1976 Hertsmere District Council election

1976 Hertsmere District Council election
6 May 1976 (1976-05-06)
All 39 seats to Hertsmere District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered64,887
Turnout48.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won 25 10 4
Seat change 1 7 8
Popular vote 33,895 15,681 11,479
Percentage 55.5% 25.7% 18.8%
Swing 13.1% 0.3% 0.7%
Winner of each seat at the 1976 Hertsmere Borough Council election.
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


Conservative

The 1976 Hertsmere District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Hertsmere District Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1976 Hertsmere District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 25 N/A N/A 1 64.1 55.5 33,895 +13.1
  Labour 38 10 N/A N/A 7 25.6 25.7 15,681 –0.3
  Liberal 25 4 N/A N/A 8 10.3 18.8 11,479 –0.7

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Aldenham East

Aldenham East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jordan 1,572 90.8
Conservative D. Nelson 1,551 89.6
Labour Vincent 162 9.4
Labour Hawkins 152 8.8
Turnout ~1,736 54.2
Registered electors 3,202
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Aldenham West

Aldenham West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Watson 1,239 76.7
Conservative Payne 1,225 75.8
Labour Hawkins 376 23.3
Labour Holland 335 20.7
Turnout ~1,615 47.4
Registered electors 3,408
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Brookmeadow

Brookmeadow (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Button 843 77.9
Labour A. Whitby 813 75.1
Conservative H. Watson 240 22.2
Conservative Lockwood 239 22.1
Turnout ~1,082 38.5
Registered electors 2,810
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Campions

Campions
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Nolan 812 82.5
Conservative Bouma 173 17.6
Majority 639 64.9
Turnout 985 54.3
Registered electors 1,815
Labour win (new seat)

Cowley

Cowley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Kentish 769 68.1
Labour A. Rosier 742 65.8
Conservative Doidge 360 31.9
Conservative Olliff 357 31.6
Turnout ~1,128 31.8
Registered electors 3,546
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Elstree

Elstree (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Thomas 1,283 63.7
Conservative C. Watts 1,282 63.7
Liberal Style 462 22.9
Liberal Mackay 417 20.7
Labour Brooke 269 13.4
Labour Freedland 268 13.3
Turnout ~2,014 53.6
Registered electors 3,757
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Heath North

Heath North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Franklin 894 59.6
Conservative J. Harding 872 58.1
Liberal Hyman 447 29.8
Liberal Mallack 439 29.3
Labour Peters 161 10.7
Labour Saunders 142 9.5
Turnout ~1,500 45.1
Registered electors 3,327
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Heath South

Heath South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Tighe 1,106 70.8
Conservative Jones 1,104 70.7
Liberal Coombes 329 21.1
Liberal Smith 312 20.0
Labour Finn 125 8.0
Labour Slowin 107 6.9
Turnout ~1,562 42.4
Registered electors 3,683
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hillside

Hillside (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Murray 646 52.8
Labour Marks 633 51.8
Conservative Lewis 491 40.1
Conservative Stevens 474 38.8
Liberal Rutland 87 7.1
Turnout ~1,223 41.8
Registered electors 2,927
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Kenilworth

Kenilworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Armstrong 898 55.9
Labour Atkinson 808 50.3
Conservative Upton 612 38.1
Conservative Wells 521 32.4
Liberal Shelley 95 5.9
Turnout ~1,606 47.0
Registered electors 3,416
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Keating 815 47.8
Conservative Hine 783 45.9
Labour Coe 770 45.2
Labour Cartledge 730 42.8
Liberal Weller 120 7.0
Turnout ~1,705 49.5
Registered electors 3,447
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Mill

Mill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal M. Colne 864 47.8
Liberal P. Gurney 787 43.6
Conservative Gibson 582 32.2
Conservative Wadington 507 28.0
Labour Dring 362 20.0
Labour J. Squires 358 19.8
Turnout ~1,809 51.7
Registered electors 3,499
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Potters Bar Central

Potters Bar Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal J. Hurd 921 48.1
Conservative I. Fielding 797 41.6
Liberal Nelmes 743 38.8
Conservative P. Spratt 695 36.3
Labour Glatter 198 10.3
Labour Murray 172 9.0
Turnout ~1,917 61.9
Registered electors 3,097
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative James 1,358 60.8
Conservative George 1,342 60.1
Conservative John 1,333 59.7
Labour Driver 548 24.5
Labour Burness 474 21.2
Labour Glatter 468 20.9
Liberal Clarkson 328 14.7
Liberal Clarkson 283 12.6
Turnout ~2,236 45.7
Registered electors 4,891
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Potters Bar North

Potters Bar North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Birch 1,339 73.7
Conservative W. Stock 1,307 72.0
Liberal Stranks 345 19.0
Liberal Thornton 311 17.1
Labour Spinks 132 7.3
Turnout ~1,815 48.9
Registered electors 3,711
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Potters Bar South

Potters Bar South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bullen 894 60.2
Conservative Watts 868 58.4
Labour Clark 384 25.9
Labour Bailey 369 24.9
Liberal Bentall 206 13.9
Liberal Byworth 178 12.0
Turnout ~1,485 47.4
Registered electors 3,132
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Potters Bar West

Potters Bar West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Griffin 1,030 56.7
Conservative E. Muddle 987 54.4
Liberal J. Hurd 503 27.7
Liberal Shannon 382 21.0
Labour Davies 284 15.6
Labour J. McCarthy 268 14.7
Turnout ~1,816 54.5
Registered electors 3,332
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Shenley

Shenley
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Broadley 555 54.6
Conservative Wild 462 45.4
Majority 93 9.2
Turnout 1,017 60.9
Registered electors 1,670
Labour win (new seat)

St. James East

St. James East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Hughes 691 45.6
Conservative Scott 666 43.9
Liberal Hawkswell 664 43.8
Conservative Willden 636 41.9
Labour Hanfield 159 10.5
Labour Pinner 138 9.1
Turnout ~1,517 55.2
Registered electors 2,747
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St. James West

St. James West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Davey 953 49.7
Conservative L. Silver 946 49.3
Liberal L. Brass 824 43.0
Liberal Eustace 741 38.7
Labour Wyatt 139 7.3
Labour Pountney 112 5.9
Turnout ~1,916 55.2
Registered electors 3,470
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Hertsmere District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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