# 2024 Watford Borough Council election

The 2024 Watford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council's seats were up for election.

## Summary

The council was under Liberal Democrat majority control prior to election, and the party also held the position of the directly elected Mayor of Watford, which was not up for election in 2024. Given the size of the party's majority prior to the election, it was impossible for them to lose control at this election. In the event, the party actually increased their majority, gaining three seats from Labour.

### Election result

2024 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 | 11 | 3 | 91.7 | 19 | 30 | 83.3 | 11,243 | 48.2 | –0.6 |
| | Labour | 1 | 3 | 8.3 | 5 | 6 | 16.7 | 6,775 | 29.1 | –1.7 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,612 | 15.5 | –2.0 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,113 | 4.8 | +2.7 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 239 | 1.0 | +0.8 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 204 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Heritage | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 0.3 | ±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 8 April 2024.

### Callowland

Callowland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Short | 1,069 | 51.9 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Dannis Watling* | 829 | 40.3 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Nick Kahan | 161 | 7.8 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,059 | 34.15 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Summer | 924 | 46.2 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Mo Hakim | 572 | 28.6 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Devyani Bajaj | 259 | 12.9 | +3.4 |
| | Reform UK | David Ealey | 125 | 6.2 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Dennis Wharton | 68 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | TUSC | James O'Connor | 53 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,001 | 28.15 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Holywell

Holywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Bell* | 1,159 | 60.1 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Morrison | 352 | 18.2 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Danny Moseley | 328 | 17.0 | −2.3 |
| | TUSC | Mark O'Connor | 91 | 4.7 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,930 | 26.95 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Leggatts

Leggatts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sham Begum | 864 | 42.6 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Asma Suleman | 689 | 34.0 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | James Fanning | 350 | 17.3 | +1.9 |
| | Heritage | Sarah Knott | 65 | 3.2 | −0.2 |
| | TUSC | Derek Foster | 60 | 3.0 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,028 | 34.52 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Meriden

Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annalisa Buraglio | 643 | 44.7 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Keith Morgan | 377 | 26.2 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Jennie Raperport | 314 | 21.8 | −2.5 |
| | Reform UK | Ian Green | 106 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 | 25.03 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Nascot

Nascot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Watkin* | 1,394 | 59.1 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Woodard | 422 | 17.9 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Seamus Williams | 385 | 16.3 | +1.2 |
| | Reform UK | Charlie Xie | 158 | 6.7 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,359 | 34.66 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Oxhey

Oxhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Clarke-Taylor* | 1,267 | 66.1 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Anthony Scott-Norman | 231 | 12.0 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Sahil Ghuman | 222 | 11.6 | −6.1 |
| | Reform UK | Neal Webber | 100 | 5.2 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Shaun Howard | 98 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,918 | 34.23 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabriel Duduta | 1,413 | 58.8 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Arijit Mukherjee | 380 | 15.8 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Rajinder Dhindsa | 352 | 14.6 | −1.1 |
| | Reform UK | John Craddock | 259 | 10.8 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,404 | 36.98 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Stanborough

Stanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clara Ansong | 798 | 49.9 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Williams | 307 | 19.2 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Laura Griffiths | 294 | 18.4 | +1.2 |
| | Reform UK | Gary Ling | 200 | 12.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,599 | 28.03 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Tudor

Tudor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Walford* | 827 | 47.4 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Ola Alade | 408 | 23.4 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Carly Bishop | 346 | 19.8 | −6.9 |
| | Reform UK | John Dowdle | 165 | 9.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,746 | 33.30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Vicarage

Vicarage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sohail Bashir | 987 | 43.5 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | Sara Trebar* | 907 | 40.0 | −19.6 |
| | Conservative | Vibhor Agarwal | 232 | 10.2 | −0.4 |
| | Green | David Gordon | 141 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,267 | 37.90 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Woodside

Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Saffery* | 705 | 45.0 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Anne Joynes | 572 | 36.5 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Kingsley Owen | 291 | 18.6 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | 27.29 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |