Hertsmere Borough Council election, 2010
Map of the results of the 2010 Hertsmere council election.
Conservatives in blue and
Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.
The 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Overall turnout at the election was 64.6%.[3]
Hertsmere local election result 2010[2][3] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
12 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
92.3 |
60.9 |
25,472 |
-4.3% |
|
Labour |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.7 |
26.2 |
10,955 |
+6.8% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
0 |
10.3 |
4,313 |
+0.0% |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
690 |
+1.6% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
393 |
+0.2% |
Ward results
Borehamwood Brookmeadow[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Harvey Cohen |
1,503 |
46.0 |
-2.1 |
|
Labour |
Jeanette McMullen |
863 |
26.4 |
-17.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Judith Sear |
509 |
15.6 |
+15.6 |
|
BNP |
Freda Green |
264 |
8.1 |
+8.1 |
|
Independent |
Andrew Godleman |
125 |
3.8 |
+3.8 |
Majority |
640 |
19.6 |
+15.3 |
Turnout |
3,264 |
59.6 |
+27.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Borehamwood Cowley Hill[3] |
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 |
+13.1 |
|
Independent |
Frank Ward |
268 |
8.2 |
-0.8 |
Majority |
184 |
5.7 |
+3.2 |
Turnout |
3,256 |
54.1 |
+27.4 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bushey Heath[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Brenda Batten |
2,997 |
77.1 |
-1.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Brass |
466 |
12.0 |
+3.1 |
|
Labour |
George Bath |
422 |
10.9 |
+2.7 |
Majority |
2,531 |
65.1 |
-4.7 |
Turnout |
3,885 |
74.1 |
+36.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bushey North[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jane West |
1,371 |
44.4 |
-4.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Eddie Sheridan |
1,275 |
41.2 |
+4.0 |
|
Labour |
Jim Sowerbutts |
445 |
14.4 |
+6.2 |
Majority |
96 |
3.1 |
-8.2 |
Turnout |
3,091 |
65.5 |
+31.4 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Bushey Park[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Collins |
1,439 |
58.8 |
-3.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anita Ownsworth |
686 |
28.0 |
-9.7 |
|
Labour |
David Bearfield |
323 |
13.2 |
+13.2 |
Majority |
753 |
30.8 |
+6.1 |
Turnout |
2,448 |
72.5 |
+33.5 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Bushey St James[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Denise Kieran |
1,850 |
49.5 |
-0.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Gamble |
1,377 |
36.9 |
-0.3 |
|
Labour |
Yue Cheng |
507 |
13.6 |
+6.0 |
Majority |
473 |
12.7 |
-0.3 |
Turnout |
3,734 |
68.2 |
+32.2 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
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