# Broxbourne Borough Council elections

One third of Broxbourne Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2012, 30 councillors are elected from 10 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1976 Broxbourne Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of wards by 1 and seats by 2)
* 1978 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1979 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1980 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1982 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1983 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1984 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1986 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1987 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1988 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1990 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1991 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1992 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1994 Broxbourne Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1996 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1998 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of wards by 1 and seats by 4)
* 2000 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2002 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2003 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2004 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2006 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2007 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2008 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2010 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2011 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2012 Broxbourne Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of wards by 3 and seats by 8)
* 2014 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2015 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2016 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2018 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2019 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2021 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2022 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2023 Broxbourne Borough Council election
* 2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election

## Political balance of the council

| Election Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal | SDP-Liberal Alliance | Liberal Democrats | British National Party | Independent | Total |
| 1973 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 1976 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1978 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1979 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1980 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1982 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1983 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1984 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1986 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1987 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1988 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1990 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1991 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1992 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1994 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1995 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1996 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1998 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1999 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2000 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2002 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2003 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| 2004 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| 2006 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| 2007 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2008 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2010 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2011 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2012 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2014 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2015 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2016 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2018 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2019 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2022 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2023 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2024 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |

## Results maps

* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1982-1986

Hoddesdon Town By-Election 3 March 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Alliance | Julian Gould | 1,060 | 51.86 |
| | Conservative | Charles Thompson | 755 | 36.94 |
| | Labour | Janet Batsleer | 229 | 11.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,044 | 44.80 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | |
Wormley / Turnford By-Election 8 November 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Beryl Poole | 470 | 50.92 |
| | Labour | Mark Farrington | 302 | 32.72 |
| | Alliance | Julie Cooper | 151 | 16.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 923 | 21.80 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Cheshunt Central By-Election 4 July 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Brewster | 535 | 43.50 |
| | Alliance | Peter Huse | 468 | 38.05 |
| | Labour | Mark Bryant | 227 | 18.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,230 | 33.80 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Rosedale By-Election 4 July 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Alliance | David Lefley | 372 | 40.83 |
| | Conservative | Michael Lavender | 292 | 32.06 |
| | Labour | Mark Farrington | 247 | 27.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 911 | 38.50 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | |
Flamstead End By-Election 21 November 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gordon Greenwood | 511 | 48.44 |
| | Alliance | Malcolm Aitken | 349 | 33.08 |
| | Labour | Paul Spychal | 195 | 18.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,055 | 23.10 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1986-1990

Theobalds By-Election 29 October 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Victor Bellingham | 427 | 54.75 |
| | Labour | Lester Hicking | 254 | 32.56 |
| | SLD | Kenneth King | 99 | 12.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 780 | 18.70 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Theobalds By-Election 4 May 1989 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Morris | 753 | 52.15 |
| | Labour | Lester Hicking | 522 | 36.15 |
| | SLD | Paul Seeby | 169 | 11.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 34.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,444 | 36.40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Waltham Cross North By-Election 4 May 1989 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mandy Hayward | 587 | 51.99 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Theobald | 416 | 36.85 |
| | SLD | Anthony Stokes | 126 | 11.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,129 | 36.40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1994-1998

Waltham Cross North By-Election 1 May 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Tranham | 1,055 | 49.4 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Alan McCole | 888 | 41.6 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Barton | 192 | 9.0 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,135 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 1998-2002

Goffs Oak By-Election 9 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline De Pace | 569 | 75.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Linda Dambrauskas | 131 | 17.2 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Barton | 42 | 5.5 | −1.7 |
| | Independent Conservative | Christopher Stone | 17 | 2.2 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 57.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 759 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheshunt Central By-Election 16 November 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Moyra O'Neill | 442 | 60.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Carolyn Iles | 198 | 26.9 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Garton | 54 | 7.3 | −3.0 |
| | BNP | John Cope | 42 | 5.7 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 33.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 736 | 12.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Theobalds By-Election 22 November 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Smith | 551 | 60.4 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Greenhill | 307 | 33.6 | +2.8 |
| | BNP | John Cope | 55 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 913 | 18.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Rosedale By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 799 | 41.5 |
| | BNP | Gary Horsley | 507 | 26.3 |
| | Labour | Cherry Robbins | 426 | 22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Huse | 193 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,925 | 57.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2010-2014

Cheshunt Central By-Election 30 June 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Siracusa | 742 | 53.11 |
| | Labour | Richard Greenhill | 481 | 34.43 |
| | UKIP | David Platt | 88 | 6.30 |
| | Independent | Joanne Welch | 62 | 4.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Huse | 24 | 1.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,397 | 24.80 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2014-2018

Waltham Cross by-Election 9 March 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patsy Spears | 650 | 41.0 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Christian Durugo | 646 | 40.8 | −14.8 |
| | UKIP | Steve Coster | 200 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendan Wyer | 89 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.85 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |