2014 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2014 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 11 2 Seats after 34 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 11,024 5,629 Percentage 46.3% 23.6% Swing 11.5% 4.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2014 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were uncontested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 2014 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^{[1] [2]} This was on the same day as the 2014 European Parliament election and other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2014 Hertsmere Borough Council election [3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	11	1	84.6	23	34	87.2	11,024	46.3	–11.5
	Labour	2	1	15.4	3	5	12.8	5,629	23.6	–4.2
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	5,256	22.1	+18.2
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,314	5.5	–4.2
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	446	1.9	+1.1
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	163	0.7	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.

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive Butchins	822	41.9	–3.6
	Labour	Najaf Raza	635	32.4	–17.0
	UKIP	Lawrence Stack	505	25.7	N/A
Majority			187	9.5	N/A
Turnout			1,962
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Vince	796	41.3	–24.9
	UKIP	James Ward	656	34.0	N/A
	Conservative	Victor Eni	475	24.6	–9.2
Majority			140	7.3	–25.1
Turnout			1,927
	Labour hold

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandra Parnell*	1,060	43.6	–2.8
	Labour	Anthony Scott-Norman	767	31.6	–4.6
	UKIP	David Appleby	604	24.8	+12.1
Majority			293	12.0	–1.8
Turnout			2,431
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon Galliers	595	39.9	–16.9
	Conservative	Pat Strack*	485	32.5	–10.7
	UKIP	Frank Ward	413	27.7	N/A
Majority			110	7.4	–6.2
Turnout			1,493
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.1

Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Batten*	1,381	70.0	–6.7
	Labour	David Bearfield	252	12.8	+0.3
	UKIP	Tracey Impey	218	11.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Oakwater	121	6.1	–4.8
Majority			1,129	57.2	–7.0
Turnout			1,972
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Bushey North

Bushey North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane West*	516	28.3	–18.8
	Independent	Wayne Thomas	446	24.5	N/A
	UKIP	Cathie Ward	358	19.6	N/A
	Labour	James Sowerbutts	280	15.4	–5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Shailain Shah	224	12.3	–20.0
Majority			70	3.8	–11.0
Turnout			1,824
	Conservative hold

Bushey Park

Bushey Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Swerling	826	64.8	–1.5
	Labour	Joanna Grindrod	260	20.4	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey McCracken	189	14.8	–0.8
Majority			566	44.4	–3.8
Turnout			1,275
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Bushey St James

Bushey St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Rutledge	956	44.6	–10.9
	Labour	Tony Breslin	451	21.0	–10.0
	UKIP	Stuart Pole	390	18.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Goldstein	185	8.6	–4.9
	Green	Edward Canfor-Dumas	163	7.6	N/A
Majority			505	23.6	–0.9
Turnout			2,145
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Elstree

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harvey Cohen*	940	66.0	–11.6
	Labour	Daniel Elton	225	15.8	–6.6
	UKIP	Antony Gee	197	13.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Holly Gunning	62	4.4	N/A
Majority			715	50.2	–5.0
Turnout			1,424
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Worster*	830	44.6	–15.0
	UKIP	David Hoy	528	28.4	N/A
	Labour	Kaylee Muldoon	367	19.7	–7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Oatway	135	7.3	–6.4
Majority			302	16.2	N/A
Turnout			1,860
	Conservative hold

Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ruth Lyon	793	43.7	–3.3
	UKIP	John Impey	533	29.4	+10.8
	Labour	John Doolan	407	22.4	–6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Saif al-Saadoon	81	4.5	–1.6
Majority			260	14.3	–4.3
Turnout			1,814
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.1

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Abhishek Sachdev	1,191	49.7	–9.6
	UKIP	Pauline Dyer	594	24.8	+16.2
	Labour	Harvey Ward	385	16.1	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Willett	226	9.4	+0.8
Majority			597	24.9	–18.8
Turnout			2,396
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.9

Shenley

Shenley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosemary Gilligan*	749	57.2	–8.1
	UKIP	Eddie Wymer	260	19.9	N/A
	Labour	Colin Stanoiu	209	16.0	–8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Buchanan	91	7.0	–3.4
Majority			489	37.3	–3.7
Turnout			1,309
	Conservative hold

References

1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
2. "Hertsmere - Local Election Results 2014". Andrew Teale. Local Election Archive Project. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
3. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 January 2026.