Watford council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 12 wards · 12 seats contested

Most seats
12
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
12
across 12 wards
Turnout
37.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 12 +1 12,394 44.2% -4.0
Reform UK 0 +0 5,478 19.5% +14.7
Green Party 0 +0 3,942 14.0% +13.0
Labour Party 0 -1 3,335 11.9% -17.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 2,816 10.0% -5.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 78 0.3% -0.6
Heritage Party 0 +0 19 0.1% -0.2

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. 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 13
Green Party 13
Labour Party 12
Liberal Democrats 12
Reform UK 12
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3
Heritage Party 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 1,030 50.2% -1.7
Green Party Seen Wai Lavelle 343 16.7% —
Reform UK Lisa Godden 331 16.1% —
Labour Party Ola Alade 250 12.2% -28.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Zeba Laskar 97 4.7% -3.1
Majority687
Turnout33.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,051

Liberal Democrats hold

Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Aga Dychton Elected 1,094 47.9% +1.7
Green Party Stephen Burrows 449 19.6% —
Reform UK Xiaolei Xie 307 13.4% +7.2
Labour Party Mo Wadud Hakim 265 11.6% -17.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Avi Geller 170 7.4% -5.5
Majority645
Turnout31.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,285

Liberal Democrats hold

Holywell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Emil Anwar Rowe Elected 728 29.3% -1.5
Labour Party Asma Saeed Suleman 649 26.1% -7.1
Green Party Jake Mitchell 467 18.8% +11.5
Reform UK Michael Barrett 393 15.8% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Sanjaya Pant 217 8.7% -1.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mark Stephen O'Connor 32 1.3% -0.0
Majority79
Turnout33.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,486

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Leggatts

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Monjuma Rahman Elected 776 36.3% -6.3
Reform UK Daniel Bagley 485 22.7% —
Green Party Malcolm Bush 349 16.3% —
Labour Party Marius Lupu 320 15.0% -19.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Junaid Laskar 172 8.0% -9.2
Heritage Party Sarah Jane Knott 19 0.9% -2.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Derek Roy Foster 17 0.8% -2.2
Majority291
Turnout35.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,138

Liberal Democrats hold

Meriden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jenny Pattinson Elected 834 37.7% -6.9
Reform UK Mark Robert Dixon 632 28.6% +21.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Jennie Raperport 202 9.1% -12.7
Green Party Alison Jane Wiesner 194 8.8% —
Green Party Alison Wiesner 194 8.8% —
Labour Party Richard Smith 156 7.1% -19.1
Majority202
Turnout33.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,212

Liberal Democrats hold

Nascot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tom Osborn Elected 1,329 49.1% -10.0
Reform UK Tristan Joshua Masson 441 16.3% +9.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Ravi Kura 420 15.5% -2.4
Green Party Nicola Mitchell 314 11.6% —
Labour Party Mick Cash 204 7.5% -8.8
Majority888
Turnout40.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,708

Liberal Democrats hold

Oxhey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Shirena Counter Elected 1,356 56.1% -4.9
Reform UK Neal Webber 410 17.0% -0.4
Green Party Angela Tunstall 262 10.8% +5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Bamford 225 9.3% +1.5
Labour Party Dylan Bartley-Downer 165 6.8% -0.8
Majority946
Turnout42.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,418

Liberal Democrats hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter John Christopher Kloss Elected 1,510 53.4% -5.4
Reform UK John Craddock 423 15.0% +4.2
Green Party Maria Mandic 401 14.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Arijit Mukherjee 323 11.4% -4.4
Labour Party Helen Mary Rice 172 6.1% -8.6
Majority1,087
Turnout43.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,829

Liberal Democrats hold

Stanborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rhoda Amezado Elected 945 43.6% -6.3
Reform UK Malcolm Mathew Caborn 603 27.8% +15.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Williams 269 12.4% -6.8
Green Party David Gordon 203 9.4% —
Labour Party Laura Jayne Griffiths 147 6.8% -11.6
Majority342
Turnout38.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,167

Liberal Democrats hold

Tudor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sean Silver Elected 949 41.5% -5.7
Reform UK John Leroy Dowdle 513 22.5% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Danny Moseley 214 9.4% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Danny Mosley 214 9.4% —
Green Party Dave Dunckley 203 8.9% +4.5
Labour Party Diana Ivory 192 8.4% +2.0
Majority436
Turnout39.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,285

Liberal Democrats hold

Vicarage

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sandra Mano Elected 892 38.5% -5.0
Labour Party Nasreen Shah 648 28.0% -12.0
Green Party Sarah McMahon 368 15.9% +9.7
Reform UK David Charles Ealey 254 11.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vibhor Agarwal 125 5.4% -4.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition James Francis O'Connor 29 1.3% —
Majority244
Turnout38.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,316

Liberal Democrats hold

Woodside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Glen Bryce Saffery Elected 951 43.9% -1.1
Reform UK Thomas Micheal Brooks 686 31.7% —
Green Party Dani White 195 9.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lola Adedoyin 168 7.8% -10.8
Labour Party Anne Joynes 167 7.7% -28.8
Majority265
Turnout37.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,167

Liberal Democrats hold

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