1987 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	T. Gilligan*	1,306	67.8	+5.1
	Alliance	D. Prater	511	26.5	–1.0
	Labour	R. Page	108	5.6	–4.2
Majority			795	41.3	+6.1
Turnout			1,925	54.9	–0.4
Registered electors			3,506
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Aldenham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Nunn*	1,030	53.1	–0.6
	Alliance	C. Treves-Brown	524	27.0	+5.8
	Labour	A. Page	384	19.8	–5.3
Majority			506	26.1	–2.5
Turnout			1,938	54.5	+8.6
Registered electors			3,556
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Campions

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Nolan*	517	62.9	–2.5
	Conservative	A. Begg	158	19.2	+2.0
	Alliance	J. Stevens	147	17.9	+0.5
Majority			359	43.7	–4.5
Turnout			822	43.4	–3.0
Registered electors			1,894
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Rosier*	708	50.1	–23.6
	Conservative	J. Gunther	432	30.6	+4.3
	Alliance	A. Jacobs	273	19.3	N/A
Majority			276	19.5	–27.9
Turnout			1,413	34.6	+7.5
Registered electors			4,084
	Labour hold		Swing	14.0

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Keating*	1,175	66.6	+9.0
	Alliance	M. Kirsh	335	19.0	–6.7
	Labour	J. Cartledge	254	14.4	–2.3
Majority			840	47.6	+15.7
Turnout			1,764	43.7	–2.3
Registered electors			4,037
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.9

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Rose*	703	45.7	–9.0
	Conservative	H. Stevens	587	38.2	+5.6
	Alliance	A. Kirsh	247	16.1	+3.4
Majority			116	7.5	–14.6
Turnout			1,537	45.0	+10.5
Registered electors			3,416
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Ward*	663	49.6	–9.1
	Conservative	J. Marks	407	30.5	+9.0
	Alliance	J. Sayers	266	19.9	±0.0
Majority			256	19.2	–18.1
Turnout			1,336	44.7	–2.5
Registered electors			2,989
	Labour hold		Swing	9.0

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Caylor	681	40.2	–7.8
	Conservative	A. Rosansky	557	32.9	–7.9
	Alliance	L. Reefe	454	26.8	+15.6
Majority			124	7.3	–0.1
Turnout			1,692	51.7	+9.9
Registered electors			3,273
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Colne*	1,467	72.4	+14.6
	Conservative	J. Stainton	388	19.2	–7.6
	Labour	M. Taylor	170	8.4	–7.1
Majority			1,079	53.3	+22.2
Turnout			2,025	58.0	+8.8
Registered electors			3,491
	Alliance hold		Swing	11.1

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Watson*	1,360	61.8	+10.2
	Alliance	D. Martin	510	23.2	–1.3
	Labour	P. Bradbury	332	15.1	–8.8
Majority			850	38.6	+11.5
Turnout			2,202	45.4	+2.1
Registered electors			4,850
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Muddle*	956	63.6	+4.9
	Alliance	J. Hurd	546	36.4	+12.4
Majority			410	27.3	–7.4
Turnout			1,502	43.8	+7.2
Registered electors			3,429
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Shenley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hogan	386	42.4	–5.0
	Conservative	P. Banton	286	31.4	–0.8
	Alliance	A. Mallach	239	26.2	+5.8
Majority			100	11.0	–4.2
Turnout			911	58.0	+5.2
Registered electors			1,571
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1