By-election preview · Thursday, 22 October 2026
Hertford Kingsmead by-election preview: Greens defend 2023 poll lead
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Hertford Kingsmead votes on 22 October 2026. The Greens topped the poll in 2023 with 36.8%, 10.4 points ahead of the Conservatives, and Reform UK stand for the first time.
Last time (2023-05-04)
- Carl Andrew Brittain (Green)Won851 votes · 13.4%
- Maura Catherine Connolly (Green)Won782 votes · 12.3%
- Vicky Glover-Ward (Green)Won768 votes · 12.1%
- Rosemary Anne Bolton (Conservative)610 votes · 9.6%
- James Clark (Conservative)491 votes · 7.7%
- Beverley Ann Murray (Conservative)488 votes · 7.7%
- Elif Nergis Lewis (Liberal Democrats)486 votes · 7.6%
- Andrew James Robert Porrer (Liberal Democrats)458 votes · 7.2%
- Geoff Madge (Liberal Democrats)377 votes · 5.9%
- Anne Margaret Farnley (Labour)366 votes · 5.8%
- Rachel Louise Houghton (Labour)353 votes · 5.5%
- Graham Peter Nickson (Labour)331 votes · 5.2%
Standing
- Rosemary Anne BoltonConservative
- Christopher Edmund Valentine BushReform UK
- Elif Nergis LewisLiberal Democrats
- Dawn Katherine Anne NewellLabour
- Drew Waller-DownesGreen
Sources: Previous result and candidates from Democracy Club.
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On Thursday the 22nd of October, Hertford Kingsmead goes to the polls. It's an East Hertfordshire by-election, and in 2023 the Greens topped the poll here with 36.8 percent. The Conservatives were second on 26.4, a gap of 10.4 points. The Liberal Democrats took 21 and Labour 15.8. Reform UK are standing here for the first time. Last time, 34 percent of voters turned out. Follow the result on Psephology.AI.
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