2019 Dacorum Borough Council election

2019 Dacorum Borough Council election

2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)

All 51 seats to Dacorum Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won 31 19
Seat change 15 16
Popular vote 33,773 25,048
Percentage 42.6% 31.6%
Swing 11.2% 16.5%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 600 12,252
Percentage 0.8% 15.5%
Swing 0.6% 1.2%

Ward results of the 2019 Dacorum Borough Council election.

Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2019 Dacorum Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2019 Dacorum Borough Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51 31 1 16 15 60.8 42.6 33,773 –11.2
  Liberal Democrats 51 19 16 0 16 37.3 31.6 25,048 +16.5
  Independent 1 1 1 0 1 2.0 0.8 600 +0.6
  Labour 42 0 0 2 2 0.0 15.5 12,252 –1.2
  Green 20 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 6,297 +1.5
  UKIP 6 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 1,220 –6.3

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Adeyfield East

Adeyfield East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Birnie* 594 47.6 +5.6
Conservative Andrew Williams* 569 45.6 +4.2
Labour Gary Cook 299 24.0 –2.3
Labour Helen Heenan 284 22.8 +6.3
UKIP Noel Swinford 200 16.0 –7.1
Green Samuel Deering 159 12.7 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Anna Purvis 102 8.2 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Joan Robinson 95 7.6 +3.5
Turnout 1,248 30.0 –31.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Adeyfield West

Adeyfield West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian England 752 61.1 +34.0
Liberal Democrats Ron Tindall* 705 57.3 +39.7
Conservative Tony Gallagher 247 20.1 –8.8
Conservative Adam Wyatt-Lowe 208 16.9 –9.9
Labour Stephen Rees 189 15.4 –1.7
Labour Ray York 179 14.5 N/A
Turnout 1,231 29.4 –32.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats hold

Aldbury & Wigginton

Aldbury & Wigginton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Phil McDowell 522 63.1 +22.4
Conservative Stan Mills* 305 36.9 –6.9
Majority 217 26.2 N/A
Turnout 847 44.0 –32.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 14.7

Apsley & Corner Hall

Apsley & Corner Hall (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Peter* 840 43.2 +7.9
Conservative Suqlain Mahmood* 747 38.4 +4.1
Conservative Babita Sinha 734 37.7 +5.9
Labour Emily Jacques 519 26.7 +4.0
Labour Jody Whitehill 497 25.5 +3.6
Liberal Democrats David Bird 482 24.8 +10.8
Labour Sandy Palmer 465 23.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Emma Macey 447 23.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Fran Parkins 440 22.6 N/A
Turnout 1,946 28.0 –43.9
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ashridge

Ashridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Douris* 671 69.4 –4.2
Liberal Democrats Dina Westenholz-Smith 228 23.6 +15.1
Labour Jennifer O'Leary 68 7.0 –4.5
Majority 443 45.8 –16.3
Turnout 980 46.0 –33.3
Conservative hold Swing 9.7

Bennetts End

Bennetts End (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sobaan Mahmood 538 36.1 –2.8
Conservative Mark Rogers 529 35.5 +2.4
Labour Amanda Tattershall 485 32.6 +3.6
Labour Ijlal Malik 479 32.2 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Sarah Bell 248 16.7 +9.2
Green David Lillywhite 238 16.0 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Staples 192 12.9 N/A
Turnout 1,489 33.0 –33.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rick Freedman 1,078 52.0 +19.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Claughton 1,004 48.4 +30.3
Conservative Sue Beardshaw 640 30.8 –22.9
Conservative David Collins* 613 29.5 –17.2
Green Paul de Hoest 399 19.2 –3.6
Labour Gill Spooner 151 7.3 N/A
Labour James Spooner 90 4.3 N/A
Turnout 2,075 45.0 –31.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Berkhamsted East

Berkhamsted East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Garrick Stevens 1,139 59.6 +29.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Taylor 824 43.1 +23.8
Conservative Tracy Porter 515 26.9 –16.8
Green Rebecca MacKenzie 469 24.5 +9.3
Conservative David Ward 395 20.7 –21.7
Labour Sian Cusack 231 12.1 –7.2
Turnout 1,911 41.0 –32.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Symington 966 53.6 +34.9
Liberal Democrats Nicky Woolner 871 48.4 +33.0
Conservative Anthony Armytage 533 29.6 –22.0
Conservative Peter Matthews* 482 26.8 –21.5
Green Mary Hardinge 286 15.9 +2.5
Labour Patrick Emery 140 7.8 –9.0
Labour Steve Burdekin 121 6.7 –6.0
Turnout 1,801 38.0 –33.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Barrett 1,311 61.1 –3.1
Conservative Stewart Riddick* 1,196 55.8 –3.0
Conservative Gibola Adeleke* 1,075 50.1 –7.5
Green Wiebke Carr 671 31.3 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Denise Rance 445 20.7 +9.9
Liberal Democrats Beth Townsend 415 19.4 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Rogers 365 17.0 +9.8
Labour Gerard Wilkinson 238 11.1 –3.7
Turnout 2,145 33.0 –39.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boxmoor

Boxmoor (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats William Allen 1,287 44.8 +27.5
Liberal Democrats Claire Hobson 1,232 42.9 +30.7
Liberal Democrats Liz Uttley 1,117 38.9 N/A
Conservative Janice Marshall* 968 33.7 –14.2
Conservative Neil Harden* 898 31.3 –10.2
Conservative William Wyatt-Lowe 848 29.5 –8.7
Labour Cameron Brady-Turner 427 14.9 –6.2
Green Sherief Hassan 367 12.8 –4.1
Labour Barbara Pesch 326 11.4 –4.5
Green Bernard Hurley 281 9.8 N/A
Labour Michael Pesch 260 9.1 N/A
Green Robert Theophile 255 8.9 N/A
Turnout 2,874 42.0 –29.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Chauldon & Warners End

Chauldon & Warners End (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fiona Guest* 1,168 51.7 +8.8
Conservative Nigel Durrant 1,071 47.5 +6.3
Conservative Graeme Elliot* 1,060 47.0 +7.0
Labour Jean Langdon 516 22.9 –2.7
Labour Clive Mills 469 20.8 –2.1
Labour Rachael Frost 413 18.3 –3.7
Liberal Democrats Diane Wilson 405 17.9 +10.0
Green Sam Buckton 358 15.9 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Claire Nicholls 280 12.4 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Gill Broadbent 276 12.2 +8.4
Turnout 2,257 34.0 –33.6
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gadebridge

Gadebridge (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Isy Imarni* 482 42.6 +1.5
Conservative Pearl Oguchi 463 40.9 +7.1
Labour Lee Whitehill 290 25.6 –0.2
Labour Zahoor Iqbal 268 23.7 +0.4
Green Suzanne Watts 198 17.5 +9.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Angell 186 16.4 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Lynda Roe 180 15.9 +12.7
Turnout 1,132 27.0 –39.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Grovehill

Grovehill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Banks 851 51.1 +6.5
Conservative Alex Bhinder* 846 50.8 +9.4
Conservative Goverdhan Silwal 724 43.5 +10.3
Labour Pat Dartnell 332 20.0 –5.0
Labour Vicky Martin 325 19.5 –3.2
UKIP Karen Hall 266 16.0 –13.0
Labour Helen Whitworth 263 15.8 N/A
Green Paul Sandford 241 14.5 +2.4
UKIP Silvi Sutherland 238 14.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Margaret Colquhoun 153 9.2 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Thornhill 141 8.5 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Angela Thurstan 139 8.4 N/A
Turnout 1,664 29.0 –31.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hemel Hempstead Town

Hemel Hempstead Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frances Arslan 364 28.1 –12.1
Conservative Rob Beauchamp 356 27.5 –2.5
Labour Anne Fisher* 349 26.9 –4.9
Liberal Democrats Joe Toovey 345 26.6 +15.0
Labour Samidha Garg 314 24.2 –3.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Wilson 306 23.6 +14.0
Green Joe Pitts-Cunningham 193 14.9 N/A
UKIP Michelle Smith 177 13.7 –4.1
Turnout 1,296 28.0 –30.2
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Highfield

Highfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Link* 541 42.0 +14.5
Liberal Democrats Sammy Barry 504 39.2 +21.2
Labour Luke Jordan 337 26.2 –2.2
Labour Vanessa Mitchell 311 24.2 N/A
Conservative Louise Douris 230 17.9 –4.9
UKIP James Froggatt 194 15.1 –10.3
Conservative Charlotte Palmer 185 14.4 –8.2
Turnout 1,287 30.0 –27.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Kings Langley

Kings Langley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Anderson* 745 52.5 –4.2
Conservative Alan Johnson 738 52.0 +4.4
Green Ashley Lawrence 394 27.8 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Senior 285 20.1 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Faith Thornhill 166 11.7 N/A
Labour John Collisson 140 9.9 –16.0
Labour Dominic Hook 131 9.2 N/A
Turnout 1,419 35.0 –38.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hazel Bassadone* 1,211 54.6 +2.6
Conservative Margaret Griffiths* 1,133 51.1 +8.3
Conservative Graham Sutton* 1,092 49.2 +10.3
Labour Ann Lang 514 23.2 –2.4
Labour Emma Reed 435 19.6 N/A
Green Mark Rutherford 409 18.4 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Eileen Heylin 404 18.2 +2.8
Labour Michael Sheehan 374 16.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mike Heylin 335 15.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Abigail Waymont 245 11.0 N/A
Turnout 2,219 31.0 –37.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Nash Mills

Nash Mills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jan Maddern* 600 63.8 N/A
Conservative Rene De Silva 156 16.6 –34.7
Liberal Democrats Alex Bell 95 10.1 +4.5
Labour Bernard Gronert 86 9.1 –14.1
Majority 444 47.2 N/A
Turnout 941 34.0 –33.2
Independent gain from Conservative

Northchurch

Northchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lara Pringle 623 65.9 +47.1
Conservative Tina Howard 220 23.3 –37.0
Green Malcolm Cathcart 61 6.5 –2.2
Labour Gwendoline Scott 41 4.3 –7.9
Majority 403 42.6 N/A
Turnout 953 42.0 –31.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 42.1

Tring Central

Tring Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roxanne Ransley* 730 50.2 +12.1
Liberal Democrats John Bowden 570 39.2 +2.8
Conservative Stephen Hearn 461 31.7 –15.6
Conservative Phil Hills 350 24.1 –13.6
Green Mary Hodgskiss 319 22.0 +6.4
UKIP Mark Anderson 145 10.0 N/A
Labour Geraint Cooksley 135 9.3 N/A
Turnout 1,453 37.0 –34.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Tring East

Tring East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Penny Hearn* 484 47.5 –5.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Elley 375 36.8 +1.2
Green Joe Stopps 161 15.8 N/A
Majority 109 10.7 –6.9
Turnout 1,020 44.0 –33.4
Conservative hold Swing 3.5

Tring West & Rural

Tring West & Rural (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Hollinghurst 899 50.5 +16.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Townsend 824 46.3 +19.0
Conservative Olive Conway* 528 29.6 –10.0
Conservative Mike Hicks* 507 28.5 –8.5
Green Roger Oliver 438 24.6 +11.9
Labour Peter Scott 171 9.6 –0.4
Turnout 1,781 42.0 –33.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Watling

Watling (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Chapman* 726 52.0 –10.3
Conservative Jane Timmis* 720 51.6 –4.3
Liberal Democrats Erica Hodges 449 32.2 +22.4
Green Emily Spry 400 28.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Harris 195 14.0 +7.0
Turnout 1,395 31.0 –40.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Woodhall Farm

Woodhall Farm (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosie Sutton* 739 55.3 +0.5
Conservative Colette Wyatt-Lowe* 707 52.9 –0.1
Labour Jennifer Dickson 318 23.8 N/A
Labour Paul Bryant 272 20.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Egerton 230 17.2 –1.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Short 211 15.8 +2.9
Turnout 1,335 29.0 –33.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Harden 1,459 60.5 +10.9
Labour Ijlal Malik 470 19.5 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Anna Wellings Purvis 298 12.4 −6.0
Green Sherief Hassan 185 7.7 −10.9
Majority 989 41.0
Turnout 2,412
Conservative hold Swing 6.8

Tring Central

Tring Central: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheron Wilkie 925 55.3 +15.8
Conservative Joseph Vardon-Hynard 438 26.2 −5.7
Green Joe Stopps 172 10.3 −11.8
Labour Jim Lawler 137 8.2 −1.1
Majority 487 29.1
Turnout 1,672
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 7.1

Boxmoor

Boxmoor: 3 February 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simi Dhyani 1,319 60.5 +21.2
Conservative Brandon Geary 599 27.5 −6.5
Labour Cameron Brady-Turner 171 7.8 −7.2
Green Sherief Hassan 92 4.2 −8.7
Majority 720 33.0
Turnout 2,181 32.0 −10.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West: 3 February 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Foster 924 64.1 +14.8
Conservative Gary Moore 318 22.1 −8.0
Green Kevin Fielding 130 9.0 −7.2
Labour Peter Scott 69 4.8 −3.1
Majority 606 42.0
Turnout 1,441 31.2 −6.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Election results: Conservatives lose control in St Albans". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Dacorum Borough Council election results 2019". Retrieved 13 May 2019.