Herefordshire Council elections

Herefordshire Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Party in control	Years
Liberal Democrats	1997–2000
No overall control	2000–2007
Conservative	2007 – present

Council elections

• Herefordshire Council election, 1997
• Herefordshire Council election, 2000
• Herefordshire Council election, 2003
• Herefordshire Council election, 2007
• Herefordshire Council election, 2011
• Herefordshire Council election, 2015 (boundary changes take effect)

By-election results

Weobley By-Election 26 March 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		333	35.5
	Liberal Democrat		284	30.3
	Conservative		234	24.9
	Labour		62	6.6
	Green		25	2.4
Majority			49	5.2
Turnout			938	38.5
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Holmer By-Election 11 February 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		375	35.6	-22.1
	Labour		349	33.2	+12.4
	Conservative		220	20.9	+0.6
	Independent		108	10.3	+10.3
Majority			26	2.4
Turnout			1,052	19.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Hope End By-Election 20 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		736	49.5	+24.0
	Liberal Democrat		312	21.0	-5.9
	Independent		221	14.9	-9.5
	Green		148	10.0	-3.0
	Labour		69	4.6	-5.6
Majority			424	28.5
Turnout			1,486
	Conservative hold		Swing

Three Elms By-Election 18 November 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		517	53.1	+31.5
	Liberal Democrat		283	29.1	-29.7
	Labour		135	13.7	-5.9
	Green		39	4.0	+4.0
Majority			234	24.0
Turnout			974	21.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

St Martin's By-Election 7 June 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		743	42.5	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat		566	32.3	-6.5
	Conservative		296	16.9	+4.0
	Independent		145	8.3	+8.3
Majority			177	10.2
Turnout			1,750
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

St Nicholas By-Election 22 January 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Fiona Short	936	37.0	-7.6
	Conservative	John Ward	783	30.9	+9.4
	Independent	Julie Woodward	524	20.7	-13.2
	Labour	John Hitchin	288	11.4	+11.4
Majority			153	6.1
Turnout			2,531	52.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Tupsley By-Election 1 December 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Taylor	831	44.0	+8.7
	Conservative	John Perris	608	32.2	+8.4
	Independent	Guy Griffiths	274	14.5	-15.4
	Labour	John Oliver	118	6.3	+6.3
	Independent	Richard Thomas	56	3.0	+3.0
Majority			223	11.8
Turnout			1,887	27.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Kerne Bridge By-Election 1 June 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jarvis	482	41.6	+8.2
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Truman	308	26.6	+26.6
	Independent		249	21.5	-45.1
	Independent		119	10.3	+10.3
Majority			174	15.0
Turnout			1,158	47.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Old Gore By-Election 10 April 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Durkin	422	37.9	-8.1
	Independent	John Gartside	401	36.0	-1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Josephine Lane	241	21.7	+5.4
	Green	Adrian Worgan	49	4.4	+4.4
Majority			21	1.9
Turnout			1,113	46.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

• 2011 BBC election results for Herefordshire
• By-election results

External links

• Herefordshire Council