1989 Hertfordshire County Council election

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4 May 1989 (1989-05-04)

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All 77 seats to Hertfordshire County Council
39 seats needed for a majority

Registered

744,952 (

2.0%)

Turnout

41.3% (

4.0%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	SLD
Seats won	45	27	5
Seat change	9		9
Popular vote	135,764	101,681	58,010
Percentage	44.1%	33.1%	18.9%
Swing	6.5%	4.1%	13.2%

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1989 Hertfordshire County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 to elect members of Hertfordshire County Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

At the election, the Conservatives gained control of the council from No overall control.

Summary

Election result

1989 Hertfordshire County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	77	45	10	1	9	58.4	44.1	135,764	+6.5
	Labour	77	27	2	2		35.1	33.1	101,681	+4.1
	SLD	73	5	0	9	9	6.5	18.9	58,010	–13.2
	SDP	20	0	0	0		0.0	2.0	6,287	N/A
	Residents	3	0	0	0		0.0	1.1	3,265	+0.1
	Green	7	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	2,057	+0.4
	Independent	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	396	+0.1
	National Front	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	77	N/A

Division results by local authority

Broxbourne

**Broxbourne District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	10,464	55.5	+8.3
	Labour	0	5,522	29.3	+3.5
	SLD	0	2,613	13.9	–12.9
	SDP	0	242	1.3	N/A
Total		6	18,841	30.9	–4.7
Registered electors			61,030	–	+3.6

Division results

Cheshunt Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Drew*	1,698	53.3	+7.7
	Labour	J. Draper	1,164	36.5	–0.2
	SLD	P. Huse	324	10.2	–7.5
Majority			534	16.8	+7.8
Turnout			3,186	34.4	–2.5
Registered electors			9,272
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Cheshunt North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harlow	1,332	58.6	+9.6
	Labour	S. Elliott	585	25.7	–3.3
	SLD	C. Brown	357	15.7	–6.3
Majority			747	32.8	+12.9
Turnout			2,274	23.6	–7.2
Registered electors			9,632
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Cheshunt West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Tyler*	1,984	63.5	+15.0
	Labour	J. Atkins	570	18.2	+0.4
	SLD	R. Dubow	330	10.6	–23.1
	SDP	D. Lefley	242	7.7	N/A
Majority			1,414	45.2	+30.4
Turnout			3,126	28.5	–7.0
Registered electors			10,981
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

Hoddesdon North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rose*	1,770	55.9	+8.0
	Labour	J. Garrett	928	29.3	+0.9
	SLD	J. Gould	470	14.8	–8.9
Majority			842	26.6	+7.1
Turnout			3,168	33.3	–6.5
Registered electors			9,511
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Hoddesdon South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bird	1,870	59.9	+10.6
	SLD	T. Griffiths	785	25.2	–12.2
	Labour	A. Bloomfield	466	14.9	+3.2
Majority			1,085	34.8	+22.9
Turnout			3,121	30.3	–7.8
Registered electors			10,297
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Waltham Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Quint	1,810	45.6	+2.8
	Labour	M. Hudson	1,809	45.6	+12.6
	SLD	P. Seeby	347	8.7	–15.5
Majority			1	0.03	–9.9
Turnout			3,966	35.0	+2.1
Registered electors			11,337
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

Dacorum

**Dacorum District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	18,190	43.7	+6.7
	Labour	3		13,803	33.2	+0.8
	SLD	0	1	5,645	13.6	–16.4
	SDP	0		3,289	7.9	N/A
	Green	0		623	1.5	+1.2
	National Front	0		77	0.2	N/A
Total		10		41,627	40.8	–4.2
Registered electors				102,000	–	+1.8

Division results

Berkhamsted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Rost*	2,127	46.1	+1.3
	SLD	S. Sharpe	1,236	26.8	–5.7
	Labour	D. Freeman	974	21.1	–1.6
	SDP	S. Taylor	275	6.0	N/A
Majority			891	19.3	+7.1
Turnout			4,612	38.3	–3.8
Registered electors			12,038
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Bridgewater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Seely*	2,034	65.8	+6.7
	Labour	K. Short	506	16.4	+1.5
	SLD	I. McCalla	369	11.9	–14.1
	SDP	J. Taylor	184	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,528	49.4	+16.3
Turnout			3,093	37.9	–4.2
Registered electors			8,156
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Hemel Hempstead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Hamilton	2,113	47.7	+12.2
	Labour	S. Harrison	1,352	30.5	–1.2
	SLD	A. Winter	643	14.5	–18.3
	SDP	E. Baker	319	7.2	N/A
Majority			761	17.2	+14.4
Turnout			4,427	48.4	–1.1
Registered electors			9,150
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Hemel Hempstead North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Sullivan	1,215	34.9	+4.4
	Labour	I. Laidlaw-Dickson	1,156	33.2	–1.4
	SDP	W. Evans*	682	19.6	N/A
	SLD	J. Blackman	426	12.2	–22.7
Majority			59	1.7	N/A
Turnout			3,479	32.9	–8.2
Registered electors			10,565
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	2.9

Hemel Hempstead North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Moss*	2,332	50.0	+0.8
	Conservative	A. Williams	1,275	27.4	+5.0
	SDP	R. Eminson	560	12.0	N/A
	SLD	E. Willis	416	8.9	–19.5
	National Front	J. McAuley	77	1.7	N/A
Majority			1,057	22.7	+2.0
Turnout			4,660	45.3	–3.3
Registered electors			10,298
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Hemel Hempstead South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Thorpe-Tracey*	2,159	48.0	+1.8
	Conservative	M. Griffiths	1,667	37.0	+11.0
	SLD	G. Lawrence	370	8.2	–19.6
	SDP	D. Coburn	306	6.8	N/A
Majority			492	10.9	–7.4
Turnout			4,502	40.4	–4.5
Registered electors			11,133
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Hemel Hempstead St Pauls
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Doyle	2,086	58.3	+7.9
	Conservative	K. Birtchnell	907	25.3	+7.8
	SLD	R. Hollinghurst	298	8.3	–23.8
	SDP	D. Coburn	288	8.0	N/A
Majority			1,179	32.9	+14.6
Turnout			3,579	41.6	–4.5
Registered electors			8,597
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Hemel Hempstead Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Everall*	2,410	51.6	+6.3
	Labour	R. Barson	1,475	31.6	+1.6
	SDP	W. Lear	432	9.2	N/A
	SLD	C. Gudgeon	358	7.7	–15.1
Majority			935	20.0	+4.7
Turnout			4,675	39.6	–4.9
Registered electors			11,813
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Kings Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Anderson*	1,744	49.6	+4.2
	Labour	S. Cox	1,049	29.9	+11.3
	SLD	S. Bowles	598	17.0	–19.0
	SDP	I. Rambotas	123	3.5	N/A
Majority			695	19.8	+10.5
Turnout			3,514	40.1	–7.7
Registered electors			8,765
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Tring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Marwood*	2,698	53.0	+6.1
	SLD	E. Williams	931	18.3	–10.1
	Labour	M. Jenner	714	14.0	–7.5
	Green	A. Hunt	623	12.2	+9.0
	SDP	R. Muller	120	2.4	N/A
Majority			1,767	34.7	+16.1
Turnout			5,086	44.3	–0.5
Registered electors			11,485
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

East Hertfordshire

**East Hertfordshire District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	2	18,525	50.0	+9.3
	Labour	1		7,401	20.0	+2.3
	SLD	0	2	8,543	23.1	–12.8
	Residents	0		1,729	4.7	+0.2
	Green	0		829	2.2	+1.0
Total		9		37,027	41.5	–2.7
Registered electors				89,141	–	+4.9

Division results

All Saints
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Banks	1,678	41.7	+0.4
	SLD	E. Banks	1,173	29.2	–3.6
	Labour	J. Findlay	860	21.4	–2.1
	Green	B. Cheal	309	7.7	+5.3
Majority			505	12.6	+4.2
Turnout			4,020	45.9	–1.4
Registered electors			8,751
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Bishops Stortford Central Parsonag
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Oldland	1,435	39.6	+17.4
	Residents	V. Ellison	799	22.1	–5.3
	SLD	A. Graham	795	21.9	–11.4
	Labour	E. Egginton	593	16.4	–0.6
Majority			636	17.6	N/A
Turnout			3,622	34.3	–4.6
Registered electors			10,552
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	11.4

Bishops Stortford Chantry Thorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fielder*	2,022	53.0	+13.6
	Residents	J. Guntrip	930	24.4	+7.9
	SLD	P. Wybrew	479	12.6	–23.3
	Labour	T. Coldwell	385	10.1	+1.9
Majority			1,092	28.6	+25.1
Turnout			3,816	36.4	–7.4
Registered electors			10,480
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.0

Baughing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pitman*	2,474	64.4	+19.0
	Labour	P. Shepherd	696	18.1	+5.0
	SLD	C. Pehrson	674	17.5	–24.0
Majority			1,778	46.3	+42.5
Turnout			3,844	42.2	–1.5
Registered electors			9,119
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Hertford Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Tucker	2,555	60.1	+5.1
	Labour	H. Hodgson	855	20.1	–0.3
	SLD	L. Wilson	535	12.6	–12.0
	Green	M. Whitear	304	7.2	N/A
Majority			1,700	40.0	+9.7
Turnout			4,249	41.8	–4.7
Registered electors			10,159
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Sawbridgeworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Smalley*	2,494	57.1	+8.3
	SLD	W. Powell	1,217	27.9	–11.8
	Labour	S. Peaple	657	15.0	+5.4
Majority			1,277	29.2	+20.1
Turnout			4,368	42.2	+0.9
Registered electors			10,360
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

St Andrews
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Perrett*	1,911	48.5	+11.0
	Conservative	N. Edey	1,436	36.4	+2.4
	SLD	S. Knott	381	9.7	–17.2
	Green	B. Cheal	216	5.5	+4.0
Majority			475	12.0	+8.5
Turnout			3,944	45.2	+0.7
Registered electors			8,734
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Ware North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Dye	2,287	44.2	+10.7
	SLD	M. Coleman*	2,194	42.4	–10.3
	Labour	G. Page	693	13.4	+1.8
Majority			93	1.8	N/A
Turnout			5,174	47.3	–2.6
Registered electors			10,936
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	10.5

Ware South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Palmer	2,144	53.7	+7.9
	SLD	J. Wing	1,095	27.4	–3.3
	Labour	M. Evans	751	18.8	–1.9
Majority			1,049	26.3	+11.2
Turnout			3,990	39.7	–1.5
Registered electors			10,050
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Hertsmere

**Hertsmere District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	11,911	48.4	+5.9
	Labour	2	8,155	33.2	+6.8
	SLD	1	3,261	13.3	–18.0
	SDP	0	870	3.5	N/A
	Independent	0	396	1.6	N/A
Total		7	24,593	36.3	–7.3
Registered electors			67,806	–	+3.8

Division results

Bushey Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hudson*	1,627	59.6	+7.6
	SLD	M. Colne	750	27.5	–10.1
	Labour	D. Bearfield	353	12.9	+2.5
Majority			877	32.1	+17.7
Turnout			2,730	35.3	–4.9
Registered electors			7,733
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.9

Bushey North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Colne*	2,359	57.6	–2.0
	Conservative	B. Flashman	1,369	33.4	+5.9
	Labour	S. Mercado	370	9.0	–3.8
Majority			990	24.2	–7.9
Turnout			4,098	40.7	–12.8
Registered electors			10,068
	SLD hold		Swing	4.0

Elstree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. York*	2,189	50.0	+8.7
	Conservative	D. Chettleburgh	1,782	40.7	–0.2
	SDP	M. Kirsh	259	5.9	N/A
	SLD	R. Kutchinsky	152	3.5	–14.4
Majority			407	9.3	+8.9
Turnout			4,382	41.3	–3.7
Registered electors			10,598
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Lyndhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Metcalf*	2,125	66.7	+6.1
	Conservative	A. Savage	757	23.8	+2.8
	SDP	W. Morgan	303	9.5	N/A
Majority			1,368	43.0	+3.4
Turnout			3,185	30.1	–5.7
Registered electors			10,575
	Labour hold		Swing	1.7

Potters Bar North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gray	1,894	72.8	+10.4
	Labour	P. Bradbury	709	27.2	+12.1
Majority			1,185	45.5	+5.5
Turnout			2,603	30.9	–9.1
Registered electors			8,428
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Potters Bar South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Fielding*	2,168	63.8	+9.7
	Labour	J. Bradbury	1,228	36.2	+18.2
Majority			940	27.7	+1.5
Turnout			3,396	34.8	–4.5
Registered electors			9,751
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Watling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Saunders*	2,314	55.1	+8.2
	Labour	P. Coleman	1,181	28.1	+1.7
	Independent	A. Mallach	396	9.4	N/A
	SDP	R. Brown	308	7.3	N/A
Majority			1,133	27.0	+6.8
Turnout			4,199	39.4	–9.7
Registered electors			10,653
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

North Hertfordshire

**North Hertfordshire District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	3	17,001	44.6	+7.6
	Labour	3	1	12,556	32.9	+4.8
	SLD	0	2	5,475	14.4	–16.8
	Residents	0		1,536	4.0	+0.3
	SDP	0		1,458	3.8	N/A
	Green	0		123	0.3	N/A
Total		9		38,149	44.8	–6.2
Registered electors				85,100	–	+2.7

Division results

Hitchin North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Peacock*	2,107	43.3	+6.3
	Residents	K. Logan	1,536	31.6	+3.2
	Conservative	W. Charlton-Wright	771	15.9	–7.3
	SLD	P. Clark	229	4.7	–6.7
	Green	C. Hanna	123	2.5	N/A
	SDP	M. Randall	95	2.0	N/A
Majority			571	11.7	+3.1
Turnout			4,861	46.2	–6.4
Registered electors			10,513
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Hitchin South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ashley*	1,875	55.1	+4.6
	Labour	S. Tendeter	612	18.0	+6.3
	SLD	R. Canning	525	15.4	–22.3
	SDP	V. Taylor	391	11.5	N/A
Majority			1,263	37.1	+24.3
Turnout			3,403	43.7	–5.5
Registered electors			7,780
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Knebworth & Codicote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Ellis	2,344	61.7	+11.1
	Labour	C. Brindle	877	23.1	+3.0
	SLD	J. Heath	581	15.3	–14.0
Majority			1,467	38.6	+17.2
Turnout			3,802	42.5	–2.5
Registered electors			8,946
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.1

Letchworth East & Baldock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Crellin	2,244	45.4	+15.7
	Labour	W. Bifield	2,124	42.9	+0.1
	SLD	R. Sprigge	320	6.5	–21.1
	SDP	G. Wellfare	260	5.3	N/A
Majority			30	2.4	N/A
Turnout			5,038	44.0	–5.5
Registered electors			11,253
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	7.8

Letchworth North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Kearns*	2,184	57.8	+13.2
	Conservative	D. Murphy	1,136	30.1	+2.6
	SLD	R. Streeter	458	12.1	–15.8
Majority			1,048	27.7	+11.0
Turnout			3,778	41.1	–10.0
Registered electors			9,193
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Letchworth South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Burrows	2,563	49.0	+16.0
	Labour	N. Horwood	1,214	23.2	+3.3
	SLD	S. Tustin	972	18.6	–28.5
	SDP	R. Ashton	483	9.2	N/A
Majority			1,349	25.8	N/A
Turnout			5,232	49.7	–9.3
Registered electors			10,529
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	6.4

North Herts Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Goble*	2,233	61.3	+4.0
	Labour	R. Leete	758	20.8	+3.3
	SLD	S. Jarvis	651	17.9	–7.3
Majority			1,475	40.5	+8.3
Turnout			3,642	48.3	+0.6
Registered electors			7,548
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Offa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Billing*	1,860	48.3	+5.8
	Conservative	F. Howett	1,445	37.5	+6.8
	SLD	J. Sefton	548	14.2	–12.6
Majority			415	10.8	–1.0
Turnout			3,853	42.8	–2.7
Registered electors			9,004
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

Royston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Doyle	2,390	51.6	+8.5
	SLD	P. Kennington*	1,191	25.7	–18.4
	Labour	R. King	820	17.7	+4.9
	SDP	M. Harrison	229	4.9	N/A
Majority			1,199	25.9	N/A
Turnout			4,630	44.8	–12.2
Registered electors			10,334
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	13.5

St Albans

**St Albans District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5		19,125	43.0	+2.8
	SLD	3	1	14,339	32.2	–8.0
	Labour	2	1	11,026	24.8	+5.9
Total		10		44,490	46.7	–3.8
Registered electors				95,220	–	+1.5

Division results

Harpenden North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hudson*	2,672	55.2	+9.6
	SLD	C. Canfield	1,396	28.8	–12.5
	Labour	B. Saffery	773	16.0	+5.1
Majority			1,276	26.4	+22.1
Turnout			4,841	44.7	–8.7
Registered electors			10,824
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.1

Harpenden South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Tarry*	2,731	65.8	+8.3
	SLD	G. Willey	867	20.9	–12.7
	Labour	D. Crew	555	13.4	+6.5
Majority			1,864	44.9	+21.1
Turnout			4,153	41.3	–7.1
Registered electors			10,059
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Sandridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Haywood	1,723	45.7	+3.4
	SLD	P. Halpin	1,566	41.5	–5.6
	Labour	J. Bellchambers	485	12.9	+3.8
Majority			157	4.2	–0.6
Turnout			3,774	43.6	–4.3
Registered electors			8,652
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	4.5

St Albans Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	G. Tattersfield*	1,696	40.5	+0.5
	Conservative	D. Adkins	1,328	31.7	–2.7
	Labour	C. Donovan	1,162	27.8	+2.2
Majority			368	8.8	+3.3
Turnout			4,186	47.3	–5.6
Registered electors			8,853
	SLD hold		Swing	1.8

St Albans East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	C. Gunner	2,199	46.5	–4.2
	Conservative	C. Ellis	1,443	30.5	–1.4
	Labour	C. Hayward	1,088	23.0	+5.7
Majority			756	16.0	–2.8
Turnout			4,730	47.9	–3.8
Registered electors			9,866
	SLD hold		Swing	1.4

St Albans North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hill*	1,987	38.1	–0.9
	Labour	D. Allan	1,617	31.0	+8.1
	SLD	R. Biddle	1,607	30.8	–7.3
Majority			370	7.1	+6.1
Turnout			5,211	53.3	+0.2
Registered electors			9,780
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

St Albans Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Scranage*	2,196	49.2	+4.4
	SLD	P. King	1,729	38.7	–3.0
	Labour	K. Holmes	538	12.1	+0.1
Majority			467	10.5	+7.4
Turnout			4,463	49.2	+0.7
Registered electors			9,077
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

St Albans South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kerry Pollard	2,204	44.8	+12.9
	Conservative	R. Durrant*	1,918	39.0	–0.1
	SLD	J. Allen	793	16.1	–12.9
Majority			286	5.8	N/A
Turnout			4,915	49.8	–2.9
Registered electors			9,876
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.5

St Stephens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Moore*	1,960	44.2	–8.3
	Conservative	A. Nowell	1,954	44.0	+7.7
	Labour	C. Leet	523	11.8	+0.6
Majority			6	0.1	–16.1
Turnout			4,437	44.4	–3.1
Registered electors			9,995
	SLD hold		Swing	8.0

The Colneys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Macmillan*	2,081	55.1	+11.3
	Conservative	H. Haynes	1,173	31.0	+2.5
	SLD	N. Wrigley	526	13.9	–13.8
Majority			908	24.0	+8.8
Turnout			3,780	45.9	–2.6
Registered electors			8,238
	Labour hold		Swing	8.8

Stevenage

**Stevenage District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	6	1	11,729	56.8	+9.4
	Conservative	0		5,511	26.7	+6.5
	SLD	0	1	3,171	15.3	–17.0
	Green	0		256	1.2	N/A
Total		6		20,667	36.5	–5.4
Registered electors				56,602	–	+1.5

Division results

Bedwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Underwood	2,258	67.5	+7.3
	Conservative	C. Aylin	741	22.1	+3.3
	SLD	R. Baskerville	348	10.4	–10.6
Majority			1,517	45.3	+6.1
Turnout			3,347	37.4	–4.5
Registered electors			8,956
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Warren	2,045	57.1	+14.8
	Conservative	A. Finch	826	23.1	+5.2
	SLD	K. Taylor	712	19.9	–19.8
Majority			1,219	34.0	+31.4
Turnout			3,583	39.0	–7.6
Registered electors			9,181
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

Chells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Campbell	1,621	60.6	+10.0
	Conservative	K. Murray	589	22.0	+2.7
	SLD	B. Clark	466	17.4	–12.7
Majority			1,032	38.6	+18.1
Turnout			2,676	33.8	–4.5
Registered electors			7,928
	Labour hold		Swing	3.7

Old Stevenage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Clark	2,071	47.3	+5.8
	Conservative	J. Halling	1,750	39.9	+7.5
	SLD	A. Christy	561	12.8	–13.4
Majority			321	7.3	–1.8
Turnout			4,382	41.5	–2.1
Registered electors			10,569
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

Shephall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Munden*	2,132	68.9	+9.5
	Conservative	L. Jordan	612	19.8	+4.4
	SLD	G. Wren	350	11.3	–13.9
Majority			1,520	49.1	+14.9
Turnout			3,094	32.9	–1.8
Registered electors			9,397
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

St Nicholas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Alexander	1,602	44.7	+7.8
	Conservative	S. Woods	993	27.7	+12.9
	SLD	C. Lewis	734	20.5	–27.8
	Green	M. Fowler	256	7.1	N/A
Majority			609	17.0	N/A
Turnout			3,585	33.9	–11.2
Registered electors			10,571
	Labour gain from SLD		Swing	2.6

Three Rivers

**Three Rivers District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	2	14,516	51.0	+9.9
	SLD	1	2	8,346	29.4	–12.1
	Labour	1		5,574	19.6	+2.2
Total		7		28,436	42.2	–3.7
Registered electors				67,331	–	–0.7

Division results

Abbotts Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	P. Goggins	2,046	36.6	–4.1
	Conservative	M. Parsons	1,876	33.5	+0.8
	Labour	D. Meek	1,673	29.9	+3.3
Majority			170	3.0	–5.1
Turnout			5,595	45.2	–4.0
Registered electors			12,385
	SLD hold		Swing	2.5

Chorleywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Cogan*	2,132	56.6	+5.7
	SLD	L. Bond	1,395	37.0	–2.9
	Labour	M. Hilmi	241	6.4	–2.8
Majority			737	19.6	+8.6
Turnout			3,768	43.2	–4.3
Registered electors			8,715
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Croxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Williams	1,755	43.8	+10.2
	SLD	T. Ambrose	1,731	43.2	–9.6
	Labour	N. Crump	519	13.0	–0.7
Majority			24	0.6	N/A
Turnout			4,005	47.4	–0.1
Registered electors			8,449
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	9.9

North Mymms
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Johnson	2,591	78.4	+9.3
	SLD	W. Parkinson	426	12.9	–10.1
	Labour	A. Tinsley	287	8.7	+0.8
Majority			2,165	65.5	+19.5
Turnout			3,304	39.3	–5.6
Registered electors			8,400
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

Oxhey Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Buckland	2,661	67.8	+16.4
	SLD	A. Bannister	882	22.5	–26.1
	Labour	D. Lake	379	9.7	N/A
Majority			1,779	45.4	+42.5
Turnout			3,922	41.2	–2.4
Registered electors			9,529
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.3

Rickmansworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Button	2,786	55.6	+20.6
	SLD	E. Waller	1,542	30.8	–23.5
	Labour	N. Doggett	679	13.6	+2.9
Majority			1,244	24.8	N/A
Turnout			5,007	47.6	–1.6
Registered electors			10,526
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	22.1

South Oxhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Waddington*	1,796	63.4	+3.9
	Conservative	N. Woodhouse	715	25.2	+7.6
	SLD	J. Maher	324	11.4	–11.5
Majority			1,081	38.1	+1.4
Turnout			2,835	30.4	–5.6
Registered electors			9,327
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Watford

**Watford District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	4	1	10,978	48.0	+5.3
	Conservative	2	1	8,714	38.1	+4.4
	SLD	0		3,189	13.9	–9.3
Total		6		22,881	40.4	–0.8
Registered electors				56,633	–	±0.0

Division results

Callowland Leggatts
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. McNally	1,912	65.8	+4.2
	Conservative	J. Pike	702	24.2	+3.9
	SLD	K. Waddup	292	10.0	–8.1
Majority			1,210	41.6	+0.3
Turnout			2,906	35.0	–1.7
Registered electors			8,293
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Central Oxhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Price	1,695	41.6	+5.5
	Labour	A. Ramsden*	1,672	41.0	+0.4
	SLD	E. Pitkin	709	17.4	–5.9
Majority			23	0.6	N/A
Turnout			4,076	43.3	±0.0
Registered electors			9,415
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	2.6

Meriden Tudor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Fricker*	2,265	53.7	+7.0
	Conservative	I. Dunn	1,483	35.2	+7.6
	SLD	J. Richmond	471	11.2	–12.7
Majority			782	18.5	–0.6
Turnout			4,219	40.5	–1.9
Registered electors			10,421
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

Nascot Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Gordon	2,353	63.3	+6.2
	SLD	P. Jenkins	793	21.3	–8.8
	Labour	T. Meldrum	574	15.4	+2.6
Majority			1,560	41.9	+14.9
Turnout			3,720	40.8	–7.9
Registered electors			9,114
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.5

Vicarage Holywell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Meldrum*	2,064	59.7	+3.1
	Conservative	J. Doherty	1,002	29.0	+1.7
	SLD	M. Baird	389	11.3	–4.9
Majority			1,062	30.7	–1.4
Turnout			3,455	35.6	+2.0
Registered electors			9,713
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Woodside Stanborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Williams	2,491	55.3	+8.6
	Conservative	S. Jones	1,479	32.8	+4.1
	SLD	D. Scudder	535	11.9	–12.7
Majority			1,012	22.5	+4.4
Turnout			4,505	46.6	+3.7
Registered electors			9,677
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Welwyn Hatfield

**Welwyn Hatfield District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	5	14,937	48.5	+2.1
	Conservative	2	11,807	38.3	+5.5
	SLD	0	3,428	11.1	–9.7
	SDP	0	428	1.4	N/A
	Green	0	226	0.7	N/A
Total		7	30,826	48.1	–0.1
Registered electors			64,089	–	±0.0

Division results

Haldens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Nash	2,519	57.9	+1.3
	Conservative	S. Hudson	1,212	27.9	+4.3
	SLD	D. Cooke	393	9.0	–10.8
	Green	D. Ashton	226	5.2	N/A
Majority			1,307	30.0	–3.0
Turnout			4,350	43.9	+0.7
Registered electors			9,907
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Hatfield East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Burningham	2,061	54.5	+13.2
	Labour	C. Longworth	1,263	33.4	–4.9
	SLD	J. Monro	455	12.0	–8.4
Majority			798	21.1	+18.2
Turnout			3,779	45.5	+2.3
Registered electors			8,307
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.1

Hatfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Clark*	2,323	57.3	+8.8
	Conservative	M. Carse	1,279	31.5	+1.5
	SLD	L. Ferris	455	11.2	–10.3
Majority			1,044	25.7	+7.1
Turnout			4,057	46.2	–0.3
Registered electors			8,788
	Labour hold		Swing	3.7

Hatfield South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Wenham*	2,040	55.0	+6.5
	Conservative	J. Scarff	1,292	34.9	+6.9
	SLD	M. Richardson	374	10.1	–13.4
Majority			748	20.2	–0.3
Turnout			3,706	47.9	–1.7
Registered electors			7,732
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Welwyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hall	2,469	58.4	+9.8
	Labour	B. Dodge	1,170	27.7	+1.5
	SLD	I. Skidmore	589	13.9	–11.3
Majority			1,299	30.7	+8.3
Turnout			4,228	45.9	–0.9
Registered electors			9,203
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

Welwyn Garden City South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Kerr	2,853	62.7	–8.6
	Conservative	K. Jones	1,049	23.1	–5.6
	SDP	J. Nichols	428	9.4	N/A
	SLD	S. Porter	219	4.8	N/A
Majority			1,804	39.7	–2.9
Turnout			4,549	52.6	+8.6
Registered electors			8,651
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Welwyn Garden City West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Mays*	2,769	45.0	+4.4
	Conservative	L. Stanbury	2,445	39.7	+10.2
	SLD	C. Cory	943	15.3	–14.5
Majority			324	5.3	–5.5
Turnout			6,157	53.5	–3.2
Registered electors			11,501
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

References

"Hertfordshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

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