This by-election was called after the resignation of Green councillor Vicky Glover-Ward. The Greens won all three seats when the ward last voted, in May 2023, with 38 per cent of the vote. Earlier contests were led by the Conservatives in 2019 and 2015. 5 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
East Hertfordshire council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 35.3% |
| Green | 32.4% |
| Reform UK | 15.5% |
| Labour | 10.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6.7% |
Labour, Liberal Democrats: fewer than 6 wins in 100 each.
Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Reform UK.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 25% | 17% | 21% | 38% |
| May 2019 | 42% | 15% | 28% | 15% |
| May 2015 | 57% | 22% | 8% | 13% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
East Hertfordshire is a district council: it runs housing, planning and bin collections. Current control: Green / Liberal Democrat.
East Hertfordshire council page →
How every council in Britain stands →
Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
Hertford All Saints county division, May 2025: Green 50%, Reform UK 20%, Conservative 19%.
Hertford St. Andrews county division, May 2025: Green 29%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 21%.
Schools, social care and highways here are run by Hertfordshire County Council, which is not affected by this vote.
The ward is part of the Hertford and Stortford constituency. Labour MP Joshua Robert Abraham Dean won it at the 2024 general election with 39 per cent of the vote.