1992 Watford Borough Council election

The 1992 Watford Borough Council election took place in 1992 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England. ^[1] This was the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

1992 Watford Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7		58.3	15	22	61.1	7,641	33.0	-7.6
	Conservative	4	1	33.3	6	10	27.8	10,231	44.2	+9.1
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	8.3	3	4	11.1	5,123	22.1	-1.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	146	0.6	-0.1

Ward results

Callowland

Callowland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Harrison	598	48.1	−10.4
	Conservative	N. Bentham	477	38.4	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Burtenshaw	168	13.5	+1.1
Majority				9.7
Turnout				30.6
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Muspratt	752	47.2	−7.0
	Conservative	F. Silva	639	40.1	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Martins	203	12.7	−0.7
Majority				7.1
Turnout				35.3
	Labour hold		Swing	8.9

Holywell

Holywell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Bishop	648	48.3	−9.9
	Conservative	J. Pepper	492	36.7	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Baddeley	201	15.0	−0.3
Majority				11.6
Turnout				31.7
	Labour hold		Swing	10.0

Leggats

Leggats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Green	741	51.9	−6.6
	Conservative	C. Strange	477	33.4	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Waller	209	14.6	−1.0
Majority				18.5
Turnout			1,427	34.7
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

Meriden

Meriden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Woodward	910	46.2	−8.2
	Conservative	P. Bell	822	41.7	+10.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Scudder	238	12.1	−2.8
Majority				4.5
Turnout			1,970	36.5
	Labour hold		Swing	9.6

Nascot

Nascot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Price	1,392	67.3	+8.4
	Labour	T. Meldrum	317	15.3	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Quinn	292	14.1	−7.5
	Green	A. Cripps	68	3.3	−1.6
Majority				52.0
Turnout			2,069	42.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Oxhey

Oxhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Thornhill	1,090	44.7	−2.8
	Conservative	G. Greenstreet	1,029	42.2	+9.6
	Labour	E. Doveton	320	13.1	−6.9
Majority				2.5
Turnout			2,439	51.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	6.2

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Allan	1,333	68.0	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Jenkins	356	18.2	−4.8
	Labour	A. Dilley	192	9.8	−1.0
	Green	I. Tottman	78	4.0	+0.1
Majority				49.9
Turnout			1,959	47.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Stanborough

Stanborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Jones	1,096	43.3	+15.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Richmond	1,017	40.2	−10.0
	Labour	H. Magona	420	16.6	−5.7
Majority				3.1
Turnout			2,533	50.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.9

Tudor

Tudor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Kurland	1,163	48.7	+7.7
	Labour	J. Lowe	945	39.6	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	N. Lloyd-Davies	279	11.7	−6.5
Majority				9.1
Turnout			2,387	48.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

Vicarage

Vicarage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Choudhrey	917	46.5	−7.2
	Conservative	E. Uphill	761	38.6	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Laslett	292	14.8	−1.7
Majority				7.9
Turnout			1,970	37.1
	Labour hold		Swing	8.0

Woodside

Woodside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Jackson	881	39.9	−12.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Burtenshaw	778	35.2	+15.5
	Conservative	P. Jenkins	550	24.9	−3.4
Majority				4.7
Turnout			2,209	44.4
	Labour hold		Swing	13.8

References

1. "Watford Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 25 November 2021.