Watford Borough Council election, 2007

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Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.

Watford Town & Borough in England

Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of central London.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Green Party of England and Wales Political party in England and Wales

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Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 9 1 2 -1 75.0 47.0 10,105 +4.7%
  Conservative 1 1 1 0 8.3 24.2 5,195 +1.8%
  Labour 1 1 0 +1 8.3 17.5 3,760 -5.2%
  Green 1 0 0 0 8.3 10.6 2,289 -2.1%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 152 +0.7%

Ward results

Callowland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Stephen Rackett 935 63.9 +9.9
Labour Joanna Grindrod 207 14.1 -4.8
Liberal Democrat David Clay 161 11.0 -4.8
Conservative Jonathan Cordell 161 11.0 -0.2
Majority 728 49.8 +14.7
Turnout 1,464 28.7 -8.6
Green hold Swing
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sheila Smillie 639 46.5 +5.0
Labour Ian Lowery 382 27.8 +1.5
Conservative Geoffrey Ogden 198 14.4 -1.8
Green Anna Rackett 156 11.3 -4.7
Majority 257 18.7 +3.5
Turnout 1,375 26.6 -6.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Holywell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nigel Bell 932 50.7 +8.0
Liberal Democrat Emma Hines-Randall 702 38.2 -6.5
Conservative Carole Bamford 139 7.6 -0.1
Green Helen Wynne 67 3.6 -1.3
Majority 230 12.5
Turnout 1,840 32.8 -6.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Leggatts
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Amanda Grimston 515 28.5 +2.4
Liberal Democrat Qureshi Fawziyyah 513 28.4 -4.3
Green Ian Brandon 413 22.8 -1.3
Labour Marion Chambers 216 11.9 -5.2
Independent Maria Green 152 8.4 +8.4
Majority 2 0.1
Turnout 1,809 34.6 -5.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Meriden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Susan Greenslade 896 57.0 +13.6
Conservative Pamela Bell 305 19.4 -0.9
Labour Andrew O'Brien 297 18.9 -12.3
Green Elizabeth Joyce 75 4.8 -0.3
Majority 591 37.6 +25.4
Turnout 1,573 29.7 -7.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Nascot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat George Forrest 1,040 46.0 +0.6
Conservative Karen Best 956 42.3 -0.1
Green Sally Ivins 154 6.8 -0.6
Labour Fred Grindrod 112 5.0 +0.3
Majority 84 3.7 +0.7
Turnout 2,262 41.9 +5.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Oxhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Shirena Counter 1,167 68.2 +8.3
Conservative Richard Bamford 361 21.1 -4.2
Labour Nnagbogu Akubue 117 6.8 -1.6
Green Caryn Argun 67 3.9 -2.6
Majority 806 47.1 +12.5
Turnout 1,712 34.5 -7.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Bernadette Laventure 1,377 51.4 +8.1
Conservative Jane Gregory 1,103 41.2 -2.2
Labour Manzoor Hussain 112 4.2 -2.9
Green David Hodgkinson 87 3.2 -3.0
Majority 274 10.2
Turnout 2,679 48.4 -3.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Stanborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Derek Scudder 1,018 62.8 +12.8
Conservative Peter Williams 331 20.4 -7.0
Labour Mavis Tyrwhitt 202 12.5 -2.8
Green Kevin Pettifer 69 4.3 -3.0
Majority 687 42.4 +19.8
Turnout 1,620 31.4 -6.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Tudor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Kelly McLeod 878 47.9 +3.1
Conservative Richard Southern 666 36.4 +4.0
Labour Michael Jones 189 10.3 -5.1
Green Rachel Neill 99 5.4 -1.9
Majority 212 11.5 -0.9
Turnout 1,832 39.7 -3.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Vicarage
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Shameem Khan 827 42.9
Labour Nohreen Hamid 770 40.0
Conservative David Ealey 236 12.3
Green Tony Pellicci 93 4.8
Majority 57 2.9
Turnout 1,926 36.3 -8.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Woodside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan Burtenshaw 887 63.0 +7.1
Conservative Joseph Harrison 224 15.9 -4.4
Labour John Young 224 15.9 -2.6
Green Paula Brodhurst 74 5.3 +0.0
Majority 663 47.1 +11.5
Turnout 1,409 28.0 -6.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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