2012 UK local government election
The Broxbourne Council election, 2012 was held on 3 May 2012 to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.[1]
This was a whole council election in which all of the 30 council seats in the 10 new wards were contested.[2]
The 10 new wards created under the 2011 LGBCE review were named:
- Broxbourne & Hoddesdon South
- Cheshunt North
- Cheshunt South & Theobalds
- Flamstead End
- Goffs Oak
- Hoddesdon North
- Hoddesdon Town & Rye Park
- Rosedale & Bury Green
- Waltham Cross
- Wormley & Turnford
[2][3]
Composition of expiring seats before election
[edit]
Old Ward |
Party |
Incumbent Elected |
Incumbent |
Standing again? |
New Ward
|
Broxbourne
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Paul Mason
|
Yes
|
Broxbourne & Hoddesdon South
|
Broxbourne
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Sheila Benford
|
Yes
|
Waltham Cross
|
Broxbourne
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Edward Rowland
|
Yes
|
Broxbourne & Hoddesdon South
|
Bury Green
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Martin Kennaugh
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Bury Green
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Martin Greensmyth
|
Yes
|
Rosedale & Bury Green
|
Bury Green
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Hazel Jackson
|
Yes
|
Rosedale & Bury Green
|
Cheshunt Central
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Judith Clemerson
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Cheshunt Central
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Ray Hannam
|
Yes
|
Cheshunt North
|
Cheshunt Central
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Tony Siracusa
|
Yes
|
Cheshunt South & Theobalds
|
Cheshunt North
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Richard Clemerson
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Cheshunt North
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Gary Clark
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Cheshunt North
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Nick Hart
|
Yes
|
Cheshunt North
|
Flamstead End
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Martin Lyth
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Flamstead End
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Paul Seeby
|
Yes
|
Flamstead End
|
Flamstead End
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Sue Ball-Greenwood
|
Yes
|
Flamstead End
|
Goffs Oak
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Peter Moule
|
Yes
|
Goffs Oak
|
Goffs Oak
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Mark Mills-Bishop
|
Yes
|
Goffs Oak
|
Goffs Oak
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Jeremy Pearce
|
Yes
|
Goffs Oak
|
Hoddesdon North
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Evelyn White
|
Yes
|
Hoddesdon North
|
Hoddesdon North
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Keith Brown
|
Yes
|
Hoddesdon North
|
Hoddesdon North
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Justin Evans
|
Yes
|
Hoddesdon North
|
Hoddesdon Town
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Bob Bick
|
Yes
|
Wormley & Turnford
|
Hoddesdon Town
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Kenneth Ayling
|
Yes
|
Hoddesdon Town & Rye Park
|
Hoddesdon Town
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Brian Hill
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Rosedale
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
David Lewis
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Rosedale
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Dee Hart
|
Yes
|
Flamstead End
|
Rye Park
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Bren Perryman
|
Yes
|
Hoddesdon Town & Rye Park
|
Rye Park
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Keith Bellamy
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Rye Park
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Tony Infantino
|
Yes
|
Hoddesdon Town & Rye Park
|
Theobalds
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
Charles Tranham
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Theobalds
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Carol Crump-Eynon
|
Yes
|
Cheshunt South & Theobalds
|
Theobalds
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Norman Ames
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
Waltham Cross
|
Labour
|
2008
|
Michael Watson
|
Yes
|
Waltham Cross
|
Waltham Cross
|
Labour
|
2010
|
Malcolm Aitken
|
Yes
|
Waltham Cross
|
Waltham Cross
|
Labour
|
2011
|
Neil Harvey
|
Yes
|
Waltham Cross
|
Wormley Turnford
|
Conservative
|
2008
|
James Metcalf
|
Yes
|
Wormley & Turnford
|
Wormley Turnford
|
Conservative
|
2010
|
Gordon Nicholson
|
Yes
|
Wormley & Turnford
|
Wormley Turnford
|
Conservative
|
2011
|
Anna Pilikos
|
No
|
Not Applicable
|
[4]
[5]
Broxbourne Local Election Result 2012
Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
Conservative
|
27
|
27
|
0
|
+27
|
90.00
|
64.40
|
10,933
|
+1.31%
|
|
Labour
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
+3
|
10.00
|
26.14
|
4,438
|
-0.01%
|
|
UKIP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5.80
|
984
|
+3.42%
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3.66
|
621
|
+1.94%
|
|
English Democrat
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-4.73%
|
- Number of votes per party derived from the party candidate receiving the highest number of votes in each ward
An election was held in all 10 of the newly created wards on Thursday 3 May 2012.
The Conservatives retained control of the council winning 27 of the 30 seats.
Labour managed to retain 3 seats in Waltham Cross ward albeit with reduced majorities compared with 2011.
The new political balance of the council following this election was:
Broxbourne Council Cabinet 2012 - 2013
[edit]
Name |
Portfolio |
Ward
|
Paul Mason
|
Leader of the Council
|
Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South
|
Ray Hannam
|
Public & Environmental Protection & Deputy Leader of the Council
|
Cheshunt North
|
Hazel Jackson
|
Leisure & Recreation
|
Rosedale & Bury Green
|
Jim Metcalf
|
Planning & Regeneration
|
Wormley & Turnford
|
Paul Seeby
|
Housing & Community Development
|
Flamstead End
|
Mark Mills-Bishop
|
Finance & Corporate Services
|
Goffs Oak
|
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