
The2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members ofHertsmere Borough Council inHertfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Overallturnout at the election was 64.6%.[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 Democrats | 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% | |
| 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 | +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 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 3,995 | 59.1 | +30.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 2,441 | 59.9 | +32 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 3,885 | 74.1 | +36.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,091 | 65.5 | +31.4 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| 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 | +13.2 | |
| Majority | 753 | 30.8 | +6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,448 | 72.5 | +33.5 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Denise Kieran | 1,850 | 49.5 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 2,447 | 67.5 | +36 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | −20.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,311 | 69.1 | +34.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 3,338 | 61.4 | +31.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | −15.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,014 | 67.8 | +29.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,599 | 68.2 | +30.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||