2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election
6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)
13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered64,600
Turnout66.1% (29.5%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 12 1 0
Seats after 34 3 2
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 26,422 11,584 4,313
Percentage 60.9% 26.7% 9.9%
Swing 2.8% 6.0% 0.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as the 2010 general 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

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 64.6%.[3]

2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election[4][5][3]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 12 3 92.3 22 34 87.2 26,422 60.9 –2.8
  Labour 1 7.7 2 3 7.7 11,584 26.7 +6.0
  Liberal Democrats 0 3 0.0 2 2 5.1 4,313 9.9 +0.5
  BNP 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 690 1.6 N/A
  Independent 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 393 0.9 +0.3

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.

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harvey Cohen* 1,503 46.0 –2.1
Labour Jeanette McMullen 863 26.4 –17.4
Liberal Democrats Judith Sear 509 15.6 N/A
BNP Freda Green 264 8.1 N/A
Independent Andrew Godleman 125 3.8 N/A
Majority 640 19.6 +15.3
Turnout 3,276 59.6 +27.2
Registered electors 5,497
Conservative hold Swing 7.7

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Di Hoeksma* 1,373 42.2 +2.4
Conservative Anne Mitchell 1,189 36.5 –0.8
BNP Colin Cooper 426 13.1 N/A
Independent Frank Ward 268 8.2 –0.8
Majority 184 5.7 +3.2
Turnout 3,279 54.1 +27.4
Registered electors 6,064
Labour hold Swing 1.6

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sandra Parnell* 2,496 62.5 +4.6
Labour Lee Petar 1,499 37.5 +7.1
Majority 997 25.0 –2.5
Turnout 4,048 59.1 +30.6
Registered electors 6,851
Conservative hold Swing 1.3

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Strack* 1,253 51.3 +8.9
Labour Richard Butler 1,188 48.7 +10.7
Majority 65 2.7 –1.8
Turnout 2,481 59.9 +31.4
Registered electors 4,143
Conservative hold Swing 0.9

Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Batten* 2,997 77.1 –1.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brass 466 12.0 +3.1
Labour George Bath 422 10.9 +2.7
Majority 2,531 65.1 –4.7
Turnout 3,893 74.1 +36.6
Registered electors 5,251
Conservative hold Swing 2.4

Bushey North

Bushey North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane West 1,371 44.4 –4.1
Liberal Democrats Eddie Sheridan 1,275 41.2 +4.0
Labour Jim Sowerbutts 445 14.4 +6.2
Majority 96 3.1 –8.1
Turnout 3,113 65.5 +31.4
Registered electors 4,751
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 4.1

Bushey Park

Bushey Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Collins 1,439 58.8 –3.5
Liberal Democrats Anita Ownsworth 686 28.0 –9.7
Labour David Bearfield 323 13.2 N/A
Majority 753 30.8 +6.2
Turnout 2,505 72.5 +33.5
Registered electors 3,455
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 3.1

Bushey St. James

Bushey St. James[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denise Kieran 1,850 49.5 –0.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Gamble 1,377 36.9 –0.3
Labour Yue Ting Cheng 507 13.6 +6.0
Majority 473 12.7 –0.4
Turnout 3,756 68.2 +32.2
Registered electors 5,507
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 0.2

Elstree

Elstree[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Gunasekera* 1,902 77.7 –10.6
Labour Ian Feeney 545 22.3 +10.6
Majority 1,357 55.5 –21.2
Turnout 2,483 67.5 +35.4
Registered electors 3,677
Conservative hold Swing 10.6

Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Worster 2,250 68.0 –9.9
Labour Jim Fisher 1,061 32.0 +9.9
Majority 1,189 35.9 –19.8
Turnout 3,401 69.1 +34.8
Registered electors 4,921
Conservative hold Swing 9.9

Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Ricks 2,190 65.6 –5.6
Labour Michael Nkrumah 1,148 34.4 +5.6
Majority 1,042 31.2 –11.2
Turnout 3,425 61.4 +31.3
Registered electors 5,580
Conservative hold Swing 5.6

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Hodgson-Jones 3,083 76.8 –7.7
Labour Derek Marcus 931 23.2 +7.7
Majority 2,152 53.6 –15.4
Turnout 4,087 67.8 +29.7
Registered electors 6,029
Conservative hold Swing 7.7

Shenley

Shenley[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosemary Gilligan* 1,949 75.0 +0.5
Labour Sam Clements 650 25.0 –0.5
Majority 1,299 50.0 +1.0
Turnout 2,642 68.2 +30.1
Registered electors 3,874
Conservative hold Swing 0.5

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. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Election results - 2010". Hertsmere Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Local elections 2010". The Guardian. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
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