1992 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1992 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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15 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	45,378
Turnout	45.1% (0.3%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 12 3 Seats after 23 12 Seat change 1 Popular vote 11,482 4,645 Percentage 56.1% 22.7% Swing 14.2% 16.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 0 0 Seats after 3 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,339 did not stand Percentage 21.2% did not stand Swing 6.9% 4.8%
Winner of each seat at the 1992 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 1992 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1992 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	1	80.0	11	23	59.0	11,482	56.1	+14.2
	Labour	3		20.0	9	12	30.8	4,645	22.7	–16.3
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	0.0	3	3	7.7	4,339	21.2	+6.9
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.6	N/A	N/A	–4.8

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*	699	59.1	–3.3
	Labour	P. Stanley	303	25.6	–12.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dennes	180	15.2	N/A
Majority			396	33.5	+8.7
Turnout			1,182	35.3	–8.9
Registered electors			3,356
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

Cowley

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roach*	719	60.1	–10.0
	Conservative	M. Mitchell	359	30.0	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. McCarthy	118	9.9	N/A
Majority			360	30.1	–10.1
Turnout			1,196	27.0	–5.0
Registered electors			4,301
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

Heath North

Heath North (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Batten	999	64.7	+13.5
	Conservative	A. Barton	905	58.6	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Silverman	326	21.1	–3.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. Debnath	276	17.9	–6.3
	Labour	D. Hoeksma	187	12.1	–12.4
	Labour	H. Bearfield	183	11.9	–12.6
Turnout			~1,543	40.0	–5.7
Registered electors			3,858
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Heath South

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Riches*	1,076	77.4	+13.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Forsyth	186	13.4	–1.9
	Labour	D. Bearfield	128	9.2	–11.1
Majority			890	64.0	+19.9
Turnout			1,390	35.0	–7.0
Registered electors			3,872
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.5

Hillside

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kentish*	600	49.1	–15.7
	Conservative	H. Watson	473	38.7	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hedges	149	12.2	N/A
Majority			127	10.4	–19.2
Turnout			1,222	39.0	–4.8
Registered electors			3,137
	Labour hold		Swing	9.6

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kelly	644	58.2	+10.5
	Conservative	J. Marks	401	36.3	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Barr	61	5.5	–6.4
Majority			243	22.0	+14.6
Turnout			1,106	35.6	–14.0
Registered electors			3,108
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Potters Bar Central

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Spratt*	719	59.4	+16.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Martin	297	24.5	–1.8
	Labour	B. Kerr	195	16.1	–14.2
Majority			422	34.9	+21.9
Turnout			1,211	39.7	–9.4
Registered electors			3,058
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.0

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ferguson*	1,129	58.3	+12.2
	Labour	P. Caylor	633	32.7	–6.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Allan	173	8.9	–5.9
Majority			496	25.6	+18.6
Turnout			1,935	42.9	–9.5
Registered electors			4,529
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

Potters Bar North

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Donne	1,004	72.1	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hurd	388	27.9	+12.4
Majority			616	44.2	–3.1
Turnout			1,392	39.6	–6.2
Registered electors			3,515
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Potters Bar South

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Ringham	701	60.5	+16.1
	Labour	P. Bradbury	366	31.6	–9.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Shannon	91	7.9	–6.6
Majority			335	28.9	+25.6
Turnout			1,158	43.1	–8.4
Registered electors			2,690
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.8

Potters Bar West

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Usher	774	59.5	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Dean	272	20.9	–6.9
	Labour	A. Bradbury	254	19.5	–5.1
Majority			502	38.6	+18.8
Turnout			1,300	37.0	–4.4
Registered electors			3,523
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

St. James East

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Keates	602	46.0	+15.5
	Liberal Democrats	L. Hodgson*	570	43.5	–1.9
	Labour	P. Halsey	138	10.5	–13.6
Majority			32	2.5	N/A
Turnout			1,310	43.5	–5.7
Registered electors			3,011
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	8.7

St. James West

St. James West (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Attwood*	861	51.4	+5.9
	Conservative	H. Pinkerfield	780	46.6	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Ridgeley	635	37.9	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Bates	617	36.8	±0.0
	Labour	G. De Groot	152	9.1	–8.6
	Labour	D. Lloyd-Jones	143	8.5	–9.2
Turnout			~1,676	49.0	–4.2
Registered electors			3,420
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

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.