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.
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12 out of 36 seats to Watford Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 Watford Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Liberal Democrats retained their majority on the council.[3][4]
Summary
editElection result
edit2023 Watford Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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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
editThe 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
edit- ^ Peter Taylor being directly-elected mayor (position not up for election in 2023); Jennifer Pattinson group leader[1]
- ^ "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.