1980 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1980 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	46,961
Turnout	42.0% (34.8%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Seats won 7 3 3 Seats after 22 12 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 9,613 4,936 5,194 Percentage 48.7% 25.0% 26.3% Swing 0.6% 11.8% 11.2%
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 1980 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1980 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	7	1	53.8	15	22	56.4	9,613	48.7	+0.6
	Labour	3		23.1	9	12	30.8	4,936	25.0	–11.8
	Liberal	3	1	23.1	2	5	12.8	5,194	26.3	+11.2

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 West

Aldenham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Spratt	1,062	60.8	–2.7
	Labour	Ford	401	23.0	+3.6
	Liberal	Hurd	284	16.3	–0.8
Majority			661	37.8	–6.3
Turnout			1,747	36.4	–39.1
Registered electors			4,799
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Cowley

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whitby	1,005	79.8	+15.7
	Conservative	Lincoln	255	20.2	–15.7
Majority			750	59.6	+31.4
Turnout			1,260	33.8	–38.5
Registered electors			3,728
	Labour hold		Swing	15.7

Heath North

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Franklin*	772	49.6	–13.9
	Liberal	L. Hodgson	642	41.3	+14.2
	Labour	Theobald	141	9.1	–0.3
Majority			130	8.3	–28.5
Turnout			1,555	44.8	+4.8
Registered electors			3,471
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.1

Heath South

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Riches	906	68.9	–4.1
	Liberal	Shone	257	19.6	+0.6
	Labour	Hoeksma	151	11.5	+3.4
Majority			649	49.3	–4.7
Turnout			1,314	35.9	–11.2
Registered electors			3,660
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Hillside

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kentish	825	60.0	+11.3
	Conservative	Glover	330	24.0	–13.6
	Liberal	Hyams	221	16.1	+2.3
Majority			495	36.0	+24.9
Turnout			1,376	39.4	–36.9
Registered electors			3,492
	Labour hold		Swing	12.5

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Lindsey	865	60.1	+10.0
	Conservative	Warren	575	39.9	–10.0
Majority			290	20.2	+20.2
Turnout			1,440	44.6	–34.3
Registered electors			3,229
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.0

Potters Bar Central

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Hurd*	843	51.7	+13.4
	Conservative	Naeyer De	650	39.8	–10.5
	Labour	Priest	139	8.5	–2.9
Majority			193	11.9	N/A
Turnout			1,632	53.4	–4.0
Registered electors			3,056
	Liberal hold		Swing	12.0

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Spratt	1,062	60.8	+1.7
	Labour	Ford	401	23.0	–3.8
	Liberal	Hurd	284	16.3	+2.2
Majority			661	37.8	+2.8
Turnout			1,747	36.4	–41.7
Registered electors			4,799
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

Potters Bar North

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Birch*	1,119	76.1	–5.1
	Liberal	P. Shannon	222	15.1	+2.9
	Labour	Brown	129	8.8	+2.2
Majority			897	61.0	–8.0
Turnout			1,470	40.4	–6.7
Registered electors			3,639
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Potters Bar South

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roberts	782	61.2	+1.7
	Labour	B. Burness	316	24.7	+0.6
	Liberal	Bental	180	14.1	+1.6
Majority			466	36.5	+1.1
Turnout			1,278	42.3	–9.4
Registered electors			3,021
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Potters Bar West

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Watts	841	53.9	–2.0
	Liberal	Cook	445	28.5	+7.6
	Labour	J. McCarthy	275	17.6	–5.6
Majority			396	25.4	–7.3
Turnout			1,561	44.1	–33.7
Registered electors			3,540
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

St. James East

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hillier*	919	58.1	+13.6
	Conservative	Dunn	496	31.4	–15.1
	Labour	Cook	166	10.5	+1.5
Majority			423	26.7	N/A
Turnout			1,581	51.0	–4.2
Registered electors			3,100
	Liberal hold		Swing	14.4

St. James West

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Briggs	897	50.3	+22.2
	Conservative	Wagland	763	42.8	–19.2
	Labour	Pountney	122	6.8	–3.1
Majority			134	7.5	N/A
Turnout			1,782	52.0	+0.9
Registered electors			3,427
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	20.7

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.