Borough of Hertsmere
Shown within Hertfordshire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Hertfordshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 243rd 101.16 km²
Admin. HQ:	Borehamwood
ONS code:	26UE
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 237th 93,443 924 / km²
Ethnicity:	92.5% White 3.3% S.Asian 1.4% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Hertsmere Borough Council http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	James Clappison, Claire Ward

Hertsmere is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other towns in the borough include Elstree and Potters Bar.

Hertsmere is represented in Parliament by Conservative James Clappison.

The borough was originally in the Metropolitan Police District, despite being outside the modern Greater London boundaries. It was not transferred to Hertfordshire Constabulary until 2000.