| Election Name: | 2008 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2007 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2010 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 of 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | F. John Smith |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 30 |
| Seats After1: | 32 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,576 |
| Percentage1: | 49.6% |
| Leader2: | Steve Jarvis |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats After2: | 9 |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,308 |
| Percentage2: | 19.4% |
| Image3: | Lab |
| Leader3: | David Kearns |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 10 |
| Seats After3: | 8 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,634 |
| Percentage3: | 20.6% |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | F. John Smith |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| After Election: | F. John Smith |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2008 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 1 May 2008, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 15 were up for election.[1]
Only two seats changed party at the election, both of which were won by the Conservatives from Labour. The Conservatives therefore increased their majority on the council and their leader, F. John Smith, remained leader of the council. Whilst Labour's share of the vote increased, they were overtaken in seat numbers by the Liberal Democrats, who became the second largest party on the council. Prior to the election Labour was led by David Kearns, who was replaced after the election by Martin Stears.[2]
The overall results were as follows:[3]
The results for each ward were as follows. Where the previous incumbent was standing for re-election they are marked with an asterisk(*).[4] [5]