Hertsmere Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 39 seats in 16 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Hertsmere Council is run by a Labour / Liberal Democrats coalition. The council has 39 councillors in 16 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 15, Labour 12, Lib Dem 7, Other 3, Reform 2. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with four unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour / Liberal Democrats Coalition

39 seats - 20 for a majority

Reform 2Labour 12Conservative 15Lib Dem 7Other 3

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +3 Reform +2 Conservative −1 Labour −2 Lib Dem −2

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (39 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative42.5%16

Labour30.8%14

Lib Dem21.2%9

Green3.8%0

Other1.2%0

Reform0.5%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 39 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 15

5 short of the 20 needed for a majority

Closest result

Potters Bar Oakmere

Labour won the last seat by 12 votes over another Labour candidate, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Bushey Park

Conservative gain from Lib Dem, 25 June 2026 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

51%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib Dem

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 16 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Aldenham East Brett Rosehill, Lucy Selby	4 May 2023 Conservative 66.4% lead 45.1 pts
Aldenham West Caroline Clapper, David Lambert	4 May 2023 Conservative 69.6% lead 53.8 pts
Bentley Heath & The Royds Helen Green, John Graham	4 May 2023 Labour 44.3% lead 1 vote
Borehamwood Brookmeadow Rebecca Challice, Glenn Briski, Graeme Alexander	4 May 2023 Labour 46.2% lead 3.1 pts
Borehamwood Cowley Hill Richard Butler, Jeremy Newmark, Linda Smith	4 May 2023 Labour 58.3% lead 36.4 pts
Borehamwood Hillside Aaditya Kaza, Alexander Clarkson, Alpha Collins	4 May 2023 Labour 41.8% lead 4.0 pts
Borehamwood Kenilworth Parveen Rani, Prabhakar Kaza, Nik Oakley	4 May 2023 Labour 57.1% lead 27.0 pts
Bushey Heath Seamus Quilty, Paul Morris	4 May 2023 Conservative 63.9% lead 35.1 pts
Bushey North Paul Richards, Alan Matthews, Louise Nicolas	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 61.7% lead 36.0 pts
Bushey Park Linda Silver, Maxie Allen, Marc Amron	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 52.4% lead 12.8 pts
Bushey St James Miles Ponder, Chris Shenton, Mia Handley	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 56.0% lead 22.8 pts
Elstree Harvey Cohen, Morris Bright	4 May 2023 Conservative 68.8% lead 46.2 pts
Potters Bar Furzefield Chris Myers, Christian Gray	4 May 2023 Labour 55.5% lead 22.4 pts
Potters Bar Oakmere Renos Georgiou, Sarah Hodgson-Jones	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.2% lead 1.9 pts
Potters Bar Parkfield Abhishek Sachdev, Lynette Sullivan	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.9% lead 23.7 pts
Shenley Paul Hodgson-Jones, Natalie Susman	4 May 2023 Conservative 35.4% lead 10.2 pts

Aldenham East

Brett Rosehill ReformLucy Selby Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative66.4%

Lib Dem21.3%

Labour12.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lucy Selby Elected	Conservative	967
Brett Rosehill Elected	Conservative	853
Ben Denton-Cardew	Lib Dem	311
Stuart Howard	Lib Dem	300
Joshua Jack Nathan Goldman	Labour	179
Julian Patrick Treves Brown	Labour	167

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Aldenham West

Caroline Clapper ReformDavid Lambert Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative69.6%

Labour15.8%

Lib Dem14.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Caroline Clapper Elected	Conservative	882
David Stephen Lambert Elected	Conservative	752
Sandra Ann Huff	Labour	200
Jon May	Lib Dem	186
Saif Madid Al-Saadoon	Lib Dem	164
Ronan Dash Dhadra	Labour	161

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bentley Heath & The Royds

Helen Green LabourJohn Graham Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour44.3%

Conservative44.3%

Green11.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Helen Green Elected	Labour	741
Meenal Sachdev Elected	Conservative	740
John Doolan	Labour	712
Panna Shah	Conservative	705
Frank Leslie Jeffs	Green	191

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 May 2026

Conservative33.4%

Reform29.0%

Labour23.4%

Green9.8%

Lib Dem4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Martin Graham Elected	Conservative	700	33.4%
Simon Edward Rhodes	Reform	607	29.0%
Lisa Worrell	Labour	491	23.4%
John Humphries	Green	205	9.8%
Theresa Noreen Smith	Lib Dem	93	4.4%

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Glenn Briski ConservativeGraeme Alexander Hertsmere First IndependentsRebecca Challice Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour46.2%

Conservative43.1%

Lib Dem10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rebecca Challice Elected	Labour	942
Graeme Hadleigh Alexander Elected	Labour	935
Alan Plancey Elected	Conservative	878
Caroline Lisa Pitrakou	Labour	854
Glenn Briski	Conservative	807
Shivani Sachdev	Conservative	733
Irena Slack	Lib Dem	218

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 24 July 2025

Conservative29.6%

Reform24.4%

Independent21.0%

Labour18.3%

Lib Dem2.9%

Green2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Glenn Briski Elected	Conservative	478	29.6%
Gus Channer	Reform	394	24.4%
Michelle Vince	Independent	339	21.0%
Bala Mere	Labour	295	18.3%
Rosalind Carmel Levine	Lib Dem	47	2.9%
Madalyn Bielfeld	Green	37	2.3%
Lawrence Stack	Independent	26	1.6%

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Jeremy Newmark LabourLinda Smith LabourRichard Butler Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour58.3%

Conservative21.9%

Green11.3%

Lib Dem8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Butler Elected	Labour	1,000
Jeremy Newmark Elected	Labour	928
Linda Denise Smith Elected	Labour	875
Jake Landsberg	Conservative	376
Daniel William Nygate	Conservative	360
Romy Michelle Rosehill	Conservative	356
Naomi Jane Coleman	Green	193
Paulo Jorge Goncalves	Lib Dem	146

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Borehamwood Hillside

Aaditya Kaza LabourAlexander Clarkson ConservativeAlpha Collins Hertsmere First Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour41.8%

Conservative37.8%

Green11.4%

Lib Dem9.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alpha Collins Elected	Labour	847
Aaditya Kaza Elected	Labour	770
Alex Clarkson Elected	Conservative	765
Victor Eni	Conservative	747
Farida Turner	Conservative	732
Tushar Kumar	Labour	725
Madalyn Bielfeld	Green	230
Richard Goorney	Lib Dem	184

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Nik Oakley LabourParveen Rani LabourPrabhakar Kaza Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour57.1%

Conservative30.1%

Lib Dem12.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nik Oakley Elected	Labour	1,074
Prabhakar Kaza Elected	Labour	1,056
Parveen Rani Elected	Labour	1,014
Emma Victoria Green	Conservative	565
Susan Glyn	Conservative	543
David Morris Lazarus	Conservative	533
Elaine Elliman	Lib Dem	241

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bushey Heath

Paul Morris ConservativeSeamus Quilty Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative63.9%

Lib Dem28.8%

Labour7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Morris Elected	Conservative	818
Seamus Quilty Elected	Conservative	767
Ollie Kay	Lib Dem	368
Roger Nicholas Kutchinsky	Lib Dem	341
David Lee	Labour	94
Pooja Nirmal	Labour	94

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bushey North

Alan Matthews Lib DemLouise Nicolas Lib DemPaul Richards Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem61.7%

Conservative25.7%

Labour12.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Louise Jane Nicolas Elected	Lib Dem	1,219
Alan Leslie Matthews Elected	Lib Dem	1,169
Paul Anton Richards Elected	Lib Dem	1,139
Jacob Oliver Jefferson	Conservative	508
Nish Patel	Conservative	450
Fenton Gee	Conservative	437
Elodie Nzele Mayo	Labour	249
Judith Katherine Maizels	Labour	248
Philip Reardon	Labour	215

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bushey Park

Linda Silver ConservativeMarc Amron Hertsmere First IndependentsMaxie Allen Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem52.4%

Conservative39.6%

Labour8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Maxie Allen Elected	Lib Dem	1,225
Marc Howard Amron Elected	Lib Dem	1,184
Shailain Harakhchand Haria Shah Elected	Lib Dem	1,068
Linda Silver	Conservative	925
David Carter	Conservative	873
Anne Swerling	Conservative	840
Freda Mary Guilfoyle	Labour	188
Di Hoeksma	Labour	155
Habib Ullah Khan	Labour	140

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 25 June 2026

Conservative42.9%

Lib Dem32.9%

Reform19.1%

Green2.8%

Labour2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda Silver Elected	Conservative	947	42.9%
Annabel Irene Hennessy	Lib Dem	726	32.9%
Katie Elman	Reform	422	19.1%
John Humphries	Green	61	2.8%
Robin Andrew Short	Labour	50	2.3%

Bushey St James

Chris Shenton Lib DemMia Handley Lib DemMiles Ponder Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem56.0%

Conservative33.2%

Labour10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mia Handley Elected	Lib Dem	1,109
Miles Ponder Elected	Lib Dem	1,046
Chris Shenton Elected	Lib Dem	982
Pervez Choudhury	Conservative	657
Peter David Rutledge	Conservative	625
Jane Ann West	Conservative	621
Peter Halsey	Labour	214
Mary Frances Reid	Labour	197
Yvonne Riley	Labour	193

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Elstree

Harvey Cohen ConservativeMorris Bright Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative68.8%

Labour22.6%

Lib Dem8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Harvey Stewart Cohen Elected	Conservative	845
Morris Bright Elected	Conservative	832
Jonathan Chaim Salo Metzer	Labour	278
Satvinder Singh Juss	Labour	255
Theresa Noreen Smith	Lib Dem	106
Igor Novokreshchenov	Lib Dem	84

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Potters Bar Furzefield

Chris Myers LabourChristian Gray Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour55.5%

Conservative33.1%

Lib Dem6.3%

Reform5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Christian Gray Elected	Labour	831
Chris Myers Elected	Labour	816
Amit Dodhia	Conservative	495
Martin Maurice Worster	Conservative	462
Nick Jankunas	Lib Dem	94
Simon Edward Rhodes	Reform	77

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Potters Bar Oakmere

Renos Georgiou LabourSarah Hodgson-Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative46.2%

Labour44.3%

Green9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sarah Louise Hodgson-Jones Elected	Conservative	651
Renos Georgiou Elected	Labour	624
Ann Harrison	Labour	612
Ruth Lyon	Conservative	606
Joan Bridget Collins	Green	134

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Potters Bar Parkfield

Abhishek Sachdev ConservativeLynette Sullivan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative51.9%

Labour28.2%

Lib Dem10.6%

Green9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lynette Jane Sullivan Elected	Conservative	799
Abhishek Sachdev Elected	Conservative	746
Susan Ballard	Labour	435
Hannah Doolan	Labour	392
Roy Frederick Bridgen	Lib Dem	164
David John Lister	Green	142

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Shenley

Natalie Susman ConservativePaul Hodgson-Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative35.4%

Labour25.2%

Independent18.6%

Lib Dem9.0%

Green8.6%

Reform3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Natalie Susman Elected	Conservative	604
Paul James Hodgson-Jones Elected	Conservative	577
Jonathan Shaw	Labour	430
Alex Davies	Labour	377
Rosemary E Gilligan	Independent	317
Holly Gunning	Lib Dem	154
John Humphries	Green	147
David Howard Lewis	Lib Dem	84
Darren Selkus	Reform	53

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

5 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Aldenham East	Brett Rosehill	Conservative 2023	Reform
Aldenham West	Caroline Clapper	Conservative 2023	Reform
Borehamwood Brookmeadow	Graeme Alexander	Labour 2023	Hertsmere First Independents
Borehamwood Hillside	Alpha Collins	Labour 2023	Hertsmere First Independents
Bushey Park	Marc Amron	Lib Dem 2023	Hertsmere First Independents

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
25 June 2026	Bushey Park	Conservative gain from Lib Dem	42.9%
7 May 2026	Bentley Heath & The Royds	Conservative hold	33.4%
24 July 2025	Borehamwood Brookmeadow	Conservative hold	30.0%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Hertsmere	92%	Conservative	Conservative 37%
Watford	8%	Labour	Labour 34%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Hertsmere

107,827 residents in 42,677 households

Voted Leave in 2016

51% 1 below GB

Degree or higher

40% 6 above GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

64% 3 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

17% same as GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

22% same as GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.