2004 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2004 Hertsmere Borough Council election
10 June 2004 (2004-06-10)
13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered66,605
Turnout37.0% (14.0%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 10 1 2
Seats after 25 7 7
Seat change 1 2 1
Popular vote 13,278 5,728 5,460
Percentage 53.9% 23.2% 22.2%
Swing 1.9% 4.4% 3.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2004 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2004 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as the 2004 European Parliament election and other local elections.

One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]

Summary

Background

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 25 councillors, compared to 8 for Labour and 6 Liberal Democrats.[3] 39 candidates stood for the 13 seats being contested, with 13 each from the Conservative and Labour parties, 12 Liberal Democrats and 1 from the Socialist Labour Party.[3]

Election result

The Conservative Party remained on 25 seats, after both gaining and losing 2 seats.[4] Labour finished 1 down on 7 seats, to be level with the Liberal Democrats for the first time, after the Liberal Democrats picked up a seat.[4]

The Conservative gains from Labour came in Borehamwood Hillside where they won by 235 votes and in the former Labour stronghold of Borehamwood Brookmeadow, which had been held by Tim Sandle since 1995 (the area had been subject to a recent boundary change, with the main Labour voting part of the ward being reallocated to Cowley ward).[4] Labour did take one seat back from the Conservatives in Borehamwood Cowley Hill by 87 votes, after the sitting Conservative councillor for Cowley Hill, Martin Heywood, contested and held Potters Bar Oakmere instead with a 709-vote majority for the Conservatives.[4] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats picked up a seat from the Conservatives in Bushey St James by 59 votes.[5]

Following the election the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties shared the main opposition role as both parties were on the same number of seats.[6] Meanwhile, Labour chose a new leader, Leon Reefe, after Len Silverstone stood down as leader of the group.[6]

2004 Hertsmere Borough Council election[7][8][9]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10 1 76.9 15 25 64.1 13,278 53.9 +1.9
  Labour 1 2 7.7 6 7 17.9 5,728 23.2 –4.4
  Liberal Democrats 2 1 15.4 5 7 17.9 5,460 22.2 +3.1
  Socialist Labour 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 181 0.7 –0.4

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[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Graham* 1,319 77.5 –1.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Silverman* 199 11.7 +1.3
Labour Brian Levy 185 10.9 +0.5
Majority 1,120 65.8 –3.0
Turnout 1,703 44.0 +9.7
Registered electors 3,518
Conservative hold Swing 1.5

Aldenham West

Aldenham West[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugh Saunders* 882 65.2 –3.8
Liberal Democrats David Bird 242 17.9 +2.3
Labour Sandra Huff 228 16.9 +1.5
Majority 640 47.3 –6.1
Turnout 1,352 38.0 +6.5
Registered electors 3,287
Conservative hold Swing 3.1

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Segall 758 47.5 +15.6
Labour Tim Sandle* 548 34.4 –21.8
Liberal Democrats Audrey McCracken 289 18.1 +6.2
Majority 210 13.2 N/A
Turnout 1,595 33.0 +10.0
Registered electors 4,843
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 18.7

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Harrison 654 38.8 –28.1
Conservative Howard Rosen 567 33.6 +15.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brass 284 16.8 N/A
Socialist Labour James Dry 181 10.7 –4.2
Majority 87 5.2 –43.6
Turnout 1,686 30.5 +8.8
Registered electors 5,666
Labour hold Swing 21.8

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hannah David 1,055 48.2 +0.3
Labour Peter Hedges 820 37.4 –5.1
Liberal Democrats Zissis Kakoulakis 316 14.4 +4.7
Majority 235 10.7 +5.4
Turnout 2,191 38.1 +4.6
Registered electors 5,779
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 2.7

Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Seamus Quilty* 1,425 68.8 –3.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Kutchinsky 423 20.4 +3.1
Labour David Bearfield 222 10.7 +0.5
Majority 1,002 48.4 –6.7
Turnout 2,070 40.0 +17.0
Registered electors 5,095
Conservative hold Swing 3.4

Bushey North

Bushey North[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Gamble* 905 56.8 –12.0
Conservative John Slade 520 32.7 +11.6
Labour George Bath 167 10.5 +3.6
Majority 385 24.2 –23.6
Turnout 1,592 35.4 +6.5
Registered electors 4,442
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 11.8

Bushey Park

Bushey Park[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Spencer Pitfield* 842 56.0 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Vincent Turner 550 36.6 –10.3
Labour James Sowerbutts 111 7.4 –0.5
Majority 292 19.4 N/A
Turnout 1,503 46.0 +5.3
Registered electors 3,331
Conservative hold Swing 10.6

Bushey St. James

Bushey St. James[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kim Boughton 1,058 46.4 –6.8
Conservative Carey Keates* 999 43.8 +4.3
Labour Dinah Hoeksma 223 9.8 +2.4
Majority 59 2.6 –11.1
Turnout 2,280 42.1 +9.1
Registered electors 5,446
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 5.6

Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rebecca Foy* 1,080 57.9 –0.2
Liberal Democrats Colin Dean 443 23.7 +1.5
Labour James Fisher 343 18.4 –1.4
Majority 637 34.1 –1.7
Turnout 1,866 38.4 =12.4
Registered electors 4,865
Conservative hold Swing 0.9

Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Heywood 1,311 68.5 –0.4
Labour Russell Ramshaw 602 31.5 +0.4
Majority 709 37.1 –0.8
Turnout 1,913 35.7 +10.8
Registered electors 5,577
Conservative hold Swing 0.4

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Donne* 1,661 68.1 –2.4
Liberal Democrats John Bonner 445 18.3 –0.5
Labour Elizabeth Savage 332 13.6 +3.0
Majority 1,216 49.9 –1.9
Turnout 2,438 40.2 +8.2
Registered electors 5,705
Conservative hold Swing 1.0

Shenley

Shenley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rodney Saunders* 939 64.8 +9.0
Labour Anthony Scott-Norman 269 18.6 –25.6
Liberal Democrats Anita Ownsworth 242 16.7 N/A
Majority 670 46.2 +34.6
Turnout 1,450 36.6 +2.6
Registered electors 3,808
Conservative hold Swing 17.3

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 council". BBC News. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b Kent, Martyn (2 June 2004). "Make your votes count in the borough elections". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d Compton, Louise (16 June 2004). "Voters go back to polls". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Hertsmere Tory loses to Lib Dems". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  6. ^ a b Whitney, Charles (16 June 2004). "Level parties to share opposition". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Local elections 2004" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Borough Council elections – 10/06/2004". Hertsmere Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2011 – via Political Science Resources.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.