2019 Herefordshire Council election

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All 53 toHerefordshire Council 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Conservative It's Our County Last election 8 seats, 18.7% 29 seats, 41.4% 12 seats, 26.5% Seats won 18 13 8 Seat change 10 16 4 Popular vote 14,455 17,334 4,425 Percentage 28.5% 34.2% 8.7% Swing 9.8% 7.2% 17.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Green Liberal Democrats Last election 2 seats, 4.4% 2 seats, 7.1% Seats won 7 7 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 6,652 5,041 Percentage 13.1% 9.9% Swing 8.7% 2.8%
Map of the results of the election. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control (Ind/IOC/Green coalition)

The2019 Herefordshire Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect 52 of 53 members ofHerefordshire Council in England.^[1] The election in Ross North ward was deferred until 6 June 2019 following the death of the UKIP candidate.

The election resulted in theConservative Party losing its majority on the council for the first time since 2007, winning 13 seats.Independents made gains and became the largest group on the council after winning 18 seats, 9 seats short of a majority. TheLiberal Democrats andGreens also made gains at the expense of the Conservatives, winning 7 seats each.^[2][3] Two non-party groupings, the 'Herefordshire Independents' (comprising 12 of the 18 Independents elected) and the localist It's Our County, formed a coalition with the Greens to govern the council.

2019 Herefordshire Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	31	18	13	3	10	34.0	28.5	14,455	+9.8
	Conservative	53	13	1	17	16	24.5	34.2	17,334	–7.2
	It's Our County	11	8	2	6	4	15.1	8.7	4,425	–17.8
	Green	12	7	5	0	5	13.2	13.1	6,652	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	18	7	5	0	5	13.2	9.9	5,041	+2.8
	Labour	10	0	0	0		0.0	3.5	1,773	+3.2
	UKIP	7	0	0	0		0.0	1.9	962	+0.4
	Democrats and Veterans	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	92	New

Arrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Phillips	931	79.8	7.6
	Labour	Liz Lever	236	20.2	N/A
Turnout			1,167	40.2
	Conservativehold		Swing

Aylestone Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ange Tyler	746	74.2	30.3
	Conservative	Frank Cornthwaite	260	25.8	1.1
Turnout			1,006	40.6
	Independentgain fromIt's Our County		Swing

Backbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hardwick	788	70.5	26.2
	Conservative	Barclay Rogers	329	29.5	5.3
Turnout			1,117	41.3
	Independenthold		Swing

Belmont Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	It's Our County	Tracy Bowes	624	79.6	45.0
	Conservative	Jamie Price	160	20.4	12.6
Turnout			784	28.3
	It's Our Countyhold		Swing

Birch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Toni Fagan	779	64.5	N/A
	Conservative	David Atkinson	429	35.5	10.9
Turnout			1,208	49.3
	Greengain fromConservative		Swing

Bircher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sebastian Bowen	1,330	94.3	33.3
	Conservative	Rachael Fitzgerald Finch	80	5.7	22.6
Turnout			1,410	45.6
	Independenthold		Swing

Bishops Frome & Cradley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Ellie Chowns	974	78.6	47.2
	Conservative	Peter Hamblin	265	21.4	47.2
Turnout			1,239	48.0
	Greengain fromConservative		Swing

Bobblestock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tim Price	326	49.2	N/A
	Conservative	Clive Butler	179	27.0	5.6
	UKIP	Gwyn Price	157	23.7	2.3
Turnout			662	25.9
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Bromyard Bringsty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Shaw	540	53.0	15.1
	Independent	Roger Page	479	47.0	N/A
Turnout			1,019	37.4
	Conservativehold		Swing

Bromyard West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	It's Our County	Alan Seldon	395	60.1	5.4
	Conservative	Andrew Jones	262	39.9	5.4
Turnout			657	27.1
	It's Our Countyhold		Swing

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Graham Jones	752	62.6	N/A
	Conservative	Alan Watkins	449	37.4	6.7
Turnout			1,201	47.7
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Jeremy Milln	471	53.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Owens	192	22.0	0.1
	Conservative	Allan Drew	121	13.8	13.4
	Independent	Jonathan Jones	90	10.3	N/A
Turnout			874	36.1
	Greengain fromIt's Our County		Swing

College

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	It's Our County	Kath Hey	374	46.2	19.0
	Conservative	Brian Wilcox	297	36.7	1.6
	UKIP	Stephen Cooke	139	17.2	N/A
Turnout			810	30.4
	It's Our Countygain fromConservative		Swing

Credenhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bob Matthews	717	80.9	32.6
	Conservative	Phil Marsh	169	19.1	7.3
Turnout			886	36.6
	Independenthold		Swing

Dinedor Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	It's Our County	David Summers	498	51.8	0.6
	Conservative	Esther Rudge	463	48.2	0.6
Turnout			961	35.0
	It's Our Countyhold		Swing

Eign Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	It's Our County	Elizabeth Foxton	476	66.6	7.0
	Conservative	Kieran Phillips	125	17.5	9.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Hurds	114	15.9	2.0
Turnout			715	38.8
	It's Our Countyhold		Swing

Golden Valley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jennie Hewitt	697	52.7	N/A
	Conservative	Philip Price	485	36.7	8.5
	Labour	Anna-Maria Coda	141	10.7	N/A
Turnout			1,323	55.1
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Golden Valley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Peter Jinman	805	73.4	N/A
	Conservative	Nicholas Savage	149	13.6	52.2
	Labour	Isabelle Watkins	142	13.0	N/A
Turnout			1,096	41.8
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Greyfriars

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Diana Toynbee	531	52.9	N/A
	Independent	Sharon Michael	270	26.9	N/A
	Conservative	Anil Kuttikrishnan Nair	116	11.6	14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Williams	86	8.6	4.9
Turnout			1,003	36.0
	Greengain fromIt's Our County		Swing

Hagley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Andrews	541	54.6	N/A
	Conservative	Dave Greenow	449	45.4	8.3
Turnout			990	33.8
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Hampton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	It's Our County	John Harrington	611	56.6	19.2
	Conservative	Bruce Baker	468	43.4	13.1
Turnout			1,079	38.4
	It's Our Countygain fromConservative		Swing

Hinton & Hunderton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Tillett	251	34.2	19.2
	Independent	Chris Chappell	192	26.2	12.9
	UKIP	Nigel Ely	173	23.6	N/A
	Conservative	Peter Harries	63	8.6	N/A
	Independent	Ashley Winter	54	7.4	N/A
Turnout			733	25.6
	Liberal Democratsgain fromIndependent		Swing

Holmer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Millmore	347	36.5	3.5
	Independent	John Phipps	312	32.8	N/A
	Independent	Stephen Tannatt Nash	291	30.6	N/A
Turnout			950	32.3
	Conservativegain fromIndependent		Swing

Hope End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Johnson	690	58.1	1.0
	Labour	Phil Probert	498	41.9	N/A
Turnout			1,188	41.8
	Conservativehold		Swing

Kerne Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Yolande Watson	588	53.5	N/A
	Conservative	Paul Newman	511	46.5	3.3
Turnout			1,099	44.3
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Kington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Terry James	736	81.2	81.2
	Conservative	Roger Pendleton	170	18.8	N/A
Turnout			906	36.0
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing

Ledbury North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	It's Our County	Liz Harvey	451	54.5	5.6
	Conservative	Karl Bufton	376	45.5	5.6
Turnout			827	32.7
	It's Our Countyhold		Swing

Ledbury South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen I'Anson	285	38.6	9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Eakin	245	33.2	17.5
	Labour	Maria Mackness	150	20.3	N/A
	Independent	Emma Holton	59	8.0	N/A
Turnout			739	29.5
	Conservativehold		Swing

Ledbury West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Phillip Howells	312	47.5	N/A
	Independent	Phill Bettington	194	29.5	N/A
	Conservative	Debbie Baker	151	23.0	23.4
Turnout			657	24.3
	Liberal Democratsgain fromIt's Our County		Swing

Leominster East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Jenny Bartlett	654	72.3	25.5
	Conservative	Wayne Rosser	250	27.7	9.0
Turnout			904	30.8
	Greenhold		Swing

Leominster North & Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Stone	601	63.7	3.6
	Green	Tessa Smith-Winnard	342	36.3	3.6
Turnout			943	31.1
	Conservativehold		Swing

Leominster South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Trish Marsh	527	72.7	42.0
	Conservative	Angela Pendleton	198	27.3	0.8
Turnout			725	28.2
	Greengain fromIndependent		Swing

Leominster West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Felicity Norman	515	72.6	21.8
	Conservative	Thomas Mangnall	104	14.7	21.5
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Thomas	90	12.7	0.3
Turnout			709	32.3
	Greenhold		Swing

Llangarron

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elissa Swinglehurst	653	54.2	2.1
	Green	Maggie Setterfield	552	45.8	N/A
Turnout			1,205	44.4
	Conservativehold		Swing

Mortimer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carole Gandy	603	53.6	12.6
	It's Our County	Michael Guest	276	24.6	16.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Catling	245	21.8	N/A
Turnout			1,124	42.4
	Conservativehold		Swing

Newton Farm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bernard Hunt	171	30.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqui Carwardine	147	26.5	14.7
	Labour	Margy Whalley	101	18.2	N/A
	Democrats and Veterans	Glen Powell	92	16.6	N/A
	Conservative	Jeremy Chapman	43	7.8	8.6
Turnout			554	18.6
	Independenthold		Swing

Old Gore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Durkin	629	58.3	4.1
	Green	Robert Palgrave	449	41.7	N/A
Turnout			1,078	43.0
	Conservativehold		Swing

Penyard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Wilding	573	47.7	N/A
	Conservative	Harry Bramer	524	43.6	20.4
	UKIP	David Howle	104	8.7	N/A
Turnout			1,201	43.6
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Queenswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Pauline Crockett	834	80.8	39.4
	Conservative	Matthew Kirby	198	19.2	14.2
Turnout			1,032	38.7
	Independenthold		Swing

Red Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Rone	308	39.8	4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Powell	284	36.7	25.3
	Independent	Amanda Martin	181	23.4	N/A
Turnout			773	26.6
	Conservativehold		Swing

Ross East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Symonds	536	46.0	29.5
	Conservative	Phillip Cutter	316	27.1	9.2
	It's Our County	Andrew Hotston	129	11.1	N/A
	UKIP	Clive Hamilton	93	8.0	6.9
	Labour	Terry Prince	92	7.9	N/A
Turnout			1,166	39.6
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing

The election in Ross North ward was deferred until 6 June 2019 following the death of the UKIP candidate, Gareth Williams.^[3] The Liberal Democrats won the postponed election.^[4]

Ross West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Louis Stark	469	47.2	10.7
	Conservative	Simeon Cole	309	31.1	18.5
	Independent	Robert Taylor	216	21.7	N/A
Turnout			994	37.1
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing

Saxon Gate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gemma Dean	352	53.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Aubrey Oliver	187	28.2	5.2
	Conservative	Mark McEvilly	125	18.8	17.2
Turnout			664	23.9
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Stoney Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Hitchiner	602	55.5	N/A
	Conservative	Stephen Williams	284	26.2	5.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Howerski	199	18.3	N/A
Turnout			1,085	41.1
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Sutton Walls

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kema Gaster	505	50.7	6.6
	Independent	Steve Williams	492	49.3	N/A
Turnout			997	39.9
	Conservativehold		Swing

Three Crosses

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Lester	699	61.6	1.0
	Green	Rebecca Tully	436	38.4	N/A
Turnout			1,135	40.7
	Conservativehold		Swing

Tupsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jim Kenyon	776	79.9	N/A
	Conservative	Thomas Small	195	20.1	2.1
Turnout			971	39.8
	Independentgain fromIt's Our County		Swing

Weobley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Jones	493	43.7	5.7
	Conservative	Mark Cooper	371	32.9	17.7
	Labour	Heather Morison	265	23.5	N/A
Turnout			1,129	39.0
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing

Whitecross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	It's Our County	Sue Boulter	400	47.7	18.7
	UKIP	Richard Smith	169	20.1	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Tricia Hales	148	17.6	1.4
	Conservative	Keith Farmer	122	14.5	8.9
Turnout			839	32.2
	It's Our Countyhold		Swing

Widemarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Polly Andrews	253	39.5	0.7
	It's Our County	Paul Stevens	191	29.8	6.8
	UKIP	Mick Gunner	127	19.8	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Agyeman	70	10.9	13.7
Turnout			641	28.8
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing

Wormside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christy Bolderson	549	51.1	10.9
	Green	Carole Protherough	422	39.3	N/A
	Labour	Stephen Hancorn	103	9.6	N/A
Turnout			1,074	39.7
	Conservativehold		Swing

The 2019 election resulted in the Conservative Party losing its majority on the council for the first time since 2007, winning 13 seats. Independents made gains and became the largest group on the council after winning 18 seats, 15 of which formed the Herefordshire Independents Group. The Liberal Democrats and Greens also made gains at the expense of the Conservatives. It's Our County lost four seats, down to 8.

Following negotiations, a three-way coalition between 'Herefordshire Independents', 'It's Our County' and the Green Party was formed. Herefordshire Independents took four cabinet positions, and the Leader of the Council, the Greens took two cabinet positions and Deputy Leader of the Council and It's Our County took the remaining two cabinet positions.^[5]

The Ross North poll was postponed after the death of a UKIP candidate, leading to one unfilled vacancy at this point.

Following disagreements about a new by-pass road in the Herefordshire Independents group, five councillors left to form a new group, 'True Independents'.^[6]

Separately, Sue Boulter resigned shortly after being elected for It's Our County, in Whitecross, creating a second vacancy and temporarily reducing the number of It's Our County councillors.^[5]

The Liberal Democrats won the by-election in Ross North the day after the five True Independents defected from the Herefordshire Independents.^[7]

Following Sue Boulter's resignation upon her election, her husband won the resulting by-election.^[8]

By the end of the summer, former Hereford city mayor Jim Kenyon had temporarily joined the Herefordshire Independents to bolster their numbers, and since left again to sit as the last remaining standalone independent, as the other two previously unaligned independents have since joined the ruling coalition of Herefordshire Independents, taking Herefordshire Independents to 12 seats.^[9]

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