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]
New ward names[edit]
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
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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 |
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Election results[edit]
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
Results summary[edit]
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 |
Ward results[edit]
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