Before (end of 1984) (77 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 43 · Labour 29 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 1
After (end of 1985) (77 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Labour 27 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbotts Langley1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| P. Croft | Lib/Sdp | 2,405 |
| R. Peevers | Conservative | 1,929 |
| G. Abraham | Labour | 1,569 |
All Saints1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| J. Forrester | Conservative | 1,617 ✓ |
| J. Edrich | Lib/Sdp | 1,286 |
| R. Hodgson | Labour | 921 |
| D. Holt | Ecol | 94 |
Bedwell1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| H. Lawrence | Labour | 2,338 |
| P. Herbert | Lib/Sdp | 815 |
| F. Haine | Conservative | 730 |
Berkhamsted1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| H. Rost | Conservative | 2,245 |
| V. Earl | Lib/Sdp | 1,632 |
| R. Houlton | Labour | 1,139 |
Bishops Stortford Central Parsonag1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| M. Wood | Lib/Sdp | 1,268 ✓ |
| V. Ellison | RES | 1,043 |
| P. George | Conservative | 846 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 648 |
Bishops Stortford Chantry Thorley1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| J. Fielder | Conservative | 1,565 ✓ |
| D. James | Lib/Sdp | 1,427 |
| R. Parker | RES | 658 |
| B. Whitelaw | Labour | 327 |
Braughing1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| J. Pitman | Conservative | 1,780 |
| D. Beavan | Lib/Sdp | 1,630 |
| L. Saunders | Labour | 514 |
Bridgewater1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| F. Seely | Conservative | 1,974 |
| S. Papadimitriou | Lib/Sdp | 870 |
| K. Short | Labour | 496 |
Broadwater1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| W. Sheaff | Labour | 1,826 |
| S. Booth | Lib/Sdp | 1,712 |
| A. Hurst | Conservative | 774 |
Bushey Heath1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| J. Hudson | Conservative | 1,522 |
| P. Jenkins | Lib/Sdp | 1,101 |
| D. Bearfield | Labour | 303 |
Bushey North1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| M. Colne | Lib/Sdp | 3,162 |
| B. Slaney | Conservative | 1,459 |
| D. Schofield | Labour | 680 |
Callowland Leggatts1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| J. Dore | Labour | 1,927 |
| P Rosen | Conservative | 634 |
| J. Richmond | Lib/Sdp | 566 |
Central Oxhey1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| A. Ramsden | Labour | 1,542 |
| J. Pike | Conservative | 1,371 |
| J. Briggs | Lib/Sdp | 884 |
Cheshunt Central1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| J. Drew | Conservative | 1,562 |
| C Robbins | Labour | 1,255 |
| P. Huse | Lib/Sdp | 606 |
Cheshunt North1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| E Martin | Conservative | 1,377 |
| M. Bryant | Labour | 816 |
| K. King | Lib/Sdp | 620 |
Cheshunt West1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| C. Tyler | Conservative | 1,734 |
| D. Lefley | Lib/Sdp | 1,205 |
| M. Hudson | Labour | 637 |
Chorleywood1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| F. Cogan | Conservative | 2,083 |
| J. Jarrett | Lib/Sdp | 1,633 |
| M. Hilmi | Labour | 377 |
Croxley1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| J. Vosper | Lib/Sdp | 2,310 |
| G. Taylor-Rose | Conservative | 1,470 |
| M. Carpenter | Labour | 599 |
Elstree1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| B. York | Labour | 1,961 |
| J. Pendlington | Conservative | 1,942 |
| M. Kirsh | Lib/Sdp | 849 |
Haldens1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| F. Clayton | Labour | 2,110 |
| F. Ryder | Conservative | 880 |
| D. West | Lib/Sdp | 740 |
Harpenden North East1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| J. Hudson | Conservative | 2,607 ✓ |
| N. Macmillan | Lib/Sdp | 2,363 |
| D. Crew | Labour | 622 |
| H. Swailes | Ecol | 123 |
Harpenden South West1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| I. Tarry | Conservative | 2,825 ✓ |
| J. Glendinning | Lib/Sdp | 1,653 |
| T. Morris | Labour | 340 |
| P. Morris | Ecol | 97 |
Hatfield East1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| D. Westbeech | Conservative | 1,672 |
| J. Scott | Labour | 1,553 |
| J. Edell | Lib/Sdp | 828 |
Hatfield North1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| S. Clark | Labour | 2,057 |
| B. Sherriff | Conservative | 1,271 |
| M. Richardson | Lib/Sdp | 909 |
Hatfield South1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| G. Wenham | Labour | 1,955 |
| P. Storey | Conservative | 1,130 |
| R. Griffiths | Lib/Sdp | 948 |
Hemel Hempstead East1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| A. Britton | Conservative | 1,629 |
| C. Owen | Lib/Sdp | 1,502 |
| J. Mercer | Labour | 1,452 |
Hemel Hempstead North East1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| W. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 1,438 |
| J. Cotton | Labour | 1,425 |
| C. Lill | Conservative | 1,255 |
Hemel Hempstead North West1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| D. Moss | Labour | 2,414 |
| E. Willis | Lib/Sdp | 1,396 |
| M. Griffiths | Conservative | 1,099 |
Hemel Hempstead South East1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| R. Thorpe-Tracey | Labour | 2,314 |
| S. Watkins | Lib/Sdp | 1,396 |
| K Williams | Conservative | 1,304 |
Hemel Hempstead St.Pauls1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| P. Doyle | Labour | 2,023 |
| V. Preece | Lib/Sdp | 1,287 |
| D. Lowe | Conservative | 703 |
Hemel Hempstead Town1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| C. Everall | Conservative | 2,340 ✓ |
| M. Sullivan | Labour | 1,551 |
| G. Masters | Lib/Sdp | 1,176 |
| R. Leigh | COMM | 95 |
Hertford Rural1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| R. Abel Smith | Conservative | 2,537 |
| A. Creedy | Lib/Sdp | 1,137 |
| D Morgan | Labour | 941 |
Hitchin North East1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| F. Peacock | Labour | 2,031 ✓ |
| K. Logan | RES | 1,559 |
| I. Dixon | Conservative | 1,272 |
| S. Hinchliffe | Lib/Sdp | 627 |
Hitchin South1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| D. Ashley | Conservative | 1,922 |
| E. Burton | Lib/Sdp | 1,435 |
| M. Goldsmith | Labour | 446 |
Hoddesdon North1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| J. Rose | Conservative | 1,787 |
| D. May | Labour | 1,058 |
| J. Gould | Lib/Sdp | 886 |
Hoddesdon South1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| J. Fiddy | Conservative | 1,888 ✓ |
| R. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 1,431 |
| R. King | Labour | 446 |
| P. Sergent | Ecol | 63 |
Kings Langley1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| Alex Anderson | Conservative | 1,843 |
| J. Whyte | Lib/Sdp | 1,464 |
| S. Cox | Labour | 756 |
Knebworth and Codicote1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| K. Crofton | Conservative | 1,950 |
| A. Hudson | Lib/Sdp | 1,127 |
| D. Kitchiner | Labour | 774 |
Letchworth East & Baldock1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| A. Gorst | Labour | 2,160 |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 1,499 |
| T. Madden | Lib/Sdp | 1,392 |
Letchworth North West1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| Kearn M. | Labour | 2,109 |
| E. Holloway | Lib/Sdp | 1,319 |
| D. Brown | Conservative | 1,300 |
Letchworth South1 seat · turnout 59.0%
| D. Attwood | Lib/Sdp | 2,952 |
| C. Emsall | Conservative | 2,071 |
| D. Evans | Labour | 1,248 |
Lyndhurst1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| J. Metcalf | Labour | 2,057 |
| A. Rozansky | Conservative | 714 |
| L. Reefe | Lib/Sdp | 624 |
Meriden Tudor1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| R. Fricker | Labour | 2,083 ✓ |
| I. Tunstall Dunn | Conservative | 1,230 |
| S. Sharpe | Lib/Sdp | 1,064 |
| A. Leader | Ecol | 80 |
Nascot Park1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| P. Kiely | Conservative | 2,515 |
| J. Thewlis | Lib/Sdp | 1,326 |
| D. McGrath | Labour | 563 |
North Herts Rural1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| B. Goble | Conservative | 2,068 |
| B. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 907 |
| I. Mantle | Labour | 631 |
North Mymms1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| Ajoy Kumar Roy | Conservative | 2,708 |
| W. Parkinson | Lib/Sdp | 903 |
| E. Shelton | Labour | 310 |
Offa1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| D. Billiing | Labour | 1,811 |
| J. Jackson | Conservative | 1,307 |
| J. Sefton | Lib/Sdp | 1,142 |
Old Stevenage1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| M. Cherney | Labour | 1,918 |
| E. Wignall | Conservative | 1,496 |
| A. Christy | Lib/Sdp | 1,209 |
Oxhey Park1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| S. Purkiss | Conservative | 2,190 |
| N. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 2,067 |
Potters Bar North East1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| D. Gregory | Conservative | 2,077 |
| M. Pearce | Lib/Sdp | 747 |
| R. Page | Labour | 502 |
Potters Bar South West1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| R. Fielding | Conservative | 2,042 |
| D. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 1,052 |
| E. Longley | Labour | 681 |
Rickmansworth1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| A. Witney | Lib/Sdp | 2,834 |
| B. Fisher | Conservative | 1,830 |
| C. Bradfield | Labour | 558 |
Royston1 seat · turnout 56.8%
| P. Kennington | Lib/Sdp | 2,294 |
| H. Greenfield | Conservative | 2,242 |
| J. Walker | Labour | 663 |
Sandridge1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| L. Coates | Lib/Sdp | 1,875 ✓ |
| R. Ellis | Conservative | 1,685 |
| C. Pearce | Labour | 361 |
| A. O'Dell | Ecol | 60 |
Sawbridgeworth1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| B. Smalley | Conservative | 2,022 ✓ |
| K. Rideout | Lib/Sdp | 1,644 |
| M. Jackson | Labour | 397 |
| G. Cole | Ecol | 81 |
Shephall1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| S. Munden | Labour | 1,764 |
| D. Kelleher | Lib/Sdp | 749 |
| K. Painter | Conservative | 459 |
South Oxhey1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| D. Waddington | Labour | 2,001 |
| D. Duffy | Lib/Sdp | 769 |
| C. Grindell | Conservative | 591 |
St. Albans Central1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| G. Tattersfield | Lib/Sdp | 1,854 |
| M. Lucey | Conservative | 1,597 |
| G. Powell | Labour | 1,187 |
St. Albans East1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| D. Perrett | Lib/Sdp | 2,487 |
| C. Ellis | Conservative | 1,567 |
| A. Skinner | Labour | 851 |
St. Albans North1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| A. Hill | Conservative | 1,964 |
| L. Turner | Lib/Sdp | 1,915 |
| D. McManus | Labour | 1,153 |
St. Albans Rural1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| R. Scranage | Conservative | 1,981 ✓ |
| S. Whittaker | Lib/Sdp | 1,843 |
| K. Spooner | Labour | 530 |
| J. Bishop | Ecol | 69 |
St. Albans South1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| R. Durrant | Conservative | 2,008 |
| K. Pollard | Labour | 1,640 |
| C. Gunner | Lib/Sdp | 1,487 |
St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| G. Perrett | Labour | 1,467 ✓ |
| J. Cook | Conservative | 1,331 |
| P. Elven | Lib/Sdp | 1,054 |
| J. Holt | Ecol | 57 |
| J. Bardwaj | Independent | 8 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| B. Stoneham | Lib/Sdp | 2,106 |
| P. Alexander | Labour | 1,610 |
| S. Woods | Conservative | 644 |
St. Stephens1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| M. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 2,457 |
| K. Hill | Conservative | 1,697 |
| L. Taber | Labour | 523 |
The Colneys1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| M. Macmillan | Labour | 1,743 |
| A. Gattward | Conservative | 1,136 |
| M. Lawson | Lib/Sdp | 1,104 |
Tring1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| H. Marwood | Conservative | 2,305 ✓ |
| E. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 1,392 |
| J. Dymond | Labour | 1,056 |
| R. Oliver | Ecol | 157 |
Vicarage Holywell1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| S. Meldrum | Labour | 1,904 |
| J Price | Conservative | 918 |
| D. Zirker | Lib/Sdp | 544 |
Waltham Cross1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| H. Collins | Conservative | 1,554 |
| A. Khwaja | Labour | 1,196 |
| W. Riley | Lib/Sdp | 878 |
Ware North1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| M. Coleman | Lib/Sdp | 2,832 ✓ |
| H. Banks | Conservative | 1,800 |
| R. Cooper | Labour | 623 |
| R. Street | Ecol | 114 |
Ware South1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| C. Bowsher | Conservative | 1,767 ✓ |
| A. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 1,185 |
| Legg A. | Labour | 800 |
| P. Downie | Ecol | 107 |
Watling1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| H Saunders | Conservative | 2,349 |
| N. Frostick | Lib/Sdp | 1,335 |
| H Holmes | Labour | 1,324 |
Welwyn1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| A. Lower | Conservative | 2,122 |
| G. Ridgewell | Labour | 1,143 |
| G. Limby | Lib/Sdp | 1,098 |
Welwyn Garden City South1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| A. Brind | Labour | 2,898 |
| J. Aldridge | Conservative | 1,166 |
Welwyn Garden City West1 seat · turnout 56.7%
| R. Mays | Labour | 2,608 |
| A. Last | Lib/Sdp | 1,914 |
| W. Storey | Conservative | 1,895 |
Woodside Stanborough1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| C. Dore | Labour | 1,953 |
| A. Nowell | Conservative | 1,198 |
| J. Blackman | Lib/Sdp | 1,028 |
