Directly elected mayor of Watford
Mayor of Watford
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| Style |
No courtesy title or style |
| Appointer |
Electorate of Watford |
| Term length |
Four years |
| Inaugural holder |
Dorothy Thornhill (May 2002) |
| Succession |
May 2014 |
The Mayor of Watford is the head of the council in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The holder of the position is a directly elected mayor elected using the supplementary vote, every four years. The Current Mayor of Watford is Dorothy Thornhill who is Watford's first directly elected mayor, and was also the first female directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom and the Liberal Democrats' first directly elected mayor. She has been Mayor of Watford since May 2002, being re-elected in May 2006, and in May 2010 she was re-elected for a third term.
Referendum
| Local authority |
Date |
Yes Votes |
Yes Vote % |
No Votes |
No Vote % |
Turnout % |
| Watford |
12 July 2001 |
7,636 |
52 |
7,140 |
48 |
25 |
Election results
The position was created in 2002 and there have been three elections.
| Watford Mayoral Election Results - May 2010[1] |
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Name |
Party |
1st Preference Votes |
% |
2nd Preference Votes |
% |
Final1 |
% |
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Dorothy Thornhill |
Liberal Democrat |
19,153 |
45.9 |
4,276 |
10.2 |
23,429 |
56.1 |
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Stephen Johnson |
Conservative |
10,403 |
24.9 |
1,105 |
2.6 |
11,508 |
27.6 |
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Nigel Bell |
Labour |
10,029 |
24.0 |
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Alex McGreggor Mason |
Green |
2,173 |
5.2 |
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References