1990 Broxbourne Borough Council election

The Broxbourne Council election, 1990 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.^[1]

Composition of expiring seats before election

Ward	Party	Incumbent Elected	Incumbent	Standing again?
Broxbourne	Conservative	1986	Don Smith	Yes
Bury Green	Conservative	1986	Brian Creamer	Yes
Cheshunt Central	Conservative	1986	George Batchelor	Yes
Cheshunt North	Conservative	1986	Don Poole	Yes
Flamstead End	Conservative	1986	Edward Rowlands	No
Goffs Oak	Conservative	1986	Marie Dowsett	Yes
Hoddesdon North	Conservative	1986	James Grethe	No
Hoddesdon Town	Conservative	1986	Michael lavender	Yes
Rosedale	SDP-Liberal Alliance	1986	James Emslie	No
Rye Park	Conservative	1986	Bob King	No
Theobalds	Conservative	1989	Patricia Morris	Yes
Waltham Cross North	Conservative	1986	Norman Ames	Yes
Waltham Cross South	Labour	1986	Henry Lucas	No
Wormley & Turnford	Conservative	1986	Brian Hill	Yes

Election results

Broxbourne Local Election Result 1990

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	11	0	1	-1	73.33	49.65	14,287
	Labour	3	1	0	+1	20.00	33.97	9,704
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	0	0	6.67	16.00	4,571
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.38	108

Results summary

An election was held in 14 wards on 3 May 1990.

15 council seats were contested (2 seats in Hoddesdon North Ward)

The Labour Party gained a seat from the Conservative Party in Bury Green Ward

• Conservative 35 seats
• Labour 6 seats
• Liberal Democrats 1 Seat

Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Smith	1,397	62.78
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Aitken	434	19.51
	Labour	John Atkins	394	17.71
Majority			963
Turnout			2,225	40.50
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bury Green Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Draper	1,307	48.37
	Conservative	Brian Creamer	1,152	42.64
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Shuman	243	8.99
Majority			155
Turnout			2,702	47.80
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cheshunt Central Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Batchelor	889	57.39
	Labour	Sarah Draper	445	28.73
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Arney	215	13.88
Majority			444
Turnout			1,549	43.70
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheshunt North Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Poole	1,059	48.82
	Labour	Graham Knight	796	36.70
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Kemp	314	14.48
Majority			263
Turnout			2,169	41.30
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flamstead End Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sheila Kendall	1,079	54.83
	Labour	Derrick Shiers	645	32.77
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Hills	244	12.40
Majority			434
Turnout			1,968	41.70
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goffs Oak Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marie Dowsett	1,080	71.01
	Labour	Christopher Evans	254	16.70
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Gould	187	12.29
Majority			826
Turnout			1,521	43.70
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hoddesdon North Ward Result 2 Seats 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Groucott	1,218	29.63
	Conservative	Richard Kemp	1,182	28.75
	Labour	Jill Garrett	489	11.89
	Labour	Margaret Brinkley	488	11.87
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Waughrey	391	9.51
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Bassill	343	8.35
Turnout			4,111	44.90
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Lavender	1,057	48.64
	Labour	Gillian Harvey	546	25.13
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Fey	462	21.26
	Green	James Harbord	108	4.97
Majority			511
Turnout			2,173	45.50
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rosedale Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Griffiths	541	42.30
	Conservative	Alan Chowne	371	29.01
	Labour	Simon Elliott	367	28.69
Majority			170
Turnout			1,279	45.90
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Rye Park Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Hillyard	1,094	52.62
	Conservative	Trevor Simpson	713	34.30
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Guy	272	13.08
Majority			381
Turnout			2,079	45.70
	Labour hold		Swing

Theobalds Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Morris	829	45.82
	Labour	Julia Theobald	702	38.81
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Jolly	278	15.37
Majority			127
Turnout			1,809	43.20
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Cross North Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Ames	759	50.56
	Labour	Malcolm Theobald	596	39.71
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Stokes	146	9.73
Majority			163
Turnout			1,501	49.70
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Cross South Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lester Hickling	1,056	55.29
	Conservative	Andrew Ferguson	599	31.36
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Seeby	255	13.35
Majority			457
Turnout			1,910	46.20
	Labour hold		Swing

Wormley / Turnford Ward Result 3 May 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Hill	803	52.02
	Labour	Sarah Tadman	525	33.35
	Liberal Democrats	James Emslie	246	15.63
Majority			278
Turnout			1,574	34.00
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. p. 6. Retrieved 7 July 2022.