1989 Hertfordshire County Council election

1989 Hertfordshire County Council election
All 77 seats to Hertfordshire County Council; 39 seats needed for a majority
Registered	744,952 (2.0%)
Turnout	41.3% (4.0%)
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

Registered744,952 (

2.0%)

Turnout41.3% (

4.0%)

The 1989 Hertfordshire County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 to elect members of Hertfordshire County Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

At the election, the Conservatives gained control of the council from No overall control.

1989 Hertfordshire County Council election^[1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	77	45	10	1	9	58.4	44.1	135,764	+6.5
	Labour	77	27	2	2		35.1	33.1	101,681	+4.1
	SLD	73	5	0	9	9	6.5	18.9	58,010	–13.2
	SDP	20	0	0	0		0.0	2.0	6,287	N/A
	Residents	3	0	0	0		0.0	1.1	3,265	+0.1
	Green	7	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	2,057	+0.4
	Independent	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	396	+0.1
	National Front	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	77	N/A

Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	10,464	55.5	+8.3
	Labour	0	5,522	29.3	+3.5
	SLD	0	2,613	13.9	–12.9
	SDP	0	242	1.3	N/A
Total		6	18,841	30.9	–4.7
Registered electors			61,030	–	+3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Drew*	1,698	53.3	+7.7
	Labour	J. Draper	1,164	36.5	–0.2
	SLD	P. Huse	324	10.2	–7.5
Majority			534	16.8	+7.8
Turnout			3,186	34.4	–2.5
Registered electors			9,272
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harlow	1,332	58.6	+9.6
	Labour	S. Elliott	585	25.7	–3.3
	SLD	C. Brown	357	15.7	–6.3
Majority			747	32.8	+12.9
Turnout			2,274	23.6	–7.2
Registered electors			9,632
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Tyler*	1,984	63.5	+15.0
	Labour	J. Atkins	570	18.2	+0.4
	SLD	R. Dubow	330	10.6	–23.1
	SDP	D. Lefley	242	7.7	N/A
Majority			1,414	45.2	+30.4
Turnout			3,126	28.5	–7.0
Registered electors			10,981
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

1989 Hertfordshire County Council election

Election result

Division results by local authority

Broxbourne

Dacorum

East Hertfordshire

Hertsmere

North Hertfordshire

St Albans

Stevenage

Three Rivers

Watford

Welwyn Hatfield

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rose*	1,770	55.9	+8.0
	Labour	J. Garrett	928	29.3	+0.9
	SLD	J. Gould	470	14.8	–8.9
Majority			842	26.6	+7.1
Turnout			3,168	33.3	–6.5
Registered electors			9,511
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bird	1,870	59.9	+10.6
	SLD	T. Griffiths	785	25.2	–12.2
	Labour	A. Bloomfield	466	14.9	+3.2
Majority			1,085	34.8	+22.9
Turnout			3,121	30.3	–7.8
Registered electors			10,297
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Quint	1,810	45.6	+2.8
	Labour	M. Hudson	1,809	45.6	+12.6
	SLD	P. Seeby	347	8.7	–15.5
Majority			1	0.03	–9.9
Turnout			3,966	35.0	+2.1
Registered electors			11,337
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	18,190	43.7	+6.7
	Labour	3		13,803	33.2	+0.8
	SLD	0	1	5,645	13.6	–16.4
	SDP	0		3,289	7.9	N/A
	Green	0		623	1.5	+1.2
	National Front	0		77	0.2	N/A
Total		10		41,627	40.8	–4.2
Registered electors				102,000	–	+1.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Rost*	2,127	46.1	+1.3
	SLD	S. Sharpe	1,236	26.8	–5.7
	Labour	D. Freeman	974	21.1	–1.6
	SDP	S. Taylor	275	6.0	N/A
Majority			891	19.3	+7.1
Turnout			4,612	38.3	–3.8
Registered electors			12,038
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Seely*	2,034	65.8	+6.7
	Labour	K. Short	506	16.4	+1.5
	SLD	I. McCalla	369	11.9	–14.1
	SDP	J. Taylor	184	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,528	49.4	+16.3
Turnout			3,093	37.9	–4.2
Registered electors			8,156
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Hamilton	2,113	47.7	+12.2
	Labour	S. Harrison	1,352	30.5	–1.2
	SLD	A. Winter	643	14.5	–18.3
	SDP	E. Baker	319	7.2	N/A
Majority			761	17.2	+14.4
Turnout			4,427	48.4	–1.1
Registered electors			9,150
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Sullivan	1,215	34.9	+4.4
	Labour	I. Laidlaw-Dickson	1,156	33.2	–1.4
	SDP	W. Evans*	682	19.6	N/A
	SLD	J. Blackman	426	12.2	–22.7
Majority			59	1.7	N/A
Turnout			3,479	32.9	–8.2
Registered electors			10,565
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	2.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Moss*	2,332	50.0	+0.8
	Conservative	A. Williams	1,275	27.4	+5.0
	SDP	R. Eminson	560	12.0	N/A
	SLD	E. Willis	416	8.9	–19.5
	National Front	J. McAuley	77	1.7	N/A
Majority			1,057	22.7	+2.0
Turnout			4,660	45.3	–3.3
Registered electors			10,298
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Thorpe-Tracey*	2,159	48.0	+1.8
	Conservative	M. Griffiths	1,667	37.0	+11.0
	SLD	G. Lawrence	370	8.2	–19.6
	SDP	D. Coburn	306	6.8	N/A
Majority			492	10.9	–7.4
Turnout			4,502	40.4	–4.5
Registered electors			11,133
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Hemel Hempstead Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Everall*	2,410	51.6	+6.3
	Labour	R. Barson	1,475	31.6	+1.6
	SDP	W. Lear	432	9.2	N/A
	SLD	C. Gudgeon	358	7.7	–15.1
Majority			935	20.0	+4.7
Turnout			4,675	39.6	–4.9
Registered electors			11,813
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Kings Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Anderson*	1,744	49.6	+4.2
	Labour	S. Cox	1,049	29.9	+11.3
	SLD	S. Bowles	598	17.0	–19.0
	SDP	I. Rambotas	123	3.5	N/A
Majority			695	19.8	+10.5
Turnout			3,514	40.1	–7.7
Registered electors			8,765
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Tring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Marwood*	2,698	53.0	+6.1
	SLD	E. Williams	931	18.3	–10.1
	Labour	M. Jenner	714	14.0	–7.5
	Green	A. Hunt	623	12.2	+9.0
	SDP	R. Muller	120	2.4	N/A
Majority			1,767	34.7	+16.1
Turnout			5,086	44.3	–0.5
Registered electors			11,485
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

**East Hertfordshire District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	2	18,525	50.0	+9.3
	Labour	1		7,401	20.0	+2.3
	SLD	0	2	8,543	23.1	–12.8
	Residents	0		1,729	4.7	+0.2
	Green	0		829	2.2	+1.0
Total		9		37,027	41.5	–2.7
Registered electors				89,141	–	+4.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Doyle	2,086	58.3	+7.9
	Conservative	K. Birtchnell	907	25.3	+7.8
	SLD	R. Hollinghurst	298	8.3	–23.8
	SDP	D. Coburn	288	8.0	N/A
Majority			1,179	32.9	+14.6
Turnout			3,579	41.6	–4.5
Registered electors			8,597
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Banks	1,678	41.7	+0.4
	SLD	E. Banks	1,173	29.2	–3.6
	Labour	J. Findlay	860	21.4	–2.1
	Green	B. Cheal	309	7.7	+5.3
Majority			505	12.6	+4.2
Turnout			4,020	45.9	–1.4
Registered electors			8,751
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Oldland	1,435	39.6	+17.4
	Residents	V. Ellison	799	22.1	–5.3
	SLD	A. Graham	795	21.9	–11.4
	Labour	E. Egginton	593	16.4	–0.6
Majority			636	17.6	N/A
Turnout			3,622	34.3	–4.6
Registered electors			10,552
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	11.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fielder*	2,022	53.0	+13.6
	Residents	J. Guntrip	930	24.4	+7.9
	SLD	P. Wybrew	479	12.6	–23.3
	Labour	T. Coldwell	385	10.1	+1.9
Majority			1,092	28.6	+25.1
Turnout			3,816	36.4	–7.4
Registered electors			10,480
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pitman*	2,474	64.4	+19.0
	Labour	P. Shepherd	696	18.1	+5.0
	SLD	C. Pehrson	674	17.5	–24.0
Majority			1,778	46.3	+42.5
Turnout			3,844	42.2	–1.5
Registered electors			9,119
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Tucker	2,555	60.1	+5.1
	Labour	H. Hodgson	855	20.1	–0.3
	SLD	L. Wilson	535	12.6	–12.0
	Green	M. Whitear	304	7.2	N/A
Majority			1,700	40.0	+9.7
Turnout			4,249	41.8	–4.7
Registered electors			10,159
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Smalley*	2,494	57.1	+8.3
	SLD	W. Powell	1,217	27.9	–11.8
	Labour	S. Peaple	657	15.0	+5.4
Majority			1,277	29.2	+20.1
Turnout			4,368	42.2	+0.9
Registered electors			10,360
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Perrett*	1,911	48.5	+11.0
	Conservative	N. Edey	1,436	36.4	+2.4
	SLD	S. Knott	381	9.7	–17.2
	Green	B. Cheal	216	5.5	+4.0
Majority			475	12.0	+8.5
Turnout			3,944	45.2	+0.7
Registered electors			8,734
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Dye	2,287	44.2	+10.7
	SLD	M. Coleman*	2,194	42.4	–10.3
	Labour	G. Page	693	13.4	+1.8
Majority			93	1.8	N/A
Turnout			5,174	47.3	–2.6
Registered electors			10,936
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	10.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Palmer	2,144	53.7	+7.9
	SLD	J. Wing	1,095	27.4	–3.3
	Labour	M. Evans	751	18.8	–1.9
Majority			1,049	26.3	+11.2
Turnout			3,990	39.7	–1.5
Registered electors			10,050
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	11,911	48.4	+5.9
	Labour	2	8,155	33.2	+6.8
	SLD	1	3,261	13.3	–18.0
	SDP	0	870	3.5	N/A
	Independent	0	396	1.6	N/A
Total		7	24,593	36.3	–7.3
Registered electors			67,806	–	+3.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hudson*	1,627	59.6	+7.6
	SLD	M. Colne	750	27.5	–10.1
	Labour	D. Bearfield	353	12.9	+2.5
Majority			877	32.1	+17.7
Turnout			2,730	35.3	–4.9
Registered electors			7,733
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Colne*	2,359	57.6	–2.0
	Conservative	B. Flashman	1,369	33.4	+5.9
	Labour	S. Mercado	370	9.0	–3.8
Majority			990	24.2	–7.9
Turnout			4,098	40.7	–12.8
Registered electors			10,068
	SLD hold		Swing	4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. York*	2,189	50.0	+8.7
	Conservative	D. Chettleburgh	1,782	40.7	–0.2
	SDP	M. Kirsh	259	5.9	N/A
	SLD	R. Kutchinsky	152	3.5	–14.4
Majority			407	9.3	+8.9
Turnout			4,382	41.3	–3.7
Registered electors			10,598
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Metcalf*	2,125	66.7	+6.1
	Conservative	A. Savage	757	23.8	+2.8
	SDP	W. Morgan	303	9.5	N/A
Majority			1,368	43.0	+3.4
Turnout			3,185	30.1	–5.7
Registered electors			10,575
	Labour hold		Swing	1.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gray	1,894	72.8	+10.4
	Labour	P. Bradbury	709	27.2	+12.1
Majority			1,185	45.5	+5.5
Turnout			2,603	30.9	–9.1
Registered electors			8,428
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Fielding*	2,168	63.8	+9.7
	Labour	J. Bradbury	1,228	36.2	+18.2
Majority			940	27.7	+1.5
Turnout			3,396	34.8	–4.5
Registered electors			9,751
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Saunders*	2,314	55.1	+8.2
	Labour	P. Coleman	1,181	28.1	+1.7
	Independent	A. Mallach	396	9.4	N/A
	SDP	R. Brown	308	7.3	N/A
Majority			1,133	27.0	+6.8
Turnout			4,199	39.4	–9.7
Registered electors			10,653
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	3	17,001	44.6	+7.6
	Labour	3	1	12,556	32.9	+4.8
	SLD	0	2	5,475	14.4	–16.8
	Residents	0		1,536	4.0	+0.3
	SDP	0		1,458	3.8	N/A
	Green	0		123	0.3	N/A
Total		9		38,149	44.8	–6.2
Registered electors				85,100	–	+2.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Peacock*	2,107	43.3	+6.3
	Residents	K. Logan	1,536	31.6	+3.2
	Conservative	W. Charlton-Wright	771	15.9	–7.3
	SLD	P. Clark	229	4.7	–6.7
	Green	C. Hanna	123	2.5	N/A
	SDP	M. Randall	95	2.0	N/A
Majority			571	11.7	+3.1
Turnout			4,861	46.2	–6.4
Registered electors			10,513
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3