Watford Borough Council election, 2016

2016 local election results in Watford

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]

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 Increase7
Labour 13 11 Decrease2
Conservatives 5 0 Decrease5
Green 0 0 Steady0
UKIP 0 0 Steady0
Total 36 36
Working majority  0   7 

Results Summary

Watford Borough Council election, 2016
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrat 25 7 0 Increase 7 42.4 29,228 +13.9
  Labour 11 0 2 Decrease 2 28.7 19,788 +1.3
  Conservative 0 0 5 Decrease 5 30.8 14,330 -7.5
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 5.6 3,834 -1.2
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 2.3 1,582 -7.1
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.3 199 -0.2

Ward results

Callowland

Callowland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Yasmin Isabella Goldsmith
Conservative Timothy Mortimer
Conservative Larry Rach
Green Alistair Thomas Carvell
Green Clair Louise Lester
Green Sean James Sweeney
Labour Sohail Bashir
Labour Favour Ewudo
Labour Ahsan Khan
Liberal Democrat Paul Andrew Stanhope Arnett
Liberal Democrat Robbie Laird
Liberal Democrat Ian Alexander Eric Stotesbury
UKIP Jon Goddard
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Central

Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Basil Sackett
Conservative Mary Sackett
Conservative Barry Silverman
Green Lisa Emery
Green Neal Emery
Green Su Murray
Labour Terry Butler
Labour Sarah Flynn
Labour Mike Haley
Liberal Democrat Stephen Bolton
Liberal Democrat Aga Dychton
Liberal Democrat Rabi Martins
UKIP Renie Susan Price
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

Holywell

Holywell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Prasi Bhatt
Conservative Camilla Zaman Khawaja
Conservative Penelope Anne Mortimer
Green Jim Grant
Green Rhiannon Emma Louise Grant
Green Anne Simpson
Labour Nigel Bell
Labour Jackie Connal
Labour Matt Turmaine
Liberal Democrat Simonie Rose Jeffree
Liberal Democrat Frances Kershaw
Liberal Democrat Qaiser Mahmood
TUSC Clive Jones
UKIP Gavin Stephen Smith
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Leggatts

Leggatts
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Elliot Gordon Gay
Conservative Neil Punter
Conservative Sally Punter
Green Stephanie Ashley
Labour Anne Joynes
Labour Asif Khan
Labour Bilqees Mauthoor
Liberal Democrat Jamil Minhas
Liberal Democrat Yasmine Rihanna Walford
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Watkin
TUSC Thineshkumar Balasingam
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Meriden

Meriden
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Phil Cox
Conservative Ray Gomm
Conservative Mark Edward Whitman
Green Maureen Linda Challis
Labour Omar Ismail
Labour Ian Murphy
Labour Seamus Williams
Liberal Democrat Amanda Grimston
Liberal Democrat Kareen Mary Hastrick
Liberal Democrat Paddy Kent
TUSC Derek Foster
UKIP Nick Lincoln
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Nascot

Nascot
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Mortimer
Conservative Amarish Patel
Conservative Linda Topping
Green Sally Rose Ivins
Green James Alexander Jenkins
Green Dorothy Mary Nixon
Labour Michael Harry Barnes
Labour Daniel Kerry
Labour Edward John Tunnah
Liberal Democrat Mark John Hofman
Liberal Democrat Jane Alexandra Johnson
Liberal Democrat Mark Adrian Watkin
UKIP David Penn
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Oxhey

Oxhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dina Bhudia
Conservative Haydon Chart
Conservative Gail Martin
Green Matthew Thomas Hale 1
Labour Deborah Elizabeth Marchant
Labour Sue Sleeman
Labour Stephen Joseph Vincent
Liberal Democrat Joanna Emily Maestas
Liberal Democrat Iain Scott Sharpe
Liberal Democrat Peter Colin Taylor
TUSC Mark Stephen O'Connor
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Park

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Zoë McQuire
Conservative Binita Mehta
Conservative Rosemarie Moore
Green Elaine Edwards
Green Stephanie Ann Grant
Green Tom Pashby
Labour Susan Elaine Billington
Labour David Corbet Connal
Labour Junior Sesay
Liberal Democrat David John Barks
Liberal Democrat Anne Rindl
Liberal Democrat Nikki Steele
UKIP Peter John Widdrington Blogg
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Stanborough

Stanborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Chris Hawes
Conservative Sarah Hayes
Conservative Dennis Wharton
Green Holly Fleming
Labour Nevin Atasoy
Labour Mavis Beulah Tyrwhitt
Labour Norman Hugh Tyrwhitt
Liberal Democrat Keith Murray Crout
Liberal Democrat Derek Thomas Francis Scudder
Liberal Democrat Tim Williams
TUSC John McShane
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Tudor

Tudor
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Adam Keene
Conservative Sean Silver
Conservative Pam Stacey
Green Kiernon Murray
Labour Denis Calnan
Labour Diana Mary Ivory
Labour Mike Jones
Liberal Democrat Joe Fahmy
Liberal Democrat Stephen Edward Johnson
Liberal Democrat Darren Walford
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Vicarage

Vicarage
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Kelly Gay
Conservative Andrew O'Brien
Conservative Michelle Louise Sherman
Green David Degan
Green Matthew Long
Green Clair Victoria Pitkin
Labour Jagtar Singh Dhindsa
Labour Mo Mills
Labour Nasreen Shah
Liberal Democrat Imran Hamid
Liberal Democrat Peter Lewis Jeffree
Liberal Democrat Maria Munir
UKIP Pat Shippey
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Woodside

Woodside
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

References

  1. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Borough 2016". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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