1983 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1983 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	43,049
Turnout	48.4% ( 1.6%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Alliance Seats won 5 7 1 Seats after 21 12 6 Seat change Popular vote 9,271 6,434 5,110 Percentage 44.5% 30.9% 24.5% Swing 7.6% 18.4% 10.8%
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 1983 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1983 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5		38.5	16	21	53.8	9,271	44.5	–7.6
	Labour	7		53.8	5	12	30.8	6,434	30.9	+18.4
	Alliance	1		7.7	5	6	15.4	5,110	24.5	–10.8

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Gilligan	1,382	78.2	–1.0
	Alliance	Forrest	276	15.6	+0.6
	Labour	Cook	109	6.2	+0.4
Majority			1,106	62.6	–1.6
Turnout			1,767	50.3	–1.4
Registered electors			3,513
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Aldenham West

Aldenham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Nunn*	1,126	60.5	–0.3
	Labour	A. Bell	427	22.9	–0.1
	Alliance	E. Gadsden	308	16.6	+0.3
Majority			699	37.6	–0.2
Turnout			1,861	52.0	+15.6
Registered electors			3,579
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Brookmeadow

Brookmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Button*	894	68.2	–0.7
	Conservative	Spratt	237	18.1	+3.2
	Alliance	J. Reefe	179	13.7	–1.6
Majority			657	50.2	–3.5
Turnout			1,310	43.5	–7.5
Registered electors			3,011
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Campions

Campions

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Nolan*	521	65.4	–4.3
	Alliance	Holman	139	17.4	N/A
	Conservative	Wilson	137	17.2	–13.1
Majority			382	47.9	+8.5
Turnout			797	46.4	–23.7
Registered electors			1,718
	Labour hold

Cowley

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Rosier*	816	60.4	–19.4
	Conservative	Usher	361	26.7	+6.5
	Alliance	Drury	173	12.8	N/A
Majority			455	33.7	–25.9
Turnout			1,350	37.3	+3.5
Registered electors			3,620
	Labour hold		Swing	13.0

Elstree

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keating	1,310	69.6	+5.5
	Labour	Caduff	292	15.5	+3.4
	Alliance	M. Kirsh	279	14.8	–9.0
Majority			1,018	54.1	+13.8
Turnout			1,881	47.2	–1.6
Registered electors			3,985
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

Hillside

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Rose*	788	51.0	–9.0
	Conservative	Stevens	538	34.8	+10.8
	Alliance	Croissette Le	220	14.2	–1.9
Majority			250	16.2	–19.8
Turnout			1,546	44.3	+4.9
Registered electors			3,490
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

Kenilworth

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Ward	668	42.1	–2.4
	Alliance	J. Timson	462	29.1	+2.1
	Conservative	A. Gattward	458	28.8	+0.3
Majority			206	13.0	–4.5
Turnout			1,588	49.8	+3.6
Registered electors			3,189
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Coe*	671	41.6	–18.5
	Conservative	Briscoe	624	38.7	–1.2
	Alliance	Kirsh	317	19.7	N/A
Majority			47	2.9	–17.3
Turnout			1,612	49.5	+4.9
Registered electors			3,257
	Labour hold		Swing	8.7

Mill

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Colne*	1,480	68.2	+0.3
	Conservative	A. Attwood	491	22.6	–9.5
	Labour	Crawford	198	9.1	N/A
Majority			989	45.6	+9.8
Turnout			2,169	62.4	+14.9
Registered electors			3,476
	Alliance hold		Swing	4.9

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Watson*	1,318	56.6	±0.0
	Alliance	G. Pearce	641	27.5	–1.1
	Labour	D. Banks	369	15.9	+1.1
Majority			677	29.1	+1.1
Turnout			2,328	47.9	+0.7
Registered electors			4,860
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Potters Bar West

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Muddle*	990	59.0	+5.1
	Alliance	J. Hurd	447	26.6	–1.9
	Labour	J. McCarthy	241	14.4	–3.2
Majority			543	32.4	+7.0
Turnout			1,678	46.7	+2.6
Registered electors			3,593
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Shenley

Shenley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Broadley*	440	47.4	–8.1
	Conservative	P. Banton	299	32.2	–12.3
	Alliance	Dilley	189	20.4	N/A
Majority			141	15.2	+2.1
Turnout			928	52.8	–22.7
Registered electors			1,758
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

References

1. "Hertsmere Borough 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.