2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)

All 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered76,763
Turnout32.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 29 7 3
Seat change 8 5 3
Popular vote 30,298 15,779 6,487
Percentage 54.2% 28.3% 11.6%
Swing 3.1% 1.5% 6.5%

Winner of each seat at the 2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election.

Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 29 0 7 8 74.4 54.2 30,298 –3.1
  Labour 39 7 4 0 5 17.9 28.3 15,779 –1.5
  Liberal Democrats 18 3 3 0 3 7.7 11.6 6,487 +6.5
  Independent 7 0 0 0 0.0 4.3 2,381 +0.2
  UKIP 4 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 897 –2.0

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 Lucy Selby 1,097 70.1 –9.2
Conservative John Graham* 1,058 67.6 –10.6
Independent Sue Dickson 251 16.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Saif al-Saadoon 204 13.1 +1.3
Labour David Harris 160 10.2 –1.6
Labour Sandra Huff 143 9.1 –1.1
Turnout ~1,563 40.3 –34.9
Registered electors 3,878
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Aldenham West

Aldenham West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Clapper* 1,001 76.9 +0.3
Conservative David Lambert* 845 64.9 –7.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Watson 197 15.1 +0.8
Labour Richard Kirk 175 13.4 –6.6
Labour John Maizels 160 12.3 –4.6
Turnout ~1,302 33.2 –37.7
Registered electors 3,921
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bentley Heath & The Royds

Bentley Heath & The Royds (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mike Reeve 833 61.8
Conservative Sarah Hodgson-Jones* 826 61.3
Labour Harvey Ward 408 30.3
Labour Austin Harney 368 27.3
Turnout ~1,346 30.2
Registered electors 4,458
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Brown* 830 40.8 –19.3
Conservative Alan Plancey* 827 40.7 –15.5
Conservative Glenn Briski 731 36.0 –17.1
Labour Graeme Alexander 711 35.0 –9.6
Labour Alpha Collins 681 33.5 –10.6
Labour Prabhakar Kaza 641 31.5 –10.3
Independent Gary Silver* 433 21.3 N/A
Independent Eric Silver 417 20.5 N/A
Independent Katie Hunter 301 14.8 N/A
Turnout ~2,031 33.1 –26.6
Registered electors 6,136
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Butler* 879 55.9 –6.6
Labour Michelle Vince* 866 55.0 +5.1
Labour Jeremy Newmark* 733 46.6 –1.0
Conservative Clive Butchins 417 26.5 –21.9
Conservative Rodney Burt 408 25.9 –20.0
Conservative Andy Grady 390 24.8 –20.6
UKIP Lee Greenfield 272 17.3 N/A
Turnout ~1,571 26.4 –29.1
Registered electors 5,952
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Farida Turner* 700 39.8 –20.3
Conservative Victor Eni* 698 39.7 –11.2
Conservative Meenal Sachdev* 659 37.5 –10.7
Labour Rachel Shaw 404 23.0 –16.1
Labour Mik Levin 391 22.3 –16.6
Labour Henry Okonu 390 22.2 –16.6
Liberal Democrats Andy Lewis 315 17.9 N/A
Independent Joe Hunter 284 16.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sophie Aldridge 262 14.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elaine Elliman 248 14.1 N/A
UKIP David Appleby 224 12.7 –11.2
Turnout ~1,756 32.1 –30.1
Registered electors 5,472
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Butler* 987 54.6 +5.8
Conservative Cynthia Barker* 822 45.5 –9.6
Labour Kumail Jaffer 819 45.3 +1.4
Labour Dan Ozarow 819 45.3 N/A
Conservative Samantha Evans 738 40.8 –11.4
Conservative Przemek de Skuba 724 40.1 N/A
Turnout ~1,807 28.2 –31.2
Registered electors 6,409
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Labour win (new seat)

Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Morris* 881 72.5 –13.6
Conservative Seamus Quilty* 870 71.6 –13.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Kutchinsky 183 15.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brass 170 14.0 N/A
Labour David Bearfield 109 9.0 –10.3
Labour Abdul Jabarkhail 80 6.6 –8.9
Turnout ~1,215 33.1 –41.7
Registered electors 3,672
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bushey North

Bushey North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jerry Evans 744 42.1 +22.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Melville 743 42.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Richards 682 38.6 N/A
Conservative Lawrence Davis* 597 33.8 –15.8
Conservative Jane West* 590 33.4 –13.7
Conservative Kashif Merchant* 477 27.0 –10.3
Labour John Barratt 324 18.3 –12.4
Labour Sandy Mercado 271 15.3 –11.3
Labour Fikile Mkoyana 264 14.9 –11.4
UKIP Vikki Johnson 196 11.1 N/A
Turnout ~1,764 30.5 –34.8
Registered electors 5,783
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Bushey Park

Bushey Park (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Silver* 1,241 63.2 –12.4
Conservative David Carter 1,232 62.7 –2.6
Conservative Anne Swerling* 1,153 58.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Anne Diamond 327 16.7 –0.5
Labour Nik Oakley 309 15.7 –6.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Silverman 296 15.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Judith Melinek 290 14.8 N/A
Labour Di Hoeksma 286 14.6 –5.2
Labour Matthew McHale 245 12.5 N/A
Turnout ~1,961 35.0 –36.4
Registered electors 5,604
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Bushey St James

Bushey St James (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Rutledge* 790 56.4 –7.6
Conservative Pervez Choudhury* 779 55.7 –8.0
Conservative Harry Mortimer 762 54.4 –7.1
Liberal Democrats Holly Gunning 363 25.9 N/A
Labour Yue Cheng 313 22.4 –10.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Scobie 312 22.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Hannah Uri 307 21.9 N/A
Labour David McGregor 291 20.8 –9.2
Labour Mary Reid 282 20.1 –7.4
Turnout ~2,111 39.4 –30.8
Registered electors 5,357
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elstree

Elstree (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harvey Cohen* 956 70.2 –11.9
Conservative Morris Bright* 927 68.1 –8.4
Labour Caroline Pitrakou 202 14.8 –6.1
Labour Elsa Reyes Maguina 194 14.2 –6.3
Independent Stella Hunter 172 12.6 N/A
Turnout ~1,362 35.5 –33.0
Registered electors 3,835
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christian Gray 611 44.7 +13.1
Labour Chris Myers 583 42.7 +13.7
Conservative Peter Knell* 543 39.8 –23.8
Conservative Martin Worster* 508 37.2 –16.4
UKIP David Hoy 205 15.0 –13.3
Turnout ~1,368 32.2 –36.4
Registered electors 4,249
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Heywood* 665 55.6 –11.4
Conservative Christine Lyon* 645 53.9 –1.3
Labour John Doolan 459 38.4 +0.1
Labour Ann Harrison 450 37.6 +2.0
Turnout ~1,197 28.0 –34.1
Registered electors 4,276
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hodgson-Jones* 754 53.6 –23.5
Conservative Abhishek Sachdev* 683 48.5 –25.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Brett 447 31.8 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Sachin Saggar 397 28.2 N/A
Labour Lynda Stoker 190 13.5 –12.0
Labour Chris Shellard 168 11.9 –9.7
Turnout ~1,407 36.7 –34.8
Registered electors 3,832
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Shenley

Shenley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Natalie Susman 776 55.2 –17.3
Conservative Anthony Spencer* 765 54.4 –5.1
Independent Rosemary Gilligan 523 37.2 +9.1
Labour Ray Edge 238 16.9 –7.6
Labour Helen Yenilmez 175 12.4 N/A
Turnout ~1,407 35.8 –33.6
Registered electors 3,929
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Borehamwood Kenilworth (February 2020)

Borehamwood Kenilworth: 13 February 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brett Rosehill 776 49.0 +8.6
Labour Dan Ozarow 655 41.3 −3.6
Liberal Democrats Andy Lewis 104 6.6 N/A
Green John Humphries 50 3.2 N/A
Majority 121 13.9
Turnout 1,585
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Borehamwood Kenilworth (May 2021)

Borehamwood Kenilworth: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dan Ozarow 1,119 53.3 +12.0
Conservative David Neifeld 828 39.4 −9.6
Liberal Democrats Darren Diamond 152 7.2 +0.6
Majority 291 13.9
Turnout 2,099
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bushey North

Bushey North: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Matthews 1,136 49.2 +6.7
Conservative Jane West 785 34.0 +0.3
Labour John Barratt 265 11.5 −7.0
Green Matt Wheeler 125 5.4 N/A
Majority 351 15.2
Turnout 2,311
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Local Elections Handbook 2019" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 157. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Hertsmere Borough Council Election Results 2019". Hertsmere Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2026.