2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election
# 2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election

The 2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Hertsmere Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary

### Election result

2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election :

| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 39 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 74.4 | 54.3 | 30,298 | –3.3 |
| Labour | 39 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17.9 | 28.3 | 15,779 | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 6,487 | +5.6 |
| Independent | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2,381 | +0.2 |
| UKIP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.6 | 897 | –3.5 |

## Ward results

### Aldenham East

Aldenham East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Lucy Selby | 1,097 | 71.0 | |
| | Conservative | John Graham | 1,058 | 68.5 | |
| | Independent | Sue Dickson | 251 | 16.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saif Al-Saadoon | 204 | 13.2 | |
| | Labour | David Harris | 160 | 10.4 | |
| | Labour | Sandra Huff | 143 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Aldenham West

Aldenham West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Caroline Clapper | 1,001 | 78.3 | |
| | Conservative | David Lambert | 845 | 66.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Watson | 197 | 15.4 | |
| | Labour | Richard Kirk | 175 | 13.7 | |
| | Labour | John Maizels | 160 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bentley Heath & The Royds

Bentley Heath & The Royds :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mike Reeve | 833 | 63.9 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Hodgson-Jones | 826 | 63.4 | |
| | Labour | Harvey Ward | 408 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour | Austin Harney | 368 | 28.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Susan Brown | 830 | 41.3 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Plancey | 827 | 41.2 | |
| | Conservative | Glenn Briski | 731 | 36.4 | |
| | Labour | Graeme Alexander | 711 | 35.4 | |
| | Labour | Alpha Collins | 681 | 33.9 | |
| | Labour | Prabhakar Kaza | 641 | 31.9 | |
| | Independent | Gary Silver | 433 | 21.6 | |
| | Independent | Eric Silver | 417 | 20.8 | |
| | Independent | Katie Hunter | 301 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Richard Butler | 879 | 56.0 | |
| | Labour | Michelle Vince | 866 | 55.2 | |
| | Labour | Jeremy Newmark | 733 | 46.7 | |
| | Conservative | Clive Butchins | 417 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative | Rodney Burt | 408 | 26.0 | |
| | Conservative | Andy Grady | 390 | 24.9 | |
| | UKIP | Lee Greenfield | 272 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Farida Turner | 700 | 40.1 | |
| | Conservative | Victor Eni | 698 | 40.0 | |
| | Conservative | Meenal Sachdev | 659 | 37.7 | |
| | Labour | Rachel Shaw | 404 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour | Mik Levin | 391 | 22.4 | |
| | Labour | Henry Okonu | 390 | 22.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Lewis | 315 | 18.0 | |
| | Independent | Joe Hunter | 284 | 16.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Aldridge | 262 | 15.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Elliman | 248 | 14.2 | |
| | UKIP | David Appleby | 224 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Rebecca Butler | 987 | 54.1 | |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Barker | 822 | 45.0 | |
| | Labour | Kemail Jaffer | 819 | 44.9 | |
| | Labour | Dan Ozarow | 819 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative | Samantha Evans | 738 | 40.4 | |
| | Conservative | Przemek De Skuba | 724 | 39.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Paul Morris | 881 | 73.7 | |
| | Conservative | Seamus Quilty | 870 | 72.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Kutchinsky | 183 | 15.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brass | 170 | 14.2 | |
| | Labour | David Bearfield | 109 | 9.1 | |
| | Labour | Abdul Jabarkhail | 80 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bushey North

Bushey North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Evans | 744 | 42.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Melville | 743 | 42.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Richards | 682 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Davis | 597 | 34.1 | |
| | Conservative | Jane West | 590 | 33.7 | |
| | Conservative | Kashif Merchant | 477 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour | John Barratt | 324 | 18.5 | |
| | Labour | Sandy Mercado | 271 | 15.5 | |
| | Labour | Fikile Mkoyana | 264 | 15.1 | |
| | UKIP | Vikki Johnson | 196 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Bushey Park

Bushey Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Linda Silver | 1,241 | 64.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Carter | 1,232 | 63.6 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Swerling | 1,153 | 59.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Diamond | 327 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour | Carolyn Oakley | 309 | 16.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Silverman | 296 | 15.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Melinek | 290 | 15.0 | |
| | Labour | Di Hoeksma | 286 | 14.8 | |
| | Labour | Matthew McHale | 245 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Bushey St. James

Bushey St. James :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Rutledge | 790 | 55.6 | |
| | Conservative | Pervez Choudhury | 779 | 54.8 | |
| | Conservative | Harry Mortimer | 762 | 53.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Holly Gunning | 363 | 25.5 | |
| | Labour | Yue Cheng | 313 | 22.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Scobie | 312 | 21.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Uri | 307 | 21.6 | |
| | Labour | David McGregor | 291 | 20.5 | |
| | Labour | Mary Reid | 282 | 19.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elstree

Elstree :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Harvey Cohen | 956 | 71.9 | |
| | Conservative | Morris Bright | 927 | 69.8 | |
| | Labour | Caroline Pitrakou | 202 | 15.2 | |
| | Labour | Elsa Maguina | 194 | 14.6 | |
| | Independent | Stella Hunter | 172 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Christian Gray | 611 | 45.4 | |
| | Labour | Chris Myers | 583 | 43.3 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Knell | 543 | 40.4 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Worster | 508 | 37.8 | |
| | UKIP | David Hoy | 205 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jean Heywood | 665 | 56.0 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Lyon | 645 | 54.3 | |
| | Labour | John Doolan | 459 | 38.7 | |
| | Labour | Ann Harrison | 450 | 37.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Paul Hodgson-Jones | 754 | 54.6 | |
| | Conservative | Abhishek Sachdev | 683 | 49.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Brett | 447 | 32.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sachin Saggar | 397 | 28.7 | |
| | Labour | Lynda Stoker | 190 | 13.8 | |
| | Labour | Chris Shellard | 168 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Shenley

Shenley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Natalie Susman | 776 | 56.0 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Spencer | 765 | 55.2 | |
| | Independent | Rosemary Gilligan | 523 | 37.8 | |
| | Labour | Ray Edge | 238 | 17.2 | |
| | Labour | Helen Yenilmez | 175 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## By-elections

### Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth: 13 February 2020 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brett Rosehill | 776 | 49.0 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Dan Ozarow | 655 | 41.3 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Lewis | 104 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Green | John Humphries | 50 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,585 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

Borehamwood Kenilworth: 6 May 2021 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Dan Ozarow | 1,119 | 53.3 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | David Neifeld | 828 | 39.4 | -9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Diamond | 152 | 7.2 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,099 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bushey North

Bushey North: 6 May 2021 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Matthews | 1,136 | 49.2 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Jane West | 785 | 34.0 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | John Barratt | 265 | 11.5 | -7.0 |
| | Green | Matt Wheeler | 125 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,311 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
