1981 Hertfordshire County Council election

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1981 Hertfordshire County Council election

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All 77 seats to Hertfordshire County Council 39 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 43 29 Seat change 22 23 Popular vote 144,864 121,219 Percentage 43.1% 36.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Residents Seats won 4 1 Seat change 4 Popular vote 63,868 2,973 Percentage 19.0% 0.9%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1981 Hertfordshire County Council election took place on 7 May 1981 to elect members of Hertfordshire County Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Boundary changes came into effect at this election with a new pattern of electoral divisions being used. The number of seats on the council was increased from 72 to 77.

At the election, the Conservatives retained control of the council, albeit with a significantly reduced majority. Labour made a major recovery, regaining many of the seats lost previously to the Conservatives in the urban areas of the county. The Liberals regained representation on the council after losing all their seats at the previous election.

1981 Hertfordshire County Council election[1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	77	43			22	55.8	43.1	144,864
	Labour	76	29			23	37.7	36.0	121,219
	Liberal	63	4			4	5.2	19.0	63,868
	Residents	3	1				1.3	0.9	2,973
	Independent	3	0				0.0	0.4	1,509
	Ecology	6	0				0.0	0.4	1,297
	Independent Labour	2	0				0.0	0.1	430
	National Front	2	0				0.0	<0.1	117
	Communist	1	0				0.0	<0.1	98
	Workers Revolutionary	1	0				0.0	<0.1	61

Broxbourne District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6		11,988	48.8
	Labour	0		7,338	29.8
	Liberal	0		5,004	20.3
	Independent Labour	0		270	1.1
Total		6		24,610	43.7
Registered electors				56,332	–

Division results

Cheshunt Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Johnson	1,767	45.7	–25.2
	Labour	C. Robbins	1,714	44.4	+15.3
	Liberal	K. Fursse	382	9.9	N/A
Majority			53	1.4	–40.4
Turnout			3,863	44.0
Registered electors			8,796
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.2

Cheshunt North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Madsen	1,616	48.3
	Labour	M. Farrington	1,172	35.0
	Liberal	P. Brown	561	16.8
Majority			444	13.3
Turnout			3,349	41.1
Registered electors			8,164
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cheshunt West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Batchelor	2,279	50.0
	Liberal	P. Kemp	1,423	31.2
	Labour	M. Crane	855	18.8
Majority			856	18.8
Turnout			4,557	48.5
Registered electors			9,394
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hoddesdon North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rose	2,092	50.2	–14.6
	Labour	P. Garrett	1,054	25.3	+2.1
	Liberal	J. Butler	1,023	24.5	+12.5
Majority			1,038	24.9	–16.7
Turnout			4,169	46.1	+4.0
Registered electors			9,057
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

Hoddesdon South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fiddy	2,250	54.9	–25.3
	Liberal	J. Gould	1,198	29.2	N/A
	Labour	A. Hillyard	650	15.9	–3.9
Majority			1,052	25.7	–34.7
Turnout			4,098	42.6	+6.5
Registered electors			9,640
	Conservative hold

Waltham Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Collins	1,994	43.6
	Labour	T. Seymour	1,893	41.4
	Liberal	L. Dines	417	9.1
	Independent Labour	J. Paice	270	5.9
Majority			101	2.2
Turnout			4,574	40.7
Registered electors			11,281
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dacorum District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	5		19,940	43.3
	Conservative	5		19,495	42.3
	Liberal	0		6,027	13.1
	Ecology	0		469	1.0
	Communist	0		98	0.2
	Workers Revolutionary	0		61	0.1
Total		10		46,090	47.7
Registered electors				96,628	–

Division results

Berkhamsted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Rost	2,753	50.5
	Labour	A. Fethney	1,442	26.5
	Liberal	I. Scott	1,252	23.0
Majority			1,311	24.1
Turnout			5,447	47.7
Registered electors			11,450
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bridgewater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Humbert	2,042	63.3
	Labour	J. Annison	634	19.7
	Liberal	G. Davies	549	17.0
Majority			1,408	43.7
Turnout			3,225	44.1
Registered electors			7,337
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hemel Hempstead East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Mercer	2,105	46.0
	Conservative	G. Hanson	1,895	41.4
	Liberal	J. Blackman	425	9.3
	Ecology	R. Morrisey	155	3.4
Majority			210	4.6
Turnout			4,580	49.9
Registered electors			9,225
	Labour win (new seat)

Hemel Hempstead North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Short	1,997	49.0
	Conservative	S. Parker	1,267	31.1
	Liberal	J. Blackman	747	18.3
	Workers Revolutionary	S. Phillips	61	1.5
Majority			730	17.9
Turnout			4,072	43.8
Registered electors			9,325
	Labour win (new seat)

Hemel Hempstead North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Moss	3,583	70.1
	Conservative	G. Payne	1,431	28.0
	Communist	R. Leigh	98	1.9
Majority			2,152	42.1
Turnout			5,112	49.6
Registered electors			10,358
	Labour win (new seat)

Hemel Hempstead South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Thorpe-Tracey	3,154	58.9
	Conservative	B. Everall	1,624	30.3
	Liberal	R. Wilson	581	10.8
Majority			1,530	28.6
Turnout			5,359	49.0
Registered electors			10,809
	Labour win (new seat)

Hemel Hempstead St Pauls

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Doyle	2,737	63.8
	Conservative	C. Cadman	811	18.9
	Liberal	G. Lawrence	743	17.3
Majority			1,926	44.9
Turnout			4,291	47.9
Registered electors			8,982
	Labour win (new seat)

Hemel Hempstead Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Everall	2,884	55.7
	Labour	P. Palfrey	2,293	44.3
Majority			591	11.4
Turnout			5,177	48.2
Registered electors			10,813
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kings Langley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Anderson	2,386	58.5	–7.5
	Labour	R. Cox	892	21.9	+5.9
	Liberal	F. O'Connor	804	19.7	+1.7
Majority			1,494	36.6	–11.5
Turnout			4,082	50.3	–3.1
Registered electors			8,131
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Tring

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Servis	2,402	50.6	–20.4
	Labour	A. Maclaughlin	1,103	23.2	+9.2
	Liberal	D. Badrick	926	19.5	+4.5
	Ecology	R. Oliver	314	6.6	N/A
Majority			1,299	27.4	–28.6
Turnout			4,745	46.8	+2.4
Registered electors			10,198
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.8

East Hertfordshire District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7		17,359	45.8
	Labour	1		9,417	24.9
	Residents	1		2,415	6.4
	Liberal	0		8,448	22.3
	Independent	0		242	0.6
Total		9		37,881	47.2
Registered electors				80,290	–

Division results

All Saints

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Forrester*	2,025	50.0	–23.5
	Labour	G. Perrett	1,353	33.4	+6.9
	Liberal	R. Fish	672	16.6	N/A
Majority			672	16.6	–30.4
Turnout			4,050	51.1	+4.1
Registered electors			7,946
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.2

Bishops Stortford Central Parsonag

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	V. Ellison	1,343	34.2
	Conservative	J. Hayes	1,006	25.6
	Labour	M. Smith	911	23.2
	Liberal	A. Wills	665	16.9
Majority			337	8.6
Turnout			3,925	44.5
Registered electors			8,890
	Residents win (new seat)

Bishops Stortford Chantry Thorley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Fielder	1,642	40.2
	Residents	T. Davies	1,072	26.3
	Liberal	D. James	805	19.7
	Labour	E. Egginton	562	13.8
Majority			570	14.0
Turnout			4,081	50.7
Registered electors			8,114
	Conservative win (new seat)

Braughing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Hinshelwood	1,837	46.6	–33.0
	Liberal	R. Dickens	1,264	32.0	N/A
	Labour	G. Zambonini	601	15.2	–5.2
	Independent	D. Bailey	242	6.1	N/A
Majority			573	14.5	–44.7
Turnout			3,944	45.9	+6.5
Registered electors			8,630
	Conservative hold

Hertford Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hughes	2,570	52.7	–23.4
	Liberal	A. Lawson	1,262	25.9	N/A
	Labour	G. Balderstone	1,042	21.4	–2.5
Majority			1,308	26.8	–25.5
Turnout			4,874	50.0	–0.4
Registered electors			9,768
	Conservative hold

Sawbridgeworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Banwell	2,167	52.9	–26.9
	Liberal	J. Gibb	1,261	30.8	N/A
	Labour	M. Hudson	672	16.4	–3.8
Majority			906	22.1	–37.6
Turnout			4,100	43.0	+2.0
Registered electors			9,571
	Conservative hold

St Andrews

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Mills	1,836	41.9	+0.4
	Conservative	G. Stoten	1,826	41.7	–16.8
	Liberal	R. Williams	719	16.4	N/A
Majority			10	0.2	N/A
Turnout			4,381	51.6	+1.8
Registered electors			8,519
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	8.6

Ware North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Smith	2,037	46.5
	Liberal	D. Beavan	1,252	28.6
	Labour	G. Herincx	1,096	25.0
Majority			785	17.9
Turnout			4,385	45.1
Registered electors			9,739
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ware South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Bowsher	2,249	54.3
	Labour	D. Jones	1,344	32.5
	Liberal	R. Denton	548	13.2
Majority			905	21.9
Turnout			4,141	45.4
Registered electors			9,114
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hertsmere District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4		14,819	45.6
	Labour	2		9,031	27.8
	Liberal	1		8,632	26.6
Total		7		32,482	48.8
Registered electors				66,590	–

Division results

Bushey Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Pryde	1,972	60.4
	Liberal	M. Colne	1,292	39.6
Majority			680	20.8
Turnout			3,264	46.0
Registered electors			7,185
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bushey North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	M. Colne	3,112	56.1
	Conservative	J. Hudson	1,978	35.6
	Labour	M. Pountney	462	8.3
Majority			1,134	20.4
Turnout			5,552	55.0
Registered electors			10,084
	Liberal win (new seat)

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Walton	2,457	48.5
	Conservative	E. Fox	2,016	39.8
	Liberal	J. Hyams	591	11.7
Majority			441	8.7
Turnout			5,064	48.0
Registered electors			10,645
	Labour win (new seat)

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Metcalf	3,073	68.7
	Conservative	T. Warren	1,003	22.4
	Liberal	G. Hillier	397	8.9
Majority			2,070	46.3
Turnout			4,473	44.0
Registered electors			10,104
	Labour win (new seat)

Potters Bar North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Simons	2,467	60.9
	Liberal	C. Cook	1,017	25.1
	Labour	J. Holden	564	13.9
Majority			1,450	35.8
Turnout			4,048	48.0
Registered electors			8,488
	Conservative win (new seat)

Potters Bar South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Fielding	2,551	51.8
	Liberal	J. Hurd	1,401	28.4
	Labour	H. Toch	977	19.8
Majority			1,150	23.3
Turnout			4,929	51.0
Registered electors			9,644
	Conservative win (new seat)

Watling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Saunders	2,832	55.0
	Labour	P. O'Donoghue	1,498	29.1
	Liberal	E. Dilley	822	16.0
Majority			1,334	25.9
Turnout			5,152	50.0
Registered electors			10,440
	Conservative win (new seat)

North Hertfordshire District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5		15,216	42.8
	Labour	4		14,717	41.4
	Liberal	0		4,191	11.8
	Ecology	0		657	1.8
	Residents	0		558	1.6
	Independent Labour	0		160	0.4
	National Front	0		68	0.2
Total		9		35,567	45.1
Registered electors				78,945	–

Division results

Hitchin North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Peacock	2,354	49.1
	Conservative	A. Boddington	1,607	33.5
	Liberal	R. Lord	718	15.0
	Ecology	R. Wise	112	2.3
Majority			747	15.6
Turnout			4,791	48.2
Registered electors			9,982
	Labour win (new seat)

Hitchin South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Hill	2,341	69.4
	Labour	M. Goldsmith	760	22.5
	Ecology	B. Goodale	270	8.0
Majority			1,581	46.9
Turnout			3,371	43.6
Registered electors			7,763
	Conservative win (new seat)

Knebworth & Codicote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Crofton	2,256	59.9
	Labour	O. Swain	950	25.2
	Residents	D. Bols	558	14.8
Majority			1,306	34.7
Turnout			3,764	46.1
Registered electors			8,206
	Conservative win (new seat)

Letchworth East & Baldock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Miller	2,509	57.5
	Conservative	F. Dodds	1,580	36.2
	Ecology	S. Toogood	275	6.3
Majority			929	21.3
Turnout			4,364	48.1
Registered electors			9,108
	Labour win (new seat)

Letchworth North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Kearns	2,752	63.3
	Conservative	B. Smith	1,597	36.7
Majority			1,155	26.6
Turnout			4,349	48.0
Registered electors			9,077
	Labour win (new seat)

Letchworth South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Talbot	2,294	45.2
	Labour	D. Griffiths	1,511	29.8
	Liberal	R. Stevens	1,266	25.0
Majority			783	15.4
Turnout			5,071	51.5
Registered electors			9,890
	Conservative win (new seat)

North Herts Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Goble	1,919	51.7
	Liberal	A. Travis	1,092	29.4
	Labour	N. Percival	701	18.9
Majority			827	22.3
Turnout			3,712	50.8
Registered electors			7,320
	Conservative win (new seat)

Offa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Billing	2,272	52.0
	Conservative	M. Perkins	1,866	42.7
	Independent Labour	N. Lach	160	3.7
	National Front	V. Logan	68	1.6
Majority			406	9.3
Turnout			4,366	47.2
Registered electors			9,305
	Labour win (new seat)

Royston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Greenfield	1,786	46.9	–22.6
	Liberal	H. Lord	1,115	29.3	+15.9
	Labour	M. Kernaghan	908	23.8	+6.7
Majority			671	17.6	–34.9
Turnout			3,809	46.1	+2.0
Registered electors			8,294
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.5

St Albans District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	9		20,284	46.6
	Liberal	1		12,298	28.2
	Labour	0		9,748	22.4
	Independent	0		1,219	2.8
Total		10		43,549	48.0
Registered electors				90,655	–

Division results

Harpenden North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Aspinall	2,650	52.0
	Liberal	G. Tattersfield	1,564	30.7
	Labour	H. Holmes	886	17.4
Majority			1,086	21.3
Turnout			5,100	44.5
Registered electors			10,705
	Conservative win (new seat)

Harpenden South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	I. Tarry	2,998	64.6
	Liberal	J. Little	1,140	24.5
	Labour	K. Griffin	506	10.9
Majority			1,858	40.0
Turnout			4,644	46.0
Registered electors			9,947
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sandridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Ashford	1,476	49.2
	Liberal	G. Churchard	1,009	33.6
	Labour	M. Di-Lieto	517	17.2
Majority			467	15.6
Turnout			3,002	46.4
Registered electors			6,384
	Conservative hold

St Albans Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Hill	1,847	42.6
	Labour	P. Brown	1,251	28.9
	Liberal	M. Thompson	1,238	28.6
Majority			596	13.7
Turnout			4,336	50.1
Registered electors			8,513
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Albans East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Perrett	1,936	41.4	+19.8
	Conservative	A. Vincent	1,662	35.5	–29.9
	Labour	T. Morris	1,080	23.1	+10.1
Majority			274	5.9	N/A
Turnout			4,678	50.4	–0.3
Registered electors			9,185
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	24.9

St Albans North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hill	1,931	40.3	–9.9
	Liberal	L. Coates	1,677	35.0	+21.6
	Labour	A. Ramsden	1,181	24.7	–11.7
Majority			254	5.3	–8.6
Turnout			4,789	49.0	–1.6
Registered electors			9,773
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.8

St Albans Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Parkinson	2,318	51.8
	Independent	S. Bailey	1,219	27.2
	Labour	C. Hucklesby	940	21.0
Majority			1,099	24.5
Turnout			4,477	49.7
Registered electors			8,874
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Albans South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Durrant	1,925	41.2	–28.4
	Liberal	C. Gunner	1,430	30.6	N/A
	Labour	N. Harris	1,320	28.2	–2.2
Majority			495	10.6	–28.6
Turnout			4,675	48.9	+5.4
Registered electors			9,448
	Conservative hold

St Stephens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Hulley	2,165	49.6
	Liberal	H. Woollatt	1,429	32.8
	Labour	H. Cazel-Williams	767	17.6
Majority			736	16.9
Turnout			4,361	44.6
Registered electors			9,722
	Conservative win (new seat)

The Colneys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Ellis	1,312	37.6
	Labour	P. Landman	1,300	37.3
	Liberal	A. Angelow	875	25.1
Majority			12	0.3
Turnout			3,487	42.9
Registered electors			8,104
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stevenage District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	6		12,824	54.0
	Conservative	0		6,055	25.5
	Liberal	0		4,802	20.2
	National Front	0		49	0.2
Total		6		23,730	43.9
Registered electors				54,008	–

Division results

Bedwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Lawrence	2,567	57.5	+14.6
	Conservative	H. Silberstein*	1,097	24.6	–20.7
	Liberal	G. Robbins	798	17.9	+9.3
Majority			1,470	32.9	N/A
Turnout			4,462	47.6	–0.1
Registered electors			9,426
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	17.7

Broadwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Sheaff	1,941	50.1
	Conservative	H. Grant	1,016	26.2
	Liberal	E. Brock	868	22.4
	National Front	A. Bullock	49	1.3
Majority			925	23.9
Turnout			3,874	43.8
Registered electors			8,885
	Labour win (new seat)

Chells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Lloyd	1,999	57.0
	Conservative	C. Nicholson	759	21.7
	Liberal	L. Atkins	747	21.3
Majority			1,240	35.4
Turnout			3,505	44.3
Registered electors			7,971
	Labour win (new seat)

Old Stevenage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Robbins	2,145	46.6	+13.5
	Conservative	W. Boyd	1,729	37.6	–16.5
	Liberal	S. Booth	727	15.8	+6.6
Majority			416	9.0	N/A
Turnout			4,601	45.3	+1.9
Registered electors			10,191
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	15.0

Shephall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Greenfield	2,075	63.6
	Liberal	R. Edwards	635	19.5
	Conservative	R. Oliver	553	16.9
Majority			1,440	44.1
Turnout			3,263	40.5
Registered electors			8,103
	Labour win (new seat)

St Nicholas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Corner	2,097	52.1
	Liberal	C. Hargreaves	1,027	25.5
	Conservative	A. Hurst	901	22.4
Majority			1,070	26.6
Turnout			4,025	43.0
Registered electors			9,432
	Labour win (new seat)

Three Rivers District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4		16,756	49.8
	Liberal	2		8,475	25.2
	Labour	1		8,445	25.1
Total		7		33,676	50.3
Registered electors				66,900	–

Division results

Abbotts Langley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Peevers	2,306	39.0
	Labour	R. Halsey	2,112	35.7
	Liberal	C. Sivers	1,502	25.4
Majority			194	3.3
Turnout			5,920	54.5
Registered electors			11,589
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chorleywood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Cogan*	2,728	65.1	–9.9
	Liberal	S. Eyre	1,002	23.9	+10.7
	Labour	N. Doggett	461	11.0	–0.8
Majority			1,726	41.2	–20.6
Turnout			4,191	48.9	–5.9
Registered electors			8,431
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.3

Croxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	J. Vosper	1,934	42.2
	Conservative	F. Thompson	1,904	41.6
	Labour	A. Frost	740	16.2
Majority			30	0.7
Turnout			4,578	53.0
Registered electors			8,638
	Liberal win (new seat)

North Mymms

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Roy	3,695	83.8	+5.0
	Labour	P. Kingsford	715	16.2	–5.0
Majority			2,980	67.6	+10.0
Turnout			4,410	51.6	–0.4
Registered electors			8,583
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

Oxhey Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Purkiss	2,894	65.1
	Liberal	R. Fanshawe	879	19.8
	Labour	N. Crump	671	15.1
Majority			2,015	45.3
Turnout			4,444	46.0
Registered electors			9,553
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rickmansworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	A. Witney	2,556	43.8
	Conservative	E. Willden	2,380	40.7
	Labour	B. Woolner	905	15.5
Majority			176	3.0
Turnout			5,841	53.3
Registered electors			10,439
	Liberal win (new seat)

South Oxhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Waddington	2,841	66.2
	Conservative	A. Duncan	849	19.8
	Liberal	R. Carter	602	14.0
Majority			1,992	46.4
Turnout			4,292	44.0
Registered electors			9,667
	Labour win (new seat)

Watford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	5		10,834	44.1
	Conservative	1		9,284	37.8
	Liberal	0		4,474	18.2
Total		6		24,592	44.5
Registered electors				55,294	–

Division results

Callowland Leggatts

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Dore	2,062	62.6
	Conservative	R. Curtis	763	23.1
	Liberal	S. Rosser	471	14.3
Majority			1,299	39.4
Turnout			3,296	38.6
Registered electors			8,433
	Labour win (new seat)

Central Oxhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Meldrum	1,665	39.5
	Conservative	R. Van Kimmenade	1,541	36.6
	Liberal	A. Poole	1,004	23.8
Majority			124	2.9
Turnout			4,210	49.7
Registered electors			8,409
	Labour win (new seat)

Meriden Tudor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Rohan	2,123	47.8
	Conservative	I. Tunstall-Dunn	1,336	30.1
	Liberal	D. Pedder-Smith	979	22.1
Majority			787	17.7
Turnout			4,438	42.2
Registered electors			10,400
	Labour win (new seat)

Nascot Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Bolshaw	2,824	67.4
	Liberal	E. Selby	776	18.5
	Labour	R. Gale	591	14.1
Majority			2,048	48.9
Turnout			4,191	46.4
Registered electors			8,918
	Conservative win (new seat)

Vicarage Holywell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Roe	2,222	53.0
	Conservative	V. Hallam	1,354	32.3
	Liberal	M. Watkin	613	14.6
Majority			868	20.7
Turnout			4,189	44.4
Registered electors			9,364
	Labour win (new seat)

Woodside Stanborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Dore	2,171	50.9
	Conservative	S. Boyce	1,466	34.3
	Liberal	B. Nottingham	631	14.8
Majority			705	16.5
Turnout			4,268	43.2
Registered electors			9,770
	Labour win (new seat)

Welwyn Hatfield District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	5		18,925	55.2
	Conservative	2		13,608	39.7
	Liberal	0		1,517	4.4
	Ecology	0		171	0.5
	Independent	0		48	0.1
Total		7		34,269	54.4
Registered electors				63,021	–

Division results

Haldens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Mays	2,713	68.3
	Conservative	H. Bennett	1,261	31.7
Majority			1,452	36.5
Turnout			3,974	51.5
Registered electors			7,744
	Labour win (new seat)

Hatfield East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Clark*	2,018	49.1	–12.7
	Labour	J. Stephens	1,623	39.5	+9.7
	Liberal	D. Bird	472	11.5	+3.2
Majority			395	9.6	–22.4
Turnout			4,113	53.4	–1.3
Registered electors			7,717
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.2

Hatfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Clark	3,018	60.9
	Conservative	W. Jones	1,940	39.1
Majority			1,078	21.7
Turnout			4,958	53.6
Registered electors			9,287
	Labour win (new seat)

Hatfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Wenham	2,707	58.6
	Conservative	M. Harris	1,868	40.4
	Independent	J. Bardwaj	48	1.0
Majority			839	18.1
Turnout			4,623	56.0
Registered electors			8,286
	Labour win (new seat)

Welwyn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Lower*	2,901	60.9	–17.6
	Labour	M. Cooper	1,863	39.1	+17.6
Majority			1,038	21.8	–35.2
Turnout			4,764	52.8	+1.4
Registered electors			9,073
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.6

Welwyn Garden City South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Charles	3,839	75.1	+17.2
	Conservative	S. Graham	1,271	24.9	–17.2
Majority			2,568	50.3	+34.5
Turnout			5,110	54.3	+0.4
Registered electors			9,474
	Labour hold		Swing	17.2

Welwyn Garden City West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	U. Bennett	3,162	47.0	+1.8
	Conservative	D. Ashworth	2,349	34.9	–19.9
	Liberal	A. Last	1,045	15.5	N/A
	Ecology	C. Nobbs	171	2.5	N/A
Majority			813	12.1	N/A
Turnout			6,727	59.0	+9.0
Registered electors			11,440
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.9