Watford Borough Council election, 2012

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2012 local election results in Watford

Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. Three years in every four, a third of the council (12 councillors) retires and elections are held (in the fourth year, elections are held for county councillors).

Watford Town & Borough in England

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

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In this council election, the Labour Party gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats; the Liberal Democrats gained one from the Conservatives. However, the Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council. Four parties, Liberal Democrats, Labour, Conservative and Green, all put up candidates in every seat. There were also three UKIP candidates.

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 year following this election there will not be elections to the Borough Council (apart from by-elections) and Hertfordshire County elections will be held in May 2013. In the years 2010 to 2012, although the Labour Party recovered from its worst position, in 2010, it has only won seats in its three strongest wards and has yet to challenge the Liberal Democrats grip on votes and power. Labour has, however, supplanted the Conservatives as the main opposition party (albeit still 15 seats short of the Liberal Democrats) and the Greens continue to hold their own in Callowland ward, pushing the Conservatives into the smallest party position.

After the election, the composition of the council was: [1]

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.

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.

Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 812-166.741.38378
  Labour 32-+225.028.65799
  Conservative 0--1-118.23699
  Green 1---8.310.22073
  UKIP 1.8358

Ward results

Callowland [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Ian Brandon79353.7-4.9
Labour Guru Awasthi41528.1+5.6
Conservative Sally Anne Punter14710.0-2.1
Liberal Democrat Patricia Gollop1218.2+1.4
Majority37825.6
Turnout 147626.50
Green hold Swing
Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rabi Martins81647.6+5.5
Labour Fred Grindrod53231.0-5.1
Conservative Carole Ann Bamford18610.8-2.2
Green Su Murray1066.2+0.7
UKIP Renie Price764.4+1.1
Majority28416.6
Turnout 171627.15
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Holywell [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Matt Turmaine101662.9-5.5
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Umar30619.0+3.1
Conservative Neil John Punter16510.2-1.5
Green Nigel Anthony Filer1277.9+3.9
Majority71044.0
Turnout 161426.15
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Leggatts [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anne Joynes78445.1+9.8
Liberal Democrat Dennis Wharton53630.8+11.0
Green Alison Jane Wiesner23913.8-1.0
Conservative Youseffe Fahmy17910.3-19.8
Majority24814.3
Turnout 173831.76
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Meriden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jan Brown69043.0-0.6
Labour Seamus Williams44527.7-0.8
UKIP Nicholas Richard Lincoln19812.3+12.3
Conservative Penelope Anne Mortimer19612.2-10.7
Green Paula Mary Evelyn Brodhurst754.7-0.2
Majority24515.3
Turnout 160427.51
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Nascot [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mark John Hofman98342.8-2.6
Conservative Andrew Graham Mortimer93140.5+4.2
Labour Michael Harry Barnes2179.4-2.3
Green Sally Rose Ivins1687.3+0.7
Majority522.3
Turnout 229937.74
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Oxhey [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Taylor 105863.2+8.0
Conservative Dick Bamford30118.0-4.7
Labour Sue Sleeman24414.6-1.7
Green Eric Weatherly724.3-1.6
Majority75745.2
Turnout 167532.01
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat George Derbyshire116847.7+4.4
Conservative Linda Ann Topping86335.3-3.4
Labour David Corbet Connal2349.6-1.4
Green Dorothy Mary Nixon994.0-0.4
UKIP David Penn843.4+0.9
Majority30512.5
Turnout 244840.47
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Stanborough [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tim Williams88558.6+5.9
Labour Mark John Nicholas28919.1+2.0
Conservative Chris Hawes25917.1-8.0
Green George Mathew Ryan785.2+0.1
Majority59639.4
Turnout 151128.03
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Tudor [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Darren Walford70948.6+6.9
Labour Geoffrey Pearce32622.3+0.4
Conservative Richard Lloyd Vaughan Southern32322.1-0.9
Green Clare Victoria Pitkin1016.9-0.8
Majority38326.3
Turnout 145930.71
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Vicarage [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mo Mills104459.4+9.3
Liberal Democrat Mehran Nawabi43824.9-2.6
Conservative Dave Ealey1719.7+0.5
Green Helen Elizabeth Wynne1056.0+0.9
Majority60634.5
Turnout 175829.95
Labour hold Swing
Woodside [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ian Gordon Brown66844.6+3.8
Conservative Tony Rogers46631.1+2.1
Labour Omar Ismail25316.9-6.5
Green Christina Patricia Murphy1107.3+0.6
Majority20213.5
Turnout 149727.80
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

  1. "Election results 2012: English council summary results". The Guardian. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Results - Borough 2012 - 3 May". Watford Borough Council.
  3. Election summary (Labour Party)