1 May 1997 Welwyn Hatfield District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Hobday 3,983 44.06
Conservative Kenneth Jackson 3,273 36.20
Liberal Democrats William Corbishley 1,785 19.74
Majority 710 7.86
Turnout 9,041 80.38

Changes 1997–2001

A by-election was held in Hemel Hempstead South East division on 10 June 1999, triggered by the death of Labour councillor Philip Aldis in March 1999. The seat was won for the Conservatives by David Lloyd. The Conservatives then had 39 seats, giving them a majority on the council over the Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition. The Conservative leader, Robert Ellis, was formally confirmed as the new leader of the council at a meeting on 15 June 1999.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies". hertfordshire.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "Lib Dems in move to form new pact". Hertford Mercury. 9 May 1997. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Tories celebrate regaining power at County Hall". Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury. 18 June 1999. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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