2023 East Hertfordshire District Council election explained
| Election Name: | 2023 East Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Country: | Hertfordshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 East Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 East Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 50 seats to East Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Leader1: | Ben Crystall |
| Party1: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election1: | 2 seats, 15.0% |
| Seats Before1: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 19 |
| Seat Change1: | 17 |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,487 |
| Percentage1: | 28.4% |
| Swing1: | 13.4% |
| Leader2: | Linda Haysey |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 40 seats, 45.7% |
| Seats Before2: | 39 |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 24 |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,166 |
| Percentage2: | 34.4% |
| Swing2: | 11.3% |
| Leader4: | Mione Goldspink |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 6 seats, 19.0% |
| Seats Before4: | 6 |
| Seats4: | 10 |
| Seat Change4: | 4 |
| Popular Vote4: | 12,417 |
| Percentage4: | 15.7% |
| Swing4: | 3.3% |
| Leader5: | Carolyn Redfern |
| Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats, 17.3% |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 5 |
| Seat Change5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 15,626 |
| Percentage5: | 19.8% |
| Swing5: | 2.5% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Leader |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Linda Haysey |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Ben Crystall
Green |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 East Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of East Hertfordshire District Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The council had been under Conservative majority control since 1999. The incumbent leader of the council, Conservative councillor Linda Haysey, chose not to stand for re-election, having been leader since 2015.[1]
The election left the council under no overall control. The Green Party overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party, winning 19 of the 50 seats on the council whereas the Conservatives only won 16 seats.[2] [3] The Green and Liberal Democrat groups on the council subsequently formed a joint administration; the Green group leader Ben Crystall became leader of the council, and the Liberal Democrat group leader Mione Goldspink became deputy leader of the council.[4]
Summary
Election result
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Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by East Hertfordshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows:[6]
Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
[7]
Bishop's Stortford All Saints
[8]
Bishop's Stortford North
[9]
Bishop's Stortford Parsonage
[10]
Bishop's Stortford South
[11]
Buntingford
[12]
Great Amwell & Stansteads
[13]
Hertford Bengeo
[14]
Hertford Heath & Brickendon
[15]
Hertford Kingsmead
[16]
Hertford Rural
[17]
Hertford Sele
[18]
Ware Rural
[19]
Ware St Mary's
[20]
Ware Trinity
[21]
Watton-at-Stone
[22]
Changes 2023–2027
- Martin Butcher, elected as a Green, left the party in October 2023 to sit as an independent.[23]
- Chris Hart, elected as a Green, left the party in December 2023 to sit as an independent.[24]
Notes and References
- News: Corr . Sinead . East Herts Council leader Linda Haysey reflects on two decades of difficult decisions . 28 April 2023 . Bishop's Stortford Independent . 5 April 2023.
- News: Winspear . Paul . East Herts Council election . 25 September 2023 . Bishop's Stortford Independent . 5 May 2023.
- News: Local elections 2023: Tories lose Dacorum, Hertsmere, East Herts and Welwyn Hatfield . 9 May 2023 . BBC News . 6 May 2023.
- Web site: East Herts Council confirms new political leadership . East Herts Council . 17 May 2023 . 17 May 2023.
- Web site: Statement of Persons Nominated . 6 April 2023 . East Hertfordshire District Council.
- Web site: Elections results 2023 . East Herts Council . 25 September 2023.
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/aston-datchworth-walkern-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/bishops-stortford-all-saints-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/bishops-stortford-north-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/bishops-stortford-parsonage-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/bishops-stortford-south-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/buntingford-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/great-amwell-stansteads-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/hertford-bengeo-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/hertford-heath-brickendon-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/hertford-kingsmead-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/hertford-rural-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/hertford-sele-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/ware-rural-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/ware-st-marys-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/ware-trinity-ward
- https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections-2023/watton-stone-ward
- News: Corr . Sinead . Former East Herts Council chair Martin Butcher quits Green group as party leaders unite to condemn Hamas violence . 11 May 2024 . Bishop's Stortford Independent . 19 October 2023.
- News: Corr . Sinead . East Herts Green group loses second district councillor as party marks 200 days in office . 11 May 2024 . Bishop's Stortford Independent . 6 December 2023.
