2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	63,610
Turnout	36.6% (5.4%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats won 12 0 1 Seats after 31 5 3 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 15,217 2,250 4,934 Percentage 63.7% 9.4% 20.7% Swing 2.9% 1.4% 0.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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

Election result

The Conservatives won all 4 seats in Bushey, including defeating the Liberal Democrat group leader Robert Gamble in Bushey North by 182 votes. ^[3] The Conservatives also took Borehamwood Brookmeadow from Labour, with the Labour group leader Ann Harrison holding Borehamwood Cowley Hill by 40 votes. ^[4]

Following the election Lynne Hodgson became the new leader of the Liberal Democrat group. ^[5]

2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election [6] [7] [8]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	3	92.3	19	31	79.5	15,217	63.7	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	0	2	0.0	5	5	12.8	2,250	9.4	–1.4
	Labour	1	1	7.7	2	3	7.7	4,934	20.7	+0.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,117	4.7	+0.2
	Socialist Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	224	0.9	–1.5
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	144	0.6	–0.5

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 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Graham*	1,179	80.6	+5.4
	Green	Jeannette McDermott	163	11.1	+2.4
	Labour	Raymond Edge	121	8.3	+1.0
Majority			1,016	69.4	+3.0
Turnout			1,463	40.1	+8.9
Registered electors			3,667
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Aldenham West

Aldenham West ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Patnick	952	74.5	+0.2
	Labour	Sandra Huff	168	13.1	+0.9
	Green	Caroline Boydell	158	12.4	–1.1
Majority			784	61.3	+0.6
Turnout			1,278	34.7	+3.4
Registered electors			3,708
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Zucker	839	48.1	+5.3
	Labour	Ian Feeney*	764	43.8	+1.9
	Green	David Harris	141	8.1	–7.2
Majority			75	4.3	N/A
Turnout			1,744	32.4	+3.2
Registered electors			5,395
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	1.7

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Harrison*	640	39.8	–9.2
	Conservative	Farida Turner	600	37.3	+2.1
	Socialist Labour	James Dry	224	13.9	–1.9
	Independent	Frank Ward	144	9.0	N/A
Majority			40	2.5	–11.2
Turnout			1,608	26.7	+0.9
Registered electors			6,027
	Labour hold		Swing	5.7

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hannah David*	1,091	57.9	–4.5
	Labour	Peter Hedges	573	30.4	–7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin Whenman	220	11.7	N/A
Majority			518	27.5	+2.7
Turnout			1,884	28.5	+1.9
Registered electors			6,629
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Seamus Quilty*	1,561	78.7	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Brass	177	8.9	–5.5
	Labour	David Bearfield	162	8.2	–2.1
	Green	Karen Ward	83	4.2	N/A
Majority			1,384	69.8	+8.9
Turnout			1,983	37.5	+3.6
Registered electors			5,300
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Bushey North

Bushey North ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve O'Brien	783	48.5	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Gamble*	601	37.2	–10.5
	Labour	Jim Sowerbutts	132	8.2	+1.7
	Green	Arjuna Krishna-Das	100	6.2	–0.8
Majority			182	11.3	N/A
Turnout			1,616	34.1	–0.4
Registered electors			4,743
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	10.2

Bushey Park

Bushey Park ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Silver	864	62.3	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Richards-Gray	522	37.7	–13.8
Majority			342	24.7	N/A
Turnout			1,386	39.0	–9.0
Registered electors			3,577
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.8

Bushey St. James

Bushey St. James ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pervez Choudhury	984	50.2	+12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kim Elliot	730	37.2	–8.6
	Labour	Yue Ting Cheng	150	7.6	+0.2
	Green	Edward Canfor-Dumas	97	4.9	–4.2
Majority			254	13.0	N/A
Turnout			1,961	36.0	–1.7
Registered electors			5,473
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	10.6

Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Knell	1,303	77.9	+13.2
	Labour	James Fisher	369	22.1	+6.9
Majority			934	55.9	+11.4
Turnout			1,672	34.3	–10.2
Registered electors			4,914
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Heywood*	1,187	71.2	–3.9
	Labour	Russell Ramshaw	480	28.8	+3.9
Majority			707	42.4	–7.8
Turnout			1,667	30.1	+0.2
Registered electors			5,616
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Donne*	1,903	84.5	+13.0
	Labour	Pierre Tengwo	350	15.5	+5.8
Majority			1,553	68.9	+16.3
Turnout			2,253	38.1	+0.6
Registered electors			6,019
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Shenley

Shenley ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Wayne	972	74.5	+5.2
	Labour	Richard Butler	332	25.5	+8.0
Majority			640	49.1	–2.8
Turnout			1,304	38.1	+6.2
Registered electors			3,456
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

References

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2. "Hertsmere". BBC News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
3. Hnizdo, Filip (2 May 2008). "Tories take Bushey seats". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
4. "Labour leader keeps seat". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
5. "Hertsmere Lib Dems select new leader". Watford Observer . 14 May 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
6. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 January 2026.
7. "Local elections 2008" (PDF). House of Commons Library . 12 June 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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