1981 Hertfordshire County Council election
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1981 English local election
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The 1981 Hertfordshire County Council election took place on 7 May 1981 to elect members of Hertfordshire County Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Boundary changes came into effect at this election with a new pattern of electoral divisions being used. The number of seats on the council was increased from 72 to 77.
At the election, the Conservatives retained control of the council, albeit with a significantly reduced majority. Labour made a major recovery, regaining many of the seats lost previously to the Conservatives in the urban areas of the county. The Liberals regained representation on the council after losing all their seats at the previous election.
Election result
| 1981 Hertfordshire County Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 77 | 43 |  22 |
55.8 | 43.1 | 144,864 | ||||
| Labour | 76 | 29 |  23 |
37.7 | 36.0 | 121,219 | ||||
| Liberal | 63 | 4 | 4 |
5.2 | 19.0 | 63,868 | ||||
| Residents | 3 | 1 |  |
1.3 | 0.9 | 2,973 | ||||
| Independent | 3 | 0 | |
0.0 | 0.4 | 1,509 | ||||
| Ecology | 6 | 0 | |
0.0 | 0.4 | 1,297 | ||||
| Independent Labour | 2 | 0 | |
0.0 | 0.1 | 430 | ||||
| National Front | 2 | 0 | |
0.0 | <0.1 | 117 | ||||
| Communist | 1 | 0 | |
0.0 | <0.1 | 98 | ||||
| Workers Revolutionary | 1 | 0 | |
0.0 | <0.1 | 61 | ||||
Division results by local authority
Broxbourne
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 11,988 | 48.8 | |||
| Labour | 0 | 7,338 | 29.8 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 5,004 | 20.3 | |||
| Independent Labour | 0 | 270 | 1.1 | |||
| Total | 6 | 24,610 | 43.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 56,332 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Johnson | 1,767 | 45.7 | –25.2 | |
| Labour | C. Robbins | 1,714 | 44.4 | +15.3 | |
| Liberal | K. Fursse | 382 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 53 | 1.4 | –40.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,863 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,796 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 20.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Madsen | 1,616 | 48.3 | ||
| Labour | M. Farrington | 1,172 | 35.0 | ||
| Liberal | P. Brown | 561 | 16.8 | ||
| Majority | 444 | 13.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,349 | 41.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,164 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Batchelor | 2,279 | 50.0 | ||
| Liberal | P. Kemp | 1,423 | 31.2 | ||
| Labour | M. Crane | 855 | 18.8 | ||
| Majority | 856 | 18.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,557 | 48.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,394 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Rose | 2,092 | 50.2 | –14.6 | |
| Labour | P. Garrett | 1,054 | 25.3 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal | J. Butler | 1,023 | 24.5 | +12.5 | |
| Majority | 1,038 | 24.9 | –16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,169 | 46.1 | +4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,057 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Fiddy | 2,250 | 54.9 | –25.3 | |
| Liberal | J. Gould | 1,198 | 29.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | A. Hillyard | 650 | 15.9 | –3.9 | |
| Majority | 1,052 | 25.7 | –34.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,098 | 42.6 | +6.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,640 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Collins | 1,994 | 43.6 | ||
| Labour | T. Seymour | 1,893 | 41.4 | ||
| Liberal | L. Dines | 417 | 9.1 | ||
| Independent Labour | J. Paice | 270 | 5.9 | ||
| Majority | 101 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,574 | 40.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,281 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Dacorum
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 | 19,940 | 43.3 | |||
| Conservative | 5 | 19,495 | 42.3 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 6,027 | 13.1 | |||
| Ecology | 0 | 469 | 1.0 | |||
| Communist | 0 | 98 | 0.2 | |||
| Workers Revolutionary | 0 | 61 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 46,090 | 47.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 96,628 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Rost | 2,753 | 50.5 | ||
| Labour | A. Fethney | 1,442 | 26.5 | ||
| Liberal | I. Scott | 1,252 | 23.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,311 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,447 | 47.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,450 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Humbert | 2,042 | 63.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Annison | 634 | 19.7 | ||
| Liberal | G. Davies | 549 | 17.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,408 | 43.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,225 | 44.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,337 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Mercer | 2,105 | 46.0 | ||
| Conservative | G. Hanson | 1,895 | 41.4 | ||
| Liberal | J. Blackman | 425 | 9.3 | ||
| Ecology | R. Morrisey | 155 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 210 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,580 | 49.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,225 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Short | 1,997 | 49.0 | ||
| Conservative | S. Parker | 1,267 | 31.1 | ||
| Liberal | J. Blackman | 747 | 18.3 | ||
| Workers Revolutionary | S. Phillips | 61 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | 730 | 17.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,072 | 43.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,325 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Moss | 3,583 | 70.1 | ||
| Conservative | G. Payne | 1,431 | 28.0 | ||
| Communist | R. Leigh | 98 | 1.9 | ||
| Majority | 2,152 | 42.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,112 | 49.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,358 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Thorpe-Tracey | 3,154 | 58.9 | ||
| Conservative | B. Everall | 1,624 | 30.3 | ||
| Liberal | R. Wilson | 581 | 10.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,530 | 28.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,359 | 49.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,809 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Doyle | 2,737 | 63.8 | ||
| Conservative | C. Cadman | 811 | 18.9 | ||
| Liberal | G. Lawrence | 743 | 17.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,926 | 44.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,291 | 47.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,982 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Everall | 2,884 | 55.7 | ||
| Labour | P. Palfrey | 2,293 | 44.3 | ||
| Majority | 591 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,177 | 48.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,813 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Anderson | 2,386 | 58.5 | –7.5 | |
| Labour | R. Cox | 892 | 21.9 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal | F. O'Connor | 804 | 19.7 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,494 | 36.6 | –11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,082 | 50.3 | –3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,131 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Servis | 2,402 | 50.6 | –20.4 | |
| Labour | A. Maclaughlin | 1,103 | 23.2 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal | D. Badrick | 926 | 19.5 | +4.5 | |
| Ecology | R. Oliver | 314 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,299 | 27.4 | –28.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,745 | 46.8 | +2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,198 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 14.8 |
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East Hertfordshire
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 17,359 | 45.8 | |||
| Labour | 1 | 9,417 | 24.9 | |||
| Residents | 1 | 2,415 | 6.4 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 8,448 | 22.3 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 242 | 0.6 | |||
| Total | 9 | 37,881 | 47.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 80,290 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Forrester* | 2,025 | 50.0 | –23.5 | |
| Labour | G. Perrett | 1,353 | 33.4 | +6.9 | |
| Liberal | R. Fish | 672 | 16.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 672 | 16.6 | –30.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,050 | 51.1 | +4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,946 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 15.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | V. Ellison | 1,343 | 34.2 | ||
| Conservative | J. Hayes | 1,006 | 25.6 | ||
| Labour | M. Smith | 911 | 23.2 | ||
| Liberal | A. Wills | 665 | 16.9 | ||
| Majority | 337 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,925 | 44.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,890 | ||||
| Residents win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Fielder | 1,642 | 40.2 | ||
| Residents | T. Davies | 1,072 | 26.3 | ||
| Liberal | D. James | 805 | 19.7 | ||
| Labour | E. Egginton | 562 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 570 | 14.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,081 | 50.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,114 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | I. Hinshelwood | 1,837 | 46.6 | –33.0 | |
| Liberal | R. Dickens | 1,264 | 32.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | G. Zambonini | 601 | 15.2 | –5.2 | |
| Independent | D. Bailey | 242 | 6.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 573 | 14.5 | –44.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,944 | 45.9 | +6.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,630 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Hughes | 2,570 | 52.7 | –23.4 | |
| Liberal | A. Lawson | 1,262 | 25.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | G. Balderstone | 1,042 | 21.4 | –2.5 | |
| Majority | 1,308 | 26.8 | –25.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,874 | 50.0 | –0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,768 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Banwell | 2,167 | 52.9 | –26.9 | |
| Liberal | J. Gibb | 1,261 | 30.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | M. Hudson | 672 | 16.4 | –3.8 | |
| Majority | 906 | 22.1 | –37.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,100 | 43.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,571 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Mills | 1,836 | 41.9 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | G. Stoten | 1,826 | 41.7 | –16.8 | |
| Liberal | R. Williams | 719 | 16.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,381 | 51.6 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,519 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Smith | 2,037 | 46.5 | ||
| Liberal | D. Beavan | 1,252 | 28.6 | ||
| Labour | G. Herincx | 1,096 | 25.0 | ||
| Majority | 785 | 17.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,385 | 45.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,739 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Bowsher | 2,249 | 54.3 | ||
| Labour | D. Jones | 1,344 | 32.5 | ||
| Liberal | R. Denton | 548 | 13.2 | ||
| Majority | 905 | 21.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,141 | 45.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,114 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hertsmere
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 4 | 14,819 | 45.6 | |||
| Labour | 2 | 9,031 | 27.8 | |||
| Liberal | 1 | 8,632 | 26.6 | |||
| Total | 7 | 32,482 | 48.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 66,590 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Pryde | 1,972 | 60.4 | ||
| Liberal | M. Colne | 1,292 | 39.6 | ||
| Majority | 680 | 20.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,264 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,185 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | M. Colne | 3,112 | 56.1 | ||
| Conservative | J. Hudson | 1,978 | 35.6 | ||
| Labour | M. Pountney | 462 | 8.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,134 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,552 | 55.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,084 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Walton | 2,457 | 48.5 | ||
| Conservative | E. Fox | 2,016 | 39.8 | ||
| Liberal | J. Hyams | 591 | 11.7 | ||
| Majority | 441 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 5,064 | 48.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,645 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Metcalf | 3,073 | 68.7 | ||
| Conservative | T. Warren | 1,003 | 22.4 | ||
| Liberal | G. Hillier | 397 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | 2,070 | 46.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,473 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,104 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Simons | 2,467 | 60.9 | ||
| Liberal | C. Cook | 1,017 | 25.1 | ||
| Labour | J. Holden | 564 | 13.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,450 | 35.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,048 | 48.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,488 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Fielding | 2,551 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal | J. Hurd | 1,401 | 28.4 | ||
| Labour | H. Toch | 977 | 19.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,150 | 23.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,929 | 51.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,644 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Saunders | 2,832 | 55.0 | ||
| Labour | P. O'Donoghue | 1,498 | 29.1 | ||
| Liberal | E. Dilley | 822 | 16.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,334 | 25.9 | |||
| Turnout | 5,152 | 50.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,440 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
North Hertfordshire
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 | 15,216 | 42.8 | |||
| Labour | 4 | 14,717 | 41.4 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 4,191 | 11.8 | |||
| Ecology | 0 | 657 | 1.8 | |||
| Residents | 0 | 558 | 1.6 | |||
| Independent Labour | 0 | 160 | 0.4 | |||
| National Front | 0 | 68 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 9 | 35,567 | 45.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 78,945 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Peacock | 2,354 | 49.1 | ||
| Conservative | A. Boddington | 1,607 | 33.5 | ||
| Liberal | R. Lord | 718 | 15.0 | ||
| Ecology | R. Wise | 112 | 2.3 | ||
| Majority | 747 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,791 | 48.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,982 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Hill | 2,341 | 69.4 | ||
| Labour | M. Goldsmith | 760 | 22.5 | ||
| Ecology | B. Goodale | 270 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,581 | 46.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,371 | 43.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,763 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Crofton | 2,256 | 59.9 | ||
| Labour | O. Swain | 950 | 25.2 | ||
| Residents | D. Bols | 558 | 14.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,306 | 34.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,764 | 46.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,206 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Miller | 2,509 | 57.5 | ||
| Conservative | F. Dodds | 1,580 | 36.2 | ||
| Ecology | S. Toogood | 275 | 6.3 | ||
| Majority | 929 | 21.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,364 | 48.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,108 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Kearns | 2,752 | 63.3 | ||
| Conservative | B. Smith | 1,597 | 36.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,155 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,349 | 48.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,077 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Talbot | 2,294 | 45.2 | ||
| Labour | D. Griffiths | 1,511 | 29.8 | ||
| Liberal | R. Stevens | 1,266 | 25.0 | ||
| Majority | 783 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,071 | 51.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,890 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Goble | 1,919 | 51.7 | ||
| Liberal | A. Travis | 1,092 | 29.4 | ||
| Labour | N. Percival | 701 | 18.9 | ||
| Majority | 827 | 22.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,712 | 50.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,320 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Billing | 2,272 | 52.0 | ||
| Conservative | M. Perkins | 1,866 | 42.7 | ||
| Independent Labour | N. Lach | 160 | 3.7 | ||
| National Front | V. Logan | 68 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 406 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,366 | 47.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,305 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Greenfield | 1,786 | 46.9 | –22.6 | |
| Liberal | H. Lord | 1,115 | 29.3 | +15.9 | |
| Labour | M. Kernaghan | 908 | 23.8 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 671 | 17.6 | –34.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,809 | 46.1 | +2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,294 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 17.5 |
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St Albans
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 20,284 | 46.6 | |||
| Liberal | 1 | 12,298 | 28.2 | |||
| Labour | 0 | 9,748 | 22.4 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 1,219 | 2.8 | |||
| Total | 10 | 43,549 | 48.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 90,655 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Aspinall | 2,650 | 52.0 | ||
| Liberal | G. Tattersfield | 1,564 | 30.7 | ||
| Labour | H. Holmes | 886 | 17.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,086 | 21.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,100 | 44.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,705 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | I. Tarry | 2,998 | 64.6 | ||
| Liberal | J. Little | 1,140 | 24.5 | ||
| Labour | K. Griffin | 506 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,858 | 40.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,644 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,947 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Ashford | 1,476 | 49.2 | ||
| Liberal | G. Churchard | 1,009 | 33.6 | ||
| Labour | M. Di-Lieto | 517 | 17.2 | ||
| Majority | 467 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,002 | 46.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,384 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Hill | 1,847 | 42.6 | ||
| Labour | P. Brown | 1,251 | 28.9 | ||
| Liberal | M. Thompson | 1,238 | 28.6 | ||
| Majority | 596 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,336 | 50.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,513 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D. Perrett | 1,936 | 41.4 | +19.8 | |
| Conservative | A. Vincent | 1,662 | 35.5 | –29.9 | |
| Labour | T. Morris | 1,080 | 23.1 | +10.1 | |
| Majority | 274 | 5.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,678 | 50.4 | –0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,185 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 24.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Hill | 1,931 | 40.3 | –9.9 | |
| Liberal | L. Coates | 1,677 | 35.0 | +21.6 | |
| Labour | A. Ramsden | 1,181 | 24.7 | –11.7 | |
| Majority | 254 | 5.3 | –8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,789 | 49.0 | –1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,773 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 15.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Parkinson | 2,318 | 51.8 | ||
| Independent | S. Bailey | 1,219 | 27.2 | ||
| Labour | C. Hucklesby | 940 | 21.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,099 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,477 | 49.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,874 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Durrant | 1,925 | 41.2 | –28.4 | |
| Liberal | C. Gunner | 1,430 | 30.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | N. Harris | 1,320 | 28.2 | –2.2 | |
| Majority | 495 | 10.6 | –28.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,675 | 48.9 | +5.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,448 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Hulley | 2,165 | 49.6 | ||
| Liberal | H. Woollatt | 1,429 | 32.8 | ||
| Labour | H. Cazel-Williams | 767 | 17.6 | ||
| Majority | 736 | 16.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,361 | 44.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,722 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Ellis | 1,312 | 37.6 | ||
| Labour | P. Landman | 1,300 | 37.3 | ||
| Liberal | A. Angelow | 875 | 25.1 | ||
| Majority | 12 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,487 | 42.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,104 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Stevenage
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 | 12,824 | 54.0 | |||
| Conservative | 0 | 6,055 | 25.5 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 4,802 | 20.2 | |||
| National Front | 0 | 49 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 6 | 23,730 | 43.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 54,008 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Lawrence | 2,567 | 57.5 | +14.6 | |
| Conservative | H. Silberstein* | 1,097 | 24.6 | –20.7 | |
| Liberal | G. Robbins | 798 | 17.9 | +9.3 | |
| Majority | 1,470 | 32.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,462 | 47.6 | –0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,426 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Sheaff | 1,941 | 50.1 | ||
| Conservative | H. Grant | 1,016 | 26.2 | ||
| Liberal | E. Brock | 868 | 22.4 | ||
| National Front | A. Bullock | 49 | 1.3 | ||
| Majority | 925 | 23.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,874 | 43.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,885 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Lloyd | 1,999 | 57.0 | ||
| Conservative | C. Nicholson | 759 | 21.7 | ||
| Liberal | L. Atkins | 747 | 21.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,240 | 35.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,505 | 44.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,971 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Robbins | 2,145 | 46.6 | +13.5 | |
| Conservative | W. Boyd | 1,729 | 37.6 | –16.5 | |
| Liberal | S. Booth | 727 | 15.8 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 416 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,601 | 45.3 | +1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,191 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Greenfield | 2,075 | 63.6 | ||
| Liberal | R. Edwards | 635 | 19.5 | ||
| Conservative | R. Oliver | 553 | 16.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,440 | 44.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,263 | 40.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,103 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Corner | 2,097 | 52.1 | ||
| Liberal | C. Hargreaves | 1,027 | 25.5 | ||
| Conservative | A. Hurst | 901 | 22.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,070 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,025 | 43.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,432 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Three Rivers
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 4 | 16,756 | 49.8 | |||
| Liberal | 2 | 8,475 | 25.2 | |||
| Labour | 1 | 8,445 | 25.1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 33,676 | 50.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 66,900 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Peevers | 2,306 | 39.0 | ||
| Labour | R. Halsey | 2,112 | 35.7 | ||
| Liberal | C. Sivers | 1,502 | 25.4 | ||
| Majority | 194 | 3.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,920 | 54.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,589 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Cogan* | 2,728 | 65.1 | –9.9 | |
| Liberal | S. Eyre | 1,002 | 23.9 | +10.7 | |
| Labour | N. Doggett | 461 | 11.0 | –0.8 | |
| Majority | 1,726 | 41.2 | –20.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,191 | 48.9 | –5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,431 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | J. Vosper | 1,934 | 42.2 | ||
| Conservative | F. Thompson | 1,904 | 41.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Frost | 740 | 16.2 | ||
| Majority | 30 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,578 | 53.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,638 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Roy | 3,695 | 83.8 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | P. Kingsford | 715 | 16.2 | –5.0 | |
| Majority | 2,980 | 67.6 | +10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,410 | 51.6 | –0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,583 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Purkiss | 2,894 | 65.1 | ||
| Liberal | R. Fanshawe | 879 | 19.8 | ||
| Labour | N. Crump | 671 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | 2,015 | 45.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,444 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,553 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | A. Witney | 2,556 | 43.8 | ||
| Conservative | E. Willden | 2,380 | 40.7 | ||
| Labour | B. Woolner | 905 | 15.5 | ||
| Majority | 176 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 5,841 | 53.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,439 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Waddington | 2,841 | 66.2 | ||
| Conservative | A. Duncan | 849 | 19.8 | ||
| Liberal | R. Carter | 602 | 14.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,992 | 46.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,292 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,667 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Watford
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 | 10,834 | 44.1 | |||
| Conservative | 1 | 9,284 | 37.8 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 4,474 | 18.2 | |||
| Total | 6 | 24,592 | 44.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 55,294 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Dore | 2,062 | 62.6 | ||
| Conservative | R. Curtis | 763 | 23.1 | ||
| Liberal | S. Rosser | 471 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,299 | 39.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,296 | 38.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,433 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Meldrum | 1,665 | 39.5 | ||
| Conservative | R. Van Kimmenade | 1,541 | 36.6 | ||
| Liberal | A. Poole | 1,004 | 23.8 | ||
| Majority | 124 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,210 | 49.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,409 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Rohan | 2,123 | 47.8 | ||
| Conservative | I. Tunstall-Dunn | 1,336 | 30.1 | ||
| Liberal | D. Pedder-Smith | 979 | 22.1 | ||
| Majority | 787 | 17.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,438 | 42.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,400 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Bolshaw | 2,824 | 67.4 | ||
| Liberal | E. Selby | 776 | 18.5 | ||
| Labour | R. Gale | 591 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 2,048 | 48.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,191 | 46.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,918 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Roe | 2,222 | 53.0 | ||
| Conservative | V. Hallam | 1,354 | 32.3 | ||
| Liberal | M. Watkin | 613 | 14.6 | ||
| Majority | 868 | 20.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,189 | 44.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,364 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Dore | 2,171 | 50.9 | ||
| Conservative | S. Boyce | 1,466 | 34.3 | ||
| Liberal | B. Nottingham | 631 | 14.8 | ||
| Majority | 705 | 16.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,268 | 43.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,770 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Welwyn Hatfield
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 | 18,925 | 55.2 | |||
| Conservative | 2 | 13,608 | 39.7 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 1,517 | 4.4 | |||
| Ecology | 0 | 171 | 0.5 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 48 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 34,269 | 54.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 63,021 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Mays | 2,713 | 68.3 | ||
| Conservative | H. Bennett | 1,261 | 31.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,452 | 36.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,974 | 51.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,744 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Clark* | 2,018 | 49.1 | –12.7 | |
| Labour | J. Stephens | 1,623 | 39.5 | +9.7 | |
| Liberal | D. Bird | 472 | 11.5 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 395 | 9.6 | –22.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,113 | 53.4 | –1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,717 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 11.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Clark | 3,018 | 60.9 | ||
| Conservative | W. Jones | 1,940 | 39.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,078 | 21.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,958 | 53.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,287 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Wenham | 2,707 | 58.6 | ||
| Conservative | M. Harris | 1,868 | 40.4 | ||
| Independent | J. Bardwaj | 48 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 839 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 4,623 | 56.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,286 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Lower* | 2,901 | 60.9 | –17.6 | |
| Labour | M. Cooper | 1,863 | 39.1 | +17.6 | |
| Majority | 1,038 | 21.8 | –35.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,764 | 52.8 | +1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,073 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 17.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Charles | 3,839 | 75.1 | +17.2 | |
| Conservative | S. Graham | 1,271 | 24.9 | –17.2 | |
| Majority | 2,568 | 50.3 | +34.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,110 | 54.3 | +0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,474 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 17.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | U. Bennett | 3,162 | 47.0 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | D. Ashworth | 2,349 | 34.9 | –19.9 | |
| Liberal | A. Last | 1,045 | 15.5 | N/A | |
| Ecology | C. Nobbs | 171 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 813 | 12.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,727 | 59.0 | +9.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,440 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.9 |
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References
- ↑ "Hertfordshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
