2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election
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All 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Morris Bright Jeremy Newmark Paul Richards
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 29 seats, 54.3% 7 seats, 28.3% 3 seats, 11.6%
Seats won 16 14 9
Seat change Decrease 13 Increase 7 Increase 6
Popular vote 26,435 20,218 13,286
Percentage 43.1% 32.9% 21.6%
Swing Decrease 11.2% Increase 4.6% Increase 10.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election
Leader before election

Morris Bright
Conservative

Leader after election

Jeremy Newmark
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

The council went under no overall control at this election, with the Conservatives losing the majority they had held since 1999.[3][4] Whilst the Conservatives were still the largest party on the council, a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition formed to take control of the council instead. Labour group leader Jeremy Newmark became leader of the council and Liberal Democrat group leader Paul Richards became deputy leader of the council.[5]

Summary

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Election result

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2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 16 0 13 Decrease 13 41.0 43.1 26,435 –11.2
  Labour 39 14 7 0 Increase 7 35.9 32.9 20,218 +4.6
  Liberal Democrats 25 9 6 0 Increase 6 23.1 21.6 13,286 +10.0
  Green 8 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.6 997 N/A
  Independent 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 317 –3.8
  Reform UK 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 130 N/A

Ward results

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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Hertsmere Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.

Aldenham East

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Aldenham East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucy Selby 967 66.9 –4.1
Conservative Brett Rosehill 853 59.0 –9.5
Liberal Democrats Ben Denton-Cardew 311 21.5 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Stuart Howard 300 20.8 N/A
Labour Joshua Goldman 179 12.4 +2.0
Labour Julian Treves Brown 167 11.6 +2.3
Turnout 1,445 37.4 –2.9
Registered electors 3,864
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Aldenham West

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Aldenham West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Clapper 882 56.4 –21.9
Conservative David Lambert 752 48.1 –18.0
Labour Sandra Huff 200 12.8 –0.9
Liberal Democrats Jon May 186 11.9 –3.5
Liberal Democrats Saif al-Saadoon 164 10.5 N/A
Labour Ronan Dhadra 161 10.3 –2.2
Turnout 1,564 39.0 +5.8
Registered electors 4,009
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bentley Heath & the Royds

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Bentley Heath & the Royds (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Helen Green 741 47.4 +16.1
Conservative Meenal Sachdev 740 47.3 –16.6
Labour Co-op John Doolan 712 45.5 +17.3
Conservative Panna Shah 705 45.1 –18.3
Green Frank Jeffs 191 12.2 N/A
Turnout 1,647 37.1 +6.9
Registered electors 4,440
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

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Borehamwood Brookmeadow (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rebecca Challice 942 48.0 +12.6
Labour Co-op Graeme Alexander 935 47.6 +13.7
Conservative Alan Plancey 878 44.7 +3.5
Labour Co-op Caroline Pitrakou 854 43.5 +11.6
Conservative Glenn Briski 807 41.1 +4.7
Conservative Shivani Sachdev 733 37.3 –4.0
Liberal Democrats Irena Slack 218 11.1 N/A
Turnout 1,963 30.5 –2.6
Registered electors 6,435
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

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Borehamwood Cowley Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Richard Butler 1,000 64.4 +8.4
Labour Co-op Jeremy Newmark 928 59.7 +13.0
Labour Linda Smith 875 56.3 +1.1
Conservative Jake Landsberg 376 24.2 –2.4
Conservative Daniel Nygate 360 23.2 –2.8
Conservative Romy Rosehill 356 22.9 –2.0
Green Naomi Coleman 193 12.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paulo Goncalves 146 9.4 N/A
Turnout 1,554 24.2 –2.2
Registered electors 6,421
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour hold

Borehamwood Hillside

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Borehamwood Hillside (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alpha Collins 847 47.1 +24.0
Labour Aaditya Kaza 770 42.8 +20.4
Conservative Alexander Clarkson 765 42.6 +4.9
Conservative Victor Eni* 747 41.6 +1.5
Conservative Farida Turner* 732 40.7 +0.7
Labour Tushar Kumar 725 40.3 +18.0
Green Madalyn Bielfield 230 12.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Goorney 184 10.2 –7.8
Turnout 1,797 31.9 –0.2
Registered electors 5,634
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Borehamwood Kenilworth

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Borehamwood Kenilworth (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Nik Oakley 1,074 59.1 +5.0
Labour Co-op Prabhakar Kaza 1,056 58.1 +13.2
Labour Co-op Parveen Rani 1,014 55.8 +10.9
Conservative Emma Green 565 31.1 –13.9
Conservative Susan Glyn 543 29.9 –10.5
Conservative David Lazarus 533 29.4 –10.3
Liberal Democrats Elaine Elliman 241 13.3 N/A
Turnout 1,816 27.7
Registered electors 6,554
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Labour Co-op hold

Bushey Heath

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Bushey Heath (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Morris* 818 64.0 –9.7
Conservative Seamus Quilty* 767 60.0 –12.7
Liberal Democrats Ollie Kay 368 28.8 +13.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Kutchinsky 341 26.7 +12.5
Labour David Lee 94 7.4 –1.7
Labour Pooja Nirmal 94 7.4 +0.7
Turnout 1,278 35.0 +1.9
Registered electors 3,650
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bushey North

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Bushey North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louise Nicolas* 1,219 61.8 +19.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Matthews* 1,169 59.3 +16.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Richards* 1,139 57.8 +18.8
Conservative Jacob Jefferson 508 25.8 –8.3
Conservative Nish Patel 450 22.8 –10.9
Conservative Fenton Gee 437 22.2 –5.1
Labour Elodie Mayo 249 12.6 –5.9
Labour Judith Maizels 248 12.6 –2.9
Labour Philip Reardon 215 10.9 –4.2
Turnout 1,971 32.9 +2.4
Registered electors 5,990
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Bushey Park

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Bushey Park (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maxie Allen 1,225 52.5 +35.6
Liberal Democrats Marc Amron 1,184 50.7 +35.4
Liberal Democrats Shailain Shah 1,068 45.8 +30.8
Conservative Linda Silver* 925 39.6 –24.5
Conservative David Carter 873 37.4 –26.2
Conservative Anne Swerling* 840 36.0 –23.5
Labour Freda Guilfoyle 188 8.1 –7.9
Labour Di Hoeksma 155 6.6 –8.2
Labour Habib Khan 140 6.0 –6.6
Turnout 2,334 40.3 +5.3
Registered electors 5,792
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Bushey St James

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Bushey St James (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mia Handley 1,109 56.4 +30.9
Liberal Democrats Miles Ponder 1,046 53.2 +31.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Shenton 982 49.9 +28.3
Conservative Pervez Choudhury* 657 33.4 –21.4
Conservative Peter Rutledge* 625 31.8 –23.8
Conservative Jane West 621 31.6 –22.0
Labour Peter Halsey 214 10.9 –11.1
Labour Mary Reid 197 10.0 –10.5
Labour Yvonne Riley 193 9.8 –10.0
Turnout 1,968 35.8 –3.6
Registered electors 5,498
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Elstree

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Elstree (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harvey Cohen* 845 69.4 –2.5
Conservative Morris Bright* 832 68.4 –1.4
Labour Jonathan Metzer 278 22.8 +7.6
Labour Satvinder Juss 255 21.0 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Theresa Smith 106 8.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Igor Novokreshchenov 84 6.9 N/A
Turnout 1,217 32.9 –2.6
Registered electors 3,700
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Potters Bar Furzefield

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Potters Bar Furzefield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Chris Gray* 831 56.1 +10.7
Labour Co-op Chris Meyers* 816 55.1 +11.8
Conservative Amit Dodhia 495 33.4 –7.0
Conservative Amit Dodhia 462 31.2 –6.6
Liberal Democrats Nick Jankunas 94 6.4 N/A
Reform UK Simon Rhodes 77 5.2 N/A
Turnout 1,480 34.8 +2.6
Registered electors 4,253
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Potters Bar Oakmere

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Potters Bar Oakmere (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Hodgson-Jones 651 47.3 –8.7
Labour Co-op Renos Georgiou 624 45.3 +6.6
Labour Co-op Ann Harrison 612 44.4 +6.5
Conservative Ruth Lyon* 606 44.0 –10.3
Green Joan Collins 94 6.8 N/A
Turnout 1,377 32.0 +4.0
Registered electors 4,302
Conservative hold
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Potters Bar Parkfield

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Potters Bar Parkfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynette Sullivan 799 56.8 +2.2
Conservative Abhishek Sachdev* 746 53.0 +3.5
Labour Co-op Susan Ballard 435 30.9 +17.1
Labour Co-op Hannah Doolan 392 27.9 +15.7
Liberal Democrats Roy Bridgen 164 11.7 –20.7
Green David Lister 142 10.1 N/A
Turnout 1,407 37.5 +0.8
Registered electors 3,751
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Shenley

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Shenley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Natalie Susman* 604 41.6 –14.4
Conservative Paul Hodgson-Jones 577 39.7 –15.5
Labour Jonathan Shaw 430 29.6 +12.4
Labour Alexander Davies 377 25.9 +13.3
Independent Rosemary Gilligan 317 21.8 –16.0
Liberal Democrats Holly Gunning 154 10.6 N/A
Green John Humphries 147 10.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Lewis 84 5.8 N/A
Reform UK Darren Selkus 53 3.6 N/A
Turnout 1,453 36.1 +0.3
Registered electors 4,025
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

References

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  1. ^ "NOTICE OF ELECTION" (PDF). Hertsmere Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Election results by party, 4 May 2023". hertsmere.moderngov.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  3. ^ "Hertsmere Borough Council election result 2023". Watford Observer. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Local elections 2023: Tories lose Dacorum, Hertsmere, East Herts and Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Council meeting, 17 May 2023". Hertsmere Borough Council. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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