# 2002 Watford Borough Council election

Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. At the same time an election for a directly elected mayor was held, which was won by the Liberal Democrat Dorothy Thornhill.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 15
* Liberal Democrat 13
* Conservative 7
* Independent 1

## Mayoral election

Watford Mayoral Election 2 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Thornhill | 10,954 | 49.4% | 2,519 | 13,473 | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Vince Muspratt | 4,899 | 22.1% | 370 | 5,269 | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Gary Ling | 4,746 | 21.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Stephen Rackett | 851 | 3.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Socialist Alliance | Paul Woodward | 390 | 1.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Fat Cat | Tristram Cooke | 330 | 1.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |

## Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | +3 | 50.0 | 43.9 | 10,021 |
| Labour | 4 | -3 | 33.3 | 24.2 | 5,527 |
| Conservative | 2 | +1 | 16.7 | 25.6 | 5,837 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 886 |
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2.2 | 492 |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 60 |

## Ward results

Callowland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel Scott | 488 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Salter | 466 | 31.3 |
| | Green | Stephen Rackett | 284 | 19.1 |
| | Conservative | Carl Robertson | 249 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,487 | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Leslie | 853 | 49.1 |
| | Labour | John Dowdle | 616 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Hugill | 176 | 10.1 |
| | Green | Christine Stockwel | 93 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,738 | |
Holywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Baddeley | 1,025 | 56.9 |
| | Labour | Steven Palmer | 568 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative | David Ealey | 147 | 8.2 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Andrew O'Brien | 60 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,800 | |
Leggatts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Crout | 691 | 36.0 |
| | Conservative | Sally Punter | 650 | 33.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Wyatt | 519 | 27.0 |
| | Green | Carol Skinner | 59 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,919 | |
Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoffrey O'Connell | 613 | 37.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Greenslade | 575 | 34.9 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Bell | 460 | 27.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,648 | |
Nascot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Gordon | 1,101 | 47.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Wyatt | 709 | 30.8 |
| | Independent | Janice Brown | 492 | 21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,302 | |
Oxhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Sharpe | 1,481 | 67.4 |
| | Conservative | Alan Luto | 414 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Nnagbogu Akubue | 232 | 10.6 |
| | Green | Andrew McBean | 71 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,067 | 48.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,198 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Timothy Williams | 1,207 | 51.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Crowne | 795 | 34.0 |
| | Labour | Frances Hince | 256 | 10.9 |
| | Green | Elaine Edwards | 80 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,338 | |
Stanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Richmond | 1,222 | 64.7 |
| | Conservative | Roger Frost | 318 | 16.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Anglesey | 291 | 15.4 |
| | Green | Ian West | 58 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 904 | 47.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,889 | |
Tudor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Scudder | 705 | 36.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Southern | 636 | 32.9 |
| | Labour | Sheila Rosser | 524 | 27.1 |
| | Green | Clive Skinner | 66 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,931 | |
Vicarage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Graham | 826 | 44.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shahnaz Ali | 595 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative | Khalid Khan | 299 | 16.1 |
| | Green | Paul Sandford | 137 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,857 | |
Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Burtenshaw | 1,076 | 62.7 |
| | Labour | Marion Chambers | 422 | 24.6 |
| | Conservative | Grace Cordell | 180 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Faye Cullen | 38 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 38.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,716 | |