North Hertfordshire District Council elections
# North Hertfordshire District Council elections

One third of North Hertfordshire District Council in England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. A boundary review is underway to allow the council to instead be elected all at once every four years from 2024 onwards.

## Elections

The elections have been as follows:

| Year | Seats | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Ratepayers | Independent | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1976 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1979 | 50 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | New ward boundaries. |
| 1980 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 50 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 50 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. |
| 1991 | 50 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 50 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 50 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 50 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 50 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 49 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. |
| 2000 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 49 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 49 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 49 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. |
| 2008 | 49 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 49 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 49 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 49 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 49 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 49 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 49 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 49 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 49 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |

* ↑ Includes Liberals and SDP prior to 1990.
