Broxbourne Borough Council election, 1994

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The Broxbourne Council election, 1994 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

Broxbourne Borough Council is the local authority for the Broxbourne non-metropolitan district of Hertfordshire, England. Broxbourne is located in the south-east of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Cheshunt, the largest settlement in the district.

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Hertfordshire County of England

Hertfordshire is one of the home counties in England. It is bordered by Bedfordshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Buckinghamshire to the west and Greater London to the south. For government statistical purposes, it is placed in the East of England region.

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Composition of expiring seats before election

Ward Party Incumbent Elected Incumbent Standing again?
Broxbourne Conservative 1990 Don Smith Yes
Bury Green Conservative 1991 Geoffrey Morris Yes
Cheshunt Central Conservative 1991 Trevor Simpson No
Cheshunt North Conservative 1990 Don Poole Yes
Flamstead End Conservative 1990 Sheila Kendall Yes
Goffs Oak Conservative 1990 Marie Dowsett Yes
Hoddesdon North Conservative 1990 Robert Groucott Yes
Hoddesdon Town Conservative 1990 Michael Lavender [Table note 1] Yes
Rosedale SDP-Liberal Alliance 1990 Trevor Griffiths No
Rye Park Conservative 1990 Arthur Hillwayd No
Theobalds Conservative 1990 Patricia Morris Yes
Waltham Cross North Conservative 1990 Norman Ames Yes
Waltham Cross South Labour 1990 Lester Hickling [Table note 2] No
Wormley & Turnford Conservative 1990 Brian Hill Yes
  1. Michael Lavender stood in Hoddesdon North Ward in 1994.
  2. Lester Hickling stood in Theobalds Ward in 1994.

Election results

Broxbourne Local Election Result 1994
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 9 0 3 -3 60.00 40.44 10,343
  Labour 3 1 0 +1 20.00 31.06 7,944
  Liberal Democrat 3 2 0 +2 20.00 28.02 7,167
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.48 123

Results summary

An election was held in 14 wards on 5 May 1994.

15 seats were contested at this election (2 seats in Hoddesdon North Ward).

The Conservative Party lost 3 seats at this election, Cheshunt Central & Hoddesdon Town to the Liberal Democrats and Theobalds to the Labour Party.

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

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Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Donald Smith 830 42.17
Liberal Democrat Peter Huse 759 38.57
Labour Gillian Harvey 379 19.26
Majority 71
Turnout 1,968 34.85
Conservative hold Swing
Bury Green Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Geoffrey Morris 897 43.27
Labour Allen Wallace 857 41.34
Liberal Democrat Patrick Moloney 319 15.39
Majority 40
Turnout 2,073 37.44
Conservative hold Swing
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Robert Smith 654 43.60
Conservative Gillian Langford 588 39.20
Labour Christopher Simonovitch 258 17.20
Majority 66
Turnout 1,500 42.21
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Cheshunt North Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Donald Poole 742 41.62
Labour Julia Theobald 648 36.34
Liberal Democrat Julian Gould 393 22.04
Majority 94
Turnout 1,783 33.72
Conservative hold Swing
Flamstead End Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sheila Kendall 906 46.85
Labour Derrick Shiers 630 32.57
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Johnson 398 20.58
Majority 276
Turnout 1,934 38.04
Conservative hold Swing
Goffs Oak Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marie Dowsett 828 59.83
Liberal Democrat Reginald Williams 381 27.53
Labour Stephen Ferns 175 12.64
Majority 447
Turnout 1,384 39.70
Conservative hold Swing
Hoddesdon North Ward Result 2 Seats 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Lavender 774 20.58
Conservative Robert Groucott 767 20.39
Liberal Democrat Julia Davies 761 20.23
Liberal Democrat Anthoney Fey 675 17.94
Labour Neil Harvey 413 10.99
Labour Warren Peto 371 9.87
Turnout 3,761 40.98
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Dorothy Morgan 852 43.27
Conservative George Patience 675 34.28
Labour David May 442 22.45
Majority 177
Turnout 1,969 38.95
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Rosedale Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Carolyn Iles 447 36.61
Conservative Jacqueline De Pace 351 28.75
Labour Martin Murphy 300 24.57
BNP David Bruce 123 10.07
Majority 96
Turnout 1,221 41.74
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Rye Park Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Linda Dambrauskas 858 44.76
Conservative Daniel Titmuss 632 32.97
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Harrington 427 22.27
Majority 226
Turnout 1,917 41.38
Labour hold Swing
Theobalds Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lester Hickling 733 40.36
Conservative Patricia Morris 707 38.94
Liberal Democrat James Tait 376 20.70
Majority 26
Turnout 1,816
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Waltham Cross North Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norman Ames 635 47.56
Labour Henry Lucas 508 37.97
Liberal Democrat Anthony Stokes 195 14.57
Majority 127
Turnout 1,338 44.90
Conservative hold Swing
Waltham Cross South Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Farrington 914 58.40
Conservative Frederick Kidd 484 30.93
Liberal Democrat Bronwen Deards 167 10.67
Majority 430
Turnout 1,565 36.02
Labour hold Swing
Wormley / Turnford Ward Result 5 May 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Hill 527 39.10
Labour Malcolm Theobald 458 33.98
Liberal Democrat Andrew Wood 363 26.92
Majority 69
Turnout 1,348 29.70
Conservative hold Swing

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