The 1988 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1988 Hertsmere Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 9 |  1 |
69.2 | 13 | 22 | 56.4 | 10,126 | 55.2 | +12.4 | |
| Labour | 3 |  |
23.1 | 9 | 12 | 30.8 | 4,649 | 25.3 | –4.3 | |
| SLD | 1 |  1 |
7.7 | 4 | 5 | 12.8 | 2,865 | 15.6 | –12.0 | |
| SDP | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 710 | 3.9 | N/A | |
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 West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | I. Southern | 898 | 56.6 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | A. Page | 429 | 27.0 | +7.2 | |
| SDP | C. Treves-Brown | 259 | 16.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 469 | 29.6 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,586 | 45.1 | –9.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,517 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.9 |
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Cowley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Roach* | 759 | 62.0 | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | C. Sullivan | 388 | 31.7 | +1.1 | |
| SLD | H. Brass | 77 | 6.3 | –13.0 | |
| Majority | 371 | 30.3 | +10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,224 | 28.9 | –5.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,235 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 |
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Heath North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Batten* | 910 | 65.7 | +16.3 | |
| SLD | G. Hillier | 277 | 20.0 | –20.0 | |
| Labour | D. Hoeksma | 199 | 14.4 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 633 | 45.7 | +36.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,386 | 35.3 | –12.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,926 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 18.2 |
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Heath South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Riches* | 1,017 | 72.7 | +11.3 | |
| SDP | R. Brown | 199 | 14.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | D. Bearfield | 182 | 13.0 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 818 | 58.5 | +26.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,398 | 37.8 | –3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,698 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Hillside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Kentish* | 706 | 52.0 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | D. Chettleburgh | 552 | 40.7 | +2.5 | |
| SDP | M. Kirsh | 99 | 7.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 154 | 11.3 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,357 | 39.8 | –5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,410 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 |
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Lyndhurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Franklin | 733 | 52.5 | +12.3 | |
| Conservative | P. Poole | 509 | 36.5 | +3.6 | |
| SDP | L. Reefe | 153 | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 224 | 16.0 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,395 | 35.3 | –16.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,952 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 |
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Potters Bar Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Spratt* | 690 | 51.0 | +5.3 | |
| SLD | D. Martin | 367 | 27.1 | –7.5 | |
| Labour | N. Bradbury | 295 | 21.8 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 323 | 23.9 | +12.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,352 | 42.7 | –8.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,166 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.4 |
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Potters Bar East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Ferguson* | 1,144 | 64.1 | +2.3 | |
| Labour | P. Bradbury | 373 | 20.9 | +5.8 | |
| SLD | C. Dean | 267 | 15.0 | –8.2 | |
| Majority | 771 | 43.2 | +16.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,784 | 37.2 | –6.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,796 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 |
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Potters Bar North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Johnson* | 1,061 | 76.6 | +10.6 | |
| SLD | L. Martin | 206 | 14.9 | –11.1 | |
| Labour | J. Clark | 119 | 8.6 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 855 | 61.7 | +21.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,386 | 37.4 | –7.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,706 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.9 |
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Potters Bar South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Ferguson* | 697 | 67.0 | +12.5 | |
| Labour | R. Angel | 240 | 23.1 | –0.4 | |
| SLD | P. Shannon | 104 | 10.0 | –12.0 | |
| Majority | 457 | 43.9 | +12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,041 | 36.0 | –14.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,892 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5 |
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Potters Bar West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Paterson | 789 | 59.5 | –4.1 | |
| Labour | J. Cryer | 299 | 22.6 | N/A | |
| SLD | J. Hurd | 237 | 17.9 | –18.5 | |
| Majority | 490 | 36.9 | –6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,325 | 36.2 | –7.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,660 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
St. James East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | L. Hodgson* | 750 | 53.1 | ±0.0 | |
| Conservative | J. McKenzie | 504 | 35.7 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | P. Halsey | 159 | 11.3 | –6.3 | |
| Majority | 246 | 17.4 | –6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,413 | 45.1 | –6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,133 | ||||
| SLD hold | Swing | 3.2 |
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St. James West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Attwood | 967 | 56.8 | +11.4 | |
| SLD | A. Golland | 580 | 34.1 | –12.2 | |
| Labour | S. Schofield | 156 | 9.2 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 387 | 22.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,703 | 48.8 | –12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,490 | ||||
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 11.8 |
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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.
