1984 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1984 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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14 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	46,648
Turnout	42.0% (6.4%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Alliance Seats won 9 3 2 Seats after 23 12 4 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 11,078 4,835 5,135 Percentage 52.6% 23.0% 24.4% Swing 8.1% 7.9% 0.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1984 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 1984 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1984 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	2	64.3	14	23	59.0	11,078	52.6	+8.1
	Labour	3		21.4	9	12	30.8	4,835	23.0	–7.9
	Alliance	2	2	14.3	2	4	10.3	5,135	24.4	–0.1

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	A. Jefferis	894	53.7	–6.8
	Labour	A. Bell	418	25.1	+2.2
	Alliance	E. Gadsden	354	21.2	+4.6
Majority			476	28.6	+9.0
Turnout			1,666	45.9	–6.1
Registered electors			3,630
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Cowley

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roach	764	73.7	+13.3
	Conservative	P. Banton	273	26.3	–0.4
Majority			491	47.4	+13.7
Turnout			1,037	27.1	–10.2
Registered electors			3,827
	Labour hold		Swing	6.9

Heath North

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Batten	895	57.4	+2.4
	Alliance	C. Hardy	533	34.2	–10.8
	Labour	A. Sharpe	131	8.4	N/A
Majority			362	23.2	+13.2
Turnout			1,559	41.6	–11.1
Registered electors			3,748
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.6

Heath South

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Riches*	987	63.7	–5.1
	Alliance	R. Hardy	461	29.7	–1.5
	Labour	P. Evans	102	6.6	N/A
Majority			526	33.9	–3.6
Turnout			1,550	41.4	–0.8
Registered electors			3,744
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Hillside

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kentish*	650	54.7	+3.7
	Conservative	A. Gattward	388	32.6	–2.2
	Alliance	C. Shenton	151	12.7	–1.5
Majority			262	22.1	+5.9
Turnout			1,189	34.5	–6.8
Registered electors			3,446
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Lindsey*	661	48.0	+6.4
	Conservative	I. Hirshfield	562	40.8	+2.1
	Alliance	L. Reefe	155	11.2	–8.5
Majority			99	7.2	+4.3
Turnout			1,378	41.8	–7.7
Registered electors			3,297
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Potters Bar Central

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Spratt	685	48.0	+0.5
	Alliance	D. Martin	573	40.2	–3.6
	Labour	M. Grace	168	11.8	+3.2
Majority			112	7.8	N/A
Turnout			1,426	45.6	–8.6
Registered electors			3,127
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	2.1

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ferguson	1,098	54.0	–2.6
	Conservative	H. Spratt*	1,006	49.5	–7.1
	Labour	D. Banks	521	25.6	+9.7
	Labour	H. Vaylor	444	21.8	+5.9
	Alliance	G. Pearce	415	20.4	–7.1
Turnout			~2,034	41.7	–6.2
Registered electors			4,878
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Potters Bar North

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Johnson	1,035	72.9	+5.0
	Alliance	P. Shannon	294	20.7	–6.4
	Labour	R. Page	91	6.4	+1.4
Majority			741	52.2	+11.4
Turnout			1,420	38.4	–9.4
Registered electors			3,698
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

Potters Bar South

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Ferguson	779	62.9	+3.6
	Alliance	R. Vessey	245	19.8	–8.5
	Labour	R. Angel	215	17.4	+5.0
Majority			534	43.1	+12.0
Turnout			1,239	41.6	–8.5
Registered electors			2,978
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Potters Bar West

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Watts*	780	58.7	–0.3
	Alliance	W. Ramage	319	24.0	–2.6
	Labour	J. McCarthy	229	17.2	+2.8
Majority			461	34.7	+2.3
Turnout			1,328	36.6	–10.1
Registered electors			3,628
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

St. James East

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	L. Hodgson	769	44.9	–11.4
	Conservative	A. Barton	642	37.5	–6.2
	Labour	R. Clifton	302	17.6	N/A
Majority			127	7.4	–5.2
Turnout			1,713	55.1	+5.0
Registered electors			3,109
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.6

St. James West

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Attwood	1,054	51.2	+1.1
	Alliance	R. Briggs*	866	42.1	–7.8
	Labour	P. Halsey	139	6.8	N/A
Majority			188	9.1	+8.9
Turnout			2,059	58.2	–3.3
Registered electors			3,538
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	4.5

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.