2019 Watford Borough Council election

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The 2019 Watford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England. [1] This was the same day as other local elections.

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Result

2019 Watford Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 9Steady2.svg75.0172672.213,59455.2Increase2.svg 11.6
  Labour 3Steady2.svg25.071027.87,15129.0Decrease2.svg 4.7
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,58114.5Decrease2.svg 6.4

Ward results

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Callowland

Callowland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dawn Allen-Williamson 1,068 53.4 Increase2.svg7.8
Labour Asma Suleman75037.5Increase2.svg1.1
Conservative Mary Sackett1819.1Decrease2.svg3.0
Majority31815.9
Turnout 35.90
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rabi Martins* 1,158 54.0 Increase2.svg13.3
Labour Emma Kosmin79437.0Decrease2.svg3.0
Conservative Dennis Wharton1949.0Decrease2.svg4.1
Majority36417.0
Turnout 34.23
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Holywell

Holywell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Favour Ezeifedi 969 59.4 Decrease2.svg6.2
Liberal Democrats Simonie Jefree47128.9Increase2.svg8.5
Conservative Jussie Kaur19211.8Decrease2.svg2.2
Majority49830.5
Turnout 25.59
Labour hold Swing

Leggatts

Leggatts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asif Khan* 856 43.6 Decrease2.svg7.0
Liberal Democrats Jamil Minhas61431.2Decrease2.svg1.3
Conservative Anthony Parker49525.2Increase2.svg8.3
Majority24212.4
Turnout 34.60
Labour hold Swing

Meriden

Meriden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Grimston* 960 59.6 Increase2.svg16.0
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pattinson 871 54.1 Increase2.svg10.5
Labour Carla Curtis-Tansley38523.9Decrease2.svg7.4
Labour John Dowdle37423.2Decrease2.svg8.1
Conservative Binita Mehta21913.6Decrease2.svg11.5
Conservative Peter Okojie19812.3Decrease2.svg8.7
Majority36436.8
Turnout 1,61028.40
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nascot

Nascot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Hofman* 1,611 64.5 Increase2.svg11.1
Conservative Linda Topping55222.1Decrease2.svg3.6
Labour Edward Tunnah33513.4Decrease2.svg4.7
Majority1,05942.4
Turnout 38.17
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Oxhey

Oxhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Imran Hamid 1,313 68.5 Increase2.svg9.7
Labour Sue Sleeman32717.0Decrease2.svg0.7
Conservative Joseph Gornicki27814.5Decrease2.svg8.9
Majority98651.5
Turnout 37.04
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jessica Stiff 1,587 62.4 Increase2.svg10.6
Conservative David Fallon51320.2Decrease2.svg8.8
Labour Dennis Watling32312.7Decrease2.svg4.9
UKIP Peter Blogg1224.8Increase2.svg3.2
Majority1,07442.2
Turnout 40.71
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stanborough

Stanborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Williams* 1,376 83.2 Increase2.svg20.4
Labour Omar Ismail27716.8Decrease2.svg2.7
Majority1,09966.4
Turnout 30.28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Tudor

Tudor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Fahmy* 1,031 61.0 Increase2.svg16.4
Labour Diana Ivory35420.9Decrease2.svg8.0
Conservative Philip Cox30518.0Decrease2.svg8.5
Majority67740.1
Turnout 32.84
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Vicarage

Vicarage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jagtar Singh Dhindsa* 1,101 57.6 Decrease2.svg4.5
Liberal Democrats Ilmas Isard57630.1Increase2.svg9.0
Conservative Michelle Sherman23612.3Decrease2.svg4.5
Majority52527.5
Turnout 34.27
Labour hold Swing

Woodside

Woodside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Wenham 958 57.3 Increase2.svg14.0
Labour Seamus Williams30618.3Decrease2.svg7.0
Conservative Victoria Lynch21813.0Decrease2.svg13.4
UKIP Ian Green19011.4Increase2.svg6.3
Majority65239.0
Turnout 29.04
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. "Watford Borough Ward Elections 2019". watford.gov.uk. Watford Borough Council . Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. "2019 Watford Borough Ward Results". Watford Borough Council . Retrieved 15 May 2019.