Projections show differing outcomes for new Hertfordshire councils

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 12:20 · Archive

Hertfordshire County Council projections suggest different parties would dominate proposed new unitary councils for different areas of the county.

Hertfordshire County Council has produced projections for elections to proposed new unitary councils that would replace the county's existing two-tier system. For Central Hertfordshire, covering Stevenage, North Herts and Welwyn Hatfield, Labour is projected as the largest party with 41 seats, according to a projection obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service through a freedom of information request. Reform UK would win 23 seats, the Liberal Democrats 20, and the Conservatives eight. The projections used vote shares from this year's local elections and Electoral Calculus data.

In a separate projection, the Liberal Democrats are forecast to dominate a West Hertfordshire authority. The Government announced in July that it would abolish Hertfordshire's existing district, borough and county councils and replace them with four new unitary authorities. However, after councils across the country began exploring judicial reviews against the proposed changes, the government paused the plans last month.

Projections show differing outcomes for new Hertfordshire councils — Image: The Comet

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Labour projected to be largest party on proposed Central Hertfordshire councilHertfordshire projection puts Labour as largest party on proposed new Central Hertfordshire unitary council, ahead of Reform UK, Lib Dems and Conservatives.The Comet · 22 Oct, 11:23
Lib Dems would dominate new authority covering Dacorum forecasts showA potential new unitary council for West Hertfordshire would be dominated by the Liberal Democrats, according to projections by Hertfordshire County Council.Hemel Gazette · 21 Oct, 14:52

In this story: Hertfordshire County Council · Labour · Liberal Democrats · Reform UK · Stevenage · North Herts · Welwyn Hatfield · Hertfordshire

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