Watford Borough Council election, 2010

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2010 local election results in Watford

Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. Three years in every four, a third of the council (13 councillors) retires and elections are held (in the fourth year, elections are held for county councillors). The council election was held on the same day as the national General Election, when the Labour Party government lost power and the Watford parliamentary constituency was won by the Conservative Party.

Watford Town & Borough in England

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

Watford (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Watford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Richard Harrington, a member of the Conservative Party.

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.

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In this council election, the Labour Party gained one seat and the Liberal Democrats lost one. However. the Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council. [1]

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.

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.

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 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 7 0 1 -1 58.3 38.0 16,361
  Conservative 2 0 0 - 16.7 30.0 12,934
  Labour 2 1 0 +1 16.7 25.0 10,769
  Green 1 - - - 8.3 7.1 3,040

Mayoral election

2010

Watford Mayoral Election 6 May 2010 [2]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Liberal Democrat Dorothy Thornhill 19,153 45.9% 4,276 23,429 {{{totalpercent}}}
Conservative Stephen Johnson 10,403 24.9% 1,105 11,508 {{{totalpercent}}}
Labour Nigel Bell 10,029 24.0%
Green Alex MacGregor-Mason 2,173 5.2%
Liberal Democrat hold

Ward results

Callowland [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Ann Lovejoy 930 27.6
Liberal Democrat Tricia Gollop 859 25.5
Labour Guru Awasthi 854 25.4
Conservative Guy Miller 723 21.5
Majority 71 2.1
Turnout 3366 61
Green hold Swing
Central [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christopher Leslie 1,211 36.8
Labour Ian Lowery 1,140 34.6
Conservative Richard Bamford 731 22.2
Green Caryn Argun 212 6.4
Majority 71 2.2
Turnout 3294 54.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Holywell [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jackie Connal 1,495 43.3
Liberal Democrat Janet Baddeley 1,200 34.7
Conservative Carole Bamford 639 18.5
Green Alison Wiesner 121 3.5
Majority 295 8.5
Turnout 3455 54.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Leggatts [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Johnson 1,098 31.5
Labour Ahsan Khan 995 28.5
Liberal Democrat Zaheer Ahmed 935 26.8
Green Ian Brandon 459 13.2
Majority 103 3.0
Turnout 3487 64.3
Conservative hold Swing
Meriden [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Kareen Hastrick 1,185 33.8
Conservative Pamela Bell 1,156 33.0
Labour Geoffrey O'Connell 992 28.3
Green Michael Argun 168 4.8
Majority 29 0.8
Turnout 3501 63.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Nascot [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mark Watkin 1,779 43.5
Conservative Miles Bennington 1,610 39.3
Labour Joanna Grindrod 509 12.4
Green Sally Ivins 196 4.8
Majority 169 4.1
Turnout 4094 72.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Oxhey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Iain Sharpe 1,924 53.6
Conservative Sarah Son 1,044 29.1
Labour Ann Akubue 482 13.4
Green Christine Chandler 141 3.9
Majority 880 24.5
Turnout 3591 69.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Malcolm Meerabux 2,006 45.7
Liberal Democrat Peter Jeffree 1,645 37.4
Labour Mike Jones 586 13.3
Green Alex MacGregor Mason 156 3.6
Majority 361 8.2
Turnout 4393 74.8
Conservative hold Swing
Stanborough [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Keith Crout 1,687 47.4
Conservative Linda Topping 1,072 30.12
Labour Frederick Oshunniyi 643 18.1
Green Kevin Pettifer 157 4.4
Majority 615 17.3
Turnout 3559 67
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Tudor [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lindsey Scudder 1,352 39.6
Conservative Richard Southern 1,220 35.7 +2.1
Labour Mark Xerri 685 20.1
Green Clare Pitkin 159 4.7
Majority 132 3.9
Turnout 3416 72.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Vicarage [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jagtar Singh Dhindsa 1,652 45.5
Liberal Democrat Bobby Amin 1,133 31.2
Conservative David Ealey 642 17.7
Green Helen Wynne 201 5.5
Majority 519 14.3
Turnout 3628 64.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Woodside [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Karen Collett 1,451 43.7
Conservative Joseph Harrison 1,610 29.9
Labour John Young 736 22.2
Green Iain Wadey 140 4.2
Majority 458 13.8
Turnout 3320 63.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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