1996 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	J. Cowen	725	45.1	–1.0
	Labour	P. Halsey*	709	44.1	–9.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Gill	172	10.7	N/A
Majority			16	1.0	N/A
Turnout			1,606	43.7	+2.1
Registered electors			3,679
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	4.4

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Williams	914	80.3	–3.2
	Conservative	P. Brew	224	19.7	+3.2
Majority			690	60.6	–6.4
Turnout			1,138	25.1	–6.2
Registered electors			4,600
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

Heath North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Hodgson	844	53.8	–5.9
	Conservative	J. Slade	520	33.1	+1.6
	Labour	A. Lemon	205	13.1	+4.3
Majority			324	20.7	–7.5
Turnout			1,569	39.5	–8.5
Registered electors			3,993
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	3.8

Heath South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Riches*	833	59.9	+7.2
	Labour	D. Bearfield	311	22.4	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Forsyth	247	17.8	–15.9
Majority			522	37.5	+18.5
Turnout			1,391	33.9	–5.0
Registered electors			4,116
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kentish*	766	77.8	–1.1
	Conservative	D. McKee	219	22.2	+1.1
Majority			547	55.6	–2.2
Turnout			985	30.3	–3.7
Registered electors			3,241
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Kelly*	688	75.4	–1.7
	Conservative	J. Kempton	225	24.6	+1.7
Majority			463	50.8	–3.4
Turnout			913	29.2	–4.5
Registered electors			3,079
	Labour hold		Swing	1.7

Potters Bar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Brilliant	643	52.1	+19.3
	Conservative	P. Spratt*	592	47.9	+8.8
Majority			51	4.1	N/A
Turnout			1,235	36.3	–10.7
Registered electors			3,426
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.3

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Aldrich	946	53.4	+0.5
	Conservative	H. Spratt	824	46.6	+12.0
Majority			122	6.9	–11.8
Turnout			1,770	39.0	–2.6
Registered electors			4,491
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.8

Potters Bar North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Donne*	816	67.0	+39.0
	Labour	M. Powell	402	33.0	+24.4
Majority			414	34.0	N/A
Turnout			1,218	35.8	–16.1
Registered electors			3,452
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

Potters Bar South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Carey	506	42.6	–0.5
	Conservative	C. Calcutt	408	34.3	–4.4
	Independent	D. Martin	275	23.1	N/A
Majority			98	8.2	+3.9
Turnout			1,189	46.1	–2.3
Registered electors			2,579
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.0

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Heywood	613	44.2	–5.3
	Conservative	J. Usher*	595	42.9	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. Dean	180	13.0	–2.7
Majority			18	1.3	–13.4
Turnout			1,388	43.1	–0.4
Registered electors			3,233
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.7

St. James East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Hucklesby	745	57.8	–5.9
	Conservative	C. Keates*	340	26.4	+5.1
	Labour	M. Reid	203	15.8	+0.8
Majority			405	31.4	–11.0
Turnout			1,288	41.8	–6.0
Registered electors			3,090
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	5.5

St. James West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Page	651	42.8	–9.6
	Conservative	A. Attwood*	615	40.4	+6.6
	Labour	G. De Groot	256	16.8	+3.1
Majority			36	2.4	–16.2
Turnout			1,522	42.9	–3.4
Registered electors			3,561
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	8.1