Hitchin: No overall control by any party as North Herts District Council seeks new leader after local election results

By Layth Yousif

10th May 2021 | Local News

Hitchin: No overall control by any party as North Herts District Council seeks new leader after local election results
Hitchin: No overall control by any party as North Herts District Council seeks new leader after local election results

North Herts District Council have issued a statement regarding local election results

Further to the election on Thursday, May 6, results for local district council and by-elections 2021 have been verified and counted.

North Herts District Council (NHDC) now has 23 Conservative seats, 15 Labour and Cooperative seats and 11 Liberal Democrat seats.

This means that there is no overall control of the council.

The council was previously a joint administration between Labour and the Liberal Democrats with 20 Conservative seats, 15 Labour and Cooperative seats and 11 Liberal Democrat seats.

The current chair, councillor Terry Tyler, retained his seat by the drawing of lots, while councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb, leader of NHDC, was not re-elected, which means there will be a new leader for the council.

He remains leader until the annual council meeting on 20 May, where announcements will be made about the new administration and new leader for NHDC.

     

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