1990 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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The 1990 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1990, 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]
Labour took most votes, gaining two extra seats. The Conservatives also gained a seat, increasing their majority on the council. The continuing Social Democratic Party lost every seat it was defending, leaving it with just one seat on the council. With poor results across the country the party disbanded shortly after the election. The one remaining SDP councillor in North Hertfordshire was Tony Quinn, whose term ran until 1991; following the demise of his party he joined Labour for the remainder of his term.[2][3]
Overall results
The overall results were as follows:[4]
| 1990 North Hertfordshire District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 7 |  2
|
43.8 | 8 | 15 | 30.0 | 16,522 | 43.8 | +11.6 | |
| Conservative | 8 | 1
|
50.0 | 21 | 29 | 58.0 | 14,248 | 37.8 | -3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 
|
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 3,263 | 8.6 | -8.5 | |
| Ratepayers | 1 |
|
6.3 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 | 1,423 | 3.8 | -1.5 | |
| SDP | 0 |  3
|
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1,278 | 3.4 | -0.5 | |
| Green | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 799 | 2.1 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 204 | 0.5 | new | |
Ward results
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael John Parlour (Mick Parlour) |
1,713 | 52.2 | +10.0 | |
| Conservative | Mark Wilfred Seaman Hill | 1,569 | 47.8 | −2.9 | |
| Turnout | 47.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,953 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Ian Smith* | 763 | 57.3 | −18.6 | |
| Labour | Peter Charles Read | 569 | 42.7 | +18.6 | |
| Turnout | 56.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,381 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -18.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jennifer Alice Marr* | 1,375 | 63.8 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Nicholas Francis Porter | 545 | 25.3 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Oliver Canning | 235 | 10.9 | +3.0 | |
| Turnout | 48.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,475 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Peter Boddey | 964 | 37.3 | −8.9 | |
| SDP | Evelyn Mary Burton* (Mary Burton) |
747 | 28.9 | +9.0 | |
| Labour | David John Tizzard | 670 | 25.9 | +10.7 | |
| Independent | Norman Vincent Hyde | 204 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
| Turnout | 50.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,086 | ||||
| Conservative gain from SDP | Swing | -9.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harold Alexander Smith* (Harry Smith) |
1,368 | 68.4 | −2.2 | |
| Conservative | Penelope Mary Lambourne | 367 | 18.3 | +18.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 266 | 13.3 | −16.2 | |
| Turnout | 47.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,175 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -10.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Stanley Flatman* (Bob Flatman) |
822 | 53.9 | −12.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kenneth Harbron | 455 | 29.8 | +8.9 | |
| Labour | Janet Lynne Gosling | 249 | 16.3 | +3.1 | |
| Turnout | 55.7 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,741 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Jack Swain* | 1,423 | 47.5 | −14.5 | |
| Labour | Martin John Stears | 1,289 | 43.0 | +16.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Elizabeth Sefton | 284 | 9.5 | +1.1 | |
| Turnout | 49.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,004 | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | -15.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alison Kathryn Martin | 509 | 59.8 | +59.8 | |
| Labour | John Saunders | 342 | 40.2 | +21.0 | |
| Turnout | 52.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,636 | ||||
| Conservative gain from SDP | Swing | +19.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gordon Cartwright Dumelow* | 1,013 | 56.3 | −6.1 | |
| Labour | Caroline Rebecca Doyle | 415 | 23.1 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Stiff | 202 | 11.2 | −8.2 | |
| Green | Stuart Wanstall Madgin | 170 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Turnout | 52.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,419 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arthur Jarman | 1,435 | 57.7 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Gloria June Storer | 595 | 23.9 | −6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Gammell | 247 | 9.9 | −6.9 | |
| Green | Eric Morris Blakeley | 209 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
| Turnout | 54.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,600 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donald Kitchiner* | 1,826 | 65.2 | +22.6 | |
| Conservative | Michael Douglas Muir | 604 | 21.6 | −6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Victor Alan Streeter | 245 | 8.7 | −15.1 | |
| Green | Ian Thomassen Barrett | 126 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Turnout | 55.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,083 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +14.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John James Wilkinson (Jack Wilkinson) |
1,591 | 47.8 | +20.4 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Raymond Whalley | 1,097 | 33.0 | −6.1 | |
| SDP | Graham Leigh Wellfare | 347 | 10.4 | −13.4 | |
| Green | Sylvia Stevens | 294 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Turnout | 54.7 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,091 | ||||
| Labour gain from SDP | Swing | +13.3 | |||
Letchworth South East had previously been held by SDP councillor Geoff Williams, although the seat had been vacant since his resignation in November 1989.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lynda Ann Needham | 1,341 | 48.3 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Simpson | 800 | 28.8 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | Nigel Edward Agar | 637 | 22.9 | +6.2 | |
| Turnout | 60.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,592 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Mantle* | 1,320 | 59.4 | +13.4 | |
| Conservative | Hilary Elizabeth Wilkins | 668 | 30.1 | −12.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sara Louise Tustin | 233 | 10.5 | −0.5 | |
| Turnout | 55.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,996 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Douglas Drake | 1,087 | 48.2 | −10.0 | |
| Labour | Jessie Etheridge | 686 | 30.4 | +13.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Waterhouse | 296 | 13.1 | −11.9 | |
| SDP | Michael Harrison | 184 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
| Turnout | 54.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,170 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -11.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Timothy Doyle* (Tim Doyle) |
1,261 | 37.7 | −9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Cook | 1,043 | 31.2 | −1.7 | |
| Labour | Leslie Baker | 1,037 | 31.0 | +10.8 | |
| Turnout | 54.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,125 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
References
- ^ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
- ^ "Rivals set for votes battle". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. 6 April 1990. p. 18.
- ^ Hunter, John (11 May 1990). "Labour gains town victory". Letchworth and Baldock Gazette. p. 13.
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
