2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary 2006 Hertsmere Borough Council election 2006 2007 5 3 y 2008 Hertsmere Borough Council election 2008 15 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 63,322 31.2% (7.2%) 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 10 28 11,961 60.8% 3.2% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 7 1 2,128 10.8% 10.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 4 1 4,006 20.4% 2.3% Hertsmere UK local election 2007 map.svg Winner of each seat at the 2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/26ue.stm Hertsmere 4 May 2007 BBC News 24 October 2011 Summary Background Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 28 seats, while the Liberal Democrats were the main opposition with 6 seats.https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/1358711.Can_anyone_get_near_the_dominant_Tories_/ Can anyone get near the dominant Tories? Hutchings Emma 27 April 2007 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 25 October 2011 15 of the 39 seats were being contested at the election. The election in Borehamwood Kenilworth ward saw the sitting Labour councillor for the previous 24 years, Frank Ward, stand as an independent against Conservative and Labour candidates.https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/1312927.Ward_goes_independent/ Ward goes independent 5 April 2007 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 25 October 2011https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/1326073.Labour_Party_breaks_its_silence_in_election_dispute/ Labour Party breaks its silence in election dispute Hutchings Emma 12 April 2007 Borehamwood & Elstree Times 25 October 2011 This came after Ward was deselected by the local Labour Party, with Ward accusing local Labour party members of a conspiracy and religious discrimination. However this was denied by Labour, with Labour saying he had "failed to meet the required standards to be considered as a Labour Party candidate". Election result The Conservatives maintained their majority on the council, staying on 28 seats after both gaining and losing a seat.https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/1379069.0/ Former Labour councillor celebrates Tory borough victory Hutchings Emma 4 May 2007 News Shopper 25 October 2011 The Liberal Democrats gained Bushey St James from the Conservatives to rise to 7 seats, but the Conservatives also gained a seat from Labour in Borehamwood Kenilworth, meaning that Labour was reduced to 4 councillors. Conservative Penelope Swallow won in Borehamwood Kenilworth with a 49-vote majority over Labour, with independent Frank Ward having taken 216 votes. Ward said he was pleased with the result as he "was only determined that I would split the Labour vote, so to some extent I did win." However the retiring Labour group leader Leon Reefe said they felt "betrayed" by Ward. 2007 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.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2007/RP07-047.pdf Local and Mayoral elections 2007 19 July 2007 House of Commons Library 24 October 2011http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/councildemocracy/democracyelections/electionresults_2/electionresults2007.jsp Election results - 2007 Hertsmere Borough Council 24 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110614024122/http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/councildemocracy/democracyelections/electionresults_2/electionresults2007.jsp 14 June 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 10 66.7 18 28 71.8 11,961 60.8 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 20.0 4 7 17.9 2,128 10.8 –10.5 Labour Party (UK) 2 1 13.3 2 4 10.3 4,006 20.4 +2.3 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 889 4.5 +3.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 468 2.4 N/A Independent politician 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 216 1.1 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* 854 75.2 –5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Silverman 100 8.8 –2.8 Green Party of England and Wales Jeanette McDermott 99 8.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Richard Kirk 83 7.3 –0.9 754 66.4 –2.3 1,136 31.2 –17.5 3,645 Conservative Party (UK) 1.2 Aldenham West Aldenham West Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Griffin 834 74.3 +9.1 Green Party of England and Wales Caroline Boydell 152 13.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Peter Halsey 137 12.2 –4.7 682 60.7 +13.4 1,123 31.3 –6.7 3,539 Conservative Party (UK) Borehamwood Brookmeadow Borehamwood Brookmeadow (2 seats due to by-election) Conservative Party (UK) Darren Solomons 636 42.1 –3.8 Labour Party (UK) Ian Feeney* 623 41.2 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Richard Butler 617 40.8 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Farida Turner 596 39.4 –6.5 Green Party of England and Wales David Harris 227 15.0 N/A ~1,511 29.2 –7.3 5,175 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Borehamwood Cowley Hill Borehamwood Cowley Hill Labour Party (UK) Ernest Butler 724 49.0 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Gellatly 521 35.2 –0.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) James Dry 234 15.8 +3.9 203 13.7 +8.2 1,479 25.8 –5.3 5,862 Labour Party (UK) 4.2 Borehamwood Hillside Borehamwood Hillside Conservative Party (UK) Jean Heywood* 1,019 62.4 –0.3 Labour Party (UK) Lee Petar 615 37.6 +0.3 404 24.7 –0.6 1,634 26.6 –7.9 6,248 Conservative Party (UK) 0.3 Borehamwood Kenilworth Borehamwood Kenilworth Conservative Party (UK) Penelope Swallow 467 42.4 –1.0 Labour Party (UK) Peter Hedges 418 38.0 –4.4 Independent politician Francis Ward* 216 19.6 N/A 49 4.5 +3.5 1,101 28.2 –3.4 3,949 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 1.7 Bushey Heath Bushey Heath Conservative Party (UK) Anne Swerling 1,308 75.3 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Forsyth 250 14.4 –3.8 Labour Party (UK) David Bearfield 178 10.3 +2.0 1,058 60.9 +5.5 1,736 33.9 –7.8 5,135 Conservative Party (UK) 2.8 Bushey North Bushey North Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Kutchinsky 748 47.7 –11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen O'Brien 607 38.7 +11.4 Green Party of England and Wales Arjuna Krishna-Das 110 7.0 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Samuel Russell 102 6.5 –0.9 141 9.0 –22.5 1,567 34.5 –7.5 4,551 Liberal Democrats (UK) 11.2 Bushey St. James Bushey St. James (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Anita Gamble* 957 47.6 +7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura Richards 838 41.7 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Abul Choudhury 789 39.3 –4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Pervez Choudhury 754 37.5 –6.3 Green Party of England and Wales Edward Canfor-Dumas 191 9.5 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Yue Ting Cheng 154 7.7 +0.7 ~2,009 37.7 –3.4 5,328 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Elstree Elstree Conservative Party (UK) Morris Bright* 1,029 88.3 +13.0 Labour Party (UK) Tim Sandle 136 11.7 –0.2 893 76.7 +14.3 1,165 32.1 –2.5 3,665 Conservative Party (UK) 6.6 Potters Bar Furzefield Potters Bar Furzefield Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Morris* 890 64.7 +5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Hurd 277 20.1 –4.5 Labour Party (UK) James Fisher 209 15.2 –0.9 613 44.5 +9.9 1,376 28.2 –14.2 4,888 Conservative Party (UK) 5.0 Potters Bar Oakmere Potters Bar Oakmere Conservative Party (UK) Robert Calcutt* 1,199 75.1 +8.9 Labour Party (UK) Russell Ramshaw 398 24.9 +8.1 801 50.2 +1.1 1,597 29.9 –6.3 5,406 Conservative Party (UK) 0.4 Potters Bar Parkfield Potters Bar Parkfield Conservative Party (UK) Paul Hodgson-Jones 1,579 71.5 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Bonner 416 18.8 –1.6 Labour Party (UK) Derek Marcus 214 9.7 +0.3 1,163 52.6 +2.8 2,209 37.5 –3.5 5,931 Conservative Party (UK) 1.4 References Category:Hertsmere Borough Council elections Hertsmere Category:May 2007 in the United Kingdom Category:2000s in Hertfordshire