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1981 Hertfordshire County Council election
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.
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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
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
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
Party Candidate Votes % .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Conservative 1,767 45.7 –25.2 Labour 1,714 44.4 +15.3 Liberal 382 9.9 N/A 53 1.4 –40.4 3,863 44.0 8,796 Conservative hold 20.2
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 1,616 48.3 Labour 1,172 35.0 Liberal 561 16.8 444 13.3 3,349 41.1 8,164
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,279 50.0 Liberal 1,423 31.2 Labour 855 18.8 856 18.8 4,557 48.5 9,394
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,092 50.2 –14.6 Labour 1,054 25.3 +2.1 Liberal 1,023 24.5 +12.5 1,038 24.9 –16.7 4,169 46.1 +4.0 9,057 Conservative hold 8.4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,250 54.9 –25.3 Liberal 1,198 29.2 N/A Labour 650 15.9 –3.9 1,052 25.7 –34.7 4,098 42.6 +6.5 9,640
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 1,994 43.6 Labour 1,893 41.4 Liberal 417 9.1 Independent Labour 270 5.9 101 2.2 4,574 40.7 11,281
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,753 50.5 Labour 1,442 26.5 Liberal 1,252 23.0 1,311 24.1 5,447 47.7 11,450
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,042 63.3 Labour 634 19.7 Liberal 549 17.0 1,408 43.7 3,225 44.1 7,337
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,105 46.0 Conservative 1,895 41.4 Liberal 425 9.3 Ecology 155 3.4 210 4.6 4,580 49.9 9,225
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 1,997 49.0 Conservative 1,267 31.1 Liberal 747 18.3 Workers Revolutionary 61 1.5 730 17.9 4,072 43.8 9,325
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 3,583 70.1 Conservative 1,431 28.0 Communist 98 1.9 2,152 42.1 5,112 49.6 10,358
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 3,154 58.9 Conservative 1,624 30.3 Liberal 581 10.8 1,530 28.6 5,359 49.0 10,809
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,737 63.8 Conservative 811 18.9 Liberal 743 17.3 1,926 44.9 4,291 47.9 8,982
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,884 55.7 Labour 2,293 44.3 591 11.4 5,177 48.2 10,813
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,386 58.5 –7.5 Labour 892 21.9 +5.9 Liberal 804 19.7 +1.7 1,494 36.6 –11.5 4,082 50.3 –3.1 8,131 Conservative hold 6.7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,402 50.6 –20.4 Labour 1,103 23.2 +9.2 Liberal 926 19.5 +4.5 Ecology 314 6.6 N/A 1,299 27.4 –28.6 4,745 46.8 +2.4 10,198 Conservative hold 14.8
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,025 50.0 –23.5 Labour 1,353 33.4 +6.9 Liberal 672 16.6 N/A 672 16.6 –30.4 4,050 51.1 +4.1 7,946 Conservative hold 15.2
Party Candidate Votes %
Residents 1,343 34.2 Conservative 1,006 25.6 Labour 911 23.2 Liberal 665 16.9 337 8.6 3,925 44.5 8,890
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 1,642 40.2 Residents 1,072 26.3 Liberal 805 19.7 Labour 562 13.8 570 14.0 4,081 50.7 8,114
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,837 46.6 –33.0 Liberal 1,264 32.0 N/A Labour 601 15.2 –5.2 Independent 242 6.1 N/A 573 14.5 –44.7 3,944 45.9 +6.5 8,630
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,570 52.7 –23.4 Liberal 1,262 25.9 N/A Labour 1,042 21.4 –2.5 1,308 26.8 –25.5 4,874 50.0 –0.4 9,768
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,167 52.9 –26.9 Liberal 1,261 30.8 N/A Labour 672 16.4 –3.8 906 22.1 –37.6 4,100 43.0 +2.0 9,571
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,836 41.9 +0.4 Conservative 1,826 41.7 –16.8 Liberal 719 16.4 N/A 10 0.2 N/A 4,381 51.6 +1.8 8,519 Labour gain from Conservative 8.6
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,037 46.5 Liberal 1,252 28.6 Labour 1,096 25.0 785 17.9 4,385 45.1 9,739
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,249 54.3 Labour 1,344 32.5 Liberal 548 13.2 905 21.9 4,141 45.4 9,114
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 1,972 60.4 Liberal 1,292 39.6 680 20.8 3,264 46.0 7,185
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal 3,112 56.1 Conservative 1,978 35.6 Labour 462 8.3 1,134 20.4 5,552 55.0 10,084
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,457 48.5 Conservative 2,016 39.8 Liberal 591 11.7 441 8.7 5,064 48.0 10,645
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 3,073 68.7 Conservative 1,003 22.4 Liberal 397 8.9 2,070 46.3 4,473 44.0 10,104
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,467 60.9 Liberal 1,017 25.1 Labour 564 13.9 1,450 35.8 4,048 48.0 8,488
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,551 51.8 Liberal 1,401 28.4 Labour 977 19.8 1,150 23.3 4,929 51.0 9,644
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,832 55.0 Labour 1,498 29.1 Liberal 822 16.0 1,334 25.9 5,152 50.0 10,440
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,354 49.1 Conservative 1,607 33.5 Liberal 718 15.0 Ecology 112 2.3 747 15.6 4,791 48.2 9,982
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,341 69.4 Labour 760 22.5 Ecology 270 8.0 1,581 46.9 3,371 43.6 7,763
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,256 59.9 Labour 950 25.2 Residents 558 14.8 1,306 34.7 3,764 46.1 8,206
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,509 57.5 Conservative 1,580 36.2 Ecology 275 6.3 929 21.3 4,364 48.1 9,108
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,752 63.3 Conservative 1,597 36.7 1,155 26.6 4,349 48.0 9,077
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,294 45.2 Labour 1,511 29.8 Liberal 1,266 25.0 783 15.4 5,071 51.5 9,890
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 1,919 51.7 Liberal 1,092 29.4 Labour 701 18.9 827 22.3 3,712 50.8 7,320
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,272 52.0 Conservative 1,866 42.7 Independent Labour 160 3.7 National Front 68 1.6 406 9.3 4,366 47.2 9,305
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,786 46.9 –22.6 Liberal 1,115 29.3 +15.9 Labour 908 23.8 +6.7 671 17.6 –34.9 3,809 46.1 +2.0 8,294 Conservative hold 17.5
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,650 52.0 Liberal 1,564 30.7 Labour 886 17.4 1,086 21.3 5,100 44.5 10,705
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,998 64.6 Liberal 1,140 24.5 Labour 506 10.9 1,858 40.0 4,644 46.0 9,947
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 1,476 49.2 Liberal 1,009 33.6 Labour 517 17.2 467 15.6 3,002 46.4 6,384
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 1,847 42.6 Labour 1,251 28.9 Liberal 1,238 28.6 596 13.7 4,336 50.1 8,513
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,936 41.4 +19.8 Conservative 1,662 35.5 –29.9 Labour 1,080 23.1 +10.1 274 5.9 N/A 4,678 50.4 –0.3 9,185 Liberal gain from Conservative 24.9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,931 40.3 –9.9 Liberal 1,677 35.0 +21.6 Labour 1,181 24.7 –11.7 254 5.3 –8.6 4,789 49.0 –1.6 9,773 Conservative hold 15.8
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,318 51.8 Independent 1,219 27.2 Labour 940 21.0 1,099 24.5 4,477 49.7 8,874
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,925 41.2 –28.4 Liberal 1,430 30.6 N/A Labour 1,320 28.2 –2.2 495 10.6 –28.6 4,675 48.9 +5.4 9,448
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,165 49.6 Liberal 1,429 32.8 Labour 767 17.6 736 16.9 4,361 44.6 9,722
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 1,312 37.6 Labour 1,300 37.3 Liberal 875 25.1 12 0.3 3,487 42.9 8,104
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,567 57.5 +14.6 Conservative 1,097 24.6 –20.7 Liberal 798 17.9 +9.3 1,470 32.9 N/A 4,462 47.6 –0.1 9,426 Labour gain from Conservative 17.7
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 1,941 50.1 Conservative 1,016 26.2 Liberal 868 22.4 National Front 49 1.3 925 23.9 3,874 43.8 8,885
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 1,999 57.0 Conservative 759 21.7 Liberal 747 21.3 1,240 35.4 3,505 44.3 7,971
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,145 46.6 +13.5 Conservative 1,729 37.6 –16.5 Liberal 727 15.8 +6.6 416 9.0 N/A 4,601 45.3 +1.9 10,191 Labour gain from Conservative 15.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,075 63.6 Liberal 635 19.5 Conservative 553 16.9 1,440 44.1 3,263 40.5 8,103
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,097 52.1 Liberal 1,027 25.5 Conservative 901 22.4 1,070 26.6 4,025 43.0 9,432
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,306 39.0 Labour 2,112 35.7 Liberal 1,502 25.4 194 3.3 5,920 54.5 11,589
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,728 65.1 –9.9 Liberal 1,002 23.9 +10.7 Labour 461 11.0 –0.8 1,726 41.2 –20.6 4,191 48.9 –5.9 8,431 Conservative hold 10.3
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal 1,934 42.2 Conservative 1,904 41.6 Labour 740 16.2 30 0.7 4,578 53.0 8,638
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 3,695 83.8 +5.0 Labour 715 16.2 –5.0 2,980 67.6 +10.0 4,410 51.6 –0.4 8,583 Conservative hold 5.0
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,894 65.1 Liberal 879 19.8 Labour 671 15.1 2,015 45.3 4,444 46.0 9,553
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal 2,556 43.8 Conservative 2,380 40.7 Labour 905 15.5 176 3.0 5,841 53.3 10,439
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,841 66.2 Conservative 849 19.8 Liberal 602 14.0 1,992 46.4 4,292 44.0 9,667
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,062 62.6 Conservative 763 23.1 Liberal 471 14.3 1,299 39.4 3,296 38.6 8,433
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 1,665 39.5 Conservative 1,541 36.6 Liberal 1,004 23.8 124 2.9 4,210 49.7 8,409
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,123 47.8 Conservative 1,336 30.1 Liberal 979 22.1 787 17.7 4,438 42.2 10,400
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative 2,824 67.4 Liberal 776 18.5 Labour 591 14.1 2,048 48.9 4,191 46.4 8,918
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,222 53.0 Conservative 1,354 32.3 Liberal 613 14.6 868 20.7 4,189 44.4 9,364
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,171 50.9 Conservative 1,466 34.3 Liberal 631 14.8 705 16.5 4,268 43.2 9,770
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,713 68.3 Conservative 1,261 31.7 1,452 36.5 3,974 51.5 7,744
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,018 49.1 –12.7 Labour 1,623 39.5 +9.7 Liberal 472 11.5 +3.2 395 9.6 –22.4 4,113 53.4 –1.3 7,717 Conservative hold 11.2
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 3,018 60.9 Conservative 1,940 39.1 1,078 21.7 4,958 53.6 9,287
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 2,707 58.6 Conservative 1,868 40.4 Independent 48 1.0 839 18.1 4,623 56.0 8,286
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,901 60.9 –17.6 Labour 1,863 39.1 +17.6 1,038 21.8 –35.2 4,764 52.8 +1.4 9,073 Conservative hold 17.6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 3,839 75.1 +17.2 Conservative 1,271 24.9 –17.2 2,568 50.3 +34.5 5,110 54.3 +0.4 9,474 Labour hold 17.2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 3,162 47.0 +1.8 Conservative 2,349 34.9 –19.9 Liberal 1,045 15.5 N/A Ecology 171 2.5 N/A 813 12.1 N/A 6,727 59.0 +9.0 11,440 Labour gain from Conservative 10.9
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