Watford Council election, 2008

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.cite web| url = http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/display.var.2244119.0.0.php | title = Labour takes Watford seat | accessdate = 2008-05-13 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = "Watford Observer"]

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Liberal Democrat 27
*Conservative 3
*Green 3
*Labour 3

Council election result

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 9
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 75.0
votes % = 44.7
votes = 9,660
plus/minus = -2.3%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 26.6
votes = 5,741
plus/minus = +2.4%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 17.7
votes = 3,828
plus/minus = +0.2%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 10.8
votes = 2,340
plus/minus = +0.2%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.1
votes = 18
plus/minus = -0.6%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kenneth Brodhurst
votes = 729
percentage = 54.3
change = -9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Cloke
votes = 234
percentage = 17.4
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia Gollop
votes = 193
percentage = 14.4
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Lees
votes = 187
percentage = 13.9
change = +2.9Election box majority
votes = 495
percentage = 36.9
change = -12.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,343
percentage = 25.6
change = -3.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Green Party of England and Wales
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rabi Martins
votes = 620
percentage = 43.1
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joanna Grindrod
votes = 323
percentage = 22.4
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Clare Pitkin
votes = 278
percentage = 19.3
change = +8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Bamford
votes = 219
percentage = 15.2
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 297
percentage = 20.7
change = +2.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,440
percentage = 26.8
change = +0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Emma Hines-Randall
votes = 754
percentage = 43.0
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fred Grindrod
votes = 736
percentage = 41.9
change = -8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carole Bamford
votes = 191
percentage = 10.9
change = +3,3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Helen Wynne
votes = 74
percentage = 4.2
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 18
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,755
percentage = 30.8
change = -2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Qureshi Fawziyyah
votes = 634
percentage = 33.7
change = +5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Karen Best
votes = 505
percentage = 26.8
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ian Brandon
votes = 464
percentage = 24.6
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey O'Connell
votes = 280
percentage = 14.9
change = +3.0Election box majority
votes = 129
percentage = 6.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,883
percentage = 35.8
change = +1.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janice Brown
votes = 717
percentage = 47.4
change = -9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Bell
votes = 416
percentage = 27.5
change = +8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Daniel Scott
votes = 299
percentage = 19.8
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ian Pitkin
votes = 81
percentage = 5.4
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 301
percentage = 19.9
change = -17.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,513
percentage = 28.5
change = -1.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Mortimer
votes = 1,018
percentage = 44.9
change = +2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Russell Willson
votes = 971
percentage = 42.8
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Sally Ivins
votes = 137
percentage = 6.0
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Chambers
votes = 125
percentage = 5.5
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Antony Cooke
votes = 18
percentage = 0.8
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 47
percentage = 2.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,269
percentage = 41.3
change = -0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Poole
votes = 1,070
percentage = 60.1
change = -8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sarah Son
votes = 460
percentage = 25.8
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Jones
votes = 135
percentage = 7.6
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Neal Webber
votes = 115
percentage = 6.5
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 610
percentage = 34.3
change = -12.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,780
percentage = 35.4
change = +0.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = George Derbyshire
votes = 1,366
percentage = 51.5
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Meerabux
votes = 1,076
percentage = 40.6
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Riaz
votes = 127
percentage = 4.8
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Alex Mason
votes = 82
percentage = 3.1
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 290
percentage = 10.9
change = +0.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,651
percentage = 47.3
change = -1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Wylie
votes = 917
percentage = 56.7
change = -6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathon Cordell
votes = 373
percentage = 23.1
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Abeyemi Oshunniyi
votes = 241
percentage = 14.9
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kevin Pettifer
votes = 87
percentage = 5.4
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 544
percentage = 33.6
change = -8.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,618
percentage = 31.2
change = -0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hugh O'Hanlon
votes = 847
percentage = 46.9
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Southern
votes = 695
percentage = 38.5
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pauline May
votes = 192
percentage = 10.6
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rachel Neill
votes = 72
percentage = 4.0
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 152
percentage = 8.4
change = -3.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,806
percentage = 38.5
change = -1.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Tanveer Taj
votes = 911
percentage = 43.4
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Abrar Shah
votes = 791
percentage = 37.7
change = -5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Ealey
votes = 256
percentage = 12.2
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = David Degen
votes = 141
percentage = 6.7
change = +1.9Election box majority
votes = 120
percentage = 5.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,099
percentage = 39.2
change = +2.9Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Brown
votes = 780
percentage = 54.5
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Harrison
votes = 345
percentage = 24.1
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Young
votes = 225
percentage = 15.7
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Caryn Argun
votes = 80
percentage = 5.6
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 435
percentage = 30.4
change = -16.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,430
percentage = 28.2
change = +0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/26uk.stm 2004 Watford election result]
* [http://www.watford.gov.uk/ccm/content/strategic-services/press-releases/02-05---watford-borough-council-election-results-2008.en Ward results]
* [http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.2243527.0.watford_election_results.php Watford election results]

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