Election Name: | 2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2004 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2007 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Seats For Election: | 18 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
Majority Seats: | 25 |
Image1: | Con |
Leader1: | F. John Smith |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 28 |
Seats After1: | 33 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Leader2: | David Kearns |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 14 |
Seats After2: | 9 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Image3: | LD |
Leader3: | Steve Jarvis |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 7 |
Seats After3: | 7 |
Leader | |
Before Election: | F. John Smith |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
After Election: | F. John Smith |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 4 May 2006, at the same time as other local elections across England. 18 of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Knebworth ward.[1] The Conservatives made a net increase of five seats on the council, increasing their majority.
The overall results were as follows:[2]
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[3] [4]
The by-election in Knebworth ward was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Robin Wordsworth.