2010 Broxbourne Borough Council election

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The Broxbourne Council election, 2010 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, a local government authority in Hertfordshire, England. [1]

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Composition of expiring seats before election

WardPartyIncumbent ElectedIncumbentStanding again?
BroxbourneConservative2006Joyce BallNo
Bury GreenConservative2006Martin GreensmythYes
Cheshunt CentralConservative2006Keith BrownYes [Table note 1]
Cheshunt NorthConservative2006Kay LeeseNo
Flamstead EndConservative2006Paul SeebyYes
Goffs OakConservative2006Mark Mills-BishopYes
Hoddesdon NorthConservative2006Alan SmithNo
Hoddesdon TownConservative2006Kenneth AylingYes
RosedaleConservative2006David LewisYes
Rye ParkConservative2006Moyra O'NeillNo
TheobaldsConservative2006Carol Crump-EynonYes
Waltham CrossLabour2006Malcolm AitkenYes
Wormley & TurnfordConservative2006Gordon NicholsonYes
  1. ↑ Keith Brown stood in Hoddesdon North Ward in 2010.

Election results

Broxbourne Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1200092.3159.6925,615-3.77
  Labour 10007.6921.099,051+1.89
  Liberal Democrats 00000.0011.264,830+9.27
  BNP 00000.007.963,417-7.38

Results summary

An election was held in all 13 wards on Thursday 6 May 2010.

The May 2010 election saw the largest number of Liberal Democrat candidates in a Broxbourne election since the whole council was elected in 1999 following the Boundary Commission review.

The Liberal Democrats succeeded in achieving 3rd place in the popular vote despite fielding the smallest number of candidates (9) of any party.

The overall BNP result was the worst achieving by the party in recent years. All of the BNP candidates finished in last place in the 10 wards the BNP contested.

Additionally the BNP share of the vote fell by over 7% when compared with the last Broxbourne Council elections held in 2008.

No seats changed hands in this election.

The new political balance of the council following this election was:

The next Local Government Election was scheduled to be held on 5 May 2011 when seats will be contested in all of the 13 wards.

In December 2010 Councillor Joanne Welch left the Conservative Group [2] and sat as an Independent member. As a result of this the new political balance of the council was:

Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila Ann Benford2,35965.60-5.43
Liberal Democrats Peter Raymond Huse82622.97+10.80
Labour Raymond Harold Cook41111.43+1.86
Majority1,533
Turnout 3,59671.59
Conservative hold Swing
Bury Green Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Greensmyth1,56653.91-5.76
Labour Ian Graham Hunter53418.380.56
Liberal Democrats Michael Robert Hanks43214.87+14.87
BNP Wendy Jane Ward37312.84-10.17
Majority1,032
Turnout 2,90561.45
Conservative hold Swing
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Brimson2,25164.83-2.02
Labour Christopher John Simonovitch81323.42+6.65
BNP Ramon Paul Johns40811.75-4.63
Majority1,438
Turnout 3,47261.68
Conservative hold Swing
Cheshunt North Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Kenneth Clark1,85256.17-8.42
Labour Peter George Charles Alford67620.50+1.76
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jane Newman42712.96+12.96
BNP Carolyn Iles34210.37-6.30
Majority1,176
Turnout 3,29759.75
Conservative hold Swing
Flamstead End Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Nicholas Seeby2,05660.36-7.73
Labour Shirley McInnes52418.38+3.97
Liberal Democrats Michael Cripps47113.83+13.83
BNP Ian John Seeby35510.42-7.08
Majority1,532
Turnout 3,40664.67
Conservative hold Swing
Goffs Oak Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Bevis James Mills-Bishop3,19476.72-0.51
Labour Cherry Lorraine Robbins64915.59+4.30
BNP Russell Jesse Shevill3207.69-3.79
Majority2,545
Turnout 4,16367.14
Conservative hold Swing
Hoddesdon North Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Martin Brown2,31762.67-10.33
Liberal Democrats Fraser Scott55615.04+15.04
Labour Edward Herbert Hopwood54814.82+0.07
BNP Terence Frederick Savage2767.47-4.78
Majority1,761
Turnout 3,69766.75
Conservative hold Swing
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Alan Ayling1,83256.60-3.08
Liberal Democrats Kirstie Jane Mounsteven De Rivaz74222.92+9.57
Labour Neil Harvey66320.48+5.68
Majority1,090
Turnout 3,23758.79
Conservative hold Swing
Rosedale Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Arthur Lewis1,16757.15-3.68
Labour Alexander David McInnes45622.33+11.21
BNP Stephen McCole41920.52-7.23
Majority711
Turnout 2,04261.02
Conservative hold Swing
Rye Park Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Victor Bellamy1,55950.50-6.20
Labour Annette Judith Marples78325.36-5.68
Liberal Democrats Michael John Winrow48215.61+15.61
BNP William James Dewick2638.52-3.64
Majority776
Turnout 3,08759.32
Conservative hold Swing
Theobalds Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Ann Crump-Eynon2,19766.02+0.89
Labour Ronald Douglas McCole1,13133.98+11.80
Majority1,066
Turnout 3,32861.12
Conservative hold Swing
Waltham Cross Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm David Aitken1,13741.53-0.26
Conservative Jill Thatcher1,02737.51+6.27
Liberal Democrats Nigel Francis De Rivaz32611.91+11.91
BNP Christopher David Francis2489.06-17.90
Majority110
Turnout 2,73853.52
Labour hold Swing
Wormley & Turnford Ward Result 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Nicholson2,23856.73-6.56
Labour Tom Michael Stone72618.40-1.11
Liberal Democrats Doreen Angela Bossis56814.40+14.40
BNP Mark Anthony Gerrard41310.47-6.73
Majority1,512
Turnout 3,94558.31
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Trailer - Local Elections May 2010". 4 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008.
  2. ↑ Ford, Martin (31 December 2010). "Independent councillor refuses to resign Cheshunt seat after leaving Tories". Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Borough Election 2010 Results". Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
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