1978 Hertsmere Borough Council election

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Aldenham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Nelson	1,426	86.7	–4.0
	Labour	O'Donaghue	120	7.3	–2.0
	Liberal	C. Mallach	98	6.0	N/A
Majority			1,306	79.4	N/A
Turnout			1,644	50.3	–3.9
Registered electors			3,270
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Brookmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roach	1,176	80.4	+2.6
	Conservative	Lockwood	287	19.6	–2.6
Majority			889	60.8	N/A
Turnout			1,463	46.3	+7.8
Registered electors			3,160
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Watts*	1,385	72.4	+8.7
	Labour	J. Whitby	428	22.4	+9.0
	Liberal	Saunders	101	5.3	–17.6
Majority			957	50.0	N/A
Turnout			1,914	50.5	–3.1
Registered electors			3,791
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Harding*	875	63.5	+4.0
	Liberal	Shone	373	27.1	–2.7
	Labour	Davies	130	9.4	–1.3
Majority			502	36.4	N/A
Turnout			1,378	40.0	–5.1
Registered electors			3,441
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eyre	1,232	73.0	+2.1
	Liberal	Mitchell	320	19.0	–2.1
	Labour	Heminsley	136	8.1	+0.1
Majority			912	54.0	N/A
Turnout			1,688	47.1	+4.7
Registered electors			3,586
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Atkinson*	949	58.8	+2.8
	Conservative	Tattersall	588	36.4	–1.7
	Liberal	J. Timson	78	4.8	–1.1
Majority			361	22.4	N/A
Turnout			1,615	49.3	+2.3
Registered electors			3,273
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bran	966	56.5	+8.7
	Conservative	Kirby	501	29.3	–2.9
	Labour	J. Squires	243	14.2	–5.8
Majority			465	27.2	N/A
Turnout			1,710	49.7	–2.0
Registered electors			3,440
	Liberal hold		Swing	5.8

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Fielding*	880	50.3	+8.7
	Liberal	Nelmes	670	38.3	–9.8
	Labour	McCarthy	200	11.4	+1.1
Majority			210	12.0	N/A
Turnout			1,750	57.4	–4.5
Registered electors			3,049
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Brice	1,525	64.0	+3.2
	Labour	Driver	543	22.8	–1.7
	Liberal	King	211	8.9	–5.8
	National Front	Hurst	103	4.3	N/A
Majority			982	41.2	N/A
Turnout			2,382	49.1	+3.4
Registered electors			4,849
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Stock*	1,412	81.2	–7.5
	Liberal	P. Shannon	212	12.2	+6.8
	Labour	Ford	114	6.6	+0.7
Majority			1,200	69.0	N/A
Turnout			1,738	47.1	–1.8
Registered electors			3,692
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Daniel	943	59.5	–0.7
	Labour	B. Burness	382	24.1	–1.8
	Liberal	Bentall	198	12.5	–1.4
	National Front	Fenn	61	3.9	N/A
Majority			561	35.4	N/A
Turnout			1,584	51.7	+4.3
Registered electors			3,062
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Silver*	1,062	62.0	+12.3
	Liberal	Eustace	481	28.1	–14.9
	Labour	Pountney	170	9.9	+2.6
Majority			581	33.9	N/A
Turnout			1,713	51.1	–4.1
Registered electors			3,353
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.6