Watford Borough Council election, 2003

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Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 32.05%.

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.

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

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.

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.

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

The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Headquartered in London, since September 2018, its co-leaders are Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley. The Green Party has one representative in the House of Commons, one in the House of Lords, and three in the European Parliament. In addition, it has various councillors in UK local government and two members of the London Assembly.

Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 10 +6 83.3 49.2 9,491 +5.3%
  Conservative 1 0 8.3 21.4 4,136 -4.2%
  Green 1 +1 8.3 8.5 1,636 +4.6%
  Labour 0 -6 0 20.0 3,867 -4.2%
  Independent 0 -1 0 0.4 86 -1.8%
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.4 78 +0.1%

Ward results

Callowland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Stephen Rackett 928 53.4 +34.3
Liberal Democrat Paul Salter 507 29.2 -2.1
Labour Marion Chambers 213 12.3 -20.5
Conservative Walter Lees 89 5.1 -11.6
Majority 421 24.2
Turnout 1,737
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sheila Smillie 818 54.5 +5.4
Labour John Dowdle 389 25.9 -9.5
Conservative Paul Jenkins 180 12.0 +1.9
Green Faye Cullen 72 4.8 -0.6
Socialist Alliance Peter Martindale 42 2.8 +2.8
Majority 429 28.6 +14.9
Turnout 1,501
Holywell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul Mortimer 744 50.8 -6.1
Labour Nigel Bell 587 40.1 +8.5
Conservative David Ealey 93 6.3 -1.9
Socialist Alliance Andrew O'Brien 22 1.5 -1.8
Green David Degen 19 1.3 +1.3
Majority 157 10.7 -14.6
Turnout 1,465
Leggatts
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Maria Green 746 46.0 +19.0
Conservative Patricia Lees 506 31.2 -2.7
Labour Dilshad Basha 273 16.9 -19.1
Green Christine Stockwell 95 5.9 +2.8
Majority 240 14.8
Turnout 1,620
Meriden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Susan Greenslade 825 51.3 +16.4
Labour Norman Tyrwhitt 483 30.0 -7.2
Conservative Roger Frost 168 10.4 -17.5
Independent Jack Moss 86 5.3 +5.3
Green Jennifer Woods 32 2.0 +2.0
Socialist Alliance Paul Woodward 14 0.9 +0.9
Majority 342 21.3
Turnout 1,608
Nascot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sally Punter 906 49.4 +1.6
Liberal Democrat Timothy Wyatt 660 36.0 +5.2
Labour Thomas Meldrum 178 9.7 +9.7
Green Carole Skinner 89 4.9 +4.9
Majority 246 13.4 -3.6
Turnout 1,833
Oxhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Shirena Counter 1,038 68.4 +1.0
Conservative Alan Luto 280 18.5 -0.3
Labour Nnagbogu Akubue 142 9.4 -1.2
Green Andrew McBean 57 3.8 +0.6
Majority 758 49.9 +1.3
Turnout 1,517
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jill Jenkins 928 47.5 +13.5
Conservative Kay Solomon 832 42.6 -9.0
Labour Manzoor Hussain 121 6.2 -4.7
Green Elaine Edwards 72 3.7 +0.3
Majority 96 4.9
Turnout 1,953
Stanborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Derek Scudder 945 65.7 +1.0
Conservative Grace Cordell 243 16.9 +0.1
Labour Mavis Tyrwhitt 216 15.0 -0.4
Green Ian West 35 2.4 -0.7
Majority 702 48.8 +0.9
Turnout 1,439
Tudor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tariq Chohan 607 38.3 +1.8
Conservative Richard Southern 540 34.1 +1.2
Labour John Young 375 23.7 -3.4
Green Clive Skinner 61 3.9 +0.5
Majority 67 4.2 +0.6
Turnout 1,583
Vicarage
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Shahnaz Ali 874 51.0 +19.0
Labour Abdul Choudhrey 561 32.7 -11.8
Conservative Thomas Needham 149 8.7 -7.4
Green Elizabeth Cocks 129 7.5 +0.1
Majority 313 18.3
Turnout 1,713
Woodside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan Burtenshaw 799 60.3 -2.4
Labour Linda Smith 329 24.8 +0.2
Conservative Iris Powell 150 11.3 +0.8
Green Sally Ivins 47 3.5 +1.3
Majority 470 35.5 -2.6
Turnout 1,325

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