2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election

2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election
18 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council; 25 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; F. John Smith; Conservative	Leader after election ; F. John Smith; Conservative

The 2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 4 May 2006, at the same time as other local elections across England. 18 of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Knebworth ward.^[1] The Conservatives made a net increase of five seats on the council, increasing their majority.

Overall results

The overall results were as follows:^[2]

2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	14	5	77.8	19	33	67.3	15,291	46.4	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	2		11.1	5	7	14.3	6,929	23.3	-3.6
	Labour	2	5	11.1	4	9	18.4	5,727	19.3	-4.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,788	6.0	+3.2

Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.^[3]^[4]

Baldock Town ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Douglas Robert MacKenzie Muir*	1,370	65.0	+3.2
	Labour	Paul David Burgin	331	15.7	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Stephen White	257	12.2	−5.4
	Green	George Howe	149	7.1	+7.1
Turnout				35.8
Registered electors			5,913
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.1

Codicote ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Henry Brindley	744	75.5	+31.2
	Labour	Roger Aubrey Wood	122	12.4	−43.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Winder	119	12.1	+12.1
Turnout				47.3
Registered electors			2,096
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+37.3

Hitchin Bearton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Deepak Sangha*	600	31.5	−6.9
	Conservative	Pradeep Sharma (Paul Sharma)	514	27.0	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Ircha	408	21.4	+3.6
	Green	Sarah Elaine Pond	385	20.2	+5.7
Turnout				36.0
Registered electors			5,333
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.2

Hitchin Highbury ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clark*	1,390	53.6	+10.0
	Conservative	Malcolm George Bracken	1,028	39.7	−6.2
	Labour	Mark Francis Crawley	174	6.7	+0.3
Turnout				46.2
Registered electors			5,628
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+8.1

Hitchin Oughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Edward Billing*	511	43.7	−4.3
	Conservative	Alan John Millard	400	34.2	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Alexander Clark	151	12.9	−7.8
	Green	Tony Denis Ware	107	9.2	+9.2
Turnout				32.0
Registered electors			3,671
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.7

Hitchin Priory ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Allison Gertrude Ashley*	1,112	63.3	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael John Lott	309	17.6	−8.1
	Green	Susan Elizabeth Dye	192	10.9	+10.9
	Labour	Douglas James McCall	145	8.2	−5.9
Turnout				43.4
Registered electors			4,076
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.6

Hitchin Walsworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Frank James Lovewell	1,027	46.6	+5.5
	Labour	Ryan Ottis Johnson	703	31.9	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Shirley	239	10.8	−3.5
	Green	Giles Colin Woodruff	234	10.6	+1.6
Turnout				40.2
Registered electors			5,494
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+4.5

Kimpton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cyril Bishop	523	70.5	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Oliver Canning	125	16.8	+8.0
	Green	David Geoffrey Ashton	94	12.7	+7.6
Turnout				42.5
Registered electors			1,754
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.2

Knebworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane Elizabeth Gray	1,414	63.7	+11.9
	Conservative	Alan Bardett*	1,334
	Liberal Democrats	Debra Patricia Wilkins	411	18.5	−7.8
	Green	William Nicholas Berrington	206	9.3	−1.5
	Labour	Clare Helen Billing	189	8.5	−2.6
	Labour	Alan James Mitchell	125
Turnout				39.9
Registered electors			3,991
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election in Knebworth ward was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Robin Wordsworth.

Letchworth East ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diane Margaret Ivy Proudlove	755	40.6	+3.6
	Labour	Anthony Robert Hartley*	625	33.6	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Carole Winder	301	16.2	−7.9
	Green	Eric Blakeley	180	9.7	+9.7
Turnout				35.0
Registered electors			5,328
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+4.5

Letchworth Grange ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Monica Madeline Bloxham	793	43.7	+4.1
	Labour	Peter Anthony Mardell*	668	36.8	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Geoffrey Penny	353	19.5	−2.9
Turnout				36.0
Registered electors			5,073
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+2.6

Letchworth South East ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Charles Levett	951	50.2	+4.2
	Labour	Anthony Dennis Eden (Tony Eden)	523	27.6	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Winter	419	22.1	−0.6
Turnout				36.4
Registered electors			5,221
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.9

Letchworth South West ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melissa Jane Davey	1,471	58.1	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Elaine Kingman*	832	32.8	−8.6
	Labour	Jacqueline Brigitte Hartley	230	9.1	−0.1
Turnout				44.9
Registered electors			5,682
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+8.6

Letchworth Wilbury ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elliot William Needham	511	42.5	+6.2
	Labour	Ian Mantle*	413	34.3	−7.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Paul Winder	160	13.3	−8.1
	Green	Heidi Shona Mollart-Griffin	119	9.9	+9.9
Turnout				29.3
Registered electors			4,123
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+7.1

Royston Heath ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fiona Ronan Greenwood Hill*	1,013	62.5	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	David May	420	25.9	−1.2
	Labour	Vaughan West	187	11.5	−6.1
Turnout				38.8
Registered electors			4,194
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.3

Royston Meridian ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Frederick Hunter* (Tony Hunter)	992	62.7	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nanya Esther Lilley	310	19.6	−7.7
	Labour	Robin Anthony King	159	10.0	−6.1
	Green	Karen Harmel	122	7.7	+7.7
Turnout				37.8
Registered electors			4,201
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.9

Royston Palace ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Mary Beardwell	725	46.9	+2.4
	Conservative	William Marr Davidson* (Bill Davidson)	673	43.6	+6.0
	Labour	Kenneth Garland	147	9.5	−8.5
Turnout				39.9
Registered electors			3,907
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	-1.8

References

^ "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1998/2555, retrieved 14 March 2023
^ Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2006: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Elections 2006". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[1] "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1998/2555, retrieved 14 March 2023

[2] Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2006: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[3] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[4] "Elections 2006". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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