# 2018 Watford Borough Council election

The 2018 Watford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.
Watford was one of the boroughs subject to a trial of voter ID restrictions requiring the production of polling cards.
Since the election of the full council in 2016, there had been three by-elections, but the balance of the council remained the same, as they were won by the defending party, in the case of Leggatts Ward by Labour and in the cases of Oxhey and Park by the Lib Dems.

## Mayoral Election Candidates

Peter Taylor of the Liberal Democrats retained the Watford majority for the Liberal Democrats on the second count. Prior to the election, the mayor had been Dorothy Thornhill, representing the Liberal Democrats.
Watford Mayoral Election 3 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrat | Peter Taylor | 13,279 | 48.7% | 15,931 | 61.6% |
| | Labour | Jagtar Dhindsa | 9, 223 | 33.8% | 9,951 | 38.4% |
| | Conservative | George Jabbour | 4,787 | 17.5% | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat hold |

## Results summary

Watford Borough Council election, 2018 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76.92 | 43.6 | 11,957 | +1.2 |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23.1 | 33.7 | 9,244 | +5.0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 20.9 | 5,737 | -9.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.0 | 278 | -4.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.8 | 225 | -1.5 |

## Ward Results

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.

### Callowland

Callowland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Stotesbury | 1,044 | 45.6 | 12.8 |
| | Labour | Ahsan Khan* | 832 | 36.4 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Parker | 276 | 12.1 | 1.4 |
| | Green | Alison Wiesner | 137 | 6.0 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,289 | 40.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 5.0 | |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-9.6%)

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aga Dychton* | 930 | 40.7 | 0.9 |
| | Labour | Ani Meehan | 912 | 40.0 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Wharton | 300 | 13.1 | 3.0 |
| | Green | David Underdown | 141 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,283 | 37.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Holywell

Holywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Matt Turmaine* | 1,402 | 65.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Syed Kazmi | 436 | 20.40 |
| | Conservative | Yasmin Goldsmith | 299 | 13.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 966 | 45.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2137 | 33.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Leggatts

Leggatts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bilqees Mauthoor* | 1,121 | 50.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Inniss | 719 | 32.46 |
| | Conservative | David Ealey | 375 | 16.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 18.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2215 | 39.01 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Meriden

Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Barton | 779 | 43.57 |
| | Labour Co-op | John Dowdle | 560 | 31.32 |
| | Conservative | Linda Topping | 449 | 25.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 12.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1788 | 31.35 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Nascot

Nascot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Alexandra Johnson* | 1,505 | 53.41 |
| | Conservative | Binita Mehta-Parmar | 725 | 25.73 |
| | Labour | Edward John Tunnah | 509 | 18.06 |
| | UKIP | David Penn | 79 | 2.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 | 27.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2818 | 43.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Oxhey

Oxhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Parker | 1,432 | 58.83 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gornicki | 570 | 23.42 |
| | Labour | Sue Sleeman | 432 | 17.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | 35.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2434 | 46.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Kloss | 1,588 | 51.77 |
| | Conservative | David Fallon | 889 | 28.99 |
| | Labour | Nabila Ahmed | 541 | 17.64 |
| | UKIP | Peter Blogg | 49 | 1.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 699 | 22.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3067 | 48.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Stanborough

Stanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Crout* | 1,242 | 62.82 |
| | Conservative | Lola Adedoyin | 385 | 19.47 |
| | Labour | Asma Suleman | 350 | 17.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | 43.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1977 | 35.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Tudor

Tudor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Johnson* | 951 | 44.65 |
| | Labour | Diana Ivory | 615 | 28.87 |
| | Conservative | Darren Harrison$^a$ | 564 | 26.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 15.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2130 | 40.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
* $^a$ Darren Harrison was suspended by the Conservative Party after having alleged links to the EDL and other far-right groups. He remained on the ballot as a Conservative candidate.

### Vicarage

Vicarage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nasreen Shah* | 1,488 | 62.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tahair Azam | 505 | 21.09 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Sherman | 402 | 16.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 983 | 41.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2395 | 43.08 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woodside

Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Saffery* | 826 | 43.29 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Hayes | 503 | 26.36 |
| | Labour | Seamus Williams | 482 | 25.26 |
| | UKIP | Ian Green | 97 | 5.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 16.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1908 | 33.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |