Watford council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 12 wards · 12 seats contested

Most seats

Liberal Democrats

Seats contested

across 12 wards

Turnout

38.9%

average of reporting wards

Summary

Party	Seats	+/−	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	9	-16	11,997	43.7%	+1.5
Labour Party	3	-8	9,244	33.6%	+5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party	0	+0	5,737	20.9%	+0.2
Green Party	0	+0	278	1.0%	-4.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	0	+0	225	0.8%	-1.8

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party	Candidates	Of a possible 12
Conservative and Unionist Party	12
Labour Party	12
Liberal Democrats	12
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	3
Green Party	2

A party standing a full slate could field 12 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Callowland

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Ian Alexander Eric Stotesbury Elected	1,044	45.6%	+7.8
Labour Party	Ahsan Khan	832	36.3%	-2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party	Anthony James Parker	276	12.1%	-0.3
Green Party	Alison Jane Wiesner	137	6.0%	-9.4
Majority		212
Turnout		40.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,289

Liberal Democrats hold

Central

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Aga Dychton Elected	970	41.8%	-3.7
Labour Party	Ani Elizabeth Meehan	912	39.3%	+2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party	Dennis Alfred Wharton	300	12.9%	+1.6
Green Party	David James Underdown	141	6.1%	-1.8
Majority		58
Turnout		37.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,323

Liberal Democrats hold

Holywell

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Matt Turmaine Elected	1,402	65.6%	-11.9
Liberal Democrats	Syed Sheraz Kazmi	436	20.4%	+6.8
Conservative and Unionist Party	Yasmin Isabella Goldsmith	299	14.0%	+0.6
Majority		966
Turnout		33.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,137

Labour Party hold

Leggatts

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Bilqees Mauthoor Elected	1,121	50.6%	+6.5
Liberal Democrats	Joe Inniss	719	32.5%	-3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party	David Charles Ealey	375	16.9%	+1.9
Majority		402
Turnout		39.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,215

Labour Party hold

Meriden

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Antony James Barton Elected	779	43.6%	-8.4
Labour and Co-operative Party	John Leroy Dowdle	560	31.3%	+8.6
Conservative and Unionist Party	Linda Topping	449	25.1%	+8.1
Majority		219
Turnout		31.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		1,788

Liberal Democrats hold

Nascot

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Jane Alexandra Johnson Elected	1,505	53.4%	+0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party	Binita Mehta	725	25.7%	-12.8
Labour Party	Edward John Tunnah	509	18.1%	+5.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	David Penn	79	2.8%	-4.8
Majority		780
Turnout		43.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,818

Liberal Democrats hold

Oxhey

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Maggie Parker Elected	1,432	58.8%	-5.9
Conservative and Unionist Party	Joseph Gornicki	570	23.4%	+2.8
Labour Party	Sue Sleeman	432	17.7%	+3.1
Majority		862
Turnout		46.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,434

Liberal Democrats hold

Park

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Peter John Christopher Kloss Elected	1,588	51.8%	-3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party	David Fallon	889	29.0%	-6.0
Labour Party	Nabila Ahmed	541	17.6%	+7.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	Peter John Widdrington Blogg	49	1.6%	—
Majority		699
Turnout		46.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		3,067

Liberal Democrats hold

Stanborough

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Keith Murray Crout Elected	1,242	62.8%	+2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party	Lola Adedoyin	385	19.5%	-4.4
Labour Party	Asma Saeed Suleman	350	17.7%	+0.2
Majority		857
Turnout		35.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		1,977

Liberal Democrats hold

Tudor

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Stephen Edward Johnson Elected	951	44.6%	-14.6
Labour Party	Diana Ivory	615	28.9%	+5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party	Darren Ian Harrison	564	26.5%	-2.0
Majority		336
Turnout		40.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,130

Liberal Democrats hold

Vicarage

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Nasreen Shah Elected	1,488	62.1%	-2.3
Liberal Democrats	Tahair Azam	505	21.1%	+5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party	Michelle Louise Sherman	402	16.8%	+2.3
Majority		983
Turnout		43.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,395

Labour Party hold

Woodside

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Glen Bryce Saffery Elected	826	43.3%	-12.5
Conservative and Unionist Party	Sarah Hayes	503	26.4%	-2.5
Labour Party	Seamus Jay Victor Williams	482	25.3%	+6.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	Ian Frederick James Green	97	5.1%	-12.7
Majority		323
Turnout		34.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		1,908

Liberal Democrats hold

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