1986 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1986 Hertsmere Borough Council election

←  1984 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) 1987  →
13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	45,464
Turnout	48.5% (6.5%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Alliance Seats won 8 2 3 Seats after 22 12 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 10,151 4,669 7,215 Percentage 46.1% 21.2% 32.7% Swing 6.5% 1.8% 8.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1986 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 1986 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1986 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8	1	61.5	14	22	56.4	10,151	46.1	–6.5
	Labour	2		23.1	10	12	30.8	4,669	21.2	–1.8
	Alliance	3	1	15.4	2	5	12.8	7,215	32.7	+8.3

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.

Aldenham East

Aldenham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gattward	1,217	62.7	–15.5
	Alliance	A. Burke	533	27.5	+11.9
	Labour	A. Page	190	9.8	+3.6
Majority			684	35.2	–27.4
Turnout			1,940	55.3	+5.0
Registered electors			3,508
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.7

Brookmeadow

Brookmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roach*	998	74.8	+6.6
	Conservative	N. Gorman	199	14.9	–3.2
	Alliance	J. Reefe	137	10.3	–3.4
Majority			799	59.9	+9.8
Turnout			1,334	44.0	+0.5
Registered electors			3,032
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Elstree

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Watts*	1,062	57.6	–12.0
	Alliance	T. Palmer	474	25.7	+10.9
	Labour	L. Selhi	307	16.7	+1.2
Majority			588	31.9	–22.2
Turnout			1,843	46.0	–1.2
Registered electors			4,007
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.5

Heath North

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Harding*	885	49.4	–8.0
	Alliance	L. Reefe	718	40.0	+5.8
	Labour	E. Kelly	190	10.6	+2.2
Majority			167	9.4	–13.8
Turnout			1,793	47.7	+6.1
Registered electors			3,759
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Heath South

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Gealy	947	61.4	–2.3
	Alliance	R. Martins	453	29.4	–0.3
	Labour	H. Bearfield	142	9.2	+2.6
Majority			494	32.0	–2.0
Turnout			1,542	41.3	–0.1
Registered electors			3,734
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Kenilworth

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Walton	856	58.7	+16.6
	Conservative	A. Rozansky	313	21.5	–7.3
	Alliance	J. Timson	290	19.9	–9.2
Majority			543	37.2	+24.2
Turnout			1,459	47.2	–2.6
Registered electors			3,091
	Labour hold		Swing	12.0

Mill

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Mallach	983	57.8	–10.4
	Conservative	J. Stainton	456	26.8	+4.2
	Labour	D. Hoeksma	263	15.5	+6.4
Majority			527	31.0	–14.6
Turnout			1,702	49.2	–13.2
Registered electors			3,459
	Alliance hold		Swing	7.3

Potters Bar Central

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Fielding*	738	45.7	–2.3
	Alliance	D. Martin	558	34.6	–5.6
	Labour	P. Matthews	318	19.7	+7.9
Majority			180	11.1	+3.3
Turnout			1,614	51.5	+5.9
Registered electors			3,134
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Spratt	1,063	51.6	–2.4
	Alliance	O. Dow	504	24.5	+4.1
	Labour	H. Caylor	492	23.9	–1.7
Majority			559	27.1	N/A
Turnout			2,059	43.3	+1.6
Registered electors			4,755
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Potters Bar North

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Byrne	1,085	66.0	–6.9
	Alliance	N. Frostick	427	26.0	+5.3
	Labour	N. Bradbury	133	8.1	+1.7
Majority			658	40.0	–12.2
Turnout			1,645	45.3	+6.9
Registered electors			3,631
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Potters Bar South

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Daniell*	746	54.5	–8.4
	Labour	P. Bradbury	322	23.5	+6.1
	Alliance	S. Hughes	302	22.0	+2.2
Majority			424	30.9	–12.2
Turnout			1,370	50.0	+8.4
Registered electors			2,740
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

St. James East

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Gadsden	845	53.1	+8.2
	Conservative	J. McKenzie	467	29.3	–8.2
	Labour	D. Bearfield	280	17.6	±0.0
Majority			378	23.8	+16.4
Turnout			1,592	51.3	–3.8
Registered electors			3,103
	Alliance hold		Swing	8.2

St. James West

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Colne	991	46.3	+4.2
	Conservative	L. Silver*	973	45.4	–5.8
	Labour	P. Halsey	178	8.3	+1.5
Majority			18	0.9	N/A
Turnout			2,142	61.0	+2.8
Registered electors			3,511
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	5.0

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.