2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	64,600
Turnout	66.1% (29.5%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats won 12 1 0 Seats after 34 3 2 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 26,422 11,584 4,313 Percentage 60.9% 26.7% 9.9% Swing 2.8% 6.0% 0.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as the 2010 general election and 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

Overall turnout at the election was 64.6%. ^[3]

2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election [4] [5] [3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	3	92.3	22	34	87.2	26,422	60.9	–2.8
	Labour	1		7.7	2	3	7.7	11,584	26.7	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	0	3	0.0	2	2	5.1	4,313	9.9	+0.5
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	690	1.6	N/A
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	393	0.9	+0.3

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.

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harvey Cohen*	1,503	46.0	–2.1
	Labour	Jeanette McMullen	863	26.4	–17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Sear	509	15.6	N/A
	BNP	Freda Green	264	8.1	N/A
	Independent	Andrew Godleman	125	3.8	N/A
Majority			640	19.6	+15.3
Turnout			3,276	59.6	+27.2
Registered electors			5,497
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Di Hoeksma*	1,373	42.2	+2.4
	Conservative	Anne Mitchell	1,189	36.5	–0.8
	BNP	Colin Cooper	426	13.1	N/A
	Independent	Frank Ward	268	8.2	–0.8
Majority			184	5.7	+3.2
Turnout			3,279	54.1	+27.4
Registered electors			6,064
	Labour hold		Swing	1.6

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandra Parnell*	2,496	62.5	+4.6
	Labour	Lee Petar	1,499	37.5	+7.1
Majority			997	25.0	–2.5
Turnout			4,048	59.1	+30.6
Registered electors			6,851
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pat Strack*	1,253	51.3	+8.9
	Labour	Richard Butler	1,188	48.7	+10.7
Majority			65	2.7	–1.8
Turnout			2,481	59.9	+31.4
Registered electors			4,143
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Batten*	2,997	77.1	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Brass	466	12.0	+3.1
	Labour	George Bath	422	10.9	+2.7
Majority			2,531	65.1	–4.7
Turnout			3,893	74.1	+36.6
Registered electors			5,251
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Bushey North

Bushey North ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane West	1,371	44.4	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Sheridan	1,275	41.2	+4.0
	Labour	Jim Sowerbutts	445	14.4	+6.2
Majority			96	3.1	–8.1
Turnout			3,113	65.5	+31.4
Registered electors			4,751
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.1

Bushey Park

Bushey Park ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Collins	1,439	58.8	–3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Ownsworth	686	28.0	–9.7
	Labour	David Bearfield	323	13.2	N/A
Majority			753	30.8	+6.2
Turnout			2,505	72.5	+33.5
Registered electors			3,455
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.1

Bushey St. James

Bushey St. James ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Denise Kieran	1,850	49.5	–0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Gamble	1,377	36.9	–0.3
	Labour	Yue Ting Cheng	507	13.6	+6.0
Majority			473	12.7	–0.4
Turnout			3,756	68.2	+32.2
Registered electors			5,507
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.2

Elstree

Elstree ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derrick Gunasekera*	1,902	77.7	–10.6
	Labour	Ian Feeney	545	22.3	+10.6
Majority			1,357	55.5	–21.2
Turnout			2,483	67.5	+35.4
Registered electors			3,677
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.6

Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Worster	2,250	68.0	–9.9
	Labour	Jim Fisher	1,061	32.0	+9.9
Majority			1,189	35.9	–19.8
Turnout			3,401	69.1	+34.8
Registered electors			4,921
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Ricks	2,190	65.6	–5.6
	Labour	Michael Nkrumah	1,148	34.4	+5.6
Majority			1,042	31.2	–11.2
Turnout			3,425	61.4	+31.3
Registered electors			5,580
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Hodgson-Jones	3,083	76.8	–7.7
	Labour	Derek Marcus	931	23.2	+7.7
Majority			2,152	53.6	–15.4
Turnout			4,087	67.8	+29.7
Registered electors			6,029
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Shenley

Shenley ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosemary Gilligan*	1,949	75.0	+0.5
	Labour	Sam Clements	650	25.0	–0.5
Majority			1,299	50.0	+1.0
Turnout			2,642	68.2	+30.1
Registered electors			3,874
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

References

1. "Hertsmere Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 January 2026.
2. "Hertsmere". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
3. "Election results - 2010". Hertsmere Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
4. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 January 2026.
5. "Local elections 2010". The Guardian . 7 May 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.