2002 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2002 English local election April 2025 December 2013 2002 Hertsmere Borough Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary 2000 Hertsmere Borough Council election 2000 2002 5 2 y 2003 Hertsmere Borough Council election 2003 15 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 63,279 32.8% (2.5%) 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 7 24 2 10,145 44.8% 13.0% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 4 9 2 6,425 28.4% 0.8% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 5 4,988 22.0% 8.2 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 0 1 888 3.9% 3.0% Hertsmere UK local election 2002 map.svg Winner of each seat at the 2002 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Seats in white were not contested. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 2002 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Hertsmere-1973-2012.pdf Hertsmere Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 12 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/70.stm Hertsmere BBC News 22 October 2011 Summary Background Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 22 seats, compared to 10 for Labour, 5 Liberal Democrats and 2 independents.http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/archive/2002/05/08/Hertfordshire+Archive/5749898.Hertsmere_elections_2002__Tories_win_Borehamwood_seat_after_26_years/ Hertsmere elections 2002: Tories win Borehamwood seat after 26 years 8 May 2002 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 22 October 2011 Since the 2000 election 2 Labour councillors, husband and wife Martin and Jean Heywood, had left the party and became independents.http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/archive/2002/05/15/Hertfordshire+Archive/5749266.Mayor_turns_blue/ Mayor turns blue 15 May 2002 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 22 October 2011 13 of the 15 wards had seats contested in 2002, with only Aldenham East and Aldenham West having no election.http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/archive/2002/04/24/Hertfordshire+Archive/5751401.Hertsmere_borough_council_elections_2002/ Hertsmere borough council elections 2002 24 April 2002 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 22 October 2011 The Conservative and Labour parties both had 5 seats up for election, while the Liberal Democrats defended 4 and the independents had 1 seat being contested. Election result The Conservatives increased their majority after gaining 2 seats from Labour to have 24 councillors, compared to 9 for Labour, 5 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent. The Conservatives gained Borehamwood Hillside by 74 votes, with the winning candidate, Sandra Parnell, becoming the first Conservative councillor for Borehamwood since 1976. The other Conservative gain came in Shenley, where Rosemary Gilligan took the seat by 154 votes, after the Conservatives had gained the other seat in the ward at the last election in 2000. Despite losing 2 seats Labour did gain a seat in Borehamwood Cowley Hill by 193 votes defeating independent Jean Heywood. Heywood had left Labour to sit as an independent in 2001 and both she and the Labour candidate Joe Goldberg accused the other of dirty tricks during the campaign. Overall turnout at the election was 32.6%, an increase from 30.6% in 2000.http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/archive/2002/05/08/Hertfordshire+Archive/5749912.Election_turn_out/ Election turn-out Borehamwood & Elstree Times 22 October 2011 Following the election the remaining independent councillor, Martin Heywood, joined the Conservatives, taking the Conservatives to a then record 25 seats on the council. 2002 Hertsmere Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 12 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth Universityhttp://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/council/electionresults/maymain.htm Election Results Hertsmere Borough Council 22 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20030608071815/http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/council/electionresults/maymain.htm 2003-06-08 http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002 House of Commons Library 22 October 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 7 2 46.7 15 24 61.5 10,145 44.8 –13.0 Labour Party (UK) 4 2 26.7 5 9 23.1 6,425 28.4 +0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 26.7 1 5 12.8 4,988 22.0 +8.2 Independent politician 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 888 3.9 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 108 0.5 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 95 0.4 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. Borehamwood Brookmeadow Borehamwood Brookmeadowhttp://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/archive/2002/05/03/Hertfordshire+Archive/5750360.Tories_steal_Borehamwood_seat/ Tories steal Borehamwood seat 3 May 2002 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 22 October 2011 Labour Party (UK) Len Silverstone* 736 60.2 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Rubner 487 39.8 –3.1 249 20.4 +6.2 1,223 24.4 +3.8 5,058 Labour Party (UK) 3.8 Borehamwood Cowley Hill Borehamwood Cowley Hill Labour Party (UK) Joseph Goldberg* 886 52.9 –13.5 Independent politician Jean Heywood* 693 41.4 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) James Dry 95 5.7 N/A 193 11.5 –21.3 1,674 29.8 +10.5 5,716 Labour Party (UK) Borehamwood Hillside Borehamwood Hillside Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Parnell 1,054 51.8 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Scott-Norman 980 48.2 –2.1 74 3.6 N/A 2,034 35.3 +2.6 5,806 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 2.1 Borehamwood Kenilworth Borehamwood Kenilworth (2 seats due to by-election) Labour Party (UK) Ernest Butler 463 51.2 –14.7 Labour Party (UK) Francis Ward* 457 50.6 –11.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Wernick* 231 25.6 –1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lucy Wernick 208 23.0 –1.0 Independent politician Peter Hedges 195 21.6 N/A ~904 22.4 +2.0 4,036 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bushey Heath Bushey Heath Conservative Party (UK) Ron Gealy* 1,110 67.5 –0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Forsyth 361 22.0 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) Dinah Hoeksma 173 10.5 ±0.0 749 45.5 –0.2 1,644 32.0 +3.2 5,163 Conservative Party (UK) 0.1 Bushey North Bushey North (2 seats due to by-election) Liberal Democrats (UK) Marilyn Colne* 1,083 67.9 +13.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Gamble* 895 56.1 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Jones 356 22.3 –11.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Slade* 318 19.9 –14.0 Labour Party (UK) Sandra Mercado 172 10.8 –0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Vega Alvarado 108 6.8 N/A ~1,594 34.6 +2.6 4,607 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bushey Park Bushey Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynne Hodgson* 651 46.9 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Swerling 628 45.2 –8.7 Labour Party (UK) James Sowerbutts 110 7.9 +1.1 23 1.7 N/A 1,389 40.7 +0.9 3,426 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8.2 Bushey St. James Bushey St. James Liberal Democrats (UK) Zita Hobbs 1,311 59.1 +18.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Bertin 748 33.7 –14.6 Labour Party (UK) Christine Sowerbutts 158 7.1 –3.8 563 25.4 N/A 2,217 40.0 +7.2 5,560 Liberal Democrats (UK) 16.5 Elstree Elstree Conservative Party (UK) Derrick Gunasekera* 768 68.6 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) Oliver De Peyer 223 19.9 –17.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Kutchinsky 128 11.4 N/A 545 48.7 N/A 1,119 30.6 +0.6 3,646 Conservative Party (UK) 11.3 Potters Bar Furzefield Potters Bar Furzefield Conservative Party (UK) Christine Calcutt* 859 54.8 –1.8 Labour Party (UK) James Fisher 415 26.5 –3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Dean 293 18.7 –5.4 444 28.3 +6.9 1,567 32.0 –2.3 4,930 Conservative Party (UK) 1.1 Potters Bar Oakmere Potters Bar Oakmere Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Legate* 1,125 62.1 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) Ann Harrison 686 37.9 –1.4 439 24.2 +2.8 1,811 32.3 –2.0 5,649 Conservative Party (UK) 1.4 Potters Bar Parkfield Potters Bar Parkfield Conservative Party (UK) Edwin Roach* 1,516 70.0 –10.3 Labour Party (UK) Liz Savage 383 17.7 –2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Bonner 266 12.3 N/A 1,133 52.3 –8.3 2,165 37.0 +4.2 5,846 Conservative Party (UK) 4.2 Shenley Shenley Conservative Party (UK) Rosemary Gilligan 737 55.8 –5.8 Labour Party (UK) William Hogan* 583 44.2 +5.8 154 11.6 –11.6 1,320 34.0 +3.6 3,836 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 5.8 References External links Conservative manifesto Labour manifesto Liberal Democrat manifesto Independent manifesto (Cowley Hill) Independent manifesto (Kenilworth) Socialist Labour manifesto Category:Hertsmere Borough Council elections Hertsmere Category:May 2002 in the United Kingdom Category:2000s in Hertfordshire