Watford Council election, 2008
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Elections to Watford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in overall control of the council.
The election saw only one seat change hands, Vicarage ward saw the Labour party gain the seat from the Liberal Democrats. However the Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 27
- Conservative 3
- Green 3
- Labour 3
[edit] Council election result
Watford Local Election Result 2008 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
Liberal Democrat | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 75.0 | 44.7 | 9,660 | -2.3% | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 26.6 | 5,741 | +2.4% | |
Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8.3 | 17.7 | 3,828 | +0.2% | |
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 2,340 | +0.2% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 18 | -0.6% |
[edit] Ward results
Callowland | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Green | Kenneth Brodhurst | 729 | 54.3 | -9.6 | |
Labour | Ian Cloke | 234 | 17.4 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Gollop | 193 | 14.4 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Patricia Lees | 187 | 13.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 495 | 36.9 | -12.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,343 | 25.6 | -3.1 | ||
Green hold | Swing |
Central | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Rabi Martins | 620 | 43.1 | -3.4 | |
Labour | Joanna Grindrod | 323 | 22.4 | -5.4 | |
Green | Clare Pitkin | 278 | 19.3 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Bamford | 219 | 15.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 297 | 20.7 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,440 | 26.8 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Holywell | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Emma Hines-Randall | 754 | 43.0 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Fred Grindrod | 736 | 41.9 | -8.8 | |
Conservative | Carole Bamford | 191 | 10.9 | +3,3 | |
Green | Helen Wynne | 74 | 4.2 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 18 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,755 | 30.8 | -2.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Leggatts | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Qureshi Fawziyyah | 634 | 33.7 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Karen Best | 505 | 26.8 | -1.7 | |
Green | Ian Brandon | 464 | 24.6 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Geoffrey O'Connell | 280 | 14.9 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 129 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,883 | 35.8 | +1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Meriden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Janice Brown | 717 | 47.4 | -9.6 | |
Conservative | Pamela Bell | 416 | 27.5 | +8.1 | |
Labour | Daniel Scott | 299 | 19.8 | +0.9 | |
Green | Ian Pitkin | 81 | 5.4 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 301 | 19.9 | -17.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,513 | 28.5 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Nascot | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Andrew Mortimer | 1,018 | 44.9 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Russell Willson | 971 | 42.8 | -3.2 | |
Green | Sally Ivins | 137 | 6.0 | -0.8 | |
Labour | Marion Chambers | 125 | 5.5 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Antony Cooke | 18 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 47 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,269 | 41.3 | -0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oxhey | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Poole | 1,070 | 60.1 | -8.1 | |
Conservative | Sarah Son | 460 | 25.8 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Michael Jones | 135 | 7.6 | +0.8 | |
Green | Neal Webber | 115 | 6.5 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 610 | 34.3 | -12.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,780 | 35.4 | +0.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Park | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | George Derbyshire | 1,366 | 51.5 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Meerabux | 1,076 | 40.6 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Mohammed Riaz | 127 | 4.8 | +0.6 | |
Green | Alex Mason | 82 | 3.1 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 290 | 10.9 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,651 | 47.3 | -1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Stanborough | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Wylie | 917 | 56.7 | -6.1 | |
Conservative | Jonathon Cordell | 373 | 23.1 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Abeyemi Oshunniyi | 241 | 14.9 | +2.4 | |
Green | Kevin Pettifer | 87 | 5.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 544 | 33.6 | -8.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,618 | 31.2 | -0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Tudor | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Hugh O'Hanlon | 847 | 46.9 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Southern | 695 | 38.5 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Pauline May | 192 | 10.6 | +0.3 | |
Green | Rachel Neill | 72 | 4.0 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 152 | 8.4 | -3.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,806 | 38.5 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Vicarage | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Mohammed Tanveer Taj | 911 | 43.4 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Abrar Shah | 791 | 37.7 | -5.2 | |
Conservative | David Ealey | 256 | 12.2 | -0.1 | |
Green | David Degen | 141 | 6.7 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 120 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,099 | 39.2 | +2.9 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Woodside | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Brown | 780 | 54.5 | -8.5 | |
Conservative | Joseph Harrison | 345 | 24.1 | +8.2 | |
Labour | John Young | 225 | 15.7 | -0.2 | |
Green | Caryn Argun | 80 | 5.6 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 435 | 30.4 | -16.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,430 | 28.2 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
[edit] References
Preceded by Watford Council election, 2007 |
Watford local elections | Succeeded by Watford Council election, 2010 |