2024 Three Rivers District Council election

The 2024 Three Rivers District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Three Rivers District Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

2024 Three Rivers District Council

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13 out of 39 seats to Three Rivers District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sarah Nelmes Oliver Cooper Stephen Cox Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour Last election 22 seats, 41.9% 11 seats, 32.5% 3 seats, 13.9% Seats before 21 12 3 Seats won 7 4 1 Seats after 21 12 3 Seat change Popular vote 9,826 7,497 3,082 Percentage 42.3% 32.3% 13.3% Swing 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Chris Mitchell Party Green Independent Last election 2 seats, 11.8% 1 seat, 0.0% Seats before 2 1 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 3 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,804 N/A Percentage 12.1% N/A Swing 0.3% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Three Rivers District Council election
Leader before election Sarah Nelmes Liberal Democrats Leader after election Stephen Giles-Medhurst Liberal Democrats

Summary

The council remained under Liberal Democrat majority control. After the election the Liberal Democrats changed their group leader to Stephen Giles-Medhurst, who was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2024.^[1]

Election result

Three Rivers District Council composition following the 2024 local elections

2024 Three Rivers District Council
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	7		53.8	14	20	52.6	9,826	42.3	+0.4
	Conservative	4		30.3	8	12	31.6	7,497	32.3	–0.2
	Labour	1		7.7	2	3	7.9	3,082	13.3	–0.6
	Green	1	1	7.7	2	3	7.9	2,804	12.1	+0.3
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Three Rivers District Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024.^[2]

Abbots Langley and Bedmond

Abbots Langley and Bedmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Bedford*	939	58.5	+4.3
	Conservative	Hitesh Tailor	322	20.1	−6.6
	Labour	James Farrington	222	13.8	+0.7
	Green	Michael Rayment	121	7.5	+1.5
Majority
Turnout			1,604	33.1
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Carpenders Park

Carpenders Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Alley	757	41.8	−20.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Turner	587	32.4	+21.0
	Labour	William Waite	335	18.5	−4.6
	Green	Deesha Chandra	130	7.2	+3.4
Majority
Turnout			1,809	34.7
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorleywood North and Sarratt

Chorleywood North and Sarratt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ciaran Reed*	1,160	58.8	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Mahon-Daly	576	29.2	+1.1
	Labour	Margaret Gallagher	128	6.5	+0.5
	Green	Peter Loader	109	5.5	−1.6
Majority
Turnout			1,973	34.8
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorleywood South and Maple Cross

Chorleywood South and Maple Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Davies*	1,050	55.2	−1.2
	Conservative	Oliver Neville	540	28.4	−1.0
	Green	Roger Stafford	163	8.6	−2.3
	Labour	Iain Roden	148	7.8	−1.9
Majority
Turnout			1,901	33.1
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dickinsons

Dickinsons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Cheryl Stungo	1,045	49.6	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Rainbow*	803	38.1	−1.8
	Conservative	David Redman	163	7.7	N/A
	Labour	Jeni Swift Gillett	97	4.6	−0.6
Majority
Turnout			2,108	42.1
Registered electors
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Durrants

Durrants

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Lloyd*	1,303	65.0	+9.3
	Green	Angus Glasser	423	21.1	−3.8
	Conservative	Salem al-Damluji	172	8.6	−4.5
	Labour	John Grillo	107	5.3	−1.1
Majority
Turnout			2,005	40.8
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gade Valley

Gade Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elinor Gazzard	668	50.2	−2.1
	Conservative	Vicky Edwards	352	26.5	+1.7
	Labour	Bruce Prochnik	226	17.0	−0.5
	Green	Andrew Gallagher	84	6.3	+0.9
Majority
Turnout			1,330	26.6
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Leavesden

Leavesden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Giles-Medhurst*	933	55.2	+1.2
	Conservative	Anne Jervis	409	24.2	−0.8
	Labour	Marie-Louise Nolan	250	14.8	−1.2
	Green	Bruce Perry	97	5.7	+0.7
Majority
Turnout			1,689	29.1
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Moor Park and Eastbury

Moor Park and Eastbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Debbie Morris*	1,067	72.0	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Thompson	193	13.0	−1.6
	Green	Matt Jones	119	8.0	+2.8
	Labour	Mashkoor Khan	102	6.9	−0.2
Majority
Turnout			1,481	33.3
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxhey Hall and Hayling

Oxhey Hall and Hayling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Scarth*	1,031	56.3	+3.2
	Conservative	Vishal Patel	398	21.7	+1.7
	Labour	Jason St John	307	16.8	−5.9
	Green	Mary Chabrel	95	5.2	+1.0
Majority
Turnout			1,831	34.4
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Penn and Mill End

Penn and Mill End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Smith	630	42.4	−7.2
	Conservative	Mike Sims	532	35.8	+3.6
	Labour	Martin Waldron	180	12.1	+1.4
	Green	Malcolm Lee	145	9.8	+2.3
Majority
Turnout			1,487	28.9
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

This seat was previously held by Roger Seabourne, originally elected as a Liberal Democrat candidate, but changed affiliation to an Independent prior to the 2024 election. He is not re-standing.

Rickmansworth Town

Rickmansworth Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lisa Hudson*	1,057	43.7	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Pav Dhyani	1,009	41.7	+4.2
	Labour	Janet Cullen	192	7.9	−2.4
	Green	Stephen Martin	161	6.7	−2.5
Majority
Turnout			2,419	43.5
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Oxhey

South Oxhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan King*	788	50.1	−9.2
	Conservative	Kavan Trivedi	568	36.1	+8.5
	Green	Chris Lawrence	112	7.1	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rhys Southall	104	6.6	−0.8
Majority
Turnout			1,572	28.9
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Changes 2024–2026

• Around the time of the 2024 elections, Ian Morris, elected as a Conservative, left the party to sit as an independent.^[3]

• A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor David Raw.^[4]

Rickmansworth Town by-election, 4 July 2024^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Sims	1,694	43.2	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Pav Dhyani	1,329	33.9	−7.8
	Labour	Janet Cullen	513	13.1	+5.2
	Green	Stephen Martin	383	9.8	+3.1
Majority
Turnout			3,945	68.39
Registered electors			5,768
	Conservative hold		Swing

• A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Matthew Bedford.

Abbots Langley and Bedmond by-election, 22 August 2024^[6]

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
Turnout			1,471	29.54
Registered electors			4,979
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

• A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Sarah Bedford.

Abbots Langley and Bedmond by-election, 19 March 2025^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Campbell	657	40.0	+19.9
	Liberal Democrats	Aidan Bentley	552	33.6	−24.9
	Reform UK	Gavin Casey	214	13.0	+N/A
	Green	Jane Powell	128	7.8	+0.3
	Labour	Pierce Culliton	91	5.5	−8.3
Majority
Turnout			1,643	33.59
Registered electors			4,891
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing