1994 UK local government election
The Broxbourne Council election, 1994 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 | 1990 | Don Smith | Yes |
Bury Green | Conservative | 1991 | Geoffrey Morris | Yes |
Cheshunt Central | Conservative | 1991 | Trevor Simpson | No |
Cheshunt North | Conservative | 1990 | Don Poole | Yes |
Flamstead End | Conservative | 1990 | Sheila Kendall | Yes |
Goffs Oak | Conservative | 1990 | Marie Dowsett | Yes |
Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 1990 | Robert Groucott | Yes |
Hoddesdon Town | Conservative | 1990 | Michael Lavender[Table note 1] | Yes |
Rosedale | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1990 | Trevor Griffiths | No |
Rye Park | Conservative | 1990 | Arthur Hillwayd | No |
Theobalds | Conservative | 1990 | Patricia Morris | Yes |
Waltham Cross North | Conservative | 1990 | Norman Ames | Yes |
Waltham Cross South | Labour | 1990 | Lester Hickling[Table note 2] | No |
Wormley & Turnford | Conservative | 1990 | Brian Hill | Yes |
- ^ Michael Lavender stood in Hoddesdon North Ward in 1994.
- ^ Lester Hickling stood in Theobalds Ward in 1994.
Election results
Broxbourne Local Election Result 1994 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 60.00 | 40.44 | 10,343 | |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 20.00 | 31.06 | 7,944 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 20.00 | 28.02 | 7,167 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 123 | |
Results summary
An election was held in 14 wards on 5 May 1994.
15 seats were contested at this election (2 seats in Hoddesdon North Ward).
The Conservative Party lost 3 seats at this election, Cheshunt Central & Hoddesdon Town to the Liberal Democrats and Theobalds to the Labour Party.
The new political balance of the council following this election was:
- Conservative 33 seats
- Labour 5 seats
- Liberal Democrats 4 Seats
Ward results
Broxbourne Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Donald Smith | 830 | 42.17 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Huse | 759 | 38.57 |
| Labour | Gillian Harvey | 379 | 19.26 |
Majority | 71 | |
Turnout | 1,968 | 34.85 |
| Conservative hold |
Bury Green Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Morris | 897 | 43.27 |
| Labour | Allen Wallace | 857 | 41.34 |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Moloney | 319 | 15.39 |
Majority | 40 | |
Turnout | 2,073 | 37.44 |
| Conservative hold |
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Smith | 654 | 43.60 |
| Conservative | Gillian Langford | 588 | 39.20 |
| Labour | Christopher Simonovitch | 258 | 17.20 |
Majority | 66 | |
Turnout | 1,500 | 42.21 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Cheshunt North Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Donald Poole | 742 | 41.62 |
| Labour | Julia Theobald | 648 | 36.34 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Gould | 393 | 22.04 |
Majority | 94 | |
Turnout | 1,783 | 33.72 |
| Conservative hold |
Flamstead End Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Sheila Kendall | 906 | 46.85 |
| Labour | Derrick Shiers | 630 | 32.57 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Johnson | 398 | 20.58 |
Majority | 276 | |
Turnout | 1,934 | 38.04 |
| Conservative hold |
Goffs Oak Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Marie Dowsett | 828 | 59.83 |
| Liberal Democrats | Reginald Williams | 381 | 27.53 |
| Labour | Stephen Ferns | 175 | 12.64 |
Majority | 447 | |
Turnout | 1,384 | 39.70 |
| Conservative hold |
Hoddesdon North Ward Result 2 Seats 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Michael Lavender | 774 | 20.58 |
| Conservative | Robert Groucott | 767 | 20.39 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Davies | 761 | 20.23 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthoney Fey | 675 | 17.94 |
| Labour | Neil Harvey | 413 | 10.99 |
| Labour | Warren Peto | 371 | 9.87 |
Turnout | 3,761 | 40.98 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Morgan | 852 | 43.27 |
| Conservative | George Patience | 675 | 34.28 |
| Labour | David May | 442 | 22.45 |
Majority | 177 | |
Turnout | 1,969 | 38.95 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Rosedale Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Iles | 447 | 36.61 |
| Conservative | Jacqueline De Pace | 351 | 28.75 |
| Labour | Martin Murphy | 300 | 24.57 |
| BNP | David Bruce | 123 | 10.07 |
Majority | 96 | |
Turnout | 1,221 | 41.74 |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Rye Park Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Linda Dambrauskas | 858 | 44.76 |
| Conservative | Daniel Titmuss | 632 | 32.97 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Harrington | 427 | 22.27 |
Majority | 226 | |
Turnout | 1,917 | 41.38 |
| Labour hold |
Theobalds Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Lester Hickling | 733 | 40.36 |
| Conservative | Patricia Morris | 707 | 38.94 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Tait | 376 | 20.70 |
Majority | 26 | |
Turnout | 1,816 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Waltham Cross North Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Norman Ames | 635 | 47.56 |
| Labour | Henry Lucas | 508 | 37.97 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Stokes | 195 | 14.57 |
Majority | 127 | |
Turnout | 1,338 | 44.90 |
| Conservative hold |
Waltham Cross South Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Mark Farrington | 914 | 58.40 |
| Conservative | Frederick Kidd | 484 | 30.93 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bronwen Deards | 167 | 10.67 |
Majority | 430 | |
Turnout | 1,565 | 36.02 |
| Labour hold |
Wormley / Turnford Ward Result 5 May 1994 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Brian Hill | 527 | 39.10 |
| Labour | Malcolm Theobald | 458 | 33.98 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wood | 363 | 26.92 |
Majority | 69 | |
Turnout | 1,348 | 29.70 |
| Conservative hold |
References
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. p. 7. Retrieved 7 July 2022.