Herefordshire Council elections

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Herefordshire Council elections are held every four years. Herefordshire Council is the local authority for the unitary authority and ceremonial county of Herefordshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 53 councillors have been elected from 53 wards. [1]

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Council elections

By-election results

1997–2000

Weobley By-Election 26 March 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 33335.5
Liberal Democrats 28430.3
Conservative 23424.9
Labour 626.6
Green 252.4
Majority495.2
Turnout 93838.5
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Holmer By-Election 11 February 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 37535.6-22.1
Labour 34933.2+12.4
Conservative 22020.9+0.6
Independent 10810.3+10.3
Majority262.4
Turnout 1,05219.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hope End By-Election 20 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 73649.5+24.0
Liberal Democrats 31221.0-5.9
Independent 22114.9-9.5
Green 14810.0-3.0
Labour 694.6-5.6
Majority42428.5
Turnout 1,486
Conservative hold Swing
Three Elms By-Election 18 November 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 51753.1+31.5
Liberal Democrats 28329.1-29.7
Labour 13513.7-5.9
Green 394.0+4.0
Majority23424.0
Turnout 97421.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2000–2003

St Martin's By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 74342.5+8.7
Liberal Democrats 56632.3-6.5
Conservative 29616.9+4.0
Independent 1458.3+8.3
Majority17710.2
Turnout 1,750
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2003–2007

St Nicholas By-Election 22 January 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Short93637.0-7.6
Conservative John Ward78330.9+9.4
Independent Julie Woodward52420.7-13.2
Labour John Hitchin28811.4+11.4
Majority1536.1
Turnout 2,53152.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tupsley By-Election 1 December 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Taylor83144.0+8.7
Conservative John Perris60832.2+8.4
Independent Guy Griffiths27414.5-15.4
Labour John Oliver1186.3+6.3
Independent Richard Thomas563.0+3.0
Majority22311.8
Turnout 1,88727.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Kerne Bridge By-Election 1 June 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jarvis48241.6+8.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Truman30826.6+26.6
Independent 24921.5-45.1
Independent 11910.3+10.3
Majority17415.0
Turnout 1,15847.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2007–2011

Old Gore By-Election 10 April 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Durkin42237.9-8.1
Independent John Gartside40136.0-1.8
Liberal Democrats Josephine Lane24121.7+5.4
Green Adrian Worgan494.4+4.4
Majority211.9
Turnout 1,11346.0
Conservative hold Swing

2019–2023

Whitecross By-Election 11 July 2019 [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
It's Our CountyDave Boulter30460.7Increase2.svg 13.0
Liberal Democrats Tricia Hales14128.1Increase2.svg 10.5
Conservative Rob Williams5611.2Decrease2.svg 3.4
Majority16332.5Increase2.svg 5.0
Turnout 50119.0Decrease2.svg 13.2
It's Our County hold Swing Increase2.svg 1.2

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Herefordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2014/20, retrieved 24 September 2022
  2. "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). Herefordshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. Thomas, James (12 July 2019). "It's Our County hold seat in Whitecross by-election". Hereford Times . Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. "Declaration of Result" (PDF). Herefordshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.