Election Name: | 2011 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2010 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2012 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Seats For Election: | 16 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
Majority Seats: | 25 |
Image1: | Con |
Leader1: | Lynda Needham |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 33 |
Seats After1: | 34 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 16,122 |
Percentage1: | 48.4% |
Leader2: | Steve Jarvis |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 9 |
Seats After2: | 8 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,878 |
Percentage2: | 17.6% |
Image3: | Lab |
Leader3: | David Billing |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 7 |
Seats After3: | 7 |
Popular Vote3: | 7,626 |
Percentage3: | 22.9% |
Leader | |
Before Election: | Lynda Needham |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
After Election: | Lynda Needham |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2011 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 5 May 2011, at the same time as other local elections across England and Northern Ireland. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 16 were up for election.[1]
The Conservatives gained Chesfield ward from the Liberal Democrats, but no other seats changed party at this election. The Conservatives therefore increased their majority on the council and their leader, Lynda Needham, remained leader of the council.[2]
The overall results were as follows:[3]
The results for each ward were as follows. Where the previous incumbent was standing for re-election they are marked with an asterisk(*).[4] [5]