2000 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	61,740
Turnout	30.3% (0.2%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats won 9 3 1 Seats after 22 12 5 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 10,807 5,161 2,577 Percentage 57.8% 27.6% 13.8% Swing 5.8% 6.3% 0.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2000 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

The 2000 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.^[1] 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.^[2]

Overall turnout at the election as 30.6%.^[3]

2000 Hertsmere Borough Council election[4][5][6]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	2	69.2	13	22	56.4	10,807	57.8	+5.8
	Labour	3	1	23.1	9	12	30.8	5,161	27.6	–6.3
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	7.7	4	5	12.8	2,577	13.8	–0.3
	Independent	0		0	0	0	0.0	165	0.9	N/A

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Graham*	1,031	86.4	+2.5
	Labour	S. Huff	162	13.6	–2.5
Majority			869	72.8	N/A
Turnout			1,193	33.3	–5.2
Registered electors			3,579
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

Aldenham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Saunders	821	76.6	+15.8
	Labour	R. Kirk	251	23.4	–15.8
Majority			570	53.2	N/A
Turnout			1,072	31.8	–7.6
Registered electors			3,375
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.8

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Sandle*	590	57.1	–10.5
	Conservative	S. Rubner	444	42.9	+10.5
Majority			146	14.2	N/A
Turnout			1,034	20.6	–1.3
Registered electors			5,014
	Labour hold		Swing	10.5

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Heywood*	738	66.4	–11.6
	Conservative	K. Ross	374	33.6	+11.6
Majority			364	32.8	N/A
Turnout			1,112	19.3	–2.8
Registered electors			5,749
	Labour hold		Swing	11.6

Borehamwood Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Ward*	920	50.3	–1.7
	Conservative	D. McKee	908	49.7	+1.7
Majority			12	0.6	N/A
Turnout			1,828	32.7	+3.2
Registered electors			5,587
	Labour hold		Swing	1.7

Bushey Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Quilty	989	67.6	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Forsyth	320	21.9	+1.7
	Labour	D. Bearfield	153	10.5	–6.6
Majority			669	45.7	N/A
Turnout			1,462	28.8	+1.9
Registered electors			5,076
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Bushey North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Silverman*	807	54.8	–8.0
	Conservative	D. Bertin	499	33.9	+12.9
	Labour	I. Murphy	167	11.3	–4.9
Majority			308	20.9	N/A
Turnout			1,473	32.0	+0.3
Registered electors			4,599
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.5

Bushey Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pitfield	726	53.9	+18.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Gamble*	530	39.3	–12.9
	Labour	D. Heoksma	91	6.8	–5.6
Majority			196	14.6	N/A
Turnout			1,347	39.8	+3.8
Registered electors			3,384
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	15.8

Bushey St. James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Keates*	856	48.3	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Spector	723	40.8	–1.1
	Labour	M. Reid	194	10.9	–4.6
Majority			133	7.5	N/A
Turnout			1,773	32.8	–3.2
Registered electors			5,404
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Potters Bar Furzefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Foy*	786	53.0	+2.2
	Labour	E. Savage	336	22.6	–11.4
	Liberal Democrats	C. Dean	197	13.3	–1.9
	Independent	C. Morgan-Gray	165	11.1	N/A
Majority			450	30.4	N/A
Turnout			1,484	30.2	–1.8
Registered electors			4,907
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Potters Bar Oakmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Fear	1,159	60.7	+7.0
	Labour	A. Harrison	750	39.3	–7.0
Majority			409	21.4	+14.0
Turnout			1,909	34.3	–0.9
Registered electors			5,570
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Potters Bar Parkfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Donne*	1,511	80.3	+2.9
	Labour	J. Fisher	371	19.7	–2.9
Majority			1,140	60.6	N/A
Turnout			1,882	32.8	–0.5
Registered electors			5,744
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Shenley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Saunders	703	61.6	+14.6
	Labour	J. Shaw*	438	38.4	–14.6
Majority			265	23.2	N/A
Turnout			1,141	30.4	–0.6
Registered electors			3,752
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	14.6