1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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16 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
All
Leader Bob Flatman Audrey Carss Tony Quinn
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Seats before 31 12 3
Seats after 26 14 7
Seat change Decrease5 Increase2 Increase4
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
RA
Ind
Party Ratepayers Independent
Seats before 3 1
Seats after 3 0
Seat change Steady Decrease1
Leader before election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

Leader after election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

The 1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 8 May 1986, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[1]

The Conservatives lost five seats and only narrowly retained their majority on the council. The SDP–Liberal Alliance took the most votes across the district, gaining four extra seats.[2]

Overall results

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The overall results were as follows:[3]

1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Alliance 4 Increase4 25.0 3 7 14.0 12,343 33.7 +9.6
  Conservative 6 Decrease5 37.5 20 26 52.0 11,852 32.3 -6.7
  Labour 5 Increase2 31.3 9 14 28.0 10,680 29.1 -3.2
  Ratepayers 1 Steady 6.3 2 3 6.0 1,273 3.5 +0.4
  Independent 0 Decrease1 0.0 0 0 0.0 339 0.9 -0.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 152 0.4 +0.4

Ward results

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

Baldock ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Clarke* 1,146 36.5 −18.9
Labour Roger McFall 1,069 34.0 +6.8
Alliance Bob Young 929 29.5 +12.1
Turnout 53.8
Registered electors 5,839
Conservative hold Swing -12.9
Codicote ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denis Winch* 563 43.5 −32.6
Alliance Christine Stevenson 418 32.3 +32.3
Labour Karry Omer 313 24.2 +0.3
Turnout 55.7
Registered electors 2,324
Conservative hold Swing -32.5
Hitchin Bearton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Marr 1,132 50.6 +3.6
Conservative Norman Frost* 720 32.2 −7.5
Alliance Penny Cunningham 385 17.2 +3.9
Turnout 50.3
Registered electors 4,450
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.6
Hitchin Highbury ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Mary Burton 1,204 46.2 +14.1
Conservative Bill Kingston-Splatt* 1,025 39.4 −12.5
Labour David Tizzard 375 14.4 −1.6
Turnout 51.0
Registered electors 5,105
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing +13.3
Hitchin Oughton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Smith 1,020 52.7 −7.6
Alliance Jenny Sefton 578 29.9 +15.6
Conservative Valerie Leeson 336 17.4 −7.9
Turnout 44.2
Registered electors 4,377
Labour hold Swing -11.6
Hitchin Priory ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Flatman* 718 57.1 −10.6
Alliance John Seabrook 349 27.7 +6.1
Labour Jane Newbury 191 15.2 +4.5
Turnout 45.4
Registered electors 2,769
Conservative hold Swing -8.4
Hitchin Walsworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers Jack Swain 1,273 45.5 +9.3
Labour Veronica Sharp 1,008 36.0 +5.0
Alliance Alison Kelt 429 15.3 +2.2
Green Ann Roberts 87 3.1 +3.1
Turnout 47.1
Registered electors 5,941
Residents hold Swing +2.2
Kimpton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Adam Wilkins 363 41.8 +41.8
Independent David Wright 339 39.0 −42.3
Labour Stephen MacDonald 167 19.2 +0.5
Turnout 52.8
Registered electors 1,645
Alliance gain from Independent Swing +42.1
Knebworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Dumelow* 940 57.6 +5.5
Alliance Michael Stiff 422 25.9 −3.2
Labour Carole Carter 270 16.5 −2.3
Turnout 49.4
Registered electors 3,302
Conservative hold Swing +4.4
Letchworth East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ram Summan 916 39.5 −3.8
Alliance Tony Elliott 894 38.5 +3.4
Conservative John Bush 511 22.0 +0.4
Turnout 39.7
Registered electors 5,841
Labour hold Swing -3.6
Letchworth Grange ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Don Kitchiner* 1,233 42.2 +1.1
Alliance Peter Welch 1,107 37.9 +3.6
Conservative Jim Hannah 519 17.7 −6.9
Green Ian Barrett 65 2.2 +2.2
Turnout 56.5
Registered electors 5,179
Labour hold Swing -1.3
Letchworth South East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Geoff Williams 1,754 49.8 +16.2
Conservative Norman Prior* 931 26.4 −7.8
Labour Nigel Agar 840 23.8 −8.4
Turnout 59.2
Registered electors 5,954
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing +12.0
Letchworth South West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Burrows* 1,402 49.7 −4.5
Alliance Martin Fisher 1,152 40.9 +20.1
Labour Michael Jovic 265 9.4 −15.6
Turnout 62.8
Registered electors 4,491
Conservative hold Swing -12.3
Letchworth Wilbury ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Mantle 1,048 43.3 +1.2
Conservative Keith Emsall* 842 34.8 −9.6
Alliance Hermione Edwards 532 22.0 +8.4
Turnout 60.3
Registered electors 4,016
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.4
Royston East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Rule* 1,114 52.2 −20.2
Alliance Jenny McCann 733 34.3 +34.3
Labour Jeffrey Gill 288 13.5 −14.1
Turnout 53.4
Registered electors 3,996
Conservative hold Swing -27.3
Royston West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Frances Bate 1,094 40.2 −6.2
Conservative Terry Botfield 1,085 39.8 +2.1
Labour Eunice King 545 20.0 +4.1
Turnout 51.2
Registered electors 5,319
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing -4.2

References

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  1. ^ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
  2. ^ "Majority is slashed but Tories hold on". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen. 16 May 1986. p. 5.
  3. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ "North Herts results". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen Gazette. 10 May 1984. p. 7.
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