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.
This was a whole council election in which all of the 30 council seats in the 10 new wards were contested.
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
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 CentralConservative 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 NorthConservative2008Richard ClemersonNoNot Applicable Cheshunt NorthConservative 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 TownConservative 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 RosedaleConservative 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
Election results
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 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:
Conservative 27 seats Labour 3 seats
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
References
External links Broxbourne Council LGBCE