Three Rivers Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 39 seats in 13 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027

Liberal Democrats run Three Rivers Council as a minority administration. The council has 39 councillors in 13 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 18, Conservative 14, Green 3, Other 2, Labour 2. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with four unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats (Minority)

39 seats - 20 for a majority

Labour 2Conservative 14Lib Dem 18Green 3Other 2

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (13 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative32.5%7

Lib Dem25.7%5

Reform21.7%0

Green12.9%1

Labour5.1%0

Other2.2%0

2026 election results for Three Rivers, ward by ward

Next election

6 May 2027

13 of 39 seats up, elected by thirds

Largest party

Lib Dem 18

2 short of the 20 needed for a majority

Closest result

Gade Valley

Lib Dem won by 19 votes over Conservative, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Durrants

Lib Dem hold, 1 May 2025 (5 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

51%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreen

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 13 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abbots Langley & Bedmond Ian Campbell, David Major, Vicky Edwards	7 May 2026 Conservative 38.2% lead 7.1 pts
Carpenders Park Krutika Patel, Christopher Alley, Ian Morris	7 May 2026 Conservative 38.3% lead 12.7 pts
Chorleywood North & Sarratt Ciaran Reed, Matthew Hunt, Oliver Cooper	7 May 2026 Conservative 47.2% lead 24.6 pts
Chorleywood South & Maple Cross Louise Price, Raj Khiroya, Harry Davies	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 37.1% lead 5.3 pts
Dickinsons Cheryl Stungo, Narinder Sian, Chris Mitchell	7 May 2026 Green 50.8% lead 32.1 pts
Durrants Chris Lloyd, Paul Rainbow, Steve Drury	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 52.4% lead 33.8 pts
Gade Valley Aidan Bentley, Chris Whately-Smith, Elinor Gazzard	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 32.8% lead 0.9 pts
Leavesden Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Jon Tankard, Kevin Raeburn	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 40.5% lead 15.9 pts
Moor Park & Eastbury Debbie Morris, Reena Ranger, Anaika Chopra	7 May 2026 Conservative 58.0% lead 43.2 pts
Oxhey Hall & Hayling Keith Martin, Shelley Gormley, Andrew Scarth	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 36.8% lead 5.1 pts
Penn & Mill End Tony Humphreys, Kerry Milliken, Tom Smith	7 May 2026 Conservative 37.5% lead 11.3 pts
Rickmansworth Town Lisa Hudson, Andrea Fraser, Mike Sims	7 May 2026 Conservative 49.5% lead 25.6 pts
South Oxhey Kavan Trivedi, Stephen Cox, Joan King	7 May 2026 Conservative 35.2% lead 3.7 pts

Abbots Langley & Bedmond

David Major Lib DemIan Campbell ConservativeVicky Edwards Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative38.2%

Lib Dem31.1%

Reform18.0%

Green9.3%

Labour3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian Campbell Elected	Conservative	926	38.2%
Jane Lay	Lib Dem	753	31.1%
Kodi-Chantal Lloyd	Reform	436	18.0%
Jane Powell	Green	226	9.3%
Pierce Culliton	Labour	80	3.3%

Last by-election, 19 March 2025

Conservative40.0%

Lib Dem33.6%

Reform13.0%

Green7.8%

Labour5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian Campbell Elected	Conservative	657	40.0%
Aidan Christopher Bentley	Lib Dem	552	33.6%
Gavin Casey	Reform	214	13.0%
Jane Powell	Green	128	7.8%
Pierce Culliton	Labour	91	5.5%

Carpenders Park

Christopher Alley ConservativeIan Morris IndependentKrutika Patel Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative38.3%

Independent25.6%

Reform22.6%

Green7.4%

Labour6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Krutika Patel Elected	Conservative	970	38.3%
Rue Grewal	Independent	650	25.6%
Martin Thomas	Reform	572	22.6%
Matt Jones	Green	187	7.4%
Don Wilkinson	Labour	156	6.2%

Chorleywood North & Sarratt

Ciaran Reed ConservativeMatthew Hunt ConservativeOliver Cooper Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative47.2%

Reform22.6%

Lib Dem18.9%

Green7.8%

Labour3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew Hunt Elected	Conservative	1,203	47.2%
Caroline Margaret Ansell	Reform	576	22.6%
Mohinder Kalsi	Lib Dem	481	18.9%
Peter Loader	Green	199	7.8%
Margaret Gallagher	Labour	92	3.6%

Chorleywood South & Maple Cross

Harry Davies Lib DemLouise Price Lib DemRaj Khiroya Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem37.1%

Conservative31.8%

Reform19.0%

Green9.6%

Labour2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louise Price Elected	Lib Dem	1,000	37.1%
Philip Hearn	Conservative	857	31.8%
Natalie Johnson	Reform	511	19.0%
Roger Stafford	Green	258	9.6%
John Monk	Labour	67	2.5%

Last by-election, 14 December 2023

Lib Dem57.5%

Conservative29.4%

Green8.5%

Labour4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harry Davies Elected	Lib Dem	694	57.5%
Oliver Neville	Conservative	355	29.4%
Roger Stafford	Green	102	8.5%
Martin Waldron	Labour	55	4.6%

Dickinsons

Cheryl Stungo GreenChris Mitchell GreenNarinder Sian Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green50.8%

Lib Dem18.7%

Reform18.3%

Conservative9.7%

Labour2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Mitchell Elected	Green	1,234	50.8%
Atif Wasay	Lib Dem	455	18.7%
Alison Wall	Reform	445	18.3%
Rupert Barnes	Conservative	235	9.7%
Jeni Swift Gillett	Labour	59	2.4%

Durrants

Chris Lloyd Lib DemPaul Rainbow Lib DemSteve Drury Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem52.4%

Green18.6%

Reform17.6%

Conservative9.2%

Labour2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Drury Elected	Lib Dem	1,242	52.4%
Andy Delius	Green	441	18.6%
Dominic Milner Evans	Reform	417	17.6%
Neil Marathe	Conservative	219	9.2%
John Grillo	Labour	50	2.1%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem49.3%

Green22.3%

Reform18.3%

Conservative7.9%

Labour2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Rainbow Elected	Lib Dem	1,010	49.3%
Andrew Gallagher	Green	457	22.3%
George Moss	Reform	374	18.3%
Gordon Elvey	Conservative	161	7.9%
Jeni Swift Gillett	Labour	45	2.2%

Gade Valley

Aidan Bentley Lib DemChris Whately-Smith Lib DemElinor Gazzard Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem32.8%

Conservative31.9%

Reform23.3%

Green7.4%

Labour4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Aidan Christopher Bentley Elected	Lib Dem	716	32.8%
Jo Colledge-Miller	Conservative	697	31.9%
Sachin Dhir	Reform	508	23.3%
Andrew Gallagher	Green	162	7.4%
Bruce Prochnik	Labour	100	4.6%

Leavesden

Jon Tankard Lib DemKevin Raeburn Lib DemStephen Giles-Medhurst Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem40.5%

Reform24.6%

Conservative20.0%

Green8.8%

Labour5.2%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Raeburn Elected	Lib Dem	888	40.5%
Nicky Rowe	Reform	538	24.6%
Anne Jervis	Conservative	438	20.0%
Michael John Rayment	Green	193	8.8%
Colin James Gray	Labour	114	5.2%
Richard Shattock	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	19	0.9%

Moor Park & Eastbury

Anaika Chopra ConservativeDebbie Morris ConservativeReena Ranger Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative58.0%

Reform14.8%

Lib Dem12.7%

Green10.9%

Labour3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anaika Chopra Elected	Conservative	1,025	58.0%
Shailja Shah	Reform	262	14.8%
Peter Terence Harman	Lib Dem	224	12.7%
Jan Blatchford Pace	Green	193	10.9%
Mashkoor Khan	Labour	63	3.6%

Oxhey Hall & Hayling

Andrew Scarth Lib DemKeith Martin Lib DemShelley Gormley Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem36.8%

Reform31.7%

Conservative16.8%

Green8.5%

Labour6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shelley Gormley Elected	Lib Dem	866	36.8%
Alex James Trainor	Reform	746	31.7%
Vishal Patel	Conservative	396	16.8%
Noah Yeates	Green	201	8.5%
Jason St John	Labour	146	6.2%

Penn & Mill End

Kerry Milliken ConservativeTom Smith Lib DemTony Humphreys Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative37.5%

Reform26.2%

Lib Dem24.1%

Green8.6%

Labour3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kerry Milliken Elected	Conservative	892	37.5%
Dane Bradley Clarke	Reform	623	26.2%
Sarah Jane Nelmes	Lib Dem	574	24.1%
Malcolm Lee	Green	204	8.6%
Joanne Victoria Cox	Labour	86	3.6%

Rickmansworth Town

Andrea Fraser ConservativeLisa Hudson ConservativeMike Sims Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative49.5%

Lib Dem23.9%

Reform13.4%

Green10.1%

Labour3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrea Fraser Elected	Conservative	1,380	49.5%
Katy Sorkin	Lib Dem	667	23.9%
Melvyn Paul Clifford	Reform	373	13.4%
Kelly Critcher	Green	282	10.1%
Philip Lockett	Labour	85	3.0%

Last by-election, 4 July 2024

Conservative43.2%

Lib Dem33.9%

Labour13.1%

Green9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Sims Elected	Conservative	1,694	43.2%
Pav Dhyani	Lib Dem	1,329	33.9%
Janet Cullen	Labour	513	13.1%
Stephen Martin	Green	383	9.8%

South Oxhey

Joan King LabourKavan Trivedi ConservativeStephen Cox Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative35.2%

Reform31.5%

Labour20.6%

Green8.9%

Lib Dem3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kavan Trivedi Elected	Conservative	795	35.2%
Taylor Edward George Smith	Reform	712	31.5%
Stephen Michael James King	Labour	465	20.6%
Chris Lawrence	Green	201	8.9%
Rhys leuan Southall	Lib Dem	85	3.8%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Rickmansworth Town	Mike Sims	Conservative 2024	Independent

Next election

Seats up on 6 May 2027

13 of 39 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:

Lib Dem 7 Independent 2 Conservative 2 Green 1 Labour 1

Ward	Councillor whose term ends
Abbots Langley & Bedmond	David Major Lib Dem
Carpenders Park	Ian Morris Independent
Chorleywood North & Sarratt	Oliver Cooper Conservative
Chorleywood South & Maple Cross	Raj Khiroya Lib Dem
Dickinsons	Narinder Sian Green
Durrants	Paul Rainbow Lib Dem
Gade Valley	Chris Whately-Smith Lib Dem
Leavesden	Jon Tankard Lib Dem
Moor Park & Eastbury	Reena Ranger Conservative
Oxhey Hall & Hayling	Keith Martin Lib Dem
Penn & Mill End	Tony Humphreys Lib Dem
Rickmansworth Town	Mike Sims Independent
South Oxhey	Stephen Cox Labour

Term end dates from Open Council Data.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

5 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
1 May 2025	Durrants	Lib Dem hold	49.3%
19 March 2025	Abbots Langley & Bedmond	Conservative gain from Independent	40.0%
22 August 2024	Abbots Langley & Bedmond	Conservative gain from Lib Dem
4 July 2024	Rickmansworth Town	Conservative hold	43.2%
21 December 2023	Chorleywood South	Lib Dem hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
South West Hertfordshire	100%	Conservative	Conservative 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Three Rivers

93,774 residents in 36,854 households

Voted Leave in 2016

51% 1 below GB

Degree or higher

43% 9 above GB

No qualifications

13% 5 below GB

Own their home

71% 10 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

15% 2 below GB

Rent privately

13% 7 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

26% 5 below GB

Aged 65 and over

22% same as GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.