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.
Summary
Election result
Division results by local authority
Broxbourne
+Broxbourne District SummaryPartySeats+/-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 Total624,61043.7Registered electors56,332–
Division results
Dacorum
+Dacorum District SummaryPartySeats+/-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 Total1046,09047.7Registered electors96,628–
Division results
East Hertfordshire
+East Hertfordshire District SummaryPartySeats+/-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 Total937,88147.2Registered electors80,290–
Division results
Hertsmere
+Hertsmere District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 14,819 45.6 Labour 2 9,031 27.8 Liberal 1 8,632 26.6 Total732,48248.8Registered electors66,590–
Division results
North Hertfordshire
+North Hertfordshire District SummaryPartySeats+/-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 Total935,56745.1Registered electors78,945–
Division results
St Albans
+St Albans District SummaryPartySeats+/-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 Total1043,54948.0Registered electors90,655–
Division results
Stevenage
+Stevenage District SummaryPartySeats+/-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 Total623,73043.9Registered electors54,008–
Division results
Three Rivers
+Three Rivers District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 16,756 49.8 Liberal 2 8,475 25.2 Labour 1 8,445 25.1 Total733,67650.3Registered electors66,900–
Division results
Watford
+Watford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 5 10,834 44.1 Conservative 1 9,284 37.8 Liberal 0 4,474 18.2 Total624,59244.5Registered electors55,294–
Division results
Welwyn Hatfield
+Welwyn Hatfield District SummaryPartySeats+/-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 Total734,26954.4Registered electors63,021–
Division results
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