1991 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1991 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	41,828
Turnout	44.8% (4.3%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 5 7 Seats after 22 12 Seat change Popular vote 7,847 7,308 Percentage 41.9% 39.0% Swing 5.0% 11.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 1 0 Seats after 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 2,679 904 Percentage 14.3% 4.8% Swing 6.4% 0.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 1991 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1991 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5		38.5	17	22	56.4	7,847	41.9	–5.0
	Labour	7		53.8	5	12	30.8	7,308	39.0	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	1		7.7	3	4	10.3	2,679	14.3	–6.4
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.6	904	4.8	–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 East

Aldenham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Nagler	1,188	73.5	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Dennes	240	14.9	+0.8
	Labour	C. Stanley	188	11.6	–5.0
Majority			948	58.6	+5.7
Turnout			1,616	48.3	–2.7
Registered electors			3,372
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Aldenham West

Aldenham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Nunn*	898	62.4	+5.8
	Labour	P. Stanley	542	37.6	+10.6
Majority			356	24.8	–4.8
Turnout			1,440	44.2	–0.9
Registered electors			3,354
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Brookmeadow

Brookmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Button*	840	76.1	–6.8
	Conservative	H. Watson	264	23.9	+6.8
Majority			576	52.2	–13.6
Turnout			1,104	39.5	–9.4
Registered electors			2,839
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

Campions

Campions

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Nolan*	612	72.9	+10.0
	Conservative	C. Watson	227	27.1	+7.9
Majority			385	45.8	+2.1
Turnout			839	41.4	–2.0
Registered electors			2,040
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Cowley

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Reefe	916	70.1	+8.1
	Conservative	M. Mitchell	391	29.9	–1.8
Majority			525	40.2	+9.9
Turnout			1,307	32.0	+3.1
Registered electors			4,339
	Labour hold		Swing	5.0

Elstree

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Steene	1,097	54.8	+8.7
	Independent	T. Hughes	904	45.2	–8.7
Majority			193	9.6	N/A
Turnout			2,001	49.3	–0.7
Registered electors			4,065
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Hillside

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Goldberg	858	64.8	+12.8
	Conservative	H. Stevens	466	35.2	–5.5
Majority			392	29.6	+18.3
Turnout			1,324	43.8	+4.0
Registered electors			3,077
	Labour hold		Swing	9.2

Kenilworth

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Ward*	720	60.6	–15.6
	Conservative	M. Sullivan	312	26.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Barr	157	13.2	N/A
Majority			408	34.4	–19.0
Turnout			1,189	44.4	–3.7
Registered electors			2,721
	Labour hold		Swing	9.0

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Caylor*	710	47.7	–4.8
	Conservative	H. Cohen	602	40.4	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Baynton	177	11.9	N/A
Majority			108	7.3	–8.7
Turnout			1,489	49.6	+14.3
Registered electors			3,058
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Mill

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Colne*	1,276	72.1	+8.7
	Conservative	R. Pavitt	278	15.7	–4.9
	Labour	T. Balmer	216	12.2	–3.8
Majority			998	56.4	+13.6
Turnout			1,770	53.2	–2.5
Registered electors			3,326
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.8

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Calcutt	1,102	46.1	+2.5
	Labour	P. Caylor	935	39.1	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Allan	353	14.8	–0.9
Majority			167	7.0	+4.1
Turnout			2,390	52.4	+1.6
Registered electors			4,578
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

Potters Bar West

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Muddle*	684	47.6	–11.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Dean	400	27.8	+9.9
	Labour	B. Kerr	353	24.6	+2.1
Majority			284	19.8	–21.8
Turnout			1,437	41.4	+5.2
Registered electors			3,469
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.9

Shenley

Shenley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hogan*	418	50.2	+7.8
	Conservative	P. Banton	338	40.6	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	L. Cote	76	9.1	–17.1
Majority			80	9.6	–1.4
Turnout			832	52.3	–5.7
Registered electors			1,590
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

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.