The2011 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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:

• Conservative 35
• Labour 4^[2]

13 of the 39 seats on the council were being contested, with 2 sittingcouncillors standing down at the election, Conservative Darren Solomons andLiberal Democrat Anita Gamble.^[3] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrat leader on the council Roger Kutchinsky contestedBushey Heath, instead of theward he had previously held Bushey North.^[3]

The Conservatives gained 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats, but lost a seat toLabour, thus winning 11 of the 13 seats contested.^[4][5] This meant the Conservatives stayed in control of the council with 35 seats compared to 4 for Labour.^[5] Meanwhile, the defeats for the Liberal Democrats meant they no longer had any seats on Hertsmere council for the first time ever.^[6] Overallturnout at the election was 40.49%.^[7]

The Conservatives gained Bushey North and Bushey St James from the Liberal Democrats, while the Liberal Democrat leader came third in Bushey Heath.^[8] Labour candidate Richard Butler gainedBorehamwood Kenilworth from the Conservatives, at the same election that his father Ernie Butler held Borehamwood Cowley Hill for Labour.^[4] The gain by 25-year-old Richard Butler meant Labour finished the election with more councillors than before the election for the first time since 1996.^[9]

• 2011 English local elections
• Hertsmere Borough Council elections
• 2010s in Hertfordshire

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