1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election

Council election in England

1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election | <- 1990 | 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) | 1992 ->

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16 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
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Con

Lab

Leader  | Bob Flatman  |  |
Party  | Conservative | Labour | Ratepayers
Seats before  | 29  | 16  | 3
Seats after  | 26  | 18  | 3
Seat change  | 3  | 2  |

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party

Ind

Party  | Liberal Democrats | Independent
Seats before  | 2  | 0
Seats after  | 2  | 1
Seat change  |  | 1

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| Leader before election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

| Leader after election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

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The 1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 2 May 1991, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[1]

The Conservatives made a net loss of three seats, and only narrowly retained their majority on the council.[2][3]

## Overall results[edit]

The overall results were as follows:[4]

1991 North Hertfordshire District Council election

Party  | This election  | Full council  | This election
Seats  | Net  | Seats %  | Other | Total  | Total %  | Votes  | Votes %  | +/−
| Conservative | 7  | 3  | 41.2  | 19  | 26 | 52.0  | 11,692  | 35.2  | -2.5
| Labour | 6  | 2  | 35.3  | 12  | 18 | 36.0  | 11,100  | 33.5  | -10.3
| Liberal Democrats | 2  |  | 11.8  | 0  | 2 | 4.0  | 7,431  | 22.4  | +13.8
| Ratepayers | 1  |  | 5.9  | 2  | 3 | 6.0  | 2,320  | 7.0  | +3.2
| Green | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0  | 0 | 0.0  | 211  | 0.6  | -1.5
| Independent | 1  | 1  | 5.9  | 0  | 1 | 2.0  | 416  | 1.3  | +0.7

## Ward results[edit]

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

Arbury ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Andrew Dempster Young  | 566  | 50.9  | +6.6
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Eluned Waide  | 416  | 37.4  | -8.7
| Labour | Ann Strickland-Clark  | 130  | 11.7  | +2.1
Turnout |  | 62.7  |
Registered electors | 1,779  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +7.7  |
Baldock ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Robert McKenzie Muir  | 1,509  | 46.7  | -1.1
| Labour | Rodney Jack Leete  | 1,124  | 34.8  | -17.4
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Margaret Jarvis
(Sal Jarvis) | 597  | 18.5  | +18.5
Turnout |  | 45.5  |
Registered electors | 7,093  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.2  |
Hitchin Bearton ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David John Whitlock  | 1,064  | 51.3  | -12.6
| Conservative | Stephen John Kenneth Archer  | 691  | 33.3  | +8.0
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Jane Harbron  | 321  | 15.5  | +4.6
Turnout |  | 46.2  |
Registered electors | 4,506  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -10.3  |
Hitchin Highbury ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Edward Anthony Dartington  | 977  | 39.8  | +2.5
| Ratepayers | Evelyn Mary Burton
(Mary Burton) | 693  | 28.2  | +28.2
| Labour | David John Tizzard  | 466  | 19.0  | -6.9
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark  | 318  | 13.0  | +13.0
Turnout |  | 48.5  |
Registered electors | 5,061  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -12.9  |
Hitchin Oughton ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Audrey Emmie Carss*  | 1,122  | 65.7  | -2.6
| Conservative | Penelope Mary Lambourne  | 370  | 21.7  | +3.3
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Ellen Walker  | 215  | 12.6  | -0.7
Turnout |  | 42.5  |
Registered electors | 4,017  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.0  |
Hitchin Walsworth ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ratepayers | Kenneth William Logan*
(Ken Logan) | 1,627  | 57.4  | +9.9
| Labour | David Edward Billing  | 914  | 32.2  | -10.8
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Paul Newby  | 294  | 10.4  | +0.9
Turnout |  | 47.2  |
Registered electors | 6,022  |  |
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | +10.4  |
Hitchwood ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Rodney James Bird  | 433  | 62.7  | -5.2
| Liberal Democrats | Penelope Jean Cunningham  | 135  | 19.5  | +3.5
| Labour | Colin Southward  | 123  | 17.8  | +1.7
Turnout |  | 51.1  |
Registered electors | 1,357  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.4  |
Hoo ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David John Barnard  | 410  | 49.0  | +0.1
| Labour | Roger Aubrey Wood  | 313  | 37.4  | +10.5
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Thomas Llewelyn  | 113  | 13.5  | -10.6
Turnout |  | 56.9  |
Registered electors | 1,468  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.2  |
Letchworth East ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Charles Bifield*
(Charles Bifield) | 1,108  | 50.1  | -7.6
| Conservative | Gloria June Storer  | 638  | 28.8  | +4.9
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Gammell  | 360  | 16.3  | +6.3
| Green | Eric Morris Blakeley  | 106  | 4.8  | -3.6
Turnout |  | 45.7  |
Registered electors | 4,855  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.3  |
Letchworth Grange ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Thomas Reade  | 1,404  | 54.3  | -3.4
| Conservative | Carole Anne McNelliey  | 730  | 28.2  | +4.3
| Liberal Democrats | Cathleen Jean Worcester  | 451  | 17.4  | +7.5
Turnout |  | 49.9  |
Registered electors | 5,190  |  |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -3.9  |
Letchworth South East ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Nigel Edward Agar  | 1,136  | 37.4  | -10.4
| Conservative | Raymond Lawrence Shakespeare-Smith  | 1,123  | 37.0  | +4.0
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Elaine Kingman  | 672  | 22.1  | +22.1
| Green | Sylvia Fraser-Andrews  | 105  | 3.5  | -5.4
Turnout |  | 50.1  |
Registered electors | 6,066  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.2  |

The Letchworth South East seat was previously held by Tony Quinn, who had been elected in 1987 as an SDP councillor. Following the demise of the continuing SDP in 1990, he had joined Labour for the last year of his term.

Letchworth South West ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ian Simpson  | 1,257  | 46.6  | +17.8
| Conservative | David Alfred Jones*  | 1,061  | 39.4  | -8.9
| Labour | Linda Grimes  | 377  | 14.0  | -8.9
Turnout |  | 59.7  |
Registered electors | 4,521  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.4  |
Letchworth Wilbury ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Evans  | 908  | 43.5  | -15.9
| Conservative | Keith Fletcher Emsall*  | 847  | 40.6  | +10.5
| Liberal Democrats | Sara Louise Tustin  | 333  | 15.9  | +5.5
Turnout |  | 53.5  |
Registered electors | 3,911  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -13.2  |
Newsells ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Ellis Wilkerson*
(Bob Wilkerson) | 448  | 62.3  | +0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Charles Martin  | 147  | 20.4  | -12.1
| Labour | Catherine Judith Hurst  | 124  | 17.2  | +12.0
Turnout |  | 58.5  |
Registered electors | 1,231  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2  |
Offa ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Lynne Kathleen Faulkner*  | 474  | 47.7  | +4.5
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kenneth Harbron  | 404  | 40.7  | -1.7
| Labour | John Saunders  | 115  | 11.6  | -2.8
Turnout |  | 63.4  |
Registered electors | 1,567  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1  |
Royston West ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Stuart John Cook  | 1,366  | 42.5  | +11.3
| Conservative | Jeffrey John Perry  | 1,199  | 37.3  | -0.4
| Labour | Leslie Baker  | 648  | 20.2  | -10.9
Turnout |  | 52.3  |
Registered electors | 6,167  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.9  |
Sandon ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Edward William Faure Walker
(Teddy Faure Walker) | 416  | 60.5  | +60.5
| Conservative | Harold Albert Greenfield*  | 216  | 31.4  | -27.5
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Dawn Martin  | 32  | 4.7  | -31.0
| Labour | Caroline Rebecca Karen Doyle  | 24  | 3.5  | -2.0
Turnout |  | 61.9  |
Registered electors | 1,115  |  |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | +44.0  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
2. ^ "All set for poll battle". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. 26 April 1991. p. 11.
3. ^ "Hard-hit Tories hold on". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. 10 May 1991. p. 13.
4. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

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