1988 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1988 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	47,581
Turnout	38.6% (12.8%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour SLD Seats won 9 3 1 Seats after 22 12 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 10,126 4,649 2,865 Percentage 55.2% 25.3% 15.6% Swing 12.4% 4.3% 12.0%
Winner of each seat at the 1988 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 1988 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1988 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	1	69.2	13	22	56.4	10,126	55.2	+12.4
	Labour	3		23.1	9	12	30.8	4,649	25.3	–4.3
	SLD	1	1	7.7	4	5	12.8	2,865	15.6	–12.0
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	710	3.9	N/A

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	I. Southern	898	56.6	+3.5
	Labour	A. Page	429	27.0	+7.2
	SDP	C. Treves-Brown	259	16.3	N/A
Majority			469	29.6	+3.6
Turnout			1,586	45.1	–9.4
Registered electors			3,517
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Cowley

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roach*	759	62.0	+11.9
	Conservative	C. Sullivan	388	31.7	+1.1
	SLD	H. Brass	77	6.3	–13.0
Majority			371	30.3	+10.8
Turnout			1,224	28.9	–5.7
Registered electors			4,235
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Heath North

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Batten*	910	65.7	+16.3
	SLD	G. Hillier	277	20.0	–20.0
	Labour	D. Hoeksma	199	14.4	+3.8
Majority			633	45.7	+36.6
Turnout			1,386	35.3	–12.4
Registered electors			3,926
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.2

Heath South

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Riches*	1,017	72.7	+11.3
	SDP	R. Brown	199	14.2	N/A
	Labour	D. Bearfield	182	13.0	+3.8
Majority			818	58.5	+26.5
Turnout			1,398	37.8	–3.5
Registered electors			3,698
	Conservative hold

Hillside

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kentish*	706	52.0	+6.3
	Conservative	D. Chettleburgh	552	40.7	+2.5
	SDP	M. Kirsh	99	7.3	N/A
Majority			154	11.3	+3.8
Turnout			1,357	39.8	–5.2
Registered electors			3,410
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Franklin	733	52.5	+12.3
	Conservative	P. Poole	509	36.5	+3.6
	SDP	L. Reefe	153	11.0	N/A
Majority			224	16.0	+8.7
Turnout			1,395	35.3	–16.4
Registered electors			3,952
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Potters Bar Central

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Spratt*	690	51.0	+5.3
	SLD	D. Martin	367	27.1	–7.5
	Labour	N. Bradbury	295	21.8	+2.1
Majority			323	23.9	+12.8
Turnout			1,352	42.7	–8.8
Registered electors			3,166
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ferguson*	1,144	64.1	+2.3
	Labour	P. Bradbury	373	20.9	+5.8
	SLD	C. Dean	267	15.0	–8.2
Majority			771	43.2	+16.1
Turnout			1,784	37.2	–6.1
Registered electors			4,796
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Potters Bar North

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Johnson*	1,061	76.6	+10.6
	SLD	L. Martin	206	14.9	–11.1
	Labour	J. Clark	119	8.6	+0.5
Majority			855	61.7	+21.7
Turnout			1,386	37.4	–7.9
Registered electors			3,706
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.9

Potters Bar South

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Ferguson*	697	67.0	+12.5
	Labour	R. Angel	240	23.1	–0.4
	SLD	P. Shannon	104	10.0	–12.0
Majority			457	43.9	+12.9
Turnout			1,041	36.0	–14.0
Registered electors			2,892
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Potters Bar West

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Paterson	789	59.5	–4.1
	Labour	J. Cryer	299	22.6	N/A
	SLD	J. Hurd	237	17.9	–18.5
Majority			490	36.9	–6.9
Turnout			1,325	36.2	–7.6
Registered electors			3,660
	Conservative hold

St. James East

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	L. Hodgson*	750	53.1	±0.0
	Conservative	J. McKenzie	504	35.7	+6.4
	Labour	P. Halsey	159	11.3	–6.3
Majority			246	17.4	–6.4
Turnout			1,413	45.1	–6.2
Registered electors			3,133
	SLD hold		Swing	3.2

St. James West

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Attwood	967	56.8	+11.4
	SLD	A. Golland	580	34.1	–12.2
	Labour	S. Schofield	156	9.2	+0.9
Majority			387	22.7	N/A
Turnout			1,703	48.8	–12.2
Registered electors			3,490
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	11.8

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.