| Election Name: | 2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Country: | Hertfordshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2023 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2028 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Seats For Election: | All 51 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Leader1: | Elizabeth Dennis |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 19 seats, 25.9% |
| Seats1: | 25 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 29,564 |
| Percentage1: | 35.6% |
| Swing1: | 9.7% |
| Leader2: | Ruth Brown |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 15 seats, 32.4% |
| Seats2: | 19 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 24,349 |
| Percentage2: | 29.3% |
| Swing2: | 3.1% |
| Leader3: | David Levett |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 15 seats, 30.3% |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Seat Change3: | 8 |
| Popular Vote3: | 22,756 |
| Percentage3: | 27.4% |
| Swing3: | 2.9% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Elizabeth Dennis Labour |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Daniel Allen Labour |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect members of North Hertfordshire District Council in Hertfordshire. It was held alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] New ward boundaries come into effect for this election, increasing the number of councillors from 49 to 51.[2]
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a coalition of Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[3]
Following the election, the council remained under no overall control. Labour was still the largest party and increased its number of seats, but fell one short of winning an overall majority. The Liberal Democrats also increased their number of seats. The Conservatives were reduced to just seven seats, and their group leader, David Levett, lost his seat. The Conservatives subsequently chose Ralph Muncer to be their new group leader after the election.[4]
Labour also changed its leader after the election. Elizabeth Dennis, who had served as group leader and leader of the council since 2021, was replaced by Daniel Allen.[5] He was formally appointed as the new leader of the council, leading a Labour minority administration, at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2024.[6]
| After 2023 election | Before 2024 election | After 2024 election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| 19 | 19 | 25 | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 19 | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 7 | ||||||
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by North Hertfordshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[7] The results by ward are as follows.[8] [9]
An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[10]