Watford Borough Council election, 2010
Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. Three years in every four, a third of the council (13 councillors) retires and elections are held (in the fourth year, elections are held for county councillors). The council election was held on the same day as the national General Election, when the Labour Party government lost power and the Watford parliamentary constituency was won by the Conservative Party.
In this council election, the Labour Party gained one seat and the Liberal Democrats lost one. However. the Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Council election result
Watford Local Election Result 2008 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Liberal Democrat |
7 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
58.3 |
38.0 |
16,361 |
|
|
Conservative |
2 |
0 |
0 |
- |
16.7 |
30.0 |
12,934 |
|
|
Labour |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
16.7 |
25.0 |
10,769 |
|
|
Green |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
7.1 |
3,040 |
|
2010
Ward results
Central[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Leslie |
1,211 |
36.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Ian Lowery |
1,140 |
34.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Bamford |
731 |
22.2 |
|
|
Green |
Caryn Argun |
212 |
6.4 |
|
Majority |
71 |
2.2 |
|
Turnout |
3294 |
54.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Holywell[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jackie Connal |
1,495 |
43.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janet Baddeley |
1,200 |
34.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Carole Bamford |
639 |
18.5 |
|
|
Green |
Alison Wiesner |
121 |
3.5 |
|
Majority |
295 |
8.5 |
|
Turnout |
3455 |
54.8 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Meriden[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kareen Hastrick |
1,185 |
33.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Pamela Bell |
1,156 |
33.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Geoffrey O'Connell |
992 |
28.3 |
|
|
Green |
Michael Argun |
168 |
4.8 |
|
Majority |
29 |
0.8 |
|
Turnout |
3501 |
63.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Nascot[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mark Watkin |
1,779 |
43.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Miles Bennington |
1,610 |
39.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Joanna Grindrod |
509 |
12.4 |
|
|
Green |
Sally Ivins |
196 |
4.8 |
|
Majority |
169 |
4.1 |
|
Turnout |
4094 |
72.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Oxhey[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Iain Sharpe |
1,924 |
53.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Sarah Son |
1,044 |
29.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Ann Akubue |
482 |
13.4 |
|
|
Green |
Christine Chandler |
141 |
3.9 |
|
Majority |
880 |
24.5 |
|
Turnout |
3591 |
69.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Stanborough[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Keith Crout |
1,687 |
47.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Linda Topping |
1,072 |
30.12 |
|
|
Labour |
Frederick Oshunniyi |
643 |
18.1 |
|
|
Green |
Kevin Pettifer |
157 |
4.4 |
|
Majority |
615 |
17.3 |
|
Turnout |
3559 |
67 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tudor[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lindsey Scudder |
1,352 |
39.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Southern |
1,220 |
35.7 |
+2.1 |
|
Labour |
Mark Xerri |
685 |
20.1 |
|
|
Green |
Clare Pitkin |
159 |
4.7 |
|
Majority |
132 |
3.9 |
|
Turnout |
3416 |
72.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Vicarage[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jagtar Singh Dhindsa |
1,652 |
45.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bobby Amin |
1,133 |
31.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Ealey |
642 |
17.7 |
|
|
Green |
Helen Wynne |
201 |
5.5 |
|
Majority |
519 |
14.3 |
|
Turnout |
3628 |
64.7 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Woodside[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Karen Collett |
1,451 |
43.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Joseph Harrison |
1,610 |
29.9 |
|
|
Labour |
John Young |
736 |
22.2 |
|
|
Green |
Iain Wadey |
140 |
4.2 |
|
Majority |
458 |
13.8 |
|
Turnout |
3320 |
63.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
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