2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election
← 2008 6 May 2010 2011 →
13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	64,600
Turnout	66.1% (29.5%)
	Winner of each seat at the 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election; ; Conservative	Control after election ; ; Conservative

The 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as the 2010 general election and other local elections.

Registered64,600

Turnout66.1% (

29.5%)

Quick facts 13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

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One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.^[2]

2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election^[4]^[5]^[3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	3	92.3	22	34	87.2	26,422	60.9	–2.8
	Labour	1		7.7	2	3	7.7	11,584	26.7	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	0	3	0.0	2	2	5.1	4,313	9.9	+0.5
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	690	1.6	N/A
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	393	0.9	+0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harvey Cohen*	1,503	46.0	–2.1
	Labour	Jeanette McMullen	863	26.4	–17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Sear	509	15.6	N/A
	BNP	Freda Green	264	8.1	N/A
	Independent	Andrew Godleman	125	3.8	N/A
Majority			640	19.6	+15.3
Turnout			3,276	59.6	+27.2
Registered electors			5,497
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Di Hoeksma*	1,373	42.2	+2.4
	Conservative	Anne Mitchell	1,189	36.5	–0.8
	BNP	Colin Cooper	426	13.1	N/A
	Independent	Frank Ward	268	8.2	–0.8
Majority			184	5.7	+3.2
Turnout			3,279	54.1	+27.4
Registered electors			6,064
	Labour hold		Swing	1.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandra Parnell*	2,496	62.5	+4.6
	Labour	Lee Petar	1,499	37.5	+7.1
Majority			997	25.0	–2.5
Turnout			4,048	59.1	+30.6
Registered electors			6,851
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pat Strack*	1,253	51.3	+8.9
	Labour	Richard Butler	1,188	48.7	+10.7
Majority			65	2.7	–1.8
Turnout			2,481	59.9	+31.4
Registered electors			4,143
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Summary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Batten*	2,997	77.1	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Brass	466	12.0	+3.1
	Labour	George Bath	422	10.9	+2.7
Majority			2,531	65.1	–4.7
Turnout			3,893	74.1	+36.6
Registered electors			5,251
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane West	1,371	44.4	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Sheridan	1,275	41.2	+4.0
	Labour	Jim Sowerbutts	445	14.4	+6.2
Majority			96	3.1	–8.1
Turnout			3,113	65.5	+31.4
Registered electors			4,751
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Collins	1,439	58.8	–3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Ownsworth	686	28.0	–9.7
	Labour	David Bearfield	323	13.2	N/A
Majority			753	30.8	+6.2
Turnout			2,505	72.5	+33.5
Registered electors			3,455
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Denise Kieran	1,850	49.5	–0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Gamble	1,377	36.9	–0.3
	Labour	Yue Ting Cheng	507	13.6	+6.0
Majority			473	12.7	–0.4
Turnout			3,756	68.2	+32.2
Registered electors			5,507
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derrick Gunasekera*	1,902	77.7	–10.6
	Labour	Ian Feeney	545	22.3	+10.6
Majority			1,357	55.5	–21.2
Turnout			2,483	67.5	+35.4
Registered electors			3,677
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Worster	2,250	68.0	–9.9
	Labour	Jim Fisher	1,061	32.0	+9.9
Majority			1,189	35.9	–19.8
Turnout			3,401	69.1	+34.8
Registered electors			4,921
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Ricks	2,190	65.6	–5.6
	Labour	Michael Nkrumah	1,148	34.4	+5.6
Majority			1,042	31.2	–11.2
Turnout			3,425	61.4	+31.3
Registered electors			5,580
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Hodgson-Jones	3,083	76.8	–7.7
	Labour	Derek Marcus	931	23.2	+7.7
Majority			2,152	53.6	–15.4
Turnout			4,087	67.8	+29.7
Registered electors			6,029
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosemary Gilligan*	1,949	75.0	+0.5
	Labour	Sam Clements	650	25.0	–0.5
Majority			1,299	50.0	+1.0
Turnout			2,642	68.2	+30.1
Registered electors			3,874
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5