The 2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]
Summary
Election result
The Conservatives won all 4 seats in Bushey, including defeating the Liberal Democrat group leader Robert Gamble in Bushey North by 182 votes.[3] The Conservatives also took Borehamwood Brookmeadow from Labour, with the Labour group leader Ann Harrison holding Borehamwood Cowley Hill by 40 votes.[4]
Following the election Lynne Hodgson became the new leader of the Liberal Democrat group.[5]
| 2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election[6][7][8] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 12 |  3 |
92.3 | 19 | 31 | 79.5 | 15,217 | 63.7 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 |  2 |
0.0 | 5 | 5 | 12.8 | 2,250 | 9.4 | –1.4 | |
| Labour | 1 | 1 |
7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 4,934 | 20.7 | +0.3 | |
| Green | 0 |  |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,117 | 4.7 | +0.2 | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 224 | 0.9 | –1.5 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 144 | 0.6 | –0.5 | |
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 | John Graham* | 1,179 | 80.6 | +5.4 | |
| Green | Jeannette McDermott | 163 | 11.1 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Raymond Edge | 121 | 8.3 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,016 | 69.4 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,463 | 40.1 | +8.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,667 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 |
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Aldenham West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Patnick | 952 | 74.5 | +0.2 | |
| Labour | Sandra Huff | 168 | 13.1 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Caroline Boydell | 158 | 12.4 | –1.1 | |
| Majority | 784 | 61.3 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,278 | 34.7 | +3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,708 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.4 |
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Borehamwood Brookmeadow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Zucker | 839 | 48.1 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Ian Feeney* | 764 | 43.8 | +1.9 | |
| Green | David Harris | 141 | 8.1 | –7.2 | |
| Majority | 75 | 4.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,744 | 32.4 | +3.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,395 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 1.7 |
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Borehamwood Cowley Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann Harrison* | 640 | 39.8 | –9.2 | |
| Conservative | Farida Turner | 600 | 37.3 | +2.1 | |
| Socialist Labour | James Dry | 224 | 13.9 | –1.9 | |
| Independent | Frank Ward | 144 | 9.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 40 | 2.5 | –11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,608 | 26.7 | +0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,027 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 |
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Borehamwood Hillside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hannah David* | 1,091 | 57.9 | –4.5 | |
| Labour | Peter Hedges | 573 | 30.4 | –7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Whenman | 220 | 11.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 518 | 27.5 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,884 | 28.5 | +1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,629 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 |
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Bushey Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Seamus Quilty* | 1,561 | 78.7 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brass | 177 | 8.9 | –5.5 | |
| Labour | David Bearfield | 162 | 8.2 | –2.1 | |
| Green | Karen Ward | 83 | 4.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,384 | 69.8 | +8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,983 | 37.5 | +3.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,300 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 |
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Bushey North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve O'Brien | 783 | 48.5 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Gamble* | 601 | 37.2 | –10.5 | |
| Labour | Jim Sowerbutts | 132 | 8.2 | +1.7 | |
| Green | Arjuna Krishna-Das | 100 | 6.2 | –0.8 | |
| Majority | 182 | 11.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,616 | 34.1 | –0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,743 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.2 |
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Bushey Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Silver | 864 | 62.3 | +13.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Richards-Gray | 522 | 37.7 | –13.8 | |
| Majority | 342 | 24.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,386 | 39.0 | –9.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,577 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 13.8 |
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Bushey St. James
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pervez Choudhury | 984 | 50.2 | +12.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kim Elliot | 730 | 37.2 | –8.6 | |
| Labour | Yue Ting Cheng | 150 | 7.6 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 97 | 4.9 | –4.2 | |
| Majority | 254 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,961 | 36.0 | –1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,473 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.6 |
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Potters Bar Furzefield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Knell | 1,303 | 77.9 | +13.2 | |
| Labour | James Fisher | 369 | 22.1 | +6.9 | |
| Majority | 934 | 55.9 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,672 | 34.3 | –10.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,914 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.2 |
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Potters Bar Oakmere
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Heywood* | 1,187 | 71.2 | –3.9 | |
| Labour | Russell Ramshaw | 480 | 28.8 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 707 | 42.4 | –7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,667 | 30.1 | +0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,616 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 |
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Potters Bar Parkfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Donne* | 1,903 | 84.5 | +13.0 | |
| Labour | Pierre Tengwo | 350 | 15.5 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 1,553 | 68.9 | +16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,253 | 38.1 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,019 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 |
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Shenley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Wayne | 972 | 74.5 | +5.2 | |
| Labour | Richard Butler | 332 | 25.5 | +8.0 | |
| Majority | 640 | 49.1 | –2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,304 | 38.1 | +6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,456 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 |
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References
- ↑ "Hertsmere Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hertsmere". BBC News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ Hnizdo, Filip (2 May 2008). "Tories take Bushey seats". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ "Labour leader keeps seat". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ "Hertsmere Lib Dems select new leader". Watford Observer. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "Local elections 2008" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Election results - 2008". Hertsmere Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
