Watford Borough Council election, 2004

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Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 39.3%.

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

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 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 10 +6 83.3 44.5 10,514 -4.7%
  Conservative 1 -3 8.3 25.9 6,118 +4.5%
  Green 1 +1 8.3 10.5 2,473 +2.0%
  Labour 0 -4 0 19.1 4,516 -0.9%

Ward results

Callowland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Kenneth Brodhurst 1,034 57.3 +3.9
Labour Richard Short 309 17.1 +4.8
Liberal Democrat Paul Salter 256 14.2 -15.0
Conservative Jonathan Cordell 207 11.5 +6.4
Majority 725 40.2 +16.0
Turnout 1,806 36.6
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rabi Martins 820 50.1 -4.4
Labour Nnagbogu Akubue 323 19.7 -6.2
Conservative Geoffrey Greenstreet 293 17.9 +5.9
Green Ruth Atkin 200 12.2 +7.4
Majority 497 30.4 +1.8
Turnout 1,636 32.7
Holywell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jennifer McGovern 770 42.1 -8.7
Labour Nigel Bell 750 41.0 +0.9
Conservative Carole Bamford 203 11.1 +4.8
Green Martin Wiesner 106 5.8 +4.5
Majority 20 1.1 -9.6
Turnout 1,829 35.9
Leggatts
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Khalid Mahmood 838 42.5 -3.5
Conservative Stephen O'Brien 654 33.1 +1.9
Labour Andrew Head 320 16.2 -0.7
Green Christine Stockwell 162 8.2 +2.3
Majority 184 9.4 -5.4
Turnout 1,974 38.0
Meriden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Janice Brown 790 41.8 -9.5
Labour Linda Smith 580 30.7 +0.7
Conservative Richard Southern 382 20.2 +9.8
Green Jenny Woods 138 7.3 +5.3
Majority 210 11.1 -10.2
Turnout 1,890 36.3
Nascot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Mortimer 1,285 54.4 +5.0
Liberal Democrat Mark Watkin 660 28.0 -8.0
Labour Thomas Meldrum 273 11.6 +1.9
Green Carole Skinner 143 6.1 +1.2
Majority 625 26.4 +13.0
Turnout 2,361 44.2
Oxhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anthony Poole 1,269 64.1 -4.3
Conservative David Ealey 433 21.9 +3.4
Labour Michael Jones 180 9.1 -0.3
Green Clive Skinner 99 5.0 +1.2
Majority 839 42.2 -7.7
Turnout 1,981 41.2
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat George Derbyshire 1,358 51.7 +4.2
Conservative David Wright 1,025 39.0 -3.6
Labour Mavis Tyrwhitt 153 5.8 -0.4
Green Elaine Edwards 93 3.5 -0.2
Majority 333 12.7 +7.8
Turnout 2,629 53.2
Stanborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew Wylie 1,023 55.4 -10.3
Conservative Roger Frost 454 24.6 +7.7
Labour Geoffrey Cullen 257 13.9 -1.1
Green Kevin Pettifer 112 6.1 +3.7
Majority 569 30.8 -18.0
Turnout 1,846 36.8
Tudor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Hugh O'Hanlon 999 50.4 +12.1
Conservative Richard Bamford 586 29.6 -4.5
Labour Frances Hince 276 13.9 -9.8
Green Anna Rackett 121 6.1 +2.2
Majority 413 20.8 +16.6
Turnout 1,982 43.6
Vicarage
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Ajab 848 40.6 -10.4
Labour Jagtar Dhindsa 786 37.7 +5.0
Conservative Mark Bunn 286 13.7 +5.0
Green David Degen 167 8.0 +0.5
Majority 62 2.9 -15.4
Turnout 2,087 41.0
Woodside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ian Brown 883 55.2 -5.1
Conservative William Hodnett 310 19.4 +8.1
Labour Marion Chambers 309 19.3 -5.5
Green Sally Ivins 98 6.1 +2.6
Majority 573 35.8 +0.3
Turnout 1,600 32.2

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