East Hertfordshire local election

Polling day: Thursday 22 October 2026

Register to vote by: Tuesday 6 October 2026 (register online)

Council: East Hertfordshire District Council

Region: East of England

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What's being contested

Hertford Kingsmead

1 seat First-past-the-post By-election (Resignation)

5 candidates standing

Christopher Edmund Valentine Bush Reform UK
Dawn Katherine Anne Newell Labour Party
Drew Waller-Downes Green Party
Elif Nergis Lewis Liberal Democrats
Rosemary Anne Bolton Conservative and Unionist Party

Official statement of nominated candidates (PDF)

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