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District Council Elections 2008

LOCAL elections in Stevenage and North Herts will take place on May 1.

There are 66 candidates fighting it out for 15 seats in North Herts, and 49 candidates looking to secure one of 13 seats in Stevenage. As well as the three main parties, the Green Party, UKIP and two independents are in the running in both districts.

The English Democrats are also fighting for seats in Stevenage, and the British National Party has three candidates in North Herts.

All the candidates for North Hertfordshire and Stevenage are listed via the links on the right. You can also read a brief summary from the parties of what they stand for.

North Herts District Council Elections News

LibDems become opposition party in North Herts

02:00 - 02 May 2008

IN North Herts the Tory gains over Labour means that the LibDems are the opposition party. The council is now made up of 32 Conservative councillors, nine Liberal Democrats – all managed to hold on to their seats – and eight Labour. In Knebworth 37.89% o...

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Tories secure seats in Letchworth wards

01:27 - 02 May 2008

A massive 43.3% of the electorate turned out to cast their vote in the Hitchin Highbury ward. The closely fought seat was won by Clare Body, the LibDem candidate with 1,186 votes. Mark Hanson, the Tory candidate received just 130 votes less with 1,056. Ma... Full Story »

Video: First seats secured in North Herts

23:58 - 01 May 2008

The first results of the North Herts count started filtering in just before midnight on Thursday evening. In Baldock East Marilyn Kirkland secured the seat for the LibDems receiving 535 votes. June Smith standing for the Conservatives secured 459 votes a... Full Story »

Who's standing in your area?

• Stevenage Candidates »
• North Herts Candidates »

Party Policies

• Stevenage - Conservative Party »
• Stevenage - English Democrats »
• Stevenage - Green Party »
• Stevenage - Labour Party »
• Stevenage - Liberal Democrats »
• Stevenage - UK Independence Party »
• North Herts - British National Party »
• North Herts - Conservative Party »
• North Herts - Green Party »
• North Herts - Independent (Jiten Bardwaj) »
• North Herts - Labour Party »
• North Herts - Liberal Democrats »
• North Herts - UK Independence Party »

How to Vote

• Stevenage Polling Stations »

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