# 2021 Watford Borough Council election

The 2021 Watford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2021 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 | 8 | | 66.7 | 18 | 26 | 72.2 | 12,103 | 44.0 | -11.2 |
| | Labour | 4 | | 33.3 | 6 | 10 | 27.8 | 7,868 | 28.6 | -0.4 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,312 | 26.6 | +12.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.2 | New |

## Ward results
### Callowland

Callowland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dennis Watling | 934 | 42.2 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Inniss | 924 | 41.8 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | Mary Sackett | 355 | 16.0 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.4 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,213 | 38.2 | +2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Devonish | 915 | 44.5 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Sophia Demetriou-Jones | 680 | 33.1 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Cole Parker | 319 | 15.5 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | Dennis Wharton | 140 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 11.4 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,054 | 30.9 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Holywell

Holywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Bell | 1,272 | 62.5 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Ian Fox | 436 | 21.4 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simonie Jeffree | 274 | 13.5 | −15.4 |
| | TUSC | Mark O'Connor | 54 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | 41.1 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,036 | 30.8 | +5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Leggatts

Leggatts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Smith | 819 | 37.4 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shafiq Ahmed | 765 | 34.9 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Parker | 565 | 25.8 | +0.6 |
| | TUSC | Derek Foster | 40 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 2.5 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,189 | 37.9 | +3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Meriden

Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hannon | 690 | 43.0 | −16.6 |
| | Conservative | Prashanth Elangovan | 519 | 32.4 | +18.8 |
| | Labour | Felix Tyszkiewicz | 395 | 24.6 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 10.6 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 28.0 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 18.4 | |

### Nascot

Nascot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Watkin | 1,275 | 53.9 | −10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Osborn | 1,179 | 49.9 | −14.6 |
| | Conservative | Binita Mehta-Parmar | 786 | 33.2 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Ravi Kura | 655 | 27.7 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Sarah Flynn | 471 | 19.9 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Edward Tunnah | 364 | 15.4 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 41.0 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Oxhey

Oxhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Clarke-Taylor | 1,316 | 60.1 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gornicki | 494 | 22.5 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Sue Sleeman | 339 | 15.5 | −1.5 |
| | Reform UK | Neal Webber | 42 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 37.6 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | 40.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeffree | 1,472 | 52.8 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Linda Topping | 902 | 32.4 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Nabila Ahmed | 412 | 14.8 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 20.4 | −22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,786 | 43.4 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.9 | |

### Stanborough

Stanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Feldman | 956 | 49.3 | −33.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Williams | 673 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Nina Mileva | 312 | 16.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 14.6 | −51.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,941 | 34.1 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 34.3 | |

### Tudor

Tudor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Walford | 938 | 48.6 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Carly Bishop | 576 | 29.8 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | Seamus Williams | 418 | 21.6 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 18.8 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,932 | 37.0 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 12.1 | |

### Vicarage

Vicarage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sara Trebar | 1,061 | 48.1 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Thurlow | 592 | 26.9 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Abbas Merali | 551 | 25.0 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 21.2 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,204 | 37.7 | +3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Woodside

Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Saffery | 807 | 48.1 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Amarish Patel | 481 | 28.6 | +15.6 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Bush | 391 | 23.3 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 19.5 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 29.2 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 12.4 | |