1982 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*	1,421	79.2	+1.2
	Alliance	C. Mallach	269	15.0	+1.2
	Labour	M. Simanowitz	105	5.8	–2.4
Majority			1,152	64.2	±0.0
Turnout			1,795	51.7	–27.0
Registered electors			3,472
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.0

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Watts*	1,249	64.1	–1.0
	Alliance	J. Holman	464	23.8	+10.0
	Labour	J. Whitby	235	12.1	–9.0
Majority			785	40.3	–3.7
Turnout			1,948	48.8	–30.8
Registered electors			3,992
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Harding*	1,034	55.0	+5.4
	Alliance	L. Hodgson	846	45.0	+3.7
Majority			188	10.0	+1.7
Turnout			1,880	52.7	+7.9
Registered electors			3,567
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Harding	1,061	68.8	–0.1
	Alliance	M. Colne	482	31.2	+11.6
Majority			579	37.5	–11.8
Turnout			1,543	42.2	+6.3
Registered electors			3,656
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Jones	666	44.5	–5.7
	Conservative	A. Gattward	427	28.5	–9.0
	Alliance	M. Kirsh	404	27.0	+14.7
Majority			239	16.0	+3.3
Turnout			1,497	46.2	–29.1
Registered electors			3,240
	Labour hold		Swing	1.7

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Curtis	1,111	67.9	–2.9
	Conservative	A. Attwood	525	32.1	+13.5
Majority			586	35.8	–16.4
Turnout			1,636	47.9	–32.9
Registered electors			3,415
	Alliance hold		Swing	8.2

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Fielding*	803	47.5	+7.7
	Alliance	D. Martin	740	43.8	–7.9
	Labour	D. Banks	146	8.6	+0.1
Majority			63	3.7	N/A
Turnout			1,689	54.2	+0.8
Registered electors			3,116
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Brice*	1,295	56.6	–4.2
	Alliance	D. Keith	654	28.6	+12.3
	Labour	G. Coats	338	14.8	–8.2
Majority			641	28.0	–9.8
Turnout			2,287	47.2	+10.8
Registered electors			4,845
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.3

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Stock*	1,192	67.9	–8.2
	Alliance	C. Cook	476	27.1	+12.0
	Labour	M. Grace	88	5.0	–3.8
Majority			716	40.8	–20.2
Turnout			1,756	47.8	+7.4
Registered electors			3,674
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Daniel*	892	59.3	–1.9
	Alliance	R. Vessey	425	28.3	+14.2
	Labour	B. Burness	187	12.4	–12.3
Majority			467	31.1	–5.4
Turnout			1,504	50.1	+7.8
Registered electors			3,002
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. King	872	56.3	–1.8
	Conservative	G. Silver	677	43.7	+12.3
Majority			195	12.6	–14.1
Turnout			1,549	50.1	–0.9
Registered electors			3,092
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	7.1

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Silver*	1,078	50.1	–11.9
	Alliance	L. Brass	1,073	49.9	+21.8
Majority			5	0.2	–7.3
Turnout			2,151	61.5	+9.5
Registered electors			3,498
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.9