The 1996 Watford Borough Council election took place in 1996 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England. [1] This was the same day as other local elections.
1996 Watford Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 7 | 58.3 | 14 | 21 | 58.3 | 8,732 | 42.7 | -4.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 25.0 | 6 | 9 | 25.0 | 6,829 | 33.4 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | 2 | 2 | 16.7 | 4 | 6 | 16.7 | 4,872 | 23.8 | +4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P. Harrison | 621 | 63.2 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | I. Roberts | 226 | 23.0 | -4.3 | |
Conservative | M. Taylor | 136 | 13.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 40.2 | ||||
Turnout | 983 | 25.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | V. Muspratt | 909 | 53.3 | -0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Soodin | 597 | 35.0 | -2.1 | |
Conservative | P. Rosen | 200 | 11.7 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 18.3 | ||||
Turnout | 1,706 | 34.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Head | 778 | 66.4 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | P. Jenkins | 200 | 17.1 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Laslett | 194 | 16.6 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 49.3 | ||||
Turnout | 1,172 | 25.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Green | 789 | 56.8 | -10.8 | |
Conservative | N. Herd | 413 | 29.7 | +17.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Saeed | 188 | 13.5 | -6.2 | |
Majority | 27.1 | ||||
Turnout | 1,390 | 33.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P. Woodward | 933 | 62.3 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | P. Bell | 328 | 21.9 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Lane | 236 | 15.8 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 40.4 | ||||
Turnout | 1,497 | 28.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Price | 828 | 48.3 | +2.5 | |
Labour | T. Meldrum | 515 | 30.0 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Gardner | 371 | 21.6 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 18.3 | ||||
Turnout | 1,714 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | D. Thornhill | 1,106 | 62.2 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | L. McQuaid | 377 | 21.1 | -0.3 | |
Labour | R. Atkin | 295 | 16.6 | -8.7 | |
Majority | 41.0 | ||||
Turnout | 1,778 | 38.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Solomon | 1,020 | 54.8 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Jenkins | 558 | 30.0 | -1.4 | |
Labour | C. Barry | 284 | 15.3 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 24.8 | ||||
Turnout | 1,862 | 45.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | G. Burrow | 902 | 42.8 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | S. Jones | 637 | 30.2 | -20.6 | |
Labour | K. Errington | 570 | 27.0 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 12.6 | ||||
Turnout | 2,109 | 43.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Kerby | 968 | 54.4 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Richmond | 463 | 26.0 | -11.7 | |
Conservative | C. Strange | 350 | 19.7 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 28.4 | ||||
Turnout | 1,781 | 35.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Choudhrey | 1,110 | 51.3 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Baddeley | 855 | 39.5 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | D. Ealey | 198 | 9.2 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 11.8 | ||||
Turnout | 2,163 | 41.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | E. Burtenshaw | 1,133 | 49.7 | +3.6 | |
Labour | M. Jackson | 960 | 42.1 | -4.4 | |
Conservative | J. Janson | 185 | 8.1 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 7.6 | ||||
Turnout | 2,278 | 46.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 4.0 | |||
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