1988 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	I. Southern	898	56.6	+3.5
	Labour	A. Page	429	27.0	+7.2
	SDP	C. Treves-Brown	259	16.3	N/A
Majority			469	29.6	+3.6
Turnout			1,586	45.1	–9.4
Registered electors			3,517
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roach*	759	62.0	+11.9
	Conservative	C. Sullivan	388	31.7	+1.1
	SLD	H. Brass	77	6.3	–13.0
Majority			371	30.3	+10.8
Turnout			1,224	28.9	–5.7
Registered electors			4,235
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Batten*	910	65.7	+16.3
	SLD	G. Hillier	277	20.0	–20.0
	Labour	D. Hoeksma	199	14.4	+3.8
Majority			633	45.7	+36.6
Turnout			1,386	35.3	–12.4
Registered electors			3,926
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.2

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kentish*	706	52.0	+6.3
	Conservative	D. Chettleburgh	552	40.7	+2.5
	SDP	M. Kirsh	99	7.3	N/A
Majority			154	11.3	+3.8
Turnout			1,357	39.8	–5.2
Registered electors			3,410
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Franklin	733	52.5	+12.3
	Conservative	P. Poole	509	36.5	+3.6
	SDP	L. Reefe	153	11.0	N/A
Majority			224	16.0	+8.7
Turnout			1,395	35.3	–16.4
Registered electors			3,952
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Spratt*	690	51.0	+5.3
	SLD	D. Martin	367	27.1	–7.5
	Labour	N. Bradbury	295	21.8	+2.1
Majority			323	23.9	+12.8
Turnout			1,352	42.7	–8.8
Registered electors			3,166
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ferguson*	1,144	64.1	+2.3
	Labour	P. Bradbury	373	20.9	+5.8
	SLD	C. Dean	267	15.0	–8.2
Majority			771	43.2	+16.1
Turnout			1,784	37.2	–6.1
Registered electors			4,796
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Johnson*	1,061	76.6	+10.6
	SLD	L. Martin	206	14.9	–11.1
	Labour	J. Clark	119	8.6	+0.5
Majority			855	61.7	+21.7
Turnout			1,386	37.4	–7.9
Registered electors			3,706
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.9

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Ferguson*	697	67.0	+12.5
	Labour	R. Angel	240	23.1	–0.4
	SLD	P. Shannon	104	10.0	–12.0
Majority			457	43.9	+12.9
Turnout			1,041	36.0	–14.0
Registered electors			2,892
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	L. Hodgson*	750	53.1	±0.0
	Conservative	J. McKenzie	504	35.7	+6.4
	Labour	P. Halsey	159	11.3	–6.3
Majority			246	17.4	–6.4
Turnout			1,413	45.1	–6.2
Registered electors			3,133
	SLD hold		Swing	3.2

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Attwood	967	56.8	+11.4
	SLD	A. Golland	580	34.1	–12.2
	Labour	S. Schofield	156	9.2	+0.9
Majority			387	22.7	N/A
Turnout			1,703	48.8	–12.2
Registered electors			3,490
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	11.8