2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election

2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election

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10 out of 30 seats to Broxbourne Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	18,633, 25.93%
First party Second party   Leader Lewis Cocking Carol Bowman Party Conservative Labour Last election 27 seats, 50.3% 3 seats, 29.3% Seats before 27 3 Seats after 27 3 Seat change Popular vote 9,404 5,687 Percentage 50.4% 30.5% Swing 0.1% 1.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election
Leader before election Lewis Cocking Conservative Leader after election Mark Mills-Bishop Conservative

The 2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Broxbourne Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England and Hertfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner election. The council remained under Conservative majority control.

Background

As is typical for Broxbourne's local elections, ten seats of the thirty total were contested. The Conservative Party have controlled the council since the council's creation in 1974. Prior to the election they had control of twenty-seven of the thirty seats, meaning it was impossible for them to lose majority control regardless of the election's results. The leader of the council prior to the election, Lewis Cocking, did not stand for re-election. ^[2]

All seats being contested were held by the Conservative Party, with the exception of Waltham Cross's seat (held by Labour). Labour, the Green Party and the Conservatives put forth candidates for all seats up for election. The Liberal Democrats also contested every seat except Cheshunt South and Theobalds Ward. Additionally, in some seats candidates representing the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and the UK Independence Party also stood alongside one independent candidate.

Election results

The results of the election were announced one day after voting. ^[3] In a repeat of the previous year, Labour held the contested Waltham Cross ward while the Conservatives held in every other ward. Therefore, with no seats changing hands, the Conservatives maintained their majority control of the council. The Conservatives chose Mark Mills-Bishop to be their new leader and he was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 14 May 2024. ^[4]

2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9		90.0	18	27	90.0	9,404	50.4	+0.1
	Labour	1		10.0	2	3	10.0	5,687	30.5	+1.0
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,830	9.8	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,148	6.2	-2.0
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	219	1.2	+0.9
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	219	1.2	N/A
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	126	0.7	-0.5

Ward results

The Statements of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, were released by Broxbourne Council on 8 April 2024 following the close of nominations. ^[1] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South Ward

Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diane Sanders	1,313	55.3	1.0
	Green	Sally Kemp	584	24.6	4.0
	Labour Co-op	Roy Wareham	273	11.5	0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kiran Thomas	122	5.1	1.1
	UKIP	Matthew Neale	82	3.5	New
Majority			729	30.7	5.0
Turnout			2374	24.72
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheshunt North Ward

Cheshunt North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Gunnell	895	48.3	2.4
	Labour	Lisa Newby	732	39.5	2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kostas Inchenko	102	5.5	4.5
	Green	Madela Baddock	87	4.7	1.9
	TUSC	Josh Asker	38	2.0	New
Majority			163	8.8
Turnout			1854	28.14
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheshunt South and Theobalds Ward

Cheshunt South and Theobalds

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carol Crump*	821	43.8	1.7
	Labour	Zahra Spencer	767	40.9	4.0
	Green	Ellie Austen	131	7.0	1.5
	Independent	Cody McCormick	126	6.7	5.4
	TUSC	Bea Gardner	29	1.5	New
Majority			54	2.9
Turnout			1874	27.44
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flamstead End Ward

Flamstead End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dee Hart*	934	60.0	0.3
	Labour	Ian Dust	397	25.5	0.1
	Green	Karen Brett	120	7.7	1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kypros Savopoulos	77	4.9	2.1
	TUSC	Aaron Smith	28	1.8	1.0
Majority			537	34.5
Turnout			1556	24.02
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goffs Oak Ward

Goffs Oak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pierce Connolly*	1,168	57.7	6.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Payne	371	18.3	13.7
	Labour	Aeden Rooney	347	17.1	5.8
	Green	Trevor Griffiths	138	6.8	1.3
Majority			797	39.4
Turnout			2024	27.26
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hoddesdon North Ward

Hoddesdon North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Brown*	1,033	55.8	6.0
	Labour Co-op	Janet Wareham	433	23.4	0.9
	Green	James McQuillan	151	8.2	0.2
	UKIP	Albert Nicolas	137	7.4	New
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Kemp	98	5.3	2.4
Majority			600	32.4
Turnout			1852	24.72
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park Ward

Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Ayling*	713	48.6	2.3
	Labour	Andreas Georgiou	435	29.7	0.8
	Green	Roy Clements	180	12.3	1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Vizer	96	6.5	1.3
	TUSC	Pauline Lesley	42	2.9	New
Majority			278	19.0
Turnout			1466	20.68
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rosedale and Bury Green Ward

Rosedale and Bury Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Chorley*	943	54.2	5.5
	Labour	Ed Dragusin	550	31.6	6.4
	Green	Rishi Mehta	168	9.6	3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie de Rivaz	80	4.6	New
Majority			393	22.6
Turnout			1741	25.53
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Cross Ward

Waltham Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sean Waters*	1,193	57.2	1.1
	Conservative	Yinka Sonubi	570	27.4	2.3
	Green	Robert Gledhill	134	6.4	1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Fabio Bonfante	132	6.3	0.1
	TUSC	Christine Thomas	55	2.6	0.1
Majority			623	29.9
Turnout			2084	26.38
	Labour hold		Swing

Wormley and Turnford Ward

Wormley and Turnford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Clune	1,014	56.1	2.4
	Labour	James Spencer	560	31.0	3.4
	Green	Owen Brett	137	7.6	0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Seema Rajani	70	3.9	0.3
	TUSC	Robert Landon	27	1.5	New
Majority			454	25.1
Turnout			1808	23.17
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Elections and voting". Broxbourne Borough Council . Retrieved 12 April 2024.
2. Durrant, Will (15 April 2024). "Local Elections 2024: The full list of candidates in Broxbourne". Essex Live. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
3. "2024 election results". Broxbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
4. "Annual Council Meeting, 14 May 2024". Broxbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 15 May 2024.