Greens gain as Tories lose control

Green candidates have made big gains in yesterday's local council elections, with Conservatives losing their majority.

Hertford elects ten representes to the District Council.

Bengeo and Kingsmead both elected three Green councillors, whilst Sele elected two Labour.

Conservative councillors Jan Goodeve, Sally Newton and Rosemary Bolton failed to be re-elected.

A recount is under way for Hertford Castle ward.

The results so far are show below. 

Bengeo

Isse ABDULLAH (Conservative)
Fay ADAMS Fay (Labour)
Joseph CHAPMAN (Labour)
Ben CRYSTALL (Green)
Alex DAAR (Green)
Cassandra JOHNSON (Conservative)
Carole LUCK (LibDem)
Alan NADIN (Labour)
Sally NEWTON Sally (Conservative)
Vicky SMITH Vicky (Green)

Castle

Rachel CARTER (Green)
Daniel CHICHESTER-MILES (Conservative)
Josh DEAN (Labour)
Jan GOODEVE (Conservative)
Sarah HOPEWELL (Green)
Robert PINKHAM (Labour)
Freja WATERHOUSE (Libdem)

Kingsmead

Rosemary BOLTON Conservative)
Carl BRITTAIN (Green)
James CLARK (Conmservative)
Maura CONNOLLY (Green)
Anne FARNLEY (Labour)
Vicky GLOVER-WARD (Green)
Rachel HOUGHTON (Labour)
Elif LEWIS (LibDem)
Geoffrey MADGE (LibDem)
Beverley MURRAY (Conservative)
Graham NICKSON (Labour)
Andrew PORRER (LibDem)

Sele

Thomas CLEMENTS (Labour)
Philip EDWARDS (LibDem)
Muhummad HOSSAIN (Conservative)
Sophie MISSENDEN (Green)
Carolyn REDFERN (Labour)
Andrew TURVEY Conservative)

Full details of the town and district council election results can be found on the East Herts District Council website.

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