The Broxbourne Council election, 1986 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.
Composition of expiring seats before election
[edit]Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Standing again? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Broxbourne | Conservative | 1982 | Don Smith | Yes |
Bury Green | Conservative | 1983 | Brian Creamer | Yes |
Cheshunt Central | Conservative | 1982 | George Batchelor | Yes |
Cheshunt North | Conservative | 1982 | Don Poole | Yes |
Flamstead End | Conservative | 1985 | Gordon Greenwood | No |
Goffs Oak | Conservative | 1982 | Marie Dowsett | Yes |
Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 1982 | James Grethe | Yes |
Hoddesdon Town | Conservative | 1982 | R Woolfe | No |
Rosedale | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1982 | Jean Paice | No |
Rye Park | Conservative | 1982 | A Roberts | No |
Theobalds | Conservative | 1982 | Herbert Collins | Yes |
Waltham Cross North | Conservative | 1982 | Norman Ames | Yes |
Waltham Cross South | Labour | 1982 | J Shipp | No |
Wormley & Turnford | Conservative | 1982 | Brian Hill | Yes |
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 78.57 | 47.17 | 10,828 | ||
Labour | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 14.29 | 27.26 | 6,259 | ||
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | 25.57 | 5,871 |
Results summary
[edit]An election was held in 14 wards on 8 May 1986.
The Conservative Party lost one seat to the Labour party in Rye Park Ward
The political balance of the council following this election was:
- Conservative 32 seats
- Labour 6 seats
- SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 Seats
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Don Smith | 1,088 | 51.01 | ||
Alliance | Ronald Jones | 847 | 39.71 | ||
Labour | David May | 198 | 9.28 | ||
Majority | 241 | ||||
Turnout | 2,133 | 39.50 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Creamer | 991 | 41.68 | ||
Labour | Paul Spychal | 981 | 41.25 | ||
Alliance | Kenneth King | 406 | 17.07 | ||
Majority | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 2,378 | 42.10 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Batchelor | 846 | 54.48 | ||
Alliance | Peter Huse | 433 | 27.88 | ||
Labour | Joan Saggs | 274 | 17.64 | ||
Majority | 413 | ||||
Turnout | 1,553 | 43.30 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Don Poole | 785 | 47.43 | ||
Labour | Peter Alford | 563 | 34.02 | ||
Alliance | William Hanbury | 307 | 18.55 | ||
Majority | 222 | ||||
Turnout | 1,655 | 35.20 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Rowlands | 954 | 48.47 | ||
Alliance | Malcolm Aitken | 599 | 30.44 | ||
Labour | Roy Jordan | 415 | 21.09 | ||
Majority | 355 | ||||
Turnout | 1,968 | 42.20 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marie Dowsett | 882 | 65.43 | ||
Alliance | Paul Collins | 353 | 26.19 | ||
Labour | Stephen Kingsmill | 113 | 8.38 | ||
Majority | 529 | ||||
Turnout | 1,348 | 42.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Grethe | 1,014 | 56.58 | ||
Alliance | Patricia Waughray | 457 | 25.50 | ||
Labour | Jill Garrett | 321 | 17.92 | ||
Majority | 557 | ||||
Turnout | 1,792 | 36.90 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Lavender | 807 | 44.05 | ||
Alliance | Anthoney Fey | 753 | 41.10 | ||
Labour | Michael Velasco | 272 | 14.85 | ||
Majority | 54 | ||||
Turnout | 1,832 | 38.80 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | James Emslie | 306 | 37.23 | ||
Conservative | John Smith | 302 | 36.74 | ||
Labour | Arthur Warner | 214 | 26.03 | ||
Majority | 4 | ||||
Turnout | 822 | 34.00 | |||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob King | 947 | 47.09 | ||
Conservative | William Woodhams | 745 | 37.05 | ||
Alliance | Michael Young | 319 | 15.86 | ||
Majority | 202 | ||||
Turnout | 2,011 | 43.70 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Collins | 692 | 47.04 | ||
Labour | John Brown | 462 | 31.41 | ||
Alliance | Lesley Dines | 317 | 21.55 | ||
Majority | 230 | ||||
Turnout | 1,471 | 36.70 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Ames | 630 | 50.44 | ||
Labour | Graham Knight | 366 | 29.30 | ||
Alliance | Anthoney Stokes | 253 | 20.26 | ||
Majority | 264 | 39.30 | |||
Turnout | 1,249 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Lucas | 757 | 51.32 | ||
Conservative | Alexander Rafferty | 444 | 30.10 | ||
Alliance | Walter Riley | 274 | 18.58 | ||
Majority | 313 | ||||
Turnout | 1,475 | 37.70 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Hill | 648 | 50.99 | ||
Labour | Roy Wareham | 376 | 29.58 | ||
Alliance | Laura Williams | 247 | 19.43 | ||
Majority | 272 | ||||
Turnout | 1,271 | 28.20 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- Cheshunt & Waltham Telegraph Thursday 15 May 1986 Edition