A ballot box

TORIES held on in Potters Bar in the local elections.

The three Potters Bar wards all saw Conservative victories.

And overall the Liberal Democrats were wiped out in Hertsmere, following the national trend of a backlash against the party.

They lost both their seats on the council.

The Results were:

Potters Bar Furzefield

Jim Fisher (Lab) 532

Ron Morris (Con) 1,281

Susan Oatway (LibDem) 275

Turnout: 43.4 per cent.

Potters Bar Oakmere

Robert Calcutt (Con) 1,092

John Doolan (Lab) 566

David Rutter (UKIP) 236

Michael Willett (LibDem) 125

Turnout: 36.9 per cent.

Potters Bar Parkfield

Peter Bonner (LibDem) 394

Paul Hodgson-Jones (Con) 1,876

Derek Marcus (Lab) 454

Turnout: 45.9 per cent.

Overall on Hertsmere Borough Council the picture has changed from:

Conservative 34 seats

Labour 3 seats

LibDem 2 seats

To:

Conservative 35 seats

Labour 4 seats