# Hertsmere Borough Council elections

Hertsmere Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, the council comprises 39 councillors elected from 16 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Hertsmere District Council election
* 1976 Hertsmere District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1980 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1982 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1983 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1984 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1986 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1987 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1988 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1990 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1991 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1992 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1994 Hertsmere Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1996 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1998 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 1999 Hertsmere Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2000 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2002 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2003 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2004 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2006 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2011 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2012 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2014 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2015 Hertsmere Borough Council election
* 2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2002 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1998-2002

Borehamwood Brookmeadow By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leon Reefe | 1,386 | 50.2 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Dora O'Sullivan | 878 | 31.8 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Marsh | 497 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 18.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,761 | 55.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Borehamwood Cowley Hill By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Hedges | 1,519 | 51.3 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | Alan Gellatly | 1,017 | 34.4 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Silverman | 423 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,959 | 56.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Potters Bar Oakmere By-Election 22 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tugay Sevincli | 679 | 76.6 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Tengwo | 207 | 23.4 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 53.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 886 | 17.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bushey Heath By-Election 26 November 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Morris | 748 | 74.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Ownsworth | 157 | 15.7 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Charles George | 95 | 9.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | 59.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,000 | 20.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Borehamwood Hillside By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Farida Turner | 703 | 41.8 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Tony Breslin | 518 | 30.8 | −5.4 |
| | UKIP | Mark Silverman | 397 | 23.6 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Gamble | 62 | 3.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,680 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Potters Bar Oakmere By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Hodgson-Jones | 882 | 59.2 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | John Doolan | 445 | 29.9 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | Vikki Johnson | 163 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 29.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,490 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Borehamwood Kenilworth By-Election 5 October 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeremy Newmark | 383 | 37.8 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Pat Strack | 341 | 33.7 | −19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Marsh | 144 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Independent | Lawrence Strack | 91 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | UKIP | Vikki Johnson | 54 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,013 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Borehamwood Cowley Hill By-Election 4 January 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rebecca Butler | 709 | 59.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Sean Moore | 381 | 32.2 | −11.4 |
| | UKIP | David Hoy | 57 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Robinson | 20 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Nicholas Winston | 18 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Borehamwood Kenilworth By-Election 13 February 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brett Rosehill | 776 | 49.0 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Dan Ozarow | 655 | 41.3 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Lewis | 104 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| | Green | John Humphries | 50 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,585 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Borehamwood Kenilworth By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Ozarow | 1,119 | 53.3 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | David Neifeld | 828 | 39.4 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Diamond | 152 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,099 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bushey North By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Matthews | 1,136 | 49.2 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Jane West | 785 | 34.0 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | John Barratt | 265 | 11.5 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Matt Wheeler | 125 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,311 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |