2006 Hertsmere Borough Council election

The 2006 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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]

Map of the results of the 2006 Hertsmere council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. The ward in grey was not contested in 2006.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 26 seats, compared to 7 for Labour and 6 Liberal Democrats.[3] As well as the normal 13 seats being contested, an extra seat was up for election in Aldenham East after the councillor Nigel Gilmore stepped down.[3] Other councillors standing down included 2 from Labour, Joe Goldberg and Len Silverstone, and Conservatives Ron Gealy and Zita Hobbs.[3][4] 9 of the 14 seats were being defended by the Conservatives, 3 by Labour and 2 by the Liberal Democrats.[3]

Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority to 17 after gaining 2 seats from Labour.[5][6] This reduced Labour to 5 councillors, behind the Liberal Democrats who stayed on 6 after retaining their 2 seats in Bushey.[6][7] The Conservatives gains came in Borehamwood Brookmeadow, which they took by 103 votes, and Borehamwood Kenilworth, where Labour lost by 12 votes after several recounts.[6] This meant Labour only won 1 seat in Borehamwood Cowley Hill, where they held on by an 86 vote majority.[6]

The Labour group leader Leon Reefe said the reason for the defeats for the party was that "Labour voters are still disenchanted with what's going on nationally", while the Conservative council leader said "obviously national events had a bearing but I still feel that locally we are providing good services".[6]

Hertsmere Local Election Result 2006[2][8]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 11 2 0 +2 78.6 57.6 13,511 +1.1%
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 0 0 14.3 21.3 4,985 -1.5%
  Labour 1 0 2 -2 7.1 18.1 4,243 -1.8%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 289 +1.2%
  Victory United 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 234 +1.0%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 187 +0.0%

Ward results
Aldenham East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Goldstein 1,191 80.3 +2.8
Liberal Democrats David Bird 172 11.6 -0.1
Labour Peter Halsley 121 8.2 -2.7
Majority 1,019 68.7 +2.9
Turnout 1,484 48.7 +4.7
Conservative hold Swing
Borehamwood Brookmeadow[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harvey Cohen 730 45.9 -1.6
Labour Ian Freeney 627 39.4 +5.0
Victory United Elsie Alokwe 234 14.7 +14.7
Majority 103 6.5 -6.7
Turnout 1,591 36.5 +3.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Borehamwood Cowley Hill[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dinah Hoeksma 642 40.9 +2.1
Conservative Darren Solomons 556 35.4 +1.8
Socialist Labour James Dry 187 11.9 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Ownsworth 186 11.8 -5.0
Majority 86 5.5 +0.3
Turnout 1,571 31.1 +0.6
Labour hold Swing
Borehamwood Hillside[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sandra Parnell 1,245 62.7 +14.5
Labour Jennifer Reefe 741 37.3 -0.1
Majority 504 25.4 +14.7
Turnout 1,986 34.5 -3.6
Conservative hold Swing
Borehamwood Kenilworth[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Strack 511 43.4 +5.4
Labour Ernest Butler 499 42.4 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Zissis Kakoulakis 167 14.2 -6.5
Majority 12 1.0
Turnout 1,177 31.6 +11.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bushey Heath[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Batten 1,518 73.5 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Kutchinsky 375 18.2 -2.2
Labour David Bearfield 171 8.3 -2.4
Majority 1,143 55.4 +6.0
Turnout 2,064 41.7 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Bushey North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Colne 941 58.7 +1.9
Conservative John Slade 437 27.3 -5.4
Labour George Bath 118 7.4 -3.1
Green Arjuna Krishna-Das 106 6.6 +6.6
Majority 504 31.5 +7.3
Turnout 1,602 42.0 +6.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bushey Park[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lynne Hodgson 741 51.5 +14.9
Conservative Abul Choudhury 698 48.5 -7.5
Majority 43 3.0
Turnout 1,439 48.0 +2.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bushey St James[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Conway 914 43.8 +0.0
Liberal Democrats Vincent Turner 846 40.5 -5.9
Green Edward Canfor-Dumas 183 8.8 +8.8
Labour Yue Cheng 146 7.0 -2.8
Majority 68 3.3
Turnout 2,089 41.1 -1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Elstree[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Gunasekera 932 75.3 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Silverman 159 12.8 +12.8
Labour Anthony Scott-Norman 147 11.9 -16.5
Majority 773 62.4 +19.1
Turnout 1,238 34.6 +8.5
Conservative hold Swing
Potters Bar Furzefield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Calcutt 1,066 59.3 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Dean 443 24.6 +0.9
Labour James Fisher 289 16.1 -2.3
Majority 623 34.6 +0.5
Turnout 1,798 42.4 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Potters Barr Oakmere[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shirley Legate 1,242 66.2 -2.3
Liberal Democrats James Hurd 320 17.0 +17.0
Labour Russell Ramshaw 315 16.8 -14.7
Majority 922 49.1 +12.0
Turnout 1,877 36.2 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Potters Bar Parkfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edwin Roach 1,649 70.3 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Bonner 478 20.4 +2.1
Labour Perry Ellis 220 9.4 -4.2
Majority 1,171 49.9 +0.0
Turnout 2,347 41.0 +0.8
Conservative hold Swing
Shenley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosemary Gilligan 822 69.3 +4.5
Labour Richard Kirk 207 17.5 -1.1
Liberal Democrats Anita Ownsworth 157 13.2 -4.5
Majority 615 51.9 +5.7
Turnout 1,186 31.9 -4.7
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Local elections: Hertsmere". BBC News Online. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. Norton, Tommy (6 April 2006). "Election campaigns start". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  4. Norton, Tommy (28 April 2006). "Election fever grips council chamber". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  5. "Liberal Democrats maintain majority". Watford Observer. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  6. "Out for the count". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  7. Norton, Tommy (5 May 2006). "Hertsmere: Tories make gains on bad night for Labour". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  8. "Election results - 2006". Hertsmere Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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