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Hertfordshire General Election Results 2005

There were changes in three seats in Hertfordshire after the 2005 General Election. The Conservatives gained seats from Labour in the following wards; Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, and Welwyn Hatfield.

The seats are:-

Broxbourne

Charles Walker, Conservative - 21,878 (53.8%)
Jamie Bolden, Labour - 10,369 (25.5%)
Andrew Porrer, Liberal Democrat - 4,973 (12.2%)
Andrew Emerson, British National Party - 1,929 (4.7%)
Martin Harvey, UK Independence Party - 1,479 (3.6%)

Conservative majority: 11,509
Turnout: 40,628 (59.7%)

Hemel Hempstead

Mike Penning, Conservative - 19,000 (40.3%)
Tony McWalter, Labour - 18,501 (39.3%)
Richard Grayson, Liberal Democrat - 8,089 (17.2%)
Barry Newton, UK Independence Party - 1,518 (3.2%)

Conservative majority: 499
Turnout: 47,108 (64.4%)

Hertford and Stortford

Mark Prisk, Conservative - 25,074 (50.5%)
Richard Henry, Labour - 11,977 (24.1%)
James Lucas, Liberal Democrat - 9,129 (18.4%)
Peter Hart, Green Party - 1,914 (3.9%)
David Sodey, UK Independence Party - 1,026 (2.1%)
Debbie Le May, Veritas - 572 (1.2%)

Conservative majority: 13,097
Turnout: 49,692 (67.7%)

Hertsmere

James Clappison, Conservative - 22,665 (53.2%)
Kelly Tebb, Labour - 11,572 (27.2%)
Jonathan Davies, Liberal Democrat - 7,817 (18.4%)
James Dry, Socialist Labour Party - 518 (1.2%)

Conservative majority: 11,093
Turnout: 42,572 (63.0%)

Hitchin and Harpenden

Peter Lilley, Conservative - 23,627 (49.9%)
Hannah Hedges, Liberal Democrat - 12,234 (25.8%)
Paul Orrett, Labour - 10,499 (22.2%)
John Saunders, UK Independence Party - 828 (1.7%)
Peter Rigby, Independent - 199 (0.4%)

Conservative majority: 11,393
Turnout: 47,387 (70.5%)

North East Hertfordshire

Oliver Heald, Conservative - 22,402 (47.3%)
Andy Harrop, Labour - 13,264 (28.0%)
Iain Coleman, Liberal Democrat - 10,147 (21.4%)
David Hitchman, UK Independence Party - 1,561 (3.3%)

Conservative majority: 9,138
Turnout: 47,374 (64.9%)

South West Hertfordshire

David Gauke, Conservative - 23,494 (46.9%)
Ed Featherstone, Liberal Democrat - 15,021 (30.0%)
Kerron Cross, Labour - 10,466 (20.9%)
Colin Rodden, UK Independence Party - 1,107 (2.2%)

Conservative majority: 8,473
Turnout: 50,088 (68.5%)

St Albans

Anne Main, Conservative - 16,953 (37.3%)
Kerry Pollard, Labour - 15,592 (34.3%)
Michael Green, Liberal Democrat - 11,561 (25.4%)
Richard Evans, UK Independence Party - 702 (1.6%)

Conservative majority: 1,361
Turnout: 45,462 (70.0%)

Stevenage

Barbara Follett, Labour - 18,003 (42.9%)
George Freeman, Conservative - 14,864 (35.4%)
Julia Davies, Liberal Democrat - 7,610 (18.1%)
Victoria Peebles, UK Independence Party - 1,305 (3.1%)
Antal Losonczi, Independent - 152 (0.4%)

Labour majority: 3,139
Turnout: 41,934 (62.7%)

Watford

Claire Ward, Labour - 16,575 (33.6%)
Sal Brinton, Liberal Democrat - 15,427 (31.2%)
Ali Miraj, Conservative - 14,634 (29.6%)
Steve Rackett, Green Party - 1,466 (3.0%)
Kenneth Wight, UK Independence Party - 1,292 (2.6%)

Labour majority: 1,148
Turnout: 49,394 (64.8%)

Welwyn Hatfield

Grant Shapps, Conservative - 22,172 (49.6%)
Melanie Johnson, Labour - 16,226 (36.3%)
Sara Bedford, Liberal Democrat - 6,318 (14.1%)

Conservative majority: 5,946
Turnout: 44,716 (68.1%)