Watford local elections
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One third of Watford Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Hertfordshire County Council instead.
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[edit] Political control
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973 - 1988 |
| No overall control | 1988 - 1990 |
| Labour | 1990 - 2000 |
| No overall control | 2000 - 2003 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2003 - present |
[edit] Council elections
Watford Council election, 1998
Watford Council election, 1999 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[1]
Watford Council election, 2000
Watford Council election, 2002
Watford Council election, 2003
Watford Council election, 2004
Watford Council election, 2006
Watford Council election, 2007
Watford Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
| Meriden By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 3,768 | 48.2 | -14.1 | ||
| Conservative | 2,473 | 31.7 | +9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1,570 | 20.1 | +4.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,295 | 16.5 | |||
| Turnout | 7,811 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Nascot Park By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 3,695 | 50.0 | +1.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1,963 | 26.6 | +4.9 | ||
| Labour | 1,727 | 23.4 | -6.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,732 | 23.4 | |||
| Turnout | 7,385 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Holywell By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,447 | 51.1 | +7.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 906 | 32.0 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative | 477 | 16.9 | -1.9 | ||
| Majority | 541 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,830 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Tudor By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,260 | 42.5 | +1.3 | ||
| Conservative | 1,011 | 34.1 | -7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 467 | 15.8 | -1.3 | ||
| Independent | 116 | 3.9 | +3.9 | ||
| Green | 112 | 3.8 | +3.8 | ||
| Majority | 249 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,966 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Vicarage By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,691 | 56.9 | +0.9 | ||
| Conservative | 674 | 22.7 | +1.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 607 | 20.4 | -2.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,017 | 34.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,972 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Oxhey By-Election 20 June 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,024 | 72.4 | +5.0 | ||
| Conservative | 245 | 17.3 | -1.5 | ||
| Labour | 105 | 7.4 | -3.2 | ||
| Green | 40 | 2.8 | -0.4 | ||
| Majority | 779 | 55.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,414 | 28.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Nascot By-Election 15 June 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Watkin | 887 | 45.4 | +17.4 | |
| Conservative | Angela Basit | 828 | 42.4 | -12.0 | |
| Green | Sally Ivins | 145 | 7.4 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Mohammed Riaz | 92 | 4.7 | -6.9 | |
| Majority | 59 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,952 | 36.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Watford. BBC Online. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
