# 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election

The 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 34
* Labour 3
* Liberal Democrat 2

## Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 64.6%.
Hertsmere local election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 92.3 | 60.9 | 25,472 | -4.3% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 26.2 | 10,955 | +6.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 10.3 | 4,313 | +0.0% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 690 | +1.6% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 393 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Borehamwood Brookmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harvey Cohen | 1,503 | 46.0 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Jeanette McMullen | 863 | 26.4 | −17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Sear | 509 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| | BNP | Freda Green | 264 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Independent | Andrew Godleman | 125 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 19.6 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,264 | 59.6 | +27.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Borehamwood Cowley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Di Hoeksma | 1,373 | 42.2 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Anne Mitchell | 1,189 | 36.5 | −0.8 |
| | BNP | Colin Cooper | 426 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| | Independent | Frank Ward | 268 | 8.2 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 5.7 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,256 | 54.1 | +27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Borehamwood Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sandra Parnell | 2,496 | 62.5 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Lee Petar | 1,499 | 37.5 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | 25.0 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,995 | 59.1 | +30.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Borehamwood Kenilworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pat Strack | 1,253 | 51.3 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Butler | 1,188 | 48.7 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 2.7 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,441 | 59.9 | +32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bushey Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Batten | 2,997 | 77.1 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brass | 466 | 12.0 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | George Bath | 422 | 10.9 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,531 | 65.1 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,885 | 74.1 | +36.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bushey North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane West | 1,371 | 44.4 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eddie Sheridan | 1,275 | 41.2 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Jim Sowerbutts | 445 | 14.4 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 3.1 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,091 | 65.5 | +31.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Bushey Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Collins | 1,439 | 58.8 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Ownsworth | 686 | 28.0 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | David Bearfield | 323 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 30.8 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,448 | 72.5 | +33.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Bushey St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denise Kieran | 1,850 | 49.5 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Gamble | 1,377 | 36.9 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Yue Cheng | 507 | 13.6 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 12.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,734 | 68.2 | +32.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Elstree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derrick Gunasekera | 1,902 | 77.7 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | Ian Feeney | 545 | 22.3 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,357 | 55.5 | −21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,447 | 67.5 | +36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Potters Bar Furzefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Worster | 2,250 | 68.0 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Jim Fisher | 1,061 | 32.0 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,189 | 35.9 | −20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,311 | 69.1 | +34.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Potters Bar Oakmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Ricks | 2,190 | 65.6 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Nkrumah | 1,148 | 34.4 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,042 | 31.2 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,338 | 61.4 | +31.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Potters Bark Parkfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Hodgson-Jones | 3,083 | 76.8 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Derek Marcus | 931 | 23.2 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,152 | 53.6 | −15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,014 | 67.8 | +29.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shenley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Gilligan | 1,949 | 75.0 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Sam Clements | 650 | 25.0 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,299 | 50.0 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,599 | 68.2 | +30.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |