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2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election

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2024 Broxbourne Borough Council

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10 out of 30 seats to Broxbourne Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout18,633, 25.93%
  First party Second party
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Leader Lewis Cocking Carol Bowman
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 27 seats, 50.3% 3 seats, 29.3%
Seats before 27 3
Seats after 27 3
Seat change 0 0
Popular vote 9,404 5,687
Percentage 50.4% 30.5%
Swing TBD TBD

Winner of each seat at the 2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election

Leader before election

Lewis Cocking
Conservative

Leader after election

Mark Mills-Bishop
Conservative

The Broxbourne Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Broxbourne Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England and Hertfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner election. The council remained under Conservative majority control.

Background

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As is typical for Broxbourne's local elections, ten seats of the thirty total were contested. The Conservative party have controlled the council since the council's creation in 1974. Prior to the election they had control of twenty-seven of the thirty seats, meaning it was impossible for them to lose majority control regardless of the election's results. The leader of the council prior to the election, Lewis Cocking, did not stand for re-election.[2]

All seats being contested were held by the Conservative Party, with the exception of Waltham Cross's seat (held by Labour). Labour, the Green Party and the Conservatives put forth candidates for all seats up for election. The Liberal Democrats also contested every seat except Cheshunt South and Theobalds Ward. Additionally, in some seats candidates representing the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and the UK Independence Party also stood alongside one independent candidate.

Election results

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The results of the election were announced one day after voting.[3] In a repeat of the previous year, Labour held the contested Waltham Cross ward while the Conservatives held in every other ward. Therefore, with no seats changing hands, the Conservatives maintained their majority control of the council. The Conservatives chose Mark Mills-Bishop to be their new leader and he was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 14 May 2024.[4]

2024 Broxbourne Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 9 Steady 90 18 27 90 9,404 50.4 +0.1
  Labour 1 Steady 10 2 3 10 5,687 30.5 +1.0
  Green 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 1,830 9.8 -0.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 1,148 6.2 -2.0
  TUSC 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 219 1.2 +0.9
  UKIP 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 219 1.2 N/A
  Independent 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 126 0.7 -0.5

Announced Candidates

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The Statements of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, were released by Broxbourne Council on 8 April 2024 following the close of nominations.[1] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South Ward

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Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diane Sanders 1,313 55.3 Increase 1.0
Green Sally Kemp 584 24.6 Decrease 4.0
Labour Co-op Roy Wareham 273 11.5 Increase 0.6
Liberal Democrats Kiran Thomas 122 5.1 Decrease 1.1
UKIP Matthew Neale 82 3.5 New
Majority 729 30.7 Increase 5.0
Turnout 2374 24.72
Conservative hold Swing

Cheshunt North Ward

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Cheshunt North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Gunnell 895 48.3 Increase 2.4
Labour Lisa Newby 732 39.5 Increase 2.0
Liberal Democrats Kostas Inchenko 102 5.5 Decrease 4.5
Green Madela Baddock 87 4.7 Decrease 1.9
TUSC Josh Asker 38 2.0 New
Majority 163 8.8
Turnout 1854 28.14
Conservative hold Swing

Cheshunt South and Theobalds Ward

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Cheshunt South and Theobalds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Crump* 821 43.8 Decrease 1.7
Labour Zahra Spencer 767 40.9 Increase 4.0
Green Ellie Austen 131 7.0 Increase 1.5
Independent Cody McCormick 126 6.7 Decrease 5.4
TUSC Bea Gardner 29 1.5 New
Majority 54 2.9
Turnout 1874 27.44
Conservative hold Swing

Flamstead End Ward

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Flamstead End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dee Hart* 934 60.0 Decrease 0.3
Labour Ian Dust 397 25.5 Increase 0.1
Green Karen Brett 120 7.7 Increase 1.3
Liberal Democrats Kypros Savopoulos 77 4.9 Decrease 2.1
TUSC Aaron Smith 28 1.8 Increase 1.0
Majority 537 34.5
Turnout 1556 24.02
Conservative hold Swing

Goffs Oak Ward

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Goffs Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pierce Connolly* 1,168 57.7 Increase 6.5
Liberal Democrats David Payne 371 18.3 Increase 13.7
Labour Aeden Rooney 347 17.1 Increase 5.8
Green Trevor Griffiths 138 6.8 Increase 1.3
Majority 797 39.4
Turnout 2024 27.26
Conservative hold Swing

Hoddesdon North Ward

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Hoddesdon North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Brown* 1,033 55.8 Decrease 6.0
Labour Co-op Janet Wareham 433 23.4 Increase 0.9
Green James McQuillan 151 8.2 Increase 0.2
UKIP Albert Nicolas 137 7.4 New
Liberal Democrats Peter Kemp 98 5.3 Decrease 2.4
Majority 600 32.4
Turnout 1852 24.72
Conservative hold Swing

Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park Ward

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Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Ayling* 713 48.6 Decrease 2.3
Labour Andreas Georgiou 435 29.7 Decrease 0.8
Green Roy Clements 180 12.3 Increase 1.5
Liberal Democrats Timothy Vizer 96 6.5 Decrease 1.3
TUSC Pauline Lesley 42 2.9 New
Majority 278 19.0
Turnout 1466 20.68
Conservative hold Swing

Rosedale and Bury Green Ward

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Rosedale and Bury Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Chorley* 943 54.2 Increase 5.5
Labour Ed Dragusin 550 31.6 Decrease 6.4
Green Rishi Mehta 168 9.6 Decrease 3.8
Liberal Democrats Kirstie de Rivaz 80 4.6 New
Majority 393 22.6
Turnout 1741 25.53
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Cross Ward

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Waltham Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean Waters* 1,193 57.2 Increase 1.1
Conservative Yinka Sonubi 570 27.4 Decrease 2.3
Green Robert Gledhill 134 6.4 Increase 1.4
Liberal Democrats Fabio Bonfante 132 6.3 Decrease 0.1
TUSC Christine Thomas 55 2.6 Decrease 0.1
Majority 623 29.9
Turnout 2084 26.38
Labour hold Swing

Wormley and Turnford Ward

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Wormley and Turnford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Clune 1,014 56.1 Increase 2.4
Labour James Spencer 560 31.0 Decrease 3.4
Green Owen Brett 137 7.6 Decrease 0.1
Liberal Democrats Seema Rajani 70 3.9 Decrease 0.3
TUSC Robert Landon 27 1.5 New
Majority 454 25.1
Turnout 1808 23.17
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b "Elections and voting". Broxbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ Durrant, Will (15 April 2024). "Local Elections 2024: The full list of candidates in Broxbourne". Essex Live. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 election results". Broxbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Annual Council Meeting, 14 May 2024". Broxbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 15 May 2024.