The Broxbourne Council election, 1996 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council

Broxbourne Borough Council

Broxbourne Borough Council is the local authority for the Broxbourne non-metropolitan district of Hertfordshire, England. Broxbourne is located in the south-east of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Cheshunt, the largest settlement in the district.The...

, the local government authority

Local government

Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...

 of the borough of Broxbourne

Broxbourne (borough)

Broxbourne is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Cheshunt, other towns include Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. The eastern boundary of the district is the River Lea...

, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, England

England

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Composition of expiring seats before election

Ward	Party	Incumbent Elected	Incumbent	Standing again?
Broxbourne	Conservative	1992	Peter Robinson	Yes
Bury Green	Conservative	1992	Hazel Jackson	Yes
Cheshunt Central	Conservative	1992	Ray Hannam	No
Cheshunt North	Conservative	1992	Gerald Game	Yes
Flamstead End	Conservative	1992	Edna Lazzari	Yes
Goffs Oak	Conservative	1992	Elizabeth Clayton	Yes
Hoddesdon North	Conservative	1992	Arthur Parkin	No
Hoddesdon Town	Conservative	1992	Kenneth Holliday	Yes
Rosedale	Conservative	1992	Neil McDonald	No
Rye Park	Conservative	1992	Maureen Moles	Yes
Theobalds	Conservative	1988	Barbara Bleach	No
Waltham Cross North	Conservative	1992	Francis Dolan	Yes
Waltham Cross South	Labour	1992	Martin Hudson	No
Wormley & Turnford	Conservative	1992	John Morton	No

Election results

Results summary

An election was held in 14 wards on 2 May 1996.

The Labour Party gained 3 seats at the expense of the Conservative Party by recording gains in Cheshunt North Ward, Rye Park Ward and Wormley Turnford Ward.

The political balance of the new council following this election was:

• Conservative
  Conservative Party (UK)
  The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
  
   24 seats
• Labour
  Labour Party (UK)
  The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
  
   14 seats
• Liberal Democrat 4 seats

Ward results