Broxbourne is tucked away in the south-east corner of Hertfordshire. It takes in a series of contiguous small towns on the west bank of the River Lea stretched out along the West Anglia Main Line. Cheshunt (of Tesco fame) and Hoddesdon are the largest population centres, with Broxbourne proper being a relatively small area in between the two. It forms almost all of the Broxbourne parliamentary constituency.
Broxbourne is, to be honest, a boring council electorally. It is one of the few places which has been continuously Conservative controlled since 1973; only in 1995 did they fail to win a majority of the wards, and their lowest point came in 1996 when they had 24 out of 42 seats.
2002:
The pink ward represents the Bury Green Residents. Nothing more has been heard of them since, and the Bury Green Residents councillor was re-elected in 2006 as a Conservative.
2003:
BNP gain Rosedale. This is white London overspill, the sort of area that has elected a fair number of BNP councillors. Rosedale appears to be a residential area on the western edge of Cheshunt.
2004:
Clean sweep for the Conservatives, even taking the normally Labour ward of Waltham Cross.
2006:
As you were. C 12 (+1) Lab 1 Bury Green Residents 0 (-1). Shares of the vote: C 68.9 Lab 22.2 BNP 5.1 LD 2.5 New Party 1.4.
2007:
The BNP having been seen off in Rosedale, the Conservatives take the seat back. C 12 (+1) Lab 1 BNP 0 (-1). Shares of the vote: C 64.0 Lab 19.0 BNP 13.3 LD 2.8 Bar 0.5.
2008:
Labour improve their position on the council by regaining Waltham Cross. C 11 (-1) Lab 1 (+1). Shares of the vote: C 63.3 Lab 19.4 BNP 15.3 LD 2.0.
Current composition is C 35 Lab 3.
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