The 1983 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1983 Hertsmere Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 5 |  |
38.5 | 16 | 21 | 53.8 | 9,271 | 44.5 | –7.6 | |
| Labour | 7 | |
53.8 | 5 | 12 | 30.8 | 6,434 | 30.9 | +18.4 | |
| Alliance | 1 | |
7.7 | 5 | 6 | 15.4 | 5,110 | 24.5 | –10.8 | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Aldenham East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Gilligan | 1,382 | 78.2 | –1.0 | |
| Alliance | Forrest | 276 | 15.6 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Cook | 109 | 6.2 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,106 | 62.6 | –1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,767 | 50.3 | –1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,513 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |  0.8 |
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Aldenham West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Nunn* | 1,126 | 60.5 | –0.3 | |
| Labour | A. Bell | 427 | 22.9 | –0.1 | |
| Alliance | E. Gadsden | 308 | 16.6 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 699 | 37.6 | –0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,861 | 52.0 | +15.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,579 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 |
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Brookmeadow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Button* | 894 | 68.2 | –0.7 | |
| Conservative | Spratt | 237 | 18.1 | +3.2 | |
| Alliance | J. Reefe | 179 | 13.7 | –1.6 | |
| Majority | 657 | 50.2 | –3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,310 | 43.5 | –7.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,011 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 |
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Campions
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Nolan* | 521 | 65.4 | –4.3 | |
| Alliance | Holman | 139 | 17.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Wilson | 137 | 17.2 | –13.1 | |
| Majority | 382 | 47.9 | +8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 797 | 46.4 | –23.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,718 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Cowley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Rosier* | 816 | 60.4 | –19.4 | |
| Conservative | Usher | 361 | 26.7 | +6.5 | |
| Alliance | Drury | 173 | 12.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 455 | 33.7 | –25.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,350 | 37.3 | +3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,620 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.0 |
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Elstree
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keating | 1,310 | 69.6 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Caduff | 292 | 15.5 | +3.4 | |
| Alliance | M. Kirsh | 279 | 14.8 | –9.0 | |
| Majority | 1,018 | 54.1 | +13.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,881 | 47.2 | –1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,985 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |  1.1 |
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Hillside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Rose* | 788 | 51.0 | –9.0 | |
| Conservative | Stevens | 538 | 34.8 | +10.8 | |
| Alliance | Croissette Le | 220 | 14.2 | –1.9 | |
| Majority | 250 | 16.2 | –19.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,546 | 44.3 | +4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,490 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 |
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Kenilworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Ward | 668 | 42.1 | –2.4 | |
| Alliance | J. Timson | 462 | 29.1 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | A. Gattward | 458 | 28.8 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 206 | 13.0 | –4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,588 | 49.8 | +3.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,189 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 |
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Lyndhurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Coe* | 671 | 41.6 | –18.5 | |
| Conservative | Briscoe | 624 | 38.7 | –1.2 | |
| Alliance | Kirsh | 317 | 19.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 47 | 2.9 | –17.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,612 | 49.5 | +4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,257 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 |
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Mill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | M. Colne* | 1,480 | 68.2 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | A. Attwood | 491 | 22.6 | –9.5 | |
| Labour | Crawford | 198 | 9.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 989 | 45.6 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,169 | 62.4 | +14.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,476 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | 4.9 |
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Potters Bar East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Watson* | 1,318 | 56.6 | ±0.0 | |
| Alliance | G. Pearce | 641 | 27.5 | –1.1 | |
| Labour | D. Banks | 369 | 15.9 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 677 | 29.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,328 | 47.9 | +0.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,860 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 |
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Potters Bar West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Muddle* | 990 | 59.0 | +5.1 | |
| Alliance | J. Hurd | 447 | 26.6 | –1.9 | |
| Labour | J. McCarthy | 241 | 14.4 | –3.2 | |
| Majority | 543 | 32.4 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,678 | 46.7 | +2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,593 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.5 |
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Shenley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Broadley* | 440 | 47.4 | –8.1 | |
| Conservative | P. Banton | 299 | 32.2 | –12.3 | |
| Alliance | Dilley | 189 | 20.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 141 | 15.2 | +2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 928 | 52.8 | –22.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,758 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 |
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References
- ↑ "Hertsmere Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
