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The 2016 Watford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections. The entire council was up for election, with each of the 12 wards electing 3 councillors. [1]
Watford Borough Council is the local authority for the Watford non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Watford is located in the south-west of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The council is based in the town hall on Hempstead Road.
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 18 | 25 | ||
Labour | 13 | 11 | ||
Conservatives | 5 | 0 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 36 | 36 | ||
Working majority | 0 | 14 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 25 | 7 | 0 | 42.4 | 29,228 | +13.9 | |||
Labour | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28.7 | 19,788 | +1.3 | |||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.8 | 14,330 | -7.5 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 3,834 | -1.2 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1,582 | -7.1 | |||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 199 | -0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Yasmin Isabella Goldsmith | 174 | |||
Conservative | Timothy Mortimer | 221 | |||
Conservative | Larry Rach | 138 | |||
Green | Alistair Thomas Carvell | 276 | |||
Green | Clair Louise Lester | 217 | |||
Green | Sean James Sweeney | 254 | |||
Labour | Sohail Bashir | 691 | |||
Labour | Favour Ewudo | 627 | |||
Labour | Ahsan Khan | 659 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Andrew Stanhope Arnett | 655 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Robbie Laird | 676 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Alexander Eric Stotesbury | 581 | |||
UKIP | Jon Goddard | 197 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Basil Sackett | 189 | |||
Conservative | Mary Sackett | 203 | |||
Conservative | Barry Silverman | 214 | |||
Green | Lisa Emery | 142 | |||
Green | Neal Emery | 97 | |||
Green | Su Murray | 148 | |||
Labour | Terry Butler | 688 | |||
Labour | Sarah Flynn | 682 | |||
Labour | Mike Haley | 676 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Bolton | 856 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Aga Dychton | 759 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Rabi Martins | 850 | |||
UKIP | Renie Susan Price | 151 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Prasi Bhatt | 144 | |||
Conservative | Camilla Zaman Khawaja | 134 | |||
Conservative | Penelope Anne Mortimer | 208 | |||
Green | Jim Grant | 108 | |||
Green | Rhiannon Emma Louise Grant | 133 | |||
Green | Anne Simpson | 72 | |||
Labour | Nigel Bell | 1200 | |||
Labour | Jackie Connal | 924 | |||
Labour | Matt Turmaine | 917 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Simonie Rose Jeffree | 210 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Frances Kershaw | 184 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Qaiser Mahmood | 172 | |||
TUSC | Clive Jones | 39 | |||
UKIP | Gavin Stephen Smith | 199 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elliot Gordon Gay | 346 | |||
Conservative | Neil Punter | 391 | |||
Conservative | Sally Punter | 395 | |||
Green | Stephanie Ashley | 296 | |||
Labour | Anne Joynes | 907 | |||
Labour | Asif Khan | 844 | |||
Labour | Bilqees Mauthoor | 736 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jamil Minhas | 319 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Yasmine Rihanna Walford | 313 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Watkin | 340 | |||
TUSC | Thineshkumar Balasingam | 91 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phil Cox | 287 | |||
Conservative | Ray Gomm | 283 | |||
Conservative | Mark Edward Whitman | 301 | |||
Green | Maureen Linda Challis | 157 | |||
Labour | Omar Ismail | 400 | |||
Labour | Ian Murphy | 402 | |||
Labour | Seamus Williams | 394 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Amanda Grimston | 909 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Kareen Mary Hastrick | 918 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Paddy Kent | 848 | |||
TUSC | Derek Foster | 63 | |||
UKIP | Nick Lincoln | 336 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Mortimer | 1014 | |||
Conservative | Amarish Patel | 667 | |||
Conservative | Linda Topping | 890 | |||
Green | Sally Rose Ivins | 205 | |||
Green | James Alexander Jenkins | 80 | |||
Green | Dorothy Mary Nixon | 121 | |||
Labour | Michael Harry Barnes | 321 | |||
Labour | Daniel Kerry | 271 | |||
Labour | Edward John Tunnah | 249 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mark John Hofman | 1263 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jane Alexandra Johnson | 1207 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Adrian Watkin | 1398 | |||
UKIP | David Penn | 200 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dina Bhudia | 275 | |||
Conservative | Haydon Chart | 308 | |||
Conservative | Gail Martin | 230 | |||
Green | Matthew Thomas Hale | 231 | |||
Labour | Deborah Elizabeth Marchant | 338 | |||
Labour | Sue Sleeman | 312 | |||
Labour | Stephen Joseph Vincent | 243 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Joanna Emily Maestas | 1247 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Iain Scott Sharpe | 1307 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Colin Taylor | 1256 | |||
TUSC | Mark Stephen O'Connor | 69 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Zoë McQuire | 876 | |||
Conservative | Binita Mehta | 1114 | |||
Conservative | Rosemarie Moore | 821 | |||
Green | Elaine Edwards | 143 | |||
Green | Stephanie Ann Grant | 127 | |||
Green | Tom Pashby | 147 | |||
Labour | Susan Elaine Billington | 379 | |||
Labour | David Corbet Connal | 342 | |||
Labour | Junior Sesay | 292 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David John Barks | 1185 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Anne Rindl | 1488 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Nikki Steele | 1193 | |||
UKIP | Peter John Widdrington Blogg | 209 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Hawes | 447 | |||
Conservative | Sarah Hayes | 430 | |||
Conservative | Dennis Wharton | 362 | |||
Green | Holly Fleming | 166 | |||
Labour | Nevin Atasoy | 328 | |||
Labour | Mavis Beulah Tyrwhitt | 306 | |||
Labour | Norman Hugh Tyrwhitt | 288 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Keith Murray Crout | 1030 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Derek Thomas Francis Scudder | 1139 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Tim Williams | 1060 | |||
TUSC | John McShane | 69 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Keene | 514 | |||
Conservative | Sean Silver | 495 | |||
Conservative | Pam Stacey | 393 | |||
Green | Kiernon Murray | 150 | |||
Labour | Denis Calnan | 392 | |||
Labour | Diana Mary Ivory | 430 | |||
Labour | Mike Jones | 372 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Joe Fahmy | 804 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Edward Johnson | 790 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Darren Walford | 1067 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kelly Gay | 252 | |||
Conservative | Andrew O'Brien | 188 | |||
Conservative | Michelle Louise Sherman | 183 | |||
Green | David Degan | 191 | |||
Green | Matthew Long | 123 | |||
Green | Clair Victoria Pitkin | 114 | |||
Labour | Jagtar Singh Dhindsa | 1112 | |||
Labour | Mo Mills | 1124 | |||
Labour | Nasreen Shah | 1025 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Imran Hamid | 216 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Lewis Jeffree | 240 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Maria Munir | 279 | |||
UKIP | Pat Shippey | 189 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Grillo | 426 | |||
Conservative | Tony Rogers | 487 | |||
Conservative | Estella Willems | 339 | |||
Green | Alison Jane Wiesner | 136 | |||
Labour | Manjivn Singh Dhindsa | 282 | |||
Labour | Andy O'Brien | 308 | |||
Labour | Richard Nathan Smith | 317 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Cavinder | 801 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Karen Ann Collett | 941 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Glen Bryce Saffery | 727 | |||
UKIP | Ian Frederick James Green | 301 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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