Watford council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 12 wards · 12 seats contested

Most seats
10
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
12
across 12 wards
Turnout
33.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 10 +1 12,163 51.3% +7.4
Labour and Co-operative Party 2 -2 6,624 27.9% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 4,642 19.6% -7.0
Independent 0 +0 142 0.6% +0.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 103 0.4% +0.1
Reform UK 0 +0 37 0.2% +0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. 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
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Independent 1
Reform UK 1

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 1,082 53.6% +11.8
Labour Party Terry Butler 729 36.1% -6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Daniel Geary 209 10.3% -5.7
Majority353
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,020

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Aga Dychton Elected 1,151 55.4% +10.8
Labour Party Mo Wadud Hakim 553 26.6% -6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Hrithik Dattani 233 11.2% -4.3
Independent Dennis Alfred Wharton 142 6.8% +0.0
Majority598
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,079

Liberal Democrats hold

Holywell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Matt Turmaine Elected 949 53.2% -9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Sanjaya Pant 426 23.9% +2.5
Liberal Democrats Penelope Margaret Hill 360 20.2% +6.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mark Stephen O'Connor 49 2.7% +0.1
Majority523
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,784

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Leggatts

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Shafiq Ahmed Elected 952 44.3% +9.3
Labour Party Seamus Jay Victor Williams 790 36.7% -0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Jennie Raperport 355 16.5% -9.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Derek Roy Foster 54 2.5% +0.7
Majority162
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,151

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Meriden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jenny Pattinson Elected 800 53.8% +10.7
Labour Party Helena Farrington 361 24.3% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Prashanth Elangovan 327 22.0% -10.4
Majority439
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,488

Liberal Democrats hold

Nascot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tom Osborn Elected 1,555 59.6% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ravi Kura 629 24.1% -9.1
Labour Party Edward John Tunnah 424 16.3% -3.7
Majority926
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,608

Liberal Democrats hold

Oxhey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kennedy Rodrigues Elected 1,382 65.8% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party William Hickey 360 17.1% -5.4
Labour Party Sue Sleeman 322 15.3% -0.1
Reform UK Neal Webber 37 1.8% -0.2
Majority1,022
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,101

Liberal Democrats hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter John Christopher Kloss Elected 1,616 61.1% +8.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Topping 573 21.7% -10.7
Labour Party Susan Mary Butler 457 17.3% +2.5
Majority1,043
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,646

Liberal Democrats hold

Stanborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lennox Floyd Nembhard Elected 909 50.8% +1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Williams 530 29.6% -5.0
Labour Party Elizabeth Muspratt 349 19.5% +3.4
Majority379
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,788

Liberal Democrats hold

Tudor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen Edward Johnson Elected 917 50.2% +1.7
Labour Party Diana Ivory 467 25.6% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Carly Lorraine Bishop 442 24.2% -5.6
Majority450
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,826

Liberal Democrats hold

Vicarage

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nasreen Shah Elected 837 50.4% +2.3
Liberal Democrats Dan Thurlow 637 38.4% +11.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Octavian Chirila Filip 186 11.2% -13.8
Majority200
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,660

Labour Party hold

Woodside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Glen Bryce Saffery Elected 802 51.4% +3.3
Labour Party Malcolm Bush 386 24.7% +1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Cawthorne 372 23.8% -4.8
Majority416
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,560

Liberal Democrats hold

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