1986 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	A. Gattward	1,217	62.7	–15.5
	Alliance	A. Burke	533	27.5	+11.9
	Labour	A. Page	190	9.8	+3.6
Majority			684	35.2	–27.4
Turnout			1,940	55.3	+5.0
Registered electors			3,508
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.7

Brookmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roach*	998	74.8	+6.6
	Conservative	N. Gorman	199	14.9	–3.2
	Alliance	J. Reefe	137	10.3	–3.4
Majority			799	59.9	+9.8
Turnout			1,334	44.0	+0.5
Registered electors			3,032
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Watts*	1,062	57.6	–12.0
	Alliance	T. Palmer	474	25.7	+10.9
	Labour	L. Selhi	307	16.7	+1.2
Majority			588	31.9	–22.2
Turnout			1,843	46.0	–1.2
Registered electors			4,007
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.5

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Harding*	885	49.4	–8.0
	Alliance	L. Reefe	718	40.0	+5.8
	Labour	E. Kelly	190	10.6	+2.2
Majority			167	9.4	–13.8
Turnout			1,793	47.7	+6.1
Registered electors			3,759
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Gealy	947	61.4	–2.3
	Alliance	R. Martins	453	29.4	–0.3
	Labour	H. Bearfield	142	9.2	+2.6
Majority			494	32.0	–2.0
Turnout			1,542	41.3	–0.1
Registered electors			3,734
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Walton	856	58.7	+16.6
	Conservative	A. Rozansky	313	21.5	–7.3
	Alliance	J. Timson	290	19.9	–9.2
Majority			543	37.2	+24.2
Turnout			1,459	47.2	–2.6
Registered electors			3,091
	Labour hold		Swing	12.0

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Mallach	983	57.8	–10.4
	Conservative	J. Stainton	456	26.8	+4.2
	Labour	D. Hoeksma	263	15.5	+6.4
Majority			527	31.0	–14.6
Turnout			1,702	49.2	–13.2
Registered electors			3,459
	Alliance hold		Swing	7.3

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Fielding*	738	45.7	–2.3
	Alliance	D. Martin	558	34.6	–5.6
	Labour	P. Matthews	318	19.7	+7.9
Majority			180	11.1	+3.3
Turnout			1,614	51.5	+5.9
Registered electors			3,134
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Spratt	1,063	51.6	–2.4
	Alliance	O. Dow	504	24.5	+4.1
	Labour	H. Caylor	492	23.9	–1.7
Majority			559	27.1	N/A
Turnout			2,059	43.3	+1.6
Registered electors			4,755
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Byrne	1,085	66.0	–6.9
	Alliance	N. Frostick	427	26.0	+5.3
	Labour	N. Bradbury	133	8.1	+1.7
Majority			658	40.0	–12.2
Turnout			1,645	45.3	+6.9
Registered electors			3,631
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Daniell*	746	54.5	–8.4
	Labour	P. Bradbury	322	23.5	+6.1
	Alliance	S. Hughes	302	22.0	+2.2
Majority			424	30.9	–12.2
Turnout			1,370	50.0	+8.4
Registered electors			2,740
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Gadsden	845	53.1	+8.2
	Conservative	J. McKenzie	467	29.3	–8.2
	Labour	D. Bearfield	280	17.6	±0.0
Majority			378	23.8	+16.4
Turnout			1,592	51.3	–3.8
Registered electors			3,103
	Alliance hold		Swing	8.2

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Colne	991	46.3	+4.2
	Conservative	L. Silver*	973	45.4	–5.8
	Labour	P. Halsey	178	8.3	+1.5
Majority			18	0.9	N/A
Turnout			2,142	61.0	+2.8
Registered electors			3,511
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	5.0