# 2023 Watford Borough Council election

The 2023 Watford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 12 of the 36 seats up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The Liberal Democrats retained their majority on the council.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Watford Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | | 75.0 | 18 | 27 | 75.0 | 10,611 | 48.8 | –2.5 |
| | Labour | 3 | | 25.0 | 6 | 9 | 25.0 | 6,695 | 30.8 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,805 | 17.5 | –2.1 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 447 | 2.1 | +1.9 |
| | Heritage | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 0.4 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Watford Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were:

### Callowland

Callowland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Allen-Williamson* | 899 | 47.7 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Asma Suleman | 760 | 40.3 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Nav Deep | 227 | 12.0 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,886 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rabi Martins* | 1,002 | 53.6 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Mo Wadud Hakim | 585 | 31.3 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Sahil Ghuman | 177 | 9.5 | −1.7 |
| | Reform UK | David Ealey | 104 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,868 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Holywell

Holywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Favour Ezeifedi* | 960 | 57.3 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabriel Duduta | 335 | 20.0 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Sanjaya Pant | 323 | 19.3 | −4.6 |
| | TUSC | Mark O'Connor | 58 | 3.5 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,676 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Leggatts

Leggatts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Asif Khan* | 882 | 45.6 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamil Minhas | 665 | 34.4 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative | James Fanning | 297 | 15.4 | −1.1 |
| | Heritage | Sarah Knott | 66 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Derek Foster | 24 | 1.2 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,934 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Meriden

Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Grimston* | 628 | 49.8 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Helena Farrington | 327 | 25.9 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Jennie Raperport | 307 | 24.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,262 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Nascot

Nascot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hofman* | 1,280 | 57.5 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Ravi Kura | 485 | 21.8 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Edward Tunnah | 336 | 15.1 | −1.2 |
| | Reform UK | Gary Ling | 125 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,226 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Oxhey

Oxhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Newstead | 1,275 | 67.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | William Hickey | 339 | 17.9 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Sue Sleeman | 241 | 12.7 | −2.6 |
| | Reform UK | Neal Webber | 43 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,898 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penelope Hill | 1,441 | 60.4 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Arijit Mukherjee | 458 | 19.2 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Laura Griffiths | 375 | 15.7 | −1.6 |
| | Reform UK | John Dowdle | 111 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,385 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Stanborough

Stanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Williams* | 928 | 57.9 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Williams | 283 | 17.7 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Terence Butler | 276 | 17.2 | −2.3 |
| | Reform UK | Michael Hall | 64 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Green | James Willis | 52 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,603 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Tudor

Tudor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlott Saunders | 852 | 52.3 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Carly Bishop | 436 | 26.7 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Bush | 342 | 21.0 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,630 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Vicarage

Vicarage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jagtar Dhindsa* | 1,151 | 59.6 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bobby Amin | 575 | 29.8 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Octavian Chirila Filip | 205 | 10.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,931 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woodside

Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Wenham* | 731 | 50.1 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Anne Joynes | 460 | 31.5 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Cawthorne | 268 | 18.4 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |