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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
[2][3]
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
|
[4]
[5]
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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