Three Rivers District Council elections
One third of Three Rivers District Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1986 |
No overall control | 1986 - 1987 |
Liberal Democrats | 1987 - 1990 |
No overall control | 1990 - 1999 |
Liberal Democrats | 1999 - 2015 |
No overall control | 2015–2016 |
Liberal Democrats | 2017-Present |
Council elections
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1973
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)[2]
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1979
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1980
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1982
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1983
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1984
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1986 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1987
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1988
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1990
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1991 (Some new ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[4]
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1992
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1994
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1995
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1996
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1998
- Three Rivers District Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)[5][6]
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2000
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2002
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2003
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2004
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2006
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2007
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2008
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2009
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2010
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2011
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2012
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2014 (New ward boundaries)[7]
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2015
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2016
- Three Rivers District Council election, 2018
Changes between elections
1991 boundaries
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 403 | 50.5 | |||
Labour | 255 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative | 139 | 17.4 | |||
Majority | 148 | 18.5 | |||
Turnout | 797 | 29.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 581 | 48.1 | |||
Conservative | 464 | 38.4 | |||
Labour | 164 | 13.6 | |||
Majority | 117 | 9.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,209 | 34.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
1999 boundaries
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Saxon | 210 | 51.9 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kerron Cross | 188 | 38.8 | -17.0 | |
Conservative | Lynda Lewis | 154 | 31.8 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alison Scarth | 143 | 29.5 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 34 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 485 | 19.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Weedon | 1,178 | 56.3 | -5.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
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 Democrat | Dennis Rogers | 56 | 6.2 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 297 | 32.9 | |||
Turnout | 903 | 35.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2014 boundaries
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Alex Michaels | 626 | 60.9 | +24.0 | |
Conservative | 196 | 19.1 | -22.9 | ||
Labour | 119 | 11.6 | -9.6 | ||
UKIP | 69 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
Green | 18 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Majority | 430 | 41.8 | |||
Turnout | 20.75 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The seat vacated by the death of Liberal Democrat Ann Shaw (Chorleywood South & Maple Cross) was held in a by-election on 13 July 2017 by Phil Williams.[13]
At a by-election on 12 October 2017, the Liberal Democrats' Keith Martin gained Oxhey Hall and Hayling from the Conservatives, whose councillor Ty Harris had resigned.[14][15]
Alison Wall (Durrants) defected from the Lib Dems to the Conservatives in February 2018.[16]
Martin Brooks (Leavesden) resigned from the Liberal Democrats in March 2018.[17]
See also
References
- ↑ "Three Rivers". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ↑ 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 2009-09-25.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ My personal records show Conservative Graham Denman second with 84 votes, Lib Dem Raymond Tully third with 74 votes. Not sure which is the correct result!
- ↑ "Hayling By-election Result 2002". Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ↑ "District council by-election result - May 2005" (PDF). Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ↑ "Lib Dems win Leavesden by-election". Watford Observer. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ↑ Council By-Election Result - September 2009.pdf "District council by-election result - September 2009" Check
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value (help) (PDF). Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-25. - ↑ "Brilliant Lib Dem win in Three Rivers by-election". Mark Pack. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ↑ "District Council By-Election - 12 October 2017". Three Rivers District Council. Retrieved 30 Mar 2018.
- ↑ "Conservative councillor resigns from his post". Watford Observer. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ↑ "Lib Dem councillor defects to alternative party over 'incompatible' views". Watford Observer. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ↑ "'It was my own decision' Councillor denies he quit because he was to be 'deselected'". Watford Observer. Retrieved 2018-03-30.