Local government elections in Hertfordshire, England
Watford Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, to elect members of Watford Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. A third of the council is elected each time. Since the last boundary changes in 2016 the council has comprised 36 councillors representing 12 wards, each of which elects three councillors. In addition to the 36 councillors Watford also has a directly-elected mayor. Elections to Hertfordshire County Council are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections.[1]
Council elections
Results maps
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
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2016 results map
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2018 results map
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2019 results map
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2021 results map
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2022 results map
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2023 results map
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2024 results map
By-election results
1994-1998
Meriden By-Election 1 May 1997 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | 3,768 | 48.2 | -14.1 |
| Conservative | | 2,473 | 31.7 | +9.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 1,570 | 20.1 | +4.3 |
Majority | 1,295 | 16.5 | |
Turnout | 7,811 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Nascot Park By-Election 1 May 1997 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 3,695 | 50.0 | +1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 1,963 | 26.6 | +4.9 |
| Labour | | 1,727 | 23.4 | -6.7 |
Majority | 1,732 | 23.4 | |
Turnout | 7,385 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1998-2002
Holywell By-Election 7 June 2001 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | 1,447 | 51.1 | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 906 | 32.0 | +2.1 |
| Conservative | | 477 | 16.9 | -1.9 |
Majority | 541 | 19.1 | |
Turnout | 2,830 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tudor By-Election 7 June 2001 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | 1,260 | 42.5 | +1.3 |
| Conservative | | 1,011 | 34.1 | -7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 467 | 15.8 | -1.3 |
| Independent | | 116 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Green | | 112 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
Majority | 249 | 8.4 | |
Turnout | 2,966 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vicarage By-Election 7 June 2001 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | 1,691 | 56.9 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | | 674 | 22.7 | +1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 607 | 20.4 | -2.2 |
Majority | 1,017 | 34.2 | |
Turnout | 2,972 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2002-2006
Oxhey By-Election 20 June 2002[5][6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Shirena Counter | 1,024 | 72.4 | +5.0 |
| Conservative | Alan Luto | 245 | 17.3 | -1.5 |
| Labour | Ngagbogu Akubue | 105 | 7.4 | -3.2 |
| Green | Faye Cullen | 40 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
Majority | 779 | 55.1 | |
Turnout | 1,414 | 28.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2006-2010
Nascot By-Election 15 June 2006[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Watkin | 887 | 45.4 | +17.4 |
| Conservative | Angela Basit | 828 | 42.4 | -12.0 |
| Green | Sally Ivins | 145 | 7.4 | +1.3 |
| Labour | Mohammed Riaz | 92 | 4.7 | -6.9 |
Majority | 59 | 3.0 | |
Turnout | 1,952 | 36.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Tudor By-Election 16 October 2008[8][9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Walford | 932 | 50.0 | +3.1 |
| Conservative | Richard Southern | 486 | 26.1 | -12.4 |
| Labour | Mark Xerri | 273 | 14.6 | +4.0 |
| Green | Helen Wynne | 91 | 4.9 | +0.9 |
| BNP | Guy Dickens | 83 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
Majority | 446 | 23.9 | |
Turnout | 1,865 | 40.83 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Leggatts By-Election 4 June 2009[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Johnson | 534 | 27.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Adcock | 489 | 24.8 | |
| Green | Maria Green | 463 | 23.5 | |
| Labour | Ahsan Khan | 438 | 22.2 | |
Majority | 45 | 2.3 | |
Turnout | 1969 | 36.6 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
2010-2014
Central By-Election 14 October 2010[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Lynch | 696 | 44.1 | +7.3 |
| Labour | Fred Grindrod | 622 | 39.4 | +4.8 |
| Conservative | Youseffe Fahmy | 158 | 10.0 | -12.2 |
| Green | Dorothy Nixon | 79 | 5.0 | -1.4 |
| UKIP | Dan Channing | 24 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
Majority | 74 | 4.7 | |
Turnout | 1,579 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Nascot By-Election 29 September 2011[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Aron | 1,021 | 48.5 | +2.9 |
| Conservative | Penny Edwards | 818 | 38.8 | +2.5 |
| Labour | Omar Ismail | 134 | 6.4 | -5.3 |
| Green | Sally Ivins | 133 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
Majority | 203 | 9.6 | |
Turnout | 2,106 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Vicarage By-Election 6 October 2011[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maureen Joan Mills | 917 | 52.9 | +2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Granville Gough | 403 | 23.2 | -4.3 |
| Independent | Mohammad Azam | 190 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Independent | Paul Baker | 129 | 7.4 | -0.7 |
| Conservative | David Charles Ealey | 95 | 5.5 | -3.7 |
Majority | 514 | 29.6 | |
Turnout | 1,734 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Central By-Election 12 November 2012[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Lizz Ayre | 716 | 45.9 | -1.7 |
| Labour | Avril Haley | 550 | 35.3 | +4.3 |
| Conservative | Binita Mehta | 151 | 9.7 | -1.1 |
| Green | Su Murray | 83 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| UKIP | Renie Price | 59 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
Majority | 166 | 10.6 | |
Turnout | 1,559 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Woodside By-Election 2 May 2013[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Glen Saffery | 487 | 37.2 | -7.4 |
| Conservative | Tony Rogers | 292 | 22.3 | -8.8 |
| UKIP | Philip Cox | 277 | 21.1 | +21.1 |
| Labour | Omar Ashraf | 212 | 16.2 | -0.7 |
| Green | Alison Wiesner | 42 | 3.2 | -4.1 |
Majority | 195 | 14.9 | |
Turnout | 1,310 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2014-2018
Leggatts By-Election 4 May 2017[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Smith | 934 | 44.1 | -0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Lynch | 762 | 36.0 | +19.2 |
| Conservative | Camilla Khawaja | 318 | 15.0 | -4.5 |
| Green | Su Murray | 104 | 4.9 | -9.7 |
Majority | 172 | 8.1 | |
Turnout | 2,118 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Oxhey By-Election 4 May 2017[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Maggie Parker | 1,239 | 64.7 | +6.7 |
| Conservative | Richard Bell | 395 | 20.6 | +6.9 |
| Labour | Sue Sleeman | 281 | 14.7 | -0.3 |
Majority | 844 | 44.1 | |
Turnout | 1,915 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park By-Election 4 May 2017[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeffree | 1,430 | 54.7 | +10.1 |
| Conservative | David Fallon | 915 | 35.0 | +1.6 |
| Labour | Junior Sesay | 267 | 10.2 | -1.2 |
Majority | 515 | 19.7 | |
Turnout | 2,612 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2018-2022
Oxhey By-Election 21 June 2018[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Imran Hamid | 828 | 55.3 | -3.5 |
| Conservative | Joseph Gornicki | 420 | 28.1 | +4.7 |
| Labour | Sue Sleeman | 248 | 16.6 | -1.1 |
Majority | 408 | 27.3 | |
Turnout | 1,496 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tudor By-Election 10 October 2019[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Stanton | 871 | 55.4 | -5.6 |
| Conservative | Carly Bishop | 490 | 31.2 | +13.2 |
| Labour | Seamus Williams | 210 | 13.4 | -7.5 |
Majority | 381 | 24.3 | |
Turnout | 1,571 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b "The Watford (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2016/112, retrieved 14 May 2023
- ^ The Borough of Watford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
- ^ "Watford". BBC Online. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Watford (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oxhey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Election Results". Watford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Ward prepares for by-election". Watford Observer. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tudor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
- ^ "Results - Borough 2008 - 16 October Tudor by-election". Watford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leggatts Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Election results - Borough Leggatts by-election 4 June 2009". Watford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Nascot Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Vicarage Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Woodside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leggatts Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oxhey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oxhey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tudor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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