2005 Councillor Elections
Town Councillors say the electorate gave them a democratic mandate to govern Letchworth.
In fact little could be further from the truth. No current councillor polled more than 13.25% of the electorate.
See for yourself, with the actual results for the wards: South West, South East, Wilbury, East, Grange.
The combined vote received by our current 24 councillors is 7.54% of the electorate. That means 92.46% of Letchworth residents did NOT vote for our present parish council. Is that democracy?
Only 75% of the current councillors were actually elected at all. Six of the original 24 have been replaced through a process of co-option.
Here is a run-down of the present councillors' votes. Anything less than 50% is not a mandate...
| Name | Votes | % of possible vote |
| Malcolm Barnes | 396 | 7.58% |
| John Barry | co-opted | |
| Mick Bee | co-opted | |
| Karen Collings | 443 | 8.34% |
| Mertsi Fisher | co-opted | |
| Chris Harlow | 642 | 12.60% |
| Richard Harman | co-opted | |
| Harry Hawkins | 640 | 12.56% |
| Derek Hodgson | 468 | 8.81% |
| Hannah Keogh | 325 | 7.95% |
| Laurence Knappert | 378 | 7.11% |
| Paul Lai | 315 | 6.03% |
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| Name | Votes | % of possible vote |
| Les Maunders | 406 | 7.77% |
| Jack Miller | 314 | 7.68% |
| Philip Ross | 737 | 12.93% |
| Mary Rowley | co-opted | |
| Philip Sayers | 696 | 12.21% |
| Angela Smale | 665 | 13.05% |
| Raymond Smale | 675 | 13.25% |
| Michael Thurman | 695 | 12.20% |
| John Webb | 658 | 11.55% |
| Gordon Whalley | 629 | 11.04% |
| Anthony Wickham | 337 | 8.24% |
| Pauline Worland | co-opted | |
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