1990 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1990 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	45,979
Turnout	49.1% (10.5%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 8 2 Seats after 22 12 Seat change Popular vote 10,792 6,328 Percentage 46.9% 27.5% Swing 8.3% 2.2%   Third party Fourth party   Party SLD Independent Seats won 2 1 Seats after 4 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,763 1,134 Percentage 20.7% 4.9% Swing 5.1% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1990 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 1990 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1990 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8		61.5	14	22	56.4	10,792	46.9	–8.3
	Labour	2		15.4	10	12	30.8	6,323	27.5	+2.2
	SLD	2	1	15.4	2	4	10.3	4,763	20.7	+5.1
	Independent	1	1	7.7	0	1	2.6	1,134	4.9	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 East

Aldenham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gattward*	1,233	69.4	+1.6
	Labour	R. Page	293	16.5	+10.9
	SLD	J. Dennes	251	14.1	–12.4
Majority			940	52.9	+11.6
Turnout			1,777	51.0	–3.9
Registered electors			3,512
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Brookmeadow

Brookmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Whitby	1,219	82.9	+23.5
	Conservative	A. Savage	251	17.1	–6.9
Majority			968	65.8	N/A
Turnout			1,470	48.9	+7.5
Registered electors			3,014
	Labour hold		Swing	15.2

Elstree

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Lamb	1,134	53.9	N/A
	Conservative	C. Watts*	970	46.1	–20.5
Majority			164	7.8	N/A
Turnout			2,104	50.0	+6.3
Registered electors			4,228
	Independent gain from Conservative

Heath North

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Swerling	932	51.2	–14.5
	Labour	D. Hoeksma	446	24.5	+10.1
	SLD	D. Ewington	441	24.2	+4.2
Majority			486	27.0	–18.7
Turnout			1,819	45.7	+10.4
Registered electors			3,986
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.3

Heath South

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Gealy*	1,062	64.4	–8.3
	Labour	D. Bearfield	335	20.3	+7.3
	SLD	P. Forsyth	252	15.3	N/A
Majority			727	44.1	–14.4
Turnout			1,649	42.0	+4.2
Registered electors			3,882
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Kenilworth

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Stanley	1,083	76.2	+26.6
	Conservative	R. Pavitt	339	23.8	–6.7
Majority			744	52.4	+33.2
Turnout			1,422	47.7	+3.0
Registered electors			2,979
	Labour hold		Swing	16.7

Mill

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Colne	1,217	63.4	–9.0
	Conservative	B. Flashman	396	20.6	+1.4
	Labour	S. Mercado	308	16.0	+7.6
Majority			821	42.8	–10.4
Turnout			1,921	55.7	–2.3
Registered electors			3,459
	SLD hold		Swing	5.2

Potters Bar Central

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Fielding*	670	43.3	–7.7
	Labour	B. Kerr	469	30.3	+8.5
	SLD	J. Hurd	407	26.3	–0.8
Majority			201	13.0	–10.9
Turnout			1,546	49.1	+6.4
Registered electors			3,157
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Spratt*	1,051	43.6	–20.5
	Labour	P. Caylor	980	40.7	+19.8
	SLD	M. Allan	377	15.7	+0.7
Majority			71	2.9	–40.3
Turnout			2,408	50.8	+13.6
Registered electors			4,753
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.2

Potters Bar North

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Byrne*	1,106	65.9	–10.7
	Labour	J. Clark	312	18.6	+10.0
	SLD	C. Dean	261	15.5	+0.6
Majority			794	47.3	–14.4
Turnout			1,679	45.8	+8.4
Registered electors			3,681
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.4

Potters Bar South

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Morris	652	44.4	–22.6
	Labour	P. Bradbury	604	41.1	+18.0
	SLD	D. Martin	213	14.5	+4.5
Majority			48	3.3	–40.6
Turnout			1,469	51.5	+15.5
Registered electors			2,863
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.3

St. James East

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	E. Gadsden*	674	45.4	–7.7
	Conservative	C. Keates	452	30.5	–5.2
	Labour	P. Halsey	358	24.1	+12.8
Majority			222	14.9	–2.5
Turnout			1,484	49.2	+4.1
Registered electors			3,023
	SLD hold		Swing	1.3

St. James West

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Chettleburgh	828	45.5	–11.3
	SLD	A. Golland	670	36.8	+2.7
	Labour	G. De Groot	323	17.7	+8.5
Majority			158	8.7	–14.0
Turnout			1,821	53.2	+4.4
Registered electors			3,442
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	7.0

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.