1999 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1999 Hertsmere Borough Council election
6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered69,180
Turnout30.5% (0.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 20 13 6
Seat change 9 9
Popular vote 27,015 17,634 7,302
Percentage 52.0% 33.9% 14.1%
Swing 7.0% 1.8% 7.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1999 Hertsmere Borough Council election.
Control before election


Labour

Control after election


Conservative

The 1999 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998.[2] The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.[3]

Summary

Election result

1999 Hertsmere Borough Council election[4][3]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 20 N/A N/A 9 51.3 52.0 27,015 +7.0
  Labour 33 13 N/A N/A 9 33.3 33.9 17,634 +1.8
  Liberal Democrats 12 6 N/A N/A 15.4 14.1 7,302 –7.3

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 S. Nagler* 1,160 83.9 +10.0
Conservative J. Graham* 1,138 82.3 +8.4
Labour B. Levy 222 16.1 –10.2
Labour S. Huff 219 15.8 –10.4
Turnout ~1,384 38.5 –4.2
Registered electors 3,595
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Aldenham West

Aldenham West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Payne 881 61.2 +16.2
Conservative H. Saunders 875 60.8 +15.7
Labour R. Kirk 568 39.5 –4.6
Labour D. Hoeksma 527 36.6 –7.5
Turnout ~1,438 39.4 –4.3
Registered electors 3,650
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Kelly* 715 64.4
Labour L. Silverstone* 675 60.8
Labour T. Sandle* 672 60.5
Conservative A. Bright 343 30.9
Conservative P. McEvoy 322 29.0
Conservative L. Wernick 317 28.5
Turnout ~1,111 21.9
Registered electors 5,075
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Nolan* 924 72.6
Labour J. Heywood* 873 68.6
Labour M. Heywood* 858 67.4
Conservative P. Brew 260 20.4
Conservative K. Ross 236 18.5
Conservative D. Kieran 236 18.5
Turnout ~1,273 22.1
Registered electors 5,760
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour C. Ward 801 48.5
Labour J. Goldberg* 793 48.0
Labour L. Ward* 764 46.2
Conservative D. McKee 740 44.8
Conservative K. Sheppard 715 43.3
Conservative S. Rubner 704 42.6
Turnout ~1,652 29.5
Registered electors 5,600
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour B. Stanley* 510 65.9
Labour F. Ward* 479 61.9
Conservative D. O'Sullivan 208 26.9
Conservative P. Monnickendam 186 24.0
Turnout ~773 20.4
Registered electors 3,789
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. O'Brien 872 64.6
Conservative R. Gealy* 852 63.1
Conservative S. Quilty 821 60.8
Liberal Democrats P. Forsyth 280 20.7
Liberal Democrats H. Brass 272 20.1
Labour H. Bearfield 237 17.5
Liberal Democrats A. McCracken 232 17.2
Turnout ~1,349 26.9
Registered electors 5,016
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bushey North

Bushey North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats M. Colne* 965 66.7
Liberal Democrats M. Colne* 908 62.8
Liberal Democrats M. Silverman 764 52.9
Conservative M. Tomlinson 322 22.3
Conservative M. Prisk 303 21.0
Conservative L. Prisk 289 20.0
Labour I. Murphy 249 17.2
Turnout ~1,448 31.7
Registered electors 4,566
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bushey Park

Bushey Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats L. Hodgson* 642 52.3
Liberal Democrats R. Gamble 604 49.2
Conservative R. Coppel 434 35.3
Conservative J. Slade 424 34.5
Labour E. Page 153 12.5
Turnout ~1,227 36.0
Registered electors 3,409
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bushey St. James

Bushey St. James (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative A. Attwood 832 43.4
Liberal Democrats A. Bonser 818 42.7
Conservative C. Keates* 797 41.6
Liberal Democrats C. Shenton 788 41.1
Liberal Democrats R. Kutchinsky 779 40.6
Conservative S. Pitfield 764 39.9
Labour J. Sowerbutts 303 15.8
Turnout ~1,914 36.0
Registered electors 5,318
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Elstree

Elstree (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Bright 675 62.2
Conservative D. Gunasekera 654 60.3
Labour J. Whitby 394 36.3
Labour E. Doveton 365 33.6
Turnout ~1,534 30.0
Registered electors 3,616
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R. Morris* 836 52.5
Conservative C. Calcutt 800 50.2
Conservative R. Foy 788 49.4
Labour P. Hill 560 35.2
Labour H. Ward 560 35.2
Labour E. Butler 491 30.9
Liberal Democrats S. Bishop 250 15.7
Turnout ~1,594 32.0
Registered electors 4,980
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R. Calcutt 987 52.8
Conservative S. Legate 969 51.8
Conservative S. Fear 943 50.4
Labour D. Banks 852 45.6
Labour A. Harrison 786 42.0
Labour M. Brilliant 782 41.8
Turnout ~1,871 33.4
Registered electors 5,601
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative C. Dawes 1,447 75.7
Conservative E. Roach* 1,447 75.7
Conservative J. Donne* 1,424 74.5
Labour E. Savage 423 22.1
Labour J. Fisher 394 20.6
Labour B. Moir 361 18.9
Turnout ~1,911 33.3
Registered electors 5,738
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Shenley

Shenley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Hogan* 582 54.1 +2.5
Labour J. Shaw 542 50.4 –1.2
Conservative B. Lewis 517 48.1 +35.1
Conservative R. Saunders 497 46.2 +33.3
Turnout ~1,074 31.0 –17.4
Registered electors 3,467
Labour hold
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Hertsmere Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Hertsmere". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  4. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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