Election Name: | 2015 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2014 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2016 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Next Year: | 2016 |
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: | 34 |
Seats After1: | 36 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 24,555 |
Percentage1: | 47.8% |
Leader2: | Judi Billing |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 12 |
Seats After2: | 11 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 11,191 |
Percentage2: | 21.8% |
Image3: | LD |
Leader3: | Steve Jarvis |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 3 |
Seats After3: | 2 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 5,893 |
Percentage3: | 11.5% |
Leader | |
Before Election: | Lynda Needham |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
After Election: | Lynda Needham |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2015 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 7 May 2015, at the same time as other local elections and the general election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 16 were up for election.[1]
The Conservatives increased their majority on the council. They gained two seats, one from Labour and one from the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative leader, Lynda Needham, continued to serve as leader of the council.[2] Shortly after the election, Labour changed its leader from Judi Billing to Frank Radcliffe.[3]
The overall results were as follows:[4]
The results for each ward were as follows. Where the previous incumbent was standing for re-election they are marked with an asterisk(*).[5]