2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council went under no overall control at this election, with the Conservatives losing the majority they had held since 1999.[3][4] Whilst the Conservatives were still the largest party on the council, a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition formed to take control of the council instead. Labour group leader Jeremy Newmark became leader of the council and Liberal Democrat group leader Paul Richards became deputy leader of the council.[5]
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 39 | 16 | 0 | 13 | ![]() |
41.0 | 43.1 | 26,435 | –11.2 | |
Labour | 39 | 14 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
35.9 | 32.9 | 20,218 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
23.1 | 21.6 | 13,286 | +10.0 | |
Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.6 | 997 | N/A | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.5 | 317 | –3.8 | |
Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.2 | 130 | N/A |
Ward results
[edit]The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Hertsmere Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.
Aldenham East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lucy Selby | 967 | 66.9 | –4.1 | |
Conservative | Brett Rosehill | 853 | 59.0 | –9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ben Denton-Cardew | 311 | 21.5 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Howard | 300 | 20.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Joshua Goldman | 179 | 12.4 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Julian Treves Brown | 167 | 11.6 | +2.3 | |
Turnout | 1,445 | 37.4 | –2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,864 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Aldenham West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Caroline Clapper | 882 | 56.4 | –21.9 | |
Conservative | David Lambert | 752 | 48.1 | –18.0 | |
Labour | Sandra Huff | 200 | 12.8 | –0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon May | 186 | 11.9 | –3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Saif al-Saadoon | 164 | 10.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Ronan Dhadra | 161 | 10.3 | –2.2 | |
Turnout | 1,564 | 39.0 | +5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,009 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Bentley Heath & the Royds
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Helen Green | 741 | 47.4 | +16.1 | |
Conservative | Meenal Sachdev | 740 | 47.3 | –16.6 | |
Labour Co-op | John Doolan | 712 | 45.5 | +17.3 | |
Conservative | Panna Shah | 705 | 45.1 | –18.3 | |
Green | Frank Jeffs | 191 | 12.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,647 | 37.1 | +6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,440 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Borehamwood Brookmeadow
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Rebecca Challice | 942 | 48.0 | +12.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Graeme Alexander | 935 | 47.6 | +13.7 | |
Conservative | Alan Plancey | 878 | 44.7 | +3.5 | |
Labour Co-op | Caroline Pitrakou | 854 | 43.5 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Glenn Briski | 807 | 41.1 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Shivani Sachdev | 733 | 37.3 | –4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Irena Slack | 218 | 11.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,963 | 30.5 | –2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,435 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Borehamwood Cowley Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Richard Butler | 1,000 | 64.4 | +8.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Jeremy Newmark | 928 | 59.7 | +13.0 | |
Labour | Linda Smith | 875 | 56.3 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Jake Landsberg | 376 | 24.2 | –2.4 | |
Conservative | Daniel Nygate | 360 | 23.2 | –2.8 | |
Conservative | Romy Rosehill | 356 | 22.9 | –2.0 | |
Green | Naomi Coleman | 193 | 12.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Paulo Goncalves | 146 | 9.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,554 | 24.2 | –2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,421 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Borehamwood Hillside
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alpha Collins | 847 | 47.1 | +24.0 | |
Labour | Aaditya Kaza | 770 | 42.8 | +20.4 | |
Conservative | Alexander Clarkson | 765 | 42.6 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Victor Eni* | 747 | 41.6 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Farida Turner* | 732 | 40.7 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Tushar Kumar | 725 | 40.3 | +18.0 | |
Green | Madalyn Bielfield | 230 | 12.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Goorney | 184 | 10.2 | –7.8 | |
Turnout | 1,797 | 31.9 | –0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,634 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Borehamwood Kenilworth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Nik Oakley | 1,074 | 59.1 | +5.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Prabhakar Kaza | 1,056 | 58.1 | +13.2 | |
Labour Co-op | Parveen Rani | 1,014 | 55.8 | +10.9 | |
Conservative | Emma Green | 565 | 31.1 | –13.9 | |
Conservative | Susan Glyn | 543 | 29.9 | –10.5 | |
Conservative | David Lazarus | 533 | 29.4 | –10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elaine Elliman | 241 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,816 | 27.7 | |||
Registered electors | 6,554 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | |||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour Co-op hold |
Bushey Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Morris* | 818 | 64.0 | –9.7 | |
Conservative | Seamus Quilty* | 767 | 60.0 | –12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ollie Kay | 368 | 28.8 | +13.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Kutchinsky | 341 | 26.7 | +12.5 | |
Labour | David Lee | 94 | 7.4 | –1.7 | |
Labour | Pooja Nirmal | 94 | 7.4 | +0.7 | |
Turnout | 1,278 | 35.0 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,650 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Bushey North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Louise Nicolas* | 1,219 | 61.8 | +19.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Matthews* | 1,169 | 59.3 | +16.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Richards* | 1,139 | 57.8 | +18.8 | |
Conservative | Jacob Jefferson | 508 | 25.8 | –8.3 | |
Conservative | Nish Patel | 450 | 22.8 | –10.9 | |
Conservative | Fenton Gee | 437 | 22.2 | –5.1 | |
Labour | Elodie Mayo | 249 | 12.6 | –5.9 | |
Labour | Judith Maizels | 248 | 12.6 | –2.9 | |
Labour | Philip Reardon | 215 | 10.9 | –4.2 | |
Turnout | 1,971 | 32.9 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,990 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Bushey Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Maxie Allen | 1,225 | 52.5 | +35.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marc Amron | 1,184 | 50.7 | +35.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shailain Shah | 1,068 | 45.8 | +30.8 | |
Conservative | Linda Silver* | 925 | 39.6 | –24.5 | |
Conservative | David Carter | 873 | 37.4 | –26.2 | |
Conservative | Anne Swerling* | 840 | 36.0 | –23.5 | |
Labour | Freda Guilfoyle | 188 | 8.1 | –7.9 | |
Labour | Di Hoeksma | 155 | 6.6 | –8.2 | |
Labour | Habib Khan | 140 | 6.0 | –6.6 | |
Turnout | 2,334 | 40.3 | +5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,792 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Bushey St James
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mia Handley | 1,109 | 56.4 | +30.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Miles Ponder | 1,046 | 53.2 | +31.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Shenton | 982 | 49.9 | +28.3 | |
Conservative | Pervez Choudhury* | 657 | 33.4 | –21.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Rutledge* | 625 | 31.8 | –23.8 | |
Conservative | Jane West | 621 | 31.6 | –22.0 | |
Labour | Peter Halsey | 214 | 10.9 | –11.1 | |
Labour | Mary Reid | 197 | 10.0 | –10.5 | |
Labour | Yvonne Riley | 193 | 9.8 | –10.0 | |
Turnout | 1,968 | 35.8 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,498 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Elstree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harvey Cohen* | 845 | 69.4 | –2.5 | |
Conservative | Morris Bright* | 832 | 68.4 | –1.4 | |
Labour | Jonathan Metzer | 278 | 22.8 | +7.6 | |
Labour | Satvinder Juss | 255 | 21.0 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Theresa Smith | 106 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Igor Novokreshchenov | 84 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,217 | 32.9 | –2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,700 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Potters Bar Furzefield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Chris Gray* | 831 | 56.1 | +10.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Chris Meyers* | 816 | 55.1 | +11.8 | |
Conservative | Amit Dodhia | 495 | 33.4 | –7.0 | |
Conservative | Amit Dodhia | 462 | 31.2 | –6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Jankunas | 94 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Simon Rhodes | 77 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,480 | 34.8 | +2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,253 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | |||||
Labour Co-op hold |
Potters Bar Oakmere
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sarah Hodgson-Jones | 651 | 47.3 | –8.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Renos Georgiou | 624 | 45.3 | +6.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Ann Harrison | 612 | 44.4 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Ruth Lyon* | 606 | 44.0 | –10.3 | |
Green | Joan Collins | 94 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,377 | 32.0 | +4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,302 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |
Potters Bar Parkfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lynette Sullivan | 799 | 56.8 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Abhishek Sachdev* | 746 | 53.0 | +3.5 | |
Labour Co-op | Susan Ballard | 435 | 30.9 | +17.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Hannah Doolan | 392 | 27.9 | +15.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Bridgen | 164 | 11.7 | –20.7 | |
Green | David Lister | 142 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,407 | 37.5 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,751 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Shenley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Natalie Susman* | 604 | 41.6 | –14.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Hodgson-Jones | 577 | 39.7 | –15.5 | |
Labour | Jonathan Shaw | 430 | 29.6 | +12.4 | |
Labour | Alexander Davies | 377 | 25.9 | +13.3 | |
Independent | Rosemary Gilligan | 317 | 21.8 | –16.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Holly Gunning | 154 | 10.6 | N/A | |
Green | John Humphries | 147 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Lewis | 84 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Darren Selkus | 53 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,453 | 36.1 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,025 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "NOTICE OF ELECTION" (PDF). Hertsmere Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Election results by party, 4 May 2023". hertsmere.moderngov.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Hertsmere Borough Council election result 2023". Watford Observer. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Tories lose Dacorum, Hertsmere, East Herts and Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Council meeting, 17 May 2023". Hertsmere Borough Council. Retrieved 18 May 2023.