Broxbourne Borough Council election, 2012

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

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

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

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 Democrat	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

An election was held in all 10 of the newly created wards on Thursday 3 May 2012.

The Conservative 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:

Conservative 27 seats
Labour 3 seats

The next Local Government Election is scheduled for Thursday 1 May 2014 when a single seat will be contested in each of the 10 wards.

It should be noted that this election may be deferred until June 2012 in order to coincide with the scheduled elections to the European Parliament.

Broxbourne Council Cabinet 2012 - 2013

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

Broxbourne & Hoddesdon South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eddy Rowlands	1,325	22.62
	Conservative	Tim Hutchings	1,276	21.78
	Conservative	Paul Mason	1,214	20.72
	Labour	Margaret Brinkley	321	5.47
	Labour	Catherine Wareham	307	5.24
	UKIP	Kara Platt	307	5.24
	Labour	Raymond Cook	304	5.19
	UKIP	Evelyn Faulkner	304	5.19
	UKIP	Sidney Pratt	255	4.35
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Huse	245	4.18
Turnout				29.18

Cheshunt North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ray Hannam	1,164	27.23
	Conservative	Nick Hart	1,145	26.78
	Conservative	Mike Iszatt	998	23.35
	Labour	John Brotherton	484	11.32
	Labour	Peter Alford	483	11.29
Turnout				24.34

Cheshunt South & Theobalds
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Carol Crump-Eynon	1,073	23.71
	Conservative	Tony Siracusa	1,007	22.26
	Conservative	Cody McCormick	988	21.84
	Labour	Richard Greenhill	503	11.12
	Labour	Ronald McCole	477	10.54
	Labour	Rosemary Trundell	476	10.52
Turnout				25.30

Flamstead End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Dee Hart	1,070	26.66
	Conservative	Paul Seeby	1,010	25.17
	Conservative	Sue Ball-Greenwood	996	24.82
	Labour	Shirley McInnes	317	7.90
	Labour	Bernice Paulin	317	7.90
	Labour	Merve Balci	303	7.55
Turnout				24.43

Goffs Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jeremy Pearce	1,462	29.64
	Conservative	Peter Moule	1,348	27.33
	Conservative	Mark Mills-Bishop	1,306	26.47
	Labour	Cherry Robbins	307	6.22
	Labour	Gillian Lawrence	263	5.33
	Labour	Samantha Simpson	247	5.01
Turnout				25.42

Hoddesdon North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Keith Brown	1,047	20.50
	Conservative	Justin Evans	1,006	19.69
	Conservative	Lyn White	1,002	19.62
	Labour	Alex Harvey	393	7.69
	Labour	Arthur Hillyard	371	7.26
	Labour	Roy Wareham	356	6.97
	UKIP	Dawn Bloor	353	6.91
	UKIP	Anthony Faulkner	305	5.97
	UKIP	Jack Salmon	275	5.39
Turnout				26.12

Hoddesdon Town & Rye Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ken Ayling	718	18.79
	Conservative	Bren Perryman	648	16.96
	Conservative	Tony Infantino	646	16.91
	Labour	Annette Marples	433	11.34
	Labour	Edward Hopgood	348	9.11
	Labour	James Harvey	334	8.74
	UKIP	David Platt	324	8.48
	UKIP	Salvatore Scozzaro	222	5.81
	Liberal Democrat	Kirstie De Rivaz	147	3.85
Turnout				22.86

Rosedale & Bury Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hazel Jackson	1,108	24.06
	Conservative	Martin Greensmyth	1,107	24.04
	Conservative	Yvonne Bettiss	1,089	23.65
	Labour	Carol Bowman	464	10.08
	Labour	Alexander McInnes	447	9.71
	Labour	George Panayiotopoulos	390	8.47
Turnout				23.74

Waltham Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Malcolm Aitken	942	19.26
	Labour	Neil Harvey	853	17.44
	Labour	Michael Watson	834	17.06
	Conservative	Sheila Benford	771	15.77
	Conservative	Dave Braithwaite	750	15.34
	Conservative	Pat Leslie	740	15.13
Turnout				25.66

Wormley & Turnford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jim Metcalf	1,024	25.27
	Conservative	Bob Bick	1,023	25.25
	Conservative	Gordon Nicholson	909	22.43
	Labour	Roger Trundell	445	10.98
	Labour	Janet Wareham	422	10.42
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel De Rivaz	229	5.65
Turnout				20.57

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References

↑ "Trailer - Local Elections May 2012". Gwydir.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
1 2 "Broxbourne electoral review". LGBCE. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
↑ "The Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2012". Legislation.gov.uk. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110920044213/http://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/councillors/local_councillors.aspx. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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