Broxbourne Borough Council elections

Last updated April 18, 2025

One third of Broxbourne Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2012, 30 councillors are elected from 10 wards.^[1]

Council elections

1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1976 Broxbourne Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of wards by 1 and seats by 2)^[2]
1978 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1979 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1980 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1982 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1983 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1984 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1986 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1987 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1988 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1990 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1991 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1992 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1994 Broxbourne Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]^[4]
1995 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1996 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1998 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of wards by 1 and seats by 4)^[5]^[6]
2000 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2002 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2003 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2004 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2006 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2007 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2008 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2010 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2011 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2012 Broxbourne Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of wards by 3 and seats by 8)^[7]
2014 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2015 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2016 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2018 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2019 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2021 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2022 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2023 Broxbourne Borough Council election
2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election

Political balance of the council

Election Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal	SDP-Liberal Alliance	Liberal Democrats	UKIP	British National Party	Independent	Total
1973	28	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	40
1976	36	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	42
1978	37	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	42
1979	37	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	42
1980	34	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	42
1982	33	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	42
1983	32	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	42
1984	33	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	42
1986	32	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	42
1987	34	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	42
1988	36	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	42
1990	35	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	42
1991	35	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	42
1992	36	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	42
1994	33	5	0	0	4	0	0	0	42
1995	27	11	0	0	4	0	0	0	42
1996	24	14	0	0	4	0	0	0	42
1998	31	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	42
1999	33	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
2000	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
2002	35	2	0	0	0	0	0	1^[a]	38
2003	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	38
2004	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	38
2006	35	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	38
2007	36	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
2008	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
2010	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
2011	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
2012	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
2014	27	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	30
2015	27	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	30
2016	27	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	30
2018	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
2019	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
2021	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
2022	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
2023	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
2024	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	30

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↑ Bury Green Residents.

Results maps

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By-election results

1982-1986

Hoddesdon Town By-Election 3 March 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Julian Gould	1,060	51.86
	Conservative	Charles Thompson	755	36.94
	Labour	Janet Batsleer	229	11.20
Majority			305
Turnout			2,044	44.80
	Alliance hold		Swing

Wormley / Turnford By-Election 8 November 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Beryl Poole	470	50.92
	Labour	Mark Farrington	302	32.72
	Alliance	Julie Cooper	151	16.36
Majority			168
Turnout			923	21.80
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheshunt Central By-Election 4 July 1985
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Graham Brewster	535	43.50
	Alliance	Peter Huse	468	38.05
	Labour	Mark Bryant	227	18.45
Majority			67
Turnout			1,230	33.80
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rosedale By-Election 4 July 1985
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	David Lefley	372	40.83
	Conservative	Michael Lavender	292	32.06
	Labour	Mark Farrington	247	27.11
Majority			80
Turnout			911	38.50
	Alliance hold		Swing

Flamstead End By-Election 21 November 1985
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gordon Greenwood	511	48.44
	Alliance	Malcolm Aitken	349	33.08
	Labour	Paul Spychal	195	18.48
Majority			162
Turnout			1,055	23.10
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986-1990

Theobalds By-Election 29 October 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Victor Bellingham	427	54.75
	Labour	Lester Hicking	254	32.56
	SLD	Kenneth King	99	12.69
Majority			173
Turnout			780	18.70
	Conservative hold		Swing

Theobalds By-Election 4 May 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Patricia Morris	753	52.15
	Labour	Lester Hicking	522	36.15
	SLD	Paul Seeby	169	11.70
Majority			231	34.90
Turnout			1,444	36.40
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Cross North By-Election 4 May 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mandy Hayward	587	51.99
	Labour	Malcolm Theobald	416	36.85
	SLD	Anthony Stokes	126	11.16
Majority			171
Turnout			1,129	36.40
	Conservative hold		Swing

1994-1998

Waltham Cross North By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Tranham	1,055	49.4	−7.0
	Labour	Alan McCole	888	41.6	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Barton	192	9.0	+3.2
Majority			167	7.8
Turnout			2,135
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1998-2002

Goffs Oak By-Election 9 July 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline De Pace	569	75.0	+3.3
	Labour	Linda Dambrauskas	131	17.2	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Barton	42	5.5	−1.7
	Independent Conservative	Christopher Stone	17	2.2	−6.1
Majority			438	57.8
Turnout			759
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheshunt Central By-Election 16 November 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Moyra O'Neill	442	60.1	+0.1
	Labour	Carolyn Iles	198	26.9	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Garton	54	7.3	−3.0
	BNP	John Cope	42	5.7	−1.3
Majority			244	33.2
Turnout			736	12.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Theobalds By-Election 22 November 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Smith	551	60.4	−8.8
	Labour	Richard Greenhill	307	33.6	+2.8
	BNP	John Cope	55	6.0	+6.0
Majority			244	26.8
Turnout			913	18.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2002-2006

Rosedale By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Lewis	799	41.5
	BNP	Gary Horsley	507	26.3
	Labour	Cherry Robbins	426	22.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Huse	193	10.0
Majority			292	15.2
Turnout			1,925	57.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010-2014

Cheshunt Central By-Election 30 June 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tony Siracusa	742	53.11
	Labour	Richard Greenhill	481	34.43
	UKIP	David Platt	88	6.30
	Independent	Joanne Welch	62	4.44
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Huse	24	1.72
Majority			261
Turnout			1,397	24.80
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014-2018

Waltham Cross by-Election 9 March 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patsy Spears	650	41.0	−3.5
	Labour	Christian Durugo	646	40.8	−14.8
	UKIP	Steve Coster	200	12.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Wyer	89	5.6	N/A
Majority			4	0.2
Turnout				20.85
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

↑ "Councillors". Borough of Broxbourne. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
↑ The Borough of Broxbourne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ "Broxbourne". BBC News Online . Retrieved 31 August 2009.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
↑ Rawlings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 April 2025.

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[8] Bury Green Residents.

[councillors-1] "Councillors". Borough of Broxbourne. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

[2] The Borough of Broxbourne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975

[3] slation.gov.uk - The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[hold-5] "Broxbourne". BBC News Online . Retrieved 31 August 2009.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[9] Rawlings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 April 2025.

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Broxbourne Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Dacorum Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
East Hertfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Hertsmere Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2019 2023
North Hertfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
St Albans City and District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Stevenage Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Three Rivers District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Watford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
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