Watford Borough Council election, 2008

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Elections to Watford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in 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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The election saw only one seat change hands, Vicarage ward saw the Labour party gain the seat from the Liberal Democrats. However the Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council. [1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

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.

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 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 9 0 1 -1 75.0 44.7 9,660 -2.3%
  Conservative 1 0 0 - 8.3 26.6 5,741 +2.4%
  Labour 1 1 0 +1 8.3 17.7 3,828 +0.2%
  Green 1 0 0 - 8.3 10.8 2,340 +0.2%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 18 -0.6%

Ward results

Callowland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Kenneth Brodhurst 729 54.3 -9.6
Labour Ian Cloke 234 17.4 +3.3
Liberal Democrat Patricia Gollop 193 14.4 +3.4
Conservative Patricia Lees 187 13.9 +2.9
Majority 495 36.9 -12.9
Turnout 1,343 25.6 -3.1
Green hold Swing
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rabi Martins 620 43.1 -3.4
Labour Joanna Grindrod 323 22.4 -5.4
Green Clare Pitkin 278 19.3 +8.0
Conservative Richard Bamford 219 15.2 +0.8
Majority 297 20.7 +2.0
Turnout 1,440 26.8 +0.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Holywell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Emma Hines-Randall 754 43.0 +4.8
Labour Fred Grindrod 736 41.9 -8.8
Conservative Carole Bamford 191 10.9 +3,3
Green Helen Wynne 74 4.2 +0.6
Majority 18 1.1
Turnout 1,755 30.8 -2.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Leggatts
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Qureshi Fawziyyah 634 33.7 +5.3
Conservative Karen Best 505 26.8 -1.7
Green Ian Brandon 464 24.6 +1.8
Labour Geoffrey O'Connell 280 14.9 +3.0
Majority 129 6.9
Turnout 1,883 35.8 +1.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Meriden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Janice Brown 717 47.4 -9.6
Conservative Pamela Bell 416 27.5 +8.1
Labour Daniel Scott 299 19.8 +0.9
Green Ian Pitkin 81 5.4 +0.6
Majority 301 19.9 -17.7
Turnout 1,513 28.5 -1.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Nascot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Mortimer 1,018 44.9 +2.6
Liberal Democrat Russell Willson 971 42.8 -3.2
Green Sally Ivins 137 6.0 -0.8
Labour Marion Chambers 125 5.5 +0.5
Independent Antony Cooke 18 0.8 +0.8
Majority 47 2.1
Turnout 2,269 41.3 -0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Oxhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anthony Poole 1,070 60.1 -8.1
Conservative Sarah Son 460 25.8 +4.7
Labour Michael Jones 135 7.6 +0.8
Green Neal Webber 115 6.5 +2.6
Majority 610 34.3 -12.8
Turnout 1,780 35.4 +0.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat George Derbyshire 1,366 51.5 +0.1
Conservative Malcolm Meerabux 1,076 40.6 -0.6
Labour Mohammed Riaz 127 4.8 +0.6
Green Alex Mason 82 3.1 -0.1
Majority 290 10.9 +0.7
Turnout 2,651 47.3 -1.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Stanborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew Wylie 917 56.7 -6.1
Conservative Jonathon Cordell 373 23.1 +2.7
Labour Abeyemi Oshunniyi 241 14.9 +2.4
Green Kevin Pettifer 87 5.4 +1.1
Majority 544 33.6 -8.8
Turnout 1,618 31.2 -0.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Tudor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Hugh O'Hanlon 847 46.9 -1.0
Conservative Richard Southern 695 38.5 +2.1
Labour Pauline May 192 10.6 +0.3
Green Rachel Neill 72 4.0 -1.4
Majority 152 8.4 -3.1
Turnout 1,806 38.5 -1.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Vicarage
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mohammed Tanveer Taj 911 43.4 +3.4
Liberal Democrat Abrar Shah 791 37.7 -5.2
Conservative David Ealey 256 12.2 -0.1
Green David Degen 141 6.7 +1.9
Majority 120 5.7
Turnout 2,099 39.2 +2.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Woodside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ian Brown 780 54.5 -8.5
Conservative Joseph Harrison 345 24.1 +8.2
Labour John Young 225 15.7 -0.2
Green Caryn Argun 80 5.6 +0.3
Majority 435 30.4 -16.7
Turnout 1,430 28.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Labour takes Watford seat". Watford Observer. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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