2012 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2012 Hertsmere Borough Council election
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14 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	65,469
Turnout	30.0% (9.9%)
	Winner of each seat at the 2012 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election; ; Conservative	Control after election ; ; Conservative

The 2012 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.^[1]^[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Registered65,469

Turnout30.0% (

9.9%)

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2012 Hertsmere Borough Council election^[3]
Party		This election				Full council			This election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	{{{candidates}}}	12	1	85.7	22	34	87.2	12,068	57.8	–1.9
	Labour	{{{candidates}}}	2	1	14.3	3	5	12.8	5,806	27.8	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	{{{candidates}}}	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,022	9.7	–0.7
	UKIP	{{{candidates}}}	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	813	3.9	+3.0
	Independent	{{{candidates}}}	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	160	0.8	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Graham*	1,002	75.2	±0.0
	Labour	Richard Kirk	147	11.0	–0.4
	UKIP	Will Ferry	97	7.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Gamble	87	6.5	–6.8
Majority			855	64.2	+2.3
Turnout			1,333	36.1	–15.3
Registered electors			3,703
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Clapper	770	73.5	+1.1
	Labour	Sandra Huff	178	17.0	–0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Holly Gunning	100	9.5	–0.7
Majority			592	56.5	+1.5
Turnout			1,048	29.3	–14.9
Registered electors			3,605
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Maughan	804	49.4	+6.1
	Conservative	Clive Butchins	741	45.5	–4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Goldstein	82	5.0	–1.7
Majority			63	3.9	N/A
Turnout			1,627	30.4	–6.5
Registered electors			5,400
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Harrison*	904	66.2	+5.3
	Conservative	Gill Fowler	461	33.8	–5.3
Majority			443	32.4	+10.6
Turnout			1,365	22.7	–8.0
Registered electors			6,061
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Summary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hannah David*	915	46.4	–11.8
	Labour	Ruth Gotlieb	714	36.2	–5.6
	UKIP	David Appleby	250	12.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Gamble	94	4.8	N/A
Majority			201	10.2	–6.2
Turnout			1,973	29.7	–4.2
Registered electors			6,673
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Seamus Quilty*	1,379	76.7	+1.4
	Labour	Najaf Raza	224	12.5	–0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Kutchinsky	196	10.9	–0.6
Majority			1,155	64.2	+2.0
Turnout			1,799	34.5	–13.6
Registered electors			5,261
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve O'Brien*	671	47.1	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Shailain Shah	461	32.3	+0.8
	Labour	Jim Sowerbutts	294	20.6	–2.5
Majority			210	14.8	+0.9
Turnout			1,426	29.2	–10.1
Registered electors			4,930
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Silver*	734	66.3	+4.0
	Labour	David Bearfield	200	18.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey McCracken	173	15.6	–22.1
Majority			534	48.2	+23.5
Turnout			1,107	31.7	–7.3
Registered electors			3,523
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pervez Choudhury*	1,008	55.5	+3.7
	Labour	Tony Breslin	562	31.0	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Morries Ziman	245	13.5	–7.0
Majority			446	24.5	+0.4
Turnout			1,815	32.1	–12.5
Registered electors			5,720
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Legate	881	59.2	–2.2
	Conservative	Peter Knell*	871	58.5	–2.9
	Labour	Jim Fisher	394	26.5	+1.0
	Labour	Derek Marcus	366	24.6	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Oatway	203	13.6	+0.4
Turnout			~1,488	29.3	–14.1
Registered electors			5,078
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penny Swallow	736	47.0	–7.1
	Labour	John Doolan	444	28.4	+0.4
	UKIP	David Rutter	291	18.6	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Willett	95	6.1	–0.1
Majority			292	18.6	–7.5
Turnout			1,566	28.1	–8.9
Registered electors			5,593
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Donne*	1,203	59.3	–9.6
	Labour	Harvey Ward	316	15.6	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Bonner	175	8.6	–5.9
	UKIP	Simon Rhodes	175	8.6	N/A
	Independent	Sheldon Kosky	160	7.9	N/A
Majority			887	43.7	–8.5
Turnout			2,029	33.3	–12.7
Registered electors			6,076
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Wayne*	696	65.3	–9.2
	Labour	Ray Edge	259	24.3	–1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Buchanan	111	10.4	N/A
Majority			437	41.0	–8.0
Turnout			1,066	28.0	–18.0
Registered electors			3,846
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0