411 REFERENCE · Wikipedia
2011 Hertsmere Borough Council election
Reference material by Wikipedia contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Local election in Hertfordshire, England
September 2020
November 2013
2011 Hertsmere Borough Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary 2010 Hertsmere Borough Council election 2010 2011 5 5 y 2012 Hertsmere Borough Council election 2012 13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 65,115 39.9% (26.6%) 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 11 35 1 15,493 59.7% 1.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 4 1 7,549 29.1% 2.4% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 2 2,691 10.4% 0.5% Hertsmere UK local election 2011 map.svg Winner of each seat at the 2011 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)
The 2011 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/26ue.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News Online 27 October 2011
Summary
Background
13 of the 39 seats on the council were being contested, with 2 sitting councillors standing down at the election, Conservative Darren Solomons and Liberal Democrat Anita Gamble.http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/8955658.Two_councillors_to_stand_down_in_elections/ Two Hertsmere Borough councillors to stand down in elections in May Darlington Josh 6 April 2011 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 28 October 2011 Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrat leader on the council Roger Kutchinsky contested Bushey Heath, instead of the ward he had previously held Bushey North.
Election result
The Conservatives gained 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats, but lost a seat to Labour, thus winning 11 of the 13 seats contested.http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/northwest/borehamwood/9012958.Labour_beat_Tories_in_Borehamwood_Kenilworth/ https://archive.today/20130421111928/http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/northwest/borehamwood/9012958.Labour_beat_Tories_in_Borehamwood_Kenilworth/ dead 21 April 2013 Richard Butler elected for Labour in Borehamwood Kenilworth Kirk Tristan 6 May 2011 This is Local London 28 October 2011 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/topstories/9013091.Tories_hold_Potters_Bar_seats_on_Hertsmere_Council/ Tories hold Potters Bar seats on Hertsmere Council 6 May 2011 Times Series 28 October 2011 This meant the Conservatives stayed in control of the council with 35 seats compared to 4 for Labour. Meanwhile, the defeats for the Liberal Democrats meant they no longer had any seats on Hertsmere council for the first time ever.http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/archive/2011/05/06/News+%28news%29/9013030.Lib_Dems_suffer_crushing_defeat_in_Hertsmere/ Lib Dems suffer crushing defeat in Hertsmere Hewett Chris 6 May 2011 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 28 October 2011 Overall turnout at the election was 40.49%.http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/councildemocracy/democracyelections/electionresults_2/electionresults2011.jsp Election results - 2011 Hertsmere Borough Council 27 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110613231022/http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/councildemocracy/democracyelections/electionresults_2/electionresults2011.jsp 13 June 2011
The Conservatives gained Bushey North and Bushey St James from the Liberal Democrats, while the Liberal Democrat leader came third in Bushey Heath.http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/9012931.Lib_Dems_wiped_off_Hertsmere_Council/ Tories take two seats off Lib Dems on Hertsmere Council Kirk Tristan 6 May 2011 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 28 October 2011 Labour candidate Richard Butler gained Borehamwood Kenilworth from the Conservatives, at the same election that his father Ernie Butler held Borehamwood Cowley Hill for Labour. The gain by 25-year-old Richard Butler meant Labour finished the election with more councillors than before the election for the first time since 1996.http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/northwest/borehamwood/9038074.Young_councillors_change_the_political_map/ https://archive.today/20130421112833/http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/northwest/borehamwood/9038074.Young_councillors_change_the_political_map/ dead 21 April 2013 Young councillors change the political map 19 May 2011 This is Local London 28 October 2011
2011 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 Universityhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/datablog/2011/may/05/local-elections-2011-localgovernment Election results 2011: English council summary results 6 May 2011 The Guardian 27 October 2011
Conservative Party (UK)
11
1
84.6
24
35
89.7
15,493
59.7
–1.2
Labour Party (UK)
2
1
15.4
2
4
10.3
7,549
29.1
+2.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
0
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
2,691
10.4
+0.5
UKIP
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
236
0.9
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 East
Aldenham East
Conservative Party (UK)
Charles Goldstein*
1,410
75.2
–5.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ruth Irwin
250
13.3
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Kirk
214
11.4
+3.1
1,160
61.9
–7.5
1,874
51.4
+11.3
3,713
Conservative Party (UK)
Aldenham West
Aldenham West
Conservative Party (UK)
Dan Griffin*
1,122
72.4
–2.1
Labour Party (UK)
Sandra Huff
270
17.4
+4.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Robert Gamble
158
10.2
N/A
852
55.0
–6.3
1,550
44.2
+9.5
3,607
Conservative Party (UK)
3.2
Borehamwood Brookmeadow
Borehamwood Brookmeadow
Conservative Party (UK)
Sam Dobin
995
50.1
+4.1
Labour Party (UK)
Susan Maughan
860
43.3
+16.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Judith Sear
133
6.7
–8.9
135
6.8
–12.8
1,988
36.9
–22.7
5,440
Conservative Party (UK)
6.4
Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Labour Party (UK)
Ernie Butler*
1,125
60.9
+18.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Alan Plancey
723
39.1
+2.6
402
21.8
+16.1
1,848
30.7
–23.4
6,051
Labour Party (UK)
8.1
Borehamwood Hillside
Borehamwood Hillside
Conservative Party (UK)
Jean Heywood*
1,302
58.2
–4.3
Labour Party (UK)
Lee Petar
936
41.8
+4.3
366
16.4
–8.6
2,238
33.9
–25.2
6,733
Conservative Party (UK)
4.3
Borehamwood Kenilworth
Borehamwood Kenilworth
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Butler
859
56.8
+8.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Penny Swallow*
652
43.2
–8.1
207
13.6
N/A
1,511
37.4
–22.5
4,193
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
8.1
Bushey Heath
Bushey Heath
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Morris
1,845
75.3
–1.8
Labour Party (UK)
David Bearfield
322
13.1
+2.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Roger Kutchinsky*
282
11.5
–0.5
1,523
62.2
–2.9
2,449
48.1
–26.0
5,123
Conservative Party (UK)
2.0
Bushey North
Bushey North
Conservative Party (UK)
Leslie Winters
841
45.4
+1.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Eddie Sheridan
583
31.5
–9.7
Labour Party (UK)
Sam Russell
427
23.1
+8.7
258
13.9
+10.7
1,851
39.3
–26.2
4,739
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
5.4
Bushey St. James
Bushey St. James
Conservative Party (UK)
Carey Keates
1,238
51.8
+2.3
Labour Party (UK)
Tony Breslin
662
27.7
+14.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Kim Elliott
491
20.5
–16.4
576
24.1
+11.4
2,391
44.6
–23.6
5,478
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
5.9
Elstree
Elstree
Conservative Party (UK)
Morris Bright*
1,116
77.6
–0.1
Labour Party (UK)
Ian Feeney
322
22.4
+0.1
794
55.2
–0.2
1,438
40.2
–27.3
3,620
Conservative Party (UK)
0.1
Potters Bar Furzefield
Potters Bar Furzefield
Conservative Party (UK)
Ronald Morris*
1,281
61.4
–6.6
Labour Party (UK)
Jim Fisher
532
25.5
–6.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Susan Oatway
275
13.2
N/A
749
35.9
±0.0
2,088
43.4
–25.9
4,871
Conservative Party (UK)
0.0
Potters Bar Oakmere
Potters Bar Oakmere
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Calcutt*
1,092
54.1
–12.5
Labour Party (UK)
John Doolan
566
28.0
–6.4
UK Independence Party
David Rutter
236
11.7
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Michael Willett
125
6.2
N/A
526
26.1
–5.1
2,019
37.0
–24.4
5,558
Conservative Party (UK)
3.1
Potters Bar Parkfield
Potters Bar Parkfield
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Hodgson-Jones*
1,876
68.9
–7.9
Labour Party (UK)
Derek Marcus
454
16.7
–6.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter Bonner
394
14.5
N/A
1,422
52.2
–1.4
2,724
46.0
–21.8
5,989
Conservative Party (UK)
0.7
References
Category:Hertsmere Borough Council elections
Hertsmere
Category:May 2011 in the United Kingdom
Category:2010s in Hertfordshire