2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 Hertsmere council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008. Hertsmere UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2008 Hertsmere council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008.

The 2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

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]

Hertsmere Local Election Result 2008 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1230+392.365.214,218+8.9%
  Labour 101-17.719.44,241-1.9%
  Liberal Democrats 002-2010.32,250-6.3%
  Green 000003.4743-0.2%
  Socialist Labour 000001.0224-0.1%
  Independent 000000.7144-0.3%

Ward results

Aldenham East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Graham1,17980.6+5.4
Green Jeannette McDermott16311.1+2.4
Labour Raymond Edge1218.3+1.0
Majority1,01669.4+3.0
Turnout 1,46340.1+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Aldenham West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Patnick95274.5+0.2
Labour Sandra Huff16813.1+0.9
Green Caroline Boydell15812.4−1.1
Majority78461.3+0.6
Turnout 1,27834.7+4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Borehamwood Brookmeadow [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Zucker83948.1
Labour Ian Feeney76443.8
Green David Harris1418.1
Majority754.3
Turnout 1,74432.4+8.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Borehamwood Cowley Hill [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Harrison64039.8−9.2
Conservative Farida Turner60037.3+2.1
Socialist Labour James Dry22413.9−1.9
Independent Frank Ward1449.0+9.0
Majority402.5−11.2
Turnout 1,60826.7+1.0
Labour hold Swing
Borehamwood Hillside [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hannah David1,09157.9−4.5
Labour Peter Hedges57330.4−7.2
Liberal Democrats Gavin Whenman22011.7+11.7
Majority51827.5+2.8
Turnout 1,88428.5+2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bushey Heath [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Seamus Quilty1,56178.7+3.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brass1778.9−5.5
Labour David Bearfield1628.2−2.1
Green Karen Ward834.2+4.2
Majority1,38469.8+8.9
Turnout 1,98337.5+4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bushey North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve O'Brien78348.5+9.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Gamble60137.2−10.5
Labour Jim Sowerbutts1328.2+1.7
Green Arjuna Krishna-Das1006.2−0.8
Majority18211.3
Turnout 1,61634.10.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bushey Park [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Silver86462.3+13.8
Liberal Democrats Adam Richards-Gray52237.7−13.8
Majority34224.6
Turnout 1,38639.0−9.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bushey St James [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pervez Choudhury98450.2
Liberal Democrats Kim Elliot73037.2
Labour Yue Cheng1507.6
Green Edward Canfor-Dumas974.9
Majority25413.0
Turnout 1,96136.0−2.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Potters Bar Furzefield [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Knell1,30377.9+13.2
Labour James Fisher36922.1+6.9
Majority93455.9+11.4
Turnout 1,67234.3+6.0
Conservative hold Swing
Potters Bar Oakmere [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Heywood1,18771.2−3.9
Labour Russell Ramshaw48028.8+3.9
Majority70742.4−7.8
Turnout 1,66730.10.0
Conservative hold Swing
Potters Bar Parkfield [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Donne1,90384.5+13.0
Labour Pierre Tengwo35015.5+5.8
Majority1,55368.9+16.3
Turnout 2,25338.1+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Shenley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Wayne97274.5+5.2
Labour Richard Butler33225.5+8.0
Majority64049.1−2.8
Turnout 1,30438.1+6.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Hertsmere". BBC News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections 2008" (PDF). House of Commons Library . 12 June 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Election results - 2008". Hertsmere Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.