Watford council election, 2024
Most seats
11
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
12
across 12 wards
Turnout
31.8%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | +2 | 11,243 | 48.2% | -0.6 |
| Labour Party | 1 | -2 | 6,775 | 29.1% | -1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 0 | +0 | 3,612 | 15.5% | -2.0 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 1,113 | 4.8% | +2.7 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 239 | 1.0% | +0.8 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | +0 | 204 | 0.9% | +0.5 |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 68 | 0.3% | — |
| Heritage Party | 0 | +0 | 65 | 0.3% | -0.0 |
Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. 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 | |
| Reform UK | 7 | |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 3 | |
| Green Party | 2 | |
| Heritage Party | 1 | |
| Independent | 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 | Richard Peter Short Elected | 1,069 | 51.9% | +4.3 |
| Labour Party | Dennis George Watling | 829 | 40.3% | -0.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Kahan | 161 | 7.8% | -4.2 |
| Majority | 240 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,059 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Summer Elected | 924 | 46.2% | -7.5 |
| Labour Party | Mo Wadud Hakim | 572 | 28.6% | -2.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Devyani Sanjeevkumar Bajaj | 259 | 12.9% | +3.5 |
| Reform UK | David Charles Ealey | 125 | 6.2% | +0.7 |
| Independent | Dennis Alfred Wharton | 68 | 3.4% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | James Francis O'Connor | 53 | 2.6% | — |
| Majority | 352 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,001 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Holywell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Nigel Bell Elected | 1,159 | 60.1% | +2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Morrison | 352 | 18.2% | -1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Danny Moseley | 328 | 17.0% | -2.3 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Mark Stephen O'Connor | 91 | 4.7% | +1.3 |
| Majority | 807 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,930 | |||
Labour Party hold
Leggatts
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sham Begum Elected | 864 | 42.6% | +8.2 |
| Labour Party | Asma Saeed Suleman | 689 | 34.0% | -11.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Laurence Fanning | 350 | 17.3% | +1.9 |
| Heritage Party | Sarah Jane Knott | 65 | 3.2% | -0.2 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Derek Roy Foster | 60 | 3.0% | +1.7 |
| Majority | 175 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,028 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
Meriden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Annalisa Buraglio Elected | 643 | 44.7% | -5.1 |
| Labour Party | Keith Morgan | 377 | 26.2% | +0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jennie Raperport | 314 | 21.8% | -2.5 |
| Reform UK | Ian Frederick James Green | 106 | 7.4% | — |
| Majority | 266 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,440 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Nascot
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Adrian Watkin Elected | 1,394 | 59.1% | +1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Woodard | 422 | 17.9% | -3.9 |
| Labour Party | Seamus Jay Victor Williams | 385 | 16.3% | +1.2 |
| Reform UK | Xiaolei Xie | 158 | 6.7% | +1.1 |
| Majority | 972 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,359 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Oxhey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Ruth Clarke-Taylor Elected | 1,267 | 66.1% | -1.1 |
| Labour Party | Anthony David Scott-Norman | 231 | 12.0% | -0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sahil Ghuman | 222 | 11.6% | -6.3 |
| Reform UK | Neal Webber | 100 | 5.2% | +2.9 |
| Green Party | Shaun Kenneth Howard | 98 | 5.1% | — |
| Majority | 1,036 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,918 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gabriel Duduta Elected | 1,413 | 58.8% | -1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Arijit Mukherjee | 380 | 15.8% | -3.4 |
| Labour Party | Rajinder Kaur Dhindsa | 352 | 14.6% | -1.1 |
| Reform UK | John Craddock | 259 | 10.8% | +6.1 |
| Majority | 1,033 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,404 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Stanborough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Clara Mulya Ansong Elected | 798 | 49.9% | -8.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Williams | 307 | 19.2% | +1.5 |
| Labour Party | Laura Jayne Griffiths | 294 | 18.4% | +1.2 |
| Reform UK | Gary Ling | 200 | 12.5% | +8.5 |
| Majority | 491 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,599 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Tudor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Erik Walford Elected | 827 | 47.4% | -4.9 |
| Labour Party | Ola Alade | 408 | 23.4% | +2.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carly Lorraine Bishop | 346 | 19.8% | -6.9 |
| Reform UK | John Leroy Dowdle | 165 | 9.5% | — |
| Majority | 419 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,746 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Vicarage
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sohail Bashir Elected | 987 | 43.5% | +13.8 |
| Labour Party | Sara Jane Trebar | 907 | 40.0% | -19.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Vibhor Agarwal | 232 | 10.2% | -0.4 |
| Green Party | David Gordon | 141 | 6.2% | — |
| Majority | 80 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,267 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
Woodside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Elizabeth Saffery Elected | 705 | 45.0% | -5.1 |
| Labour Party | Anne Joynes | 572 | 36.5% | +5.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kingsley Owen | 291 | 18.6% | +0.2 |
| Majority | 133 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,568 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold