Three Rivers District Council elections are held three years out of four to elect members ofThree Rivers District Council inHertfordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2014 the council has comprised 39councillors representing 13wards, each of which elects three councillors, one at each election such that a third of the council is elected each time. Elections to Hertfordshire County Council are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no district council elections.[1]
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green[b] | Independents & Others | Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (44 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 19 | 13 | 12 | – | 0 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (47 seats)[3] | ||||||||
| 1976 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1978 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1979 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1980 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1982 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1983 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1984 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1986[4] | 17 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 1987 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | Alliance | ||
| 1988 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | SLD | ||
| 1990 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (48 seats) | ||||||||
| 1991[5] | 19 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 1992 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 1994 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | No overall control | ||
| 1995 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 1996 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 1998 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (48 seats)[6][7] | ||||||||
| 1999 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2000 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2002 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2003 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2004 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2006 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2007 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2008 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2010 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2011 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2012 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| New ward boundaries (39 seats)[8] | ||||||||
| 2014 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | No overall control | ||
| 2016 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2026 | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 403 | 50.5 | |||
| Labour | 255 | 32.0 | |||
| Conservative | 139 | 17.4 | |||
| Majority | 148 | 18.5 | |||
| Turnout | 797 | 29.7 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 581 | 48.1 | |||
| Conservative | 464 | 38.4 | |||
| Labour | 164 | 13.6 | |||
| Majority | 117 | 9.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,209 | 34.7 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Saxon | 210 | 51.9 | −3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Tully | 84 | 20.7 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Graham Denman | 74 | 18.3 | −7.3 | |
| BNP | Ian Edward | 37 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
| Majority | 126 | 31.2 | |||
| Turnout | 405 | 16.9 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kerron Cross | 188 | 38.8 | −17.0 | |
| Conservative | Lynda Lewis | 154 | 31.8 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Scarth | 143 | 29.5 | +11.0 | |
| Majority | 34 | 7.0 | |||
| Turnout | 485 | 19.8 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Weedon | 1,178 | 56.3 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Mead | 629 | 30.1 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Graham Dale | 285 | 13.6 | +0.0 | |
| Majority | 549 | 26.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,092 | 66.5 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Williams | 857 | 63.3 | −8.7 | |
| Conservative | Chris Hawes | 369 | 27.3 | +5.7 | |
| Labour | Colin Gray | 128 | 9.5 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 488 | 36.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,354 | 33.4 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen King | 487 | 53.9 | +21.7 | |
| Conservative | Ty Harris | 190 | 21.0 | −4.6 | |
| BNP | Deirdre Gates | 170 | 18.8 | −11.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Rogers | 56 | 6.2 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 297 | 32.9 | |||
| Turnout | 903 | 35.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Michaels | 626 | 60.9 | +24.0 | |
| Conservative | Dee Ward | 196 | 19.1 | −22.9 | |
| Labour | Bruce Prochnik | 119 | 11.6 | −9.6 | |
| UKIP | David Bennett | 69 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Green | Roberta Curran | 18 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 430 | 41.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,028 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Williams | 1,428 | 63.7 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Colin Payne | 597 | 26.6 | −2.0 | |
| Labour | Jack Hazlewood | 162 | 7.2 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Hazel Day | 28 | 1.2 | −4.0 | |
| Green | Tab McLaughlin | 27 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 831 | 37.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,242 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Martin | 672 | 41.3 | −6.5 | |
| Conservative | Roy Clements | 461 | 28.3 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Brendan O'Brien | 428 | 26.3 | +8.8 | |
| UKIP | Mick Matthewson | 35 | 2.2 | −7.0 | |
| Green | Matt Jones | 31 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 211 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,627 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Davies | 694 | 57.5 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Oliver Neville | 355 | 29.4 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Roger Stafford | 102 | 8.5 | −1.8 | |
| Labour | Martin Waldron | 55 | 4.6 | −4.5 | |
| Majority | 339 | 28.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,206 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Sims | 1,694 | 43.2 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pav Dhyani | 1,329 | 33.9 | −7.8 | |
| Labour | Martin Waldron | 513 | 13.1 | +5.2 | |
| Green | Roger Stafford | 383 | 9.8 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 365 | 9.3 | +7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,945 | 68.4 | +24.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vicky Edwards | 593 | 40.5 | +20.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Turner | 500 | 34.2 | −24.3 | |
| Green | Jane Powell | 233 | 15.9 | +8.4 | |
| Labour | Pierce Culliton | 137 | 9.4 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 93 | 6.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,463 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Campbell | 657 | 40.0 | +19.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan Bentley | 552 | 33.6 | −24.9 | |
| Reform | Gavin Casey | 214 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
| Green | Jane Powell | 128 | 7.8 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | Pierce Culliton | 91 | 5.5 | −8.3 | |
| Majority | 105 | 6.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,642 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Rainbow | 1,010 | 49.3 | −15.7 | |
| Green | Andrew Gallagher | 457 | 22.3 | +1.2 | |
| Reform | George Moss | 374 | 18.3 | +18.3 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Elvey | 161 | 7.9 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Jeni Swift Gillett | 45 | 2.2 | −3.1 | |
| Majority | 553 | 27.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,047 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||