1987 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1987 Hertsmere Borough Council election

←  1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988  →
14 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	43,038
Turnout	49.6% (1.1%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Alliance Seats won 5 7 2 Seats after 22 12 5 Seat change Popular vote 9,135 6,306 5,896 Percentage 42.8% 29.6% 27.6% Swing 3.3% 8.4% 5.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 1987 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1987 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5		35.7	17	22	56.4	9,135	42.8	–3.3
	Labour	7		50.0	5	12	30.8	6,306	29.6	+8.4
	Alliance	2		14.3	3	5	12.8	5,896	27.6	–5.1

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 East

Aldenham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Gilligan*	1,306	67.8	+5.1
	Alliance	D. Prater	511	26.5	–1.0
	Labour	R. Page	108	5.6	–4.2
Majority			795	41.3	+6.1
Turnout			1,925	54.9	–0.4
Registered electors			3,506
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Aldenham West

Aldenham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Nunn*	1,030	53.1	–0.6
	Alliance	C. Treves-Brown	524	27.0	+5.8
	Labour	A. Page	384	19.8	–5.3
Majority			506	26.1	–2.5
Turnout			1,938	54.5	+8.6
Registered electors			3,556
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Brookmeadow

Brookmeadow (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Button*	723	59.4	–15.5
	Labour	A. Whitby	677	55.6	–19.3
	Conservative	N. Gorman	292	24.0	+9.0
	Alliance	J. Reefe	203	16.7	+6.3
	Conservative	R. Calcutt	201	16.5	+1.6
	Alliance	B. Swindon	174	14.3	+4.0
Turnout			~1,220	41.4	–2.6
Registered electors			2,942
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Campions

Campions

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Nolan*	517	62.9	–2.5
	Conservative	A. Begg	158	19.2	+2.0
	Alliance	J. Stevens	147	17.9	+0.5
Majority			359	43.7	–4.5
Turnout			822	43.4	–3.0
Registered electors			1,894
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Cowley

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Rosier*	708	50.1	–23.6
	Conservative	J. Gunther	432	30.6	+4.3
	Alliance	A. Jacobs	273	19.3	N/A
Majority			276	19.5	–27.9
Turnout			1,413	34.6	+7.5
Registered electors			4,084
	Labour hold		Swing	14.0

Elstree

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Keating*	1,175	66.6	+9.0
	Alliance	M. Kirsh	335	19.0	–6.7
	Labour	J. Cartledge	254	14.4	–2.3
Majority			840	47.6	+15.7
Turnout			1,764	43.7	–2.3
Registered electors			4,037
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.9

Hillside

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Rose*	703	45.7	–9.0
	Conservative	H. Stevens	587	38.2	+5.6
	Alliance	A. Kirsh	247	16.1	+3.4
Majority			116	7.5	–14.6
Turnout			1,537	45.0	+10.5
Registered electors			3,416
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Kenilworth

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Ward*	663	49.6	–9.1
	Conservative	J. Marks	407	30.5	+9.0
	Alliance	J. Sayers	266	19.9	±0.0
Majority			256	19.2	–18.1
Turnout			1,336	44.7	–2.5
Registered electors			2,989
	Labour hold		Swing	9.0

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Caylor	681	40.2	–7.8
	Conservative	A. Rosansky	557	32.9	–7.9
	Alliance	L. Reefe	454	26.8	+15.6
Majority			124	7.3	–0.1
Turnout			1,692	51.7	+9.9
Registered electors			3,273
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Mill

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Colne*	1,467	72.4	+14.6
	Conservative	J. Stainton	388	19.2	–7.6
	Labour	M. Taylor	170	8.4	–7.1
Majority			1,079	53.3	+22.2
Turnout			2,025	58.0	+8.8
Registered electors			3,491
	Alliance hold		Swing	11.1

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Watson*	1,360	61.8	+10.2
	Alliance	D. Martin	510	23.2	–1.3
	Labour	P. Bradbury	332	15.1	–8.8
Majority			850	38.6	+11.5
Turnout			2,202	45.4	+2.1
Registered electors			4,850
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

Potters Bar West

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Muddle*	956	63.6	+4.9
	Alliance	J. Hurd	546	36.4	+12.4
Majority			410	27.3	–7.4
Turnout			1,502	43.8	+7.2
Registered electors			3,429
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Shenley

Shenley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hogan	386	42.4	–5.0
	Conservative	P. Banton	286	31.4	–0.8
	Alliance	A. Mallach	239	26.2	+5.8
Majority			100	11.0	–4.2
Turnout			911	58.0	+5.2
Registered electors			1,571
	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.