2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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15 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	63,322
Turnout	31.2% (7.2%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats won 10 3 2 Seats after 28 7 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 11,961 2,128 4,006 Percentage 60.8% 10.8% 20.4% Swing 3.2% 10.5% 2.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[2]

Summary

Background

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 28 seats, while the Liberal Democrats were the main opposition with 6 seats. ^[3] 15 of the 39 seats were being contested at the election. ^[3]

The election in Borehamwood Kenilworth ward saw the sitting Labour councillor for the previous 24 years, Frank Ward, stand as an independent against Conservative and Labour candidates. ^{[4] [5]} This came after Ward was deselected by the local Labour Party, with Ward accusing local Labour party members of a conspiracy and religious discrimination. ^{[4] [5]} However this was denied by Labour, with Labour saying he had "failed to meet the required standards to be considered as a Labour Party candidate". ^{[4] [5]}

Election result

The Conservatives maintained their majority on the council, staying on 28 seats after both gaining and losing a seat. ^[6] The Liberal Democrats gained Bushey St James from the Conservatives to rise to 7 seats, but the Conservatives also gained a seat from Labour in Borehamwood Kenilworth, meaning that Labour was reduced to 4 councillors. ^[6]

Conservative Penelope Swallow won in Borehamwood Kenilworth with a 49-vote majority over Labour, with independent Frank Ward having taken 216 votes. ^[6] Ward said he was pleased with the result as he "was only determined that I would split the Labour vote, so to some extent I did win." ^[6] However the retiring Labour group leader Leon Reefe said they felt "betrayed" by Ward. ^[6]

2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election [7] [8] [9]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10		66.7	18	28	71.8	11,961	60.8	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	20.0	4	7	17.9	2,128	10.8	–10.5
	Labour	2	1	13.3	2	4	10.3	4,006	20.4	+2.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	889	4.5	+3.3
	Socialist Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	468	2.4	N/A
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	216	1.1	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 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Goldstein*	854	75.2	–5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Silverman	100	8.8	–2.8
	Green	Jeanette McDermott	99	8.7	N/A
	Labour	Richard Kirk	83	7.3	–0.9
Majority			754	66.4	–2.3
Turnout			1,136	31.2	–17.5
Registered electors			3,645
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Aldenham West

Aldenham West ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Griffin	834	74.3	+9.1
	Green	Caroline Boydell	152	13.5	N/A
	Labour	Peter Halsey	137	12.2	–4.7
Majority			682	60.7	+13.4
Turnout			1,123	31.3	–6.7
Registered electors			3,539
	Conservative hold

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow (2 seats due to by-election) ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Darren Solomons	636	42.1	–3.8
	Labour	Ian Feeney*	623	41.2	+1.8
	Labour	Richard Butler	617	40.8	+1.4
	Conservative	Farida Turner	596	39.4	–6.5
	Green	David Harris	227	15.0	N/A
Turnout			~1,511	29.2	–7.3
Registered electors			5,175
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Butler	724	49.0	+8.1
	Conservative	Alan Gellatly	521	35.2	–0.2
	Socialist Labour	James Dry	234	15.8	+3.9
Majority			203	13.7	+8.2
Turnout			1,479	25.8	–5.3
Registered electors			5,862
	Labour hold		Swing	4.2

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jean Heywood*	1,019	62.4	–0.3
	Labour	Lee Petar	615	37.6	+0.3
Majority			404	24.7	–0.6
Turnout			1,634	26.6	–7.9
Registered electors			6,248
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penelope Swallow	467	42.4	–1.0
	Labour	Peter Hedges	418	38.0	–4.4
	Independent	Francis Ward*	216	19.6	N/A
Majority			49	4.5	+3.5
Turnout			1,101	28.2	–3.4
Registered electors			3,949
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	1.7

Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Swerling	1,308	75.3	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Forsyth	250	14.4	–3.8
	Labour	David Bearfield	178	10.3	+2.0
Majority			1,058	60.9	+5.5
Turnout			1,736	33.9	–7.8
Registered electors			5,135
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Bushey North

Bushey North ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Kutchinsky	748	47.7	–11.0
	Conservative	Stephen O'Brien	607	38.7	+11.4
	Green	Arjuna Krishna-Das	110	7.0	+0.4
	Labour	Samuel Russell	102	6.5	–0.9
Majority			141	9.0	–22.5
Turnout			1,567	34.5	–7.5
Registered electors			4,551
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	11.2

Bushey St. James

Bushey St. James (2 seats) ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Gamble*	957	47.6	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Richards	838	41.7	+1.2
	Conservative	Abul Choudhury	789	39.3	–4.5
	Conservative	Pervez Choudhury	754	37.5	–6.3
	Green	Edward Canfor-Dumas	191	9.5	+0.7
	Labour	Yue Ting Cheng	154	7.7	+0.7
Turnout			~2,009	37.7	–3.4
Registered electors			5,328
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Elstree

Elstree ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Morris Bright*	1,029	88.3	+13.0
	Labour	Tim Sandle	136	11.7	–0.2
Majority			893	76.7	+14.3
Turnout			1,165	32.1	–2.5
Registered electors			3,665
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.6

Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Morris*	890	64.7	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	James Hurd	277	20.1	–4.5
	Labour	James Fisher	209	15.2	–0.9
Majority			613	44.5	+9.9
Turnout			1,376	28.2	–14.2
Registered electors			4,888
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Calcutt*	1,199	75.1	+8.9
	Labour	Russell Ramshaw	398	24.9	+8.1
Majority			801	50.2	+1.1
Turnout			1,597	29.9	–6.3
Registered electors			5,406
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Hodgson-Jones	1,579	71.5	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Bonner	416	18.8	–1.6
	Labour	Derek Marcus	214	9.7	+0.3
Majority			1,163	52.6	+2.8
Turnout			2,209	37.5	–3.5
Registered electors			5,931
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

References

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5. Hutchings, Emma (12 April 2007). "Labour Party breaks its silence in election dispute". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
6. Hutchings, Emma (4 May 2007). "Former Labour councillor celebrates Tory borough victory". News Shopper. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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