Before (end of 2008) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2009) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Hitchin Rural1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| Nigel Brook | Conservative | 2,043 ✓ |
| Derek Sheard | Labour | 562 |
| Steve Jarvis | Liberal Democrats | 531 |
| Bob Mardon | Green | 527 |
Knebworth And Codicote1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| Richard Thake | Conservative | 2,846 ✓ |
| Harold Bland | Green | 652 |
| Anthony Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 631 |
| Jonathan Holman | Labour | 437 |