Watford Borough Council election, 2018

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The 2018 Watford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England. [1] This was the same day as other local elections.

Watford Borough Council

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.

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Watford was one of the boroughs subject to a trial of voter ID restrictions [2] requiring the production of polling cards. [3]

Since the election of the full council in 2016, there had been three bye-elections, but the balance of the council remained the same, as they were won by the defending party, in the case of Leggatts Ward by Labour and in the cases of Oxhey and Park by the Lib Dems.

Mayoral Election Candidates

Peter Taylor of the Liberal Democrats retained the Watford mayorlty for the Liberal Democrats on the second count. Prior to the election, the mayor had been Dorothy Thornhill, representing the Liberal Democrats. [4]

Peter Colin Taylor is a Liberal Democrat politician and the second directly elected Mayor of Watford in the United Kingdom. He was elected in the 2018 election, succeeding Dorothy Thornhill. In the election, Taylor won 15,931 votes, defeating Labour candidate Jagtar Singh Dhindsa and Conservative candidate George Jabbour. He previously served as Deputy Mayor and councillor for Oxhey Ward.

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.

Dorothy Thornhill, Baroness Thornhill British politician

Dorothy Thornhill, Baroness Thornhill, was the first directly elected mayor of Watford, Hertfordshire, England. She was the Liberal Democrats' first directly elected mayor, and was also the first female directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom. She served as Mayor of Watford from May 2002, until May 2018. She was nominated for a life peerage in August 2015.

Watford Mayoral Election
3 May 2018
PartyCandidateFirst RoundSecond Round
Votes%Votes%
Liberal Democrat Peter Taylor 13,27948.7%15,93161.6%
Labour Jagtar Dhindsa9, 22333.8%9,95138.4%
Conservative George Jabbour4,78717.5%Eliminated
Liberal Democrat hold

Results Summary

Watford Borough Council election, 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 910Increase2.svg 176.9243.611,957+1.2
  Labour 301Decrease2.svg 123.133.79,244+5.0
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg020.95,737-9.9
  Green 000Steady2.svg01.0278-4.6
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg00.8225-1.5

Ward Results

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.

Callowland

Callowland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ian Stotesbury 1,044 45.6 Increase2.svg12.8
Labour Ahsan Khan*83236.4Increase2.svg2.8
Conservative Anthony Parker27612.1Increase2.svg1.4
Green Alison Wiesner1376.0Decrease2.svg7.4
Majority2129.3
Turnout 2,28940.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg5.0

No UKIP candidate as previous (-9.6%)

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Aga Dychton* 930 40.7 Decrease2.svg0.9
Labour Ani Meehan91240.0Increase2.svg6.5
Conservative Dennis Wharton30013.1Increase2.svg3.0
Green David Underdown1416.2Decrease2.svg1.0
Majority180.8
Turnout 2,28337.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing Increase2.svg3.7

Holywell

Holywell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Matt Turmaine* 1402 65.61
Liberal Democrat Syed Kazmi43620.40
Conservative Yasmin Goldsmith29913.99
Majority96645.21
Turnout 213733.38
Labour hold Swing

Leggatts

Leggatts
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bilqees Mauthoor* 1121 50.61
Liberal Democrat Joe Inniss71932.46
Conservative David Ealey37516.93
Majority40218.15
Turnout 221539.01
Labour hold Swing

Meriden

Meriden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Antony Barton 779 43.57
Labour Co-op John Dowdle56031.32
Conservative Linda Topping44925.11
Majority21912.25
Turnout 178831.35
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Nascot

Nascot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jane Alexandra Johnson* 1505 53.41
Conservative Binita Mehta-Parmar72525.73
Labour Edward John Tunnah50918.06
UKIP David Penn792.80
Majority78027.68
Turnout 281843.08
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Oxhey

Oxhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Maggie Parker 1432 58.83
Conservative Joseph Gornicki57023.42
Labour Sue Sleeman43217.75
Majority86235.41
Turnout 243446.00
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Kloss 1588 51.77
Conservative David Fallon88928.99
Labour Nabila Ahmed54117.64
UKIP Peter Blogg491.60
Majority69922.78
Turnout 306748.63
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Stanborough

Stanborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Keith Crout* 1242 62.82
Conservative Lola Adedoyin38519.47
Labour Asma Suleman35017.70
Majority85743.35
Turnout 197735.24
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Tudor

Tudor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stephen Johnson* 951 44.65
Labour Diana Ivory61528.87
Conservative Darren Harrisona56426.48
Majority33615.78
Turnout 213040.44
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
  • a Darren Harrison has been suspended by the Conservative Party and is under investigation due to listening to a talk regarding violent & sexual abuse at Speakers Corner, London. He will remain on the ballot as a Conservative candidate, but in effect is now an independent. [5] [6]

Vicarage

Vicarage
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nasreen Shah* 1488 62.13
Liberal Democrat Tahair Azam50521.09
Conservative Michelle Sherman40216.78
Majority98341.04
Turnout 239543.08
Labour hold Swing

Woodside

Woodside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Glen Saffery* 826 43.29
Conservative Sarah Hayes50326.36
Labour Seamus Williams48225.26
UKIP Ian Green975.08
Majority32316.93
Turnout 190833.51
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Watford Borough Ward Elections 2018". watford.gov.uk. Watford Borough Council . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Press Association (2018-04-28). "Polling station voter ID plans are deeply flawed, say critics". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. ↑ Walker, Peter; Weaver, Matthew (2018-05-03). "Anger and confusion as voters turned away during ID trial". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  4. ↑ Liberal Democrats retain Mayorlty, from BBC News.
  5. ↑
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7. https://www.watford.gov.uk/info/20248/elections_and_voting/515/elections_results/2 Watford Council

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