1984 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 West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Jefferis	894	53.7	–6.8
	Labour	A. Bell	418	25.1	+2.2
	Alliance	E. Gadsden	354	21.2	+4.6
Majority			476	28.6	+9.0
Turnout			1,666	45.9	–6.1
Registered electors			3,630
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roach	764	73.7	+13.3
	Conservative	P. Banton	273	26.3	–0.4
Majority			491	47.4	+13.7
Turnout			1,037	27.1	–10.2
Registered electors			3,827
	Labour hold		Swing	6.9

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Batten	895	57.4	+2.4
	Alliance	C. Hardy	533	34.2	–10.8
	Labour	A. Sharpe	131	8.4	N/A
Majority			362	23.2	+13.2
Turnout			1,559	41.6	–11.1
Registered electors			3,748
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.6

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Riches*	987	63.7	–5.1
	Alliance	R. Hardy	461	29.7	–1.5
	Labour	P. Evans	102	6.6	N/A
Majority			526	33.9	–3.6
Turnout			1,550	41.4	–0.8
Registered electors			3,744
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kentish*	650	54.7	+3.7
	Conservative	A. Gattward	388	32.6	–2.2
	Alliance	C. Shenton	151	12.7	–1.5
Majority			262	22.1	+5.9
Turnout			1,189	34.5	–6.8
Registered electors			3,446
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Lindsey*	661	48.0	+6.4
	Conservative	I. Hirshfield	562	40.8	+2.1
	Alliance	L. Reefe	155	11.2	–8.5
Majority			99	7.2	+4.3
Turnout			1,378	41.8	–7.7
Registered electors			3,297
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Spratt	685	48.0	+0.5
	Alliance	D. Martin	573	40.2	–3.6
	Labour	M. Grace	168	11.8	+3.2
Majority			112	7.8	N/A
Turnout			1,426	45.6	–8.6
Registered electors			3,127
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	2.1

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Johnson	1,035	72.9	+5.0
	Alliance	P. Shannon	294	20.7	–6.4
	Labour	R. Page	91	6.4	+1.4
Majority			741	52.2	+11.4
Turnout			1,420	38.4	–9.4
Registered electors			3,698
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Ferguson	779	62.9	+3.6
	Alliance	R. Vessey	245	19.8	–8.5
	Labour	R. Angel	215	17.4	+5.0
Majority			534	43.1	+12.0
Turnout			1,239	41.6	–8.5
Registered electors			2,978
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Watts*	780	58.7	–0.3
	Alliance	W. Ramage	319	24.0	–2.6
	Labour	J. McCarthy	229	17.2	+2.8
Majority			461	34.7	+2.3
Turnout			1,328	36.6	–10.1
Registered electors			3,628
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	L. Hodgson	769	44.9	–11.4
	Conservative	A. Barton	642	37.5	–6.2
	Labour	R. Clifton	302	17.6	N/A
Majority			127	7.4	–5.2
Turnout			1,713	55.1	+5.0
Registered electors			3,109
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.6

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Attwood	1,054	51.2	+1.1
	Alliance	R. Briggs*	866	42.1	–7.8
	Labour	P. Halsey	139	6.8	N/A
Majority			188	9.1	+8.9
Turnout			2,059	58.2	–3.3
Registered electors			3,538
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	4.5