North Hertfordshire District Council elections explained

One third of North Hertfordshire District Council in England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. A boundary review is underway to allow the council to instead be elected all at once every four years from 2024 onwards.^[1]

Elections

The elections have been as follows:^{[2] [3]}

Year	Seats	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Ratepayers	Independent	Notes
	48	23	17	0	1	7
	48	30	11	0	2	5
	50	34	12	0	2	2	New ward boundaries.^[4]
	50	32	14	0	2	2
	50	32	14	0	2	2
	50	30	15	1	2	2
	50	31	12	2	3	2
	50	26	14	7	3	0
	50	26	13	8	3	0
	50	27	13	7	3	0
	50	29	15	3	3	0	District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.^[5] ^[6]
	50	26	18	2	3	1
	50	26	17	3	3	1
	50	25	18	5	1	1
	50	22	21	6	0	1
	50	16	26	7	0	1
	50	17	26	6	0	1
	49	28	18	3	0	0	New ward boundaries.^[7]
	49	29	18	2	0	0
	49	28	17	4	0	0
	49	27	16	6	0	0
	49	28	14	7	0	0
	49	33	9	7	0	0
	49	30	10	9	0	0	New ward boundaries.^[8]
	49	32	8	9	0	0
	49	33	7	9	0	0
	49	34	7	8	0	0
	49	33	10	6	0	0
	49	34	12	3	0	0
	49	36	11	2	0	0
	49	34	12	3	0	0
	49	29	14	6	0	0
	49	22	16	11	0	0
	49	23	15	11	0	0
	49	19	17	13	0	0
	49	15	19	15	0	0
	51	7	25	19	0	0	New ward boundaries.^[9]

By-elections

2022-2026

External links

• North Hertfordshire District Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: North Hertfordshire . Local Government Boundary Commission for England . 9 April 2023.
2. Web site: Rallings . Colin . Thrasher . Michael . North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012 . The Elections Centre . Plymouth University . 4 March 2023.
3. Web site: Teale . Andrew . North Hertfordshire . Local Elections Archive Project . 9 April 2023.
4. The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
5. si. The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. 1989. 284. 5 November 2015.
6. si. The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1939. 1989. 133. 5 November 2015.
7. si. The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. 1998. 2555. 4 October 2015.
8. si. The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006. 2006. 3112. 3 November 2015.
9. si. The North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023. 2023. 1024. 12 May 2024.