# 2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election

The 2023 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. 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. 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.

## Summary
### Election result

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

## Ward results

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

Aldenham East (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | 37.4 | –2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,864 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Aldenham West

Aldenham West (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,564 | 39.0 | +5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,009 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bentley Heath & the Royds

Bentley Heath & the Royds (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,647 | 37.1 | +6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,440 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,963 | 30.5 | –2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,435 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,554 | 24.2 | –2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,421 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,797 | 31.9 | –0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,634 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,816 | 27.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,554 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |

### Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,278 | 35.0 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,650 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bushey North

Bushey North (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,971 | 32.9 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,990 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Bushey Park

Bushey Park (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,334 | 40.3 | +5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,792 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Bushey St James

Bushey St James (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,968 | 35.8 | –3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,498 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Elstree

Elstree (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 | 32.9 | –2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,700 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 34.8 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,253 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |

### Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,377 | 32.0 | +4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,302 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |

### Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,407 | 37.5 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,751 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Shenley

Shenley (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,453 | 36.1 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,025 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |