Council by-election · North Hertfordshire District: Letchworth Norton ward · Thursday, 19 November 2026
This is where politics meets your life.
Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the area around this area, from planning to local statistics, and who represents you now.
Life in North Hertfordshire District: Letchworth Norton ward: the official facts
Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
90 people in Letchworth Norton ward, 2.8% of residents aged 16–64, against 4% across England (August 2026).
Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.
House prices in North Hertfordshire
Average price £418,857, up 5.3% on a year earlier (July 2026).
Flats and maisonettes: £226,679
Detached houses: £797,923
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.
Recorded crime nearby, August 2026
109 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
violent crime: 31
anti social behaviour: 29
criminal damage arson: 16
other theft: 9
public order: 5
shoplifting: 5
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.
Your area · North Hertfordshire District: Letchworth Norton ward, 19 November 2026 · What’s It To Me?
Councillors for Letchworth Norton, as recorded after the May 2026 elections:
Tina Bhartwas, Liberal Democrats
Daniel Allen, Labour Party
This by-election fills a seat that has fallen vacant since then, so one of those listed may no longer hold it.
Across the whole of North Hertfordshire council (51 seats in 2026): Conservative 7, Labour 23, Liberal Democrat 20, Other 1. Run by: Labour, as a minority administration.
Councillors and council make-up from Open Council Data (public domain). The council's own website lists current councillors and how to contact them.
