Local government elections in Hertfordshire, England
Three Rivers District Council elections are held three years out of four to elect members of Three Rivers District Council in Hertfordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2014 the council has comprised 39 councillors representing 13 wards, each of which elects three councillors, one at each election such that a third of the council is elected each time. Elections to Hertfordshire County Council are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no district council elections.[1]
Council elections
Results maps
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
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2016 results map
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2018 results map
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2019 results map
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2021 results map
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2022 results map
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2023 results map
By-elections
1994-1998
Croxley Green South By-Election 28 November 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 403 | 50.5 | |
| Labour | | 255 | 32.0 | |
| Conservative | | 139 | 17.4 | |
Majority | 148 | 18.5 | |
Turnout | 797 | 29.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Abbots Langley By-Election 2 January 1997 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 581 | 48.1 | |
| Conservative | | 464 | 38.4 | |
| Labour | | 164 | 13.6 | |
Majority | 117 | 9.7 | |
Turnout | 1,209 | 34.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
1998-2002
Hayling By-Election 7 December 2000[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Saxon | 210 | 51.9 | -3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Tully | 84 | 20.7 | +2.2 |
| Conservative | Graham Denman | 74 | 18.3 | -7.3 |
| BNP | Ian Edward | 37 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
Majority | 126 | 31.2 | |
Turnout | 405 | 16.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2002-2006
Hayling By-Election 14 June 2002[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kerron Cross | 188 | 38.8 | -17.0 |
| Conservative | Lynda Lewis | 154 | 31.8 | +6.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Scarth | 143 | 29.5 | +11.0 |
Majority | 34 | 7.0 | |
Turnout | 485 | 19.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rickmansworth By-Election 5 May 2005[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Weedon | 1,178 | 56.3 | -5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Mead | 629 | 30.1 | +4.1 |
| Labour | Graham Dale | 285 | 13.6 | +0.0 |
Majority | 549 | 26.2 | |
Turnout | 2,092 | 66.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2006-2010
Leavesden By-Election 4 June 2009[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Williams | 857 | 63.3 | -8.7 |
| Conservative | Chris Hawes | 369 | 27.3 | +5.7 |
| Labour | Colin Gray | 128 | 9.5 | +3.0 |
Majority | 488 | 36.0 | |
Turnout | 1,354 | 33.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hayling By-Election 24 September 2009[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stephen King | 487 | 53.9 | +21.7 |
| Conservative | Ty Harris | 190 | 21.0 | -4.6 |
| BNP | Deirdre Gates | 170 | 18.8 | -11.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Rogers | 56 | 6.2 | -1.4 |
Majority | 297 | 32.9 | |
Turnout | 903 | 35.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2014-2018
Gade Valley by-election, 12 January 2017[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Michaels | 626 | 60.9 | +24.0 |
| Conservative | Dee Ward | 196 | 19.1 | -22.9 |
| Labour | Bruce Prochnik | 119 | 11.6 | -9.6 |
| UKIP | David Bennett | 69 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Green | Roberta Curran | 18 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
Majority | 430 | 41.8 | |
Turnout | 1,028 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chorleywood South and Maple Cross by-election, 13 July 2017[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Williams | 1,428 | 63.7 | +4.6 |
| Conservative | Colin Payne | 597 | 26.6 | -2.0 |
| Labour | Jack Hazlewood | 162 | 7.2 | +0.1 |
| UKIP | Hazel Day | 28 | 1.2 | -4.0 |
| Green | Tab McLaughlin | 27 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
Majority | 831 | 37.1 | |
Turnout | 2,242 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Oxhey Hall and Hayling by-election, 12 October 2017[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Martin | 672 | 41.3 | -6.5 |
| Conservative | Roy Clements | 461 | 28.3 | +2.7 |
| Labour | Brendan O'Brien | 428 | 26.3 | +8.8 |
| UKIP | Mick Matthewson | 35 | 2.2 | -7.0 |
| Green | Matt Jones | 31 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
Majority | 211 | 13.0 | |
Turnout | 1,627 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
2022-2026
Chorleywood South and Maple Cross by-election, 14 December 2023[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Davies | 694 | 57.5 | +4.5 |
| Conservative | Oliver Neville | 355 | 29.4 | +1.8 |
| Green | Roger Stafford | 102 | 8.5 | -1.8 |
| Labour | Martin Waldron | 55 | 4.6 | -4.5 |
Majority | 339 | 28.1 | |
Turnout | 1,206 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
See also
- Politics of Three Rivers (district)
References
- ^ "The Three Rivers (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2014/243, retrieved 15 May 2023
- ^ The District of Three Rivers (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
- ^ The Dacorum and Three Rivers (Areas) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Three Rivers". * BBC News Online See Local Government Commission for England Report Final Recommendations on the Future Electoral Arrangements for Three Rivers in Hertfordshire, February 1998. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Three Rivers (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Three Rivers (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Labour sweeps to victory in South Oxhey by-election". News Shopper. 8 December 2000. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Hayling By-election Result 2002". Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ "District council by-election result - May 2005" (PDF). Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ "Lib Dems win Leavesden by-election". Watford Observer. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ "District council by-election result - September 2009" (PDF). Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gade Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Chorleywood South and Maple Cross Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oxhey Hall and Hayling Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Chorleywood South and Maple Cross Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
External links
- Three Rivers District Council