2023 English local election
2023 Watford Borough Council election
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12 out of 36 seats to Watford Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Peter Taylor[a] | Nigel Bell | Party | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Last election | 27 seats, 51.3% | 9 seats, 27.9% | Seats before | 27 | 9 | |
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Watford Borough Council election |
Council control before election Liberal Democrats | Council control after election Liberal Democrats | |
The 2023 Watford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 12 of the 36 seats up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The Liberal Democrats retained their majority on the council.[3][4]
Summary
Election result
2023 Watford Borough Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | | 75.0 | 18 | 27 | 75.0 | 10,611 | 48.8 | –2.5 |
| Labour | 3 | | 25.0 | 6 | 9 | 25.0 | 6,695 | 30.8 | +2.9 |
| Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,805 | 17.5 | –2.1 |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 447 | 2.1 | +1.9 |
| Heritage | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 0.2 | N/A |
| TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 0.4 | ±0.0 |
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Watford Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were:[6]
Callowland
Callowland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dawn Allen-Williamson* | 899 | 47.7 | -5.9 |
| Labour | Asma Suleman | 760 | 40.3 | +4.2 |
| Conservative | Nav Deep | 227 | 12.0 | +1.7 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,886 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Central
Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Rabi Martins* | 1,002 | 53.6 | -1.8 |
| Labour | Mo Wadud Hakim | 585 | 31.3 | +4.7 |
| Conservative | Sahil Ghuman | 177 | 9.5 | -1.7 |
| Reform UK | David Ealey | 104 | 5.6 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,868 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Holywell
Holywell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Favour Ezeifedi* | 960 | 57.3 | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gabriel Duduta | 335 | 20.0 | -0.2 |
| Conservative | Sanjaya Pant | 323 | 19.3 | -4.6 |
| TUSC | Mark O'Connor | 58 | 3.5 | +0.8 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,676 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Leggatts
Leggatts Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Asif Khan* | 882 | 45.6 | +8.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamil Minhas | 665 | 34.4 | -9.9 |
| Conservative | James Fanning | 297 | 15.4 | -1.1 |
| Heritage | Sarah Knott | 66 | 3.4 | N/A |
| TUSC | Derek Foster | 24 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,934 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Meriden
Meriden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Grimston* | 628 | 49.8 | -4.0 |
| Labour | Helena Farrington | 327 | 25.9 | +1.6 |
| Conservative | Jennie Raperport | 307 | 24.3 | +2.3 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,262 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Nascot
Nascot Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Hofman* | 1,280 | 57.5 | -2.1 |
| Conservative | Ravi Kura | 485 | 21.8 | -2.3 |
| Labour | Edward Tunnah | 336 | 15.1 | -1.2 |
| Reform UK | Gary Ling | 125 | 5.6 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,226 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Oxhey
Oxhey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Newstead | 1,275 | 67.2 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | William Hickey | 339 | 17.9 | +0.8 |
| Labour | Sue Sleeman | 241 | 12.7 | -2.6 |
| Reform UK | Neal Webber | 43 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,898 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Penelope Hill | 1,441 | 60.4 | -0.7 |
| Conservative | Arijit Mukherjee | 458 | 19.2 | -2.5 |
| Labour | Laura Griffiths | 375 | 15.7 | -1.6 |
| Reform UK | John Dowdle | 111 | 4.7 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,385 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stanborough
Stanborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Williams* | 928 | 57.9 | +7.1 |
| Conservative | Peter Williams | 283 | 17.7 | -11.9 |
| Labour | Terence Butler | 276 | 17.2 | -2.3 |
| Reform UK | Michael Hall | 64 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Green | James Willis | 52 | 3.2 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,603 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tudor
Tudor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlott Saunders | 852 | 52.3 | +2.1 |
| Conservative | Carly Bishop | 436 | 26.7 | +2.5 |
| Labour | Malcolm Bush | 342 | 21.0 | -4.6 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,630 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Vicarage
Vicarage Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jagtar Dhindsa* | 1,151 | 59.6 | +9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bobby Amin | 575 | 29.8 | -8.6 |
| Conservative | Octavian Chirila Filip | 205 | 10.6 | -0.6 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,931 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woodside
Woodside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Wenham* | 731 | 50.1 | -1.1 |
| Labour | Anne Joynes | 460 | 31.5 | +6.8 |
| Conservative | Matthew Cawthorne | 268 | 18.4 | -5.4 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,459 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Your mayor and councillors". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Notice of Election". Watford Borough Council. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Rutherford, Cameron (5 May 2023). "Watford Borough Council 2023 local election results in full as Liberal Democrats hold majority". Herts Live. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Tories lose Dacorum, Hertsmere, East Herts and Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated by ward May 2023". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Watford Borough Election 2023 results". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 25 September 2023.