# Watford Borough Council elections

Watford Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, to elect members of Watford Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. A third of the council is elected each time. Since the last boundary changes in 2016 the council has comprised 36 councillors representing 12 wards, each of which elects three councillors. In addition to the 36 councillors Watford also has a directly-elected mayor. Elections to Hertfordshire County Council are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections.

## Council elections

* 1973 Watford Borough Council election
* 1976 Watford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Watford Borough Council election
* 1980 Watford Borough Council election
* 1982 Watford Borough Council election
* 1983 Watford Borough Council election
* 1984 Watford Borough Council election
* 1986 Watford Borough Council election
* 1987 Watford Borough Council election
* 1988 Watford Borough Council election
* 1990 Watford Borough Council election
* 1991 Watford Borough Council election
* 1992 Watford Borough Council election
* 1994 Watford Borough Council election
* 1995 Watford Borough Council election
* 1996 Watford Borough Council election
* 1998 Watford Borough Council election
* 1999 Watford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2000 Watford Borough Council election
* 2002 Watford Borough Council election
* 2003 Watford Borough Council election
* 2004 Watford Borough Council election
* 2006 Watford Borough Council election
* 2007 Watford Borough Council election
* 2008 Watford Borough Council election
* 2010 Watford Borough Council election
* 2011 Watford Borough Council election
* 2012 Watford Borough Council election
* 2014 Watford Borough Council election
* 2015 Watford Borough Council election
* 2016 Watford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2018 Watford Borough Council election
* 2019 Watford Borough Council election
* 2021 Watford Borough Council election
* 2022 Watford Borough Council election
* 2023 Watford Borough Council election
* 2024 Watford Borough Council election

## Results maps

* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994–1998

Meriden By-Election 1 May 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 3,768 | 48.2 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | | 2,473 | 31.7 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,570 | 20.1 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,295 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,811 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Nascot Park By-Election 1 May 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 3,695 | 50.0 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,963 | 26.6 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | | 1,727 | 23.4 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,732 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,385 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1998–2002

Holywell By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,447 | 51.1 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 906 | 32.0 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | | 477 | 16.9 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,830 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tudor By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,260 | 42.5 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | | 1,011 | 34.1 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 467 | 15.8 | −1.3 |
| | Independent | | 116 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Green | | 112 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,966 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vicarage By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,691 | 56.9 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | | 674 | 22.7 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 607 | 20.4 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,017 | 34.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,972 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002–2006

Oxhey By-Election 20 June 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirena Counter | 1,024 | 72.4 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Alan Luto | 245 | 17.3 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Ngagbogu Akubue | 105 | 7.4 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Faye Cullen | 40 | 2.8 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 779 | 55.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,414 | 28.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2006–2010

Nascot By-Election 15 June 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Watkin | 887 | 45.4 | +17.4 |
| | Conservative | Angela Basit | 828 | 42.4 | −12.0 |
| | Green | Sally Ivins | 145 | 7.4 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Riaz | 92 | 4.7 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,952 | 36.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Tudor By-Election 16 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Walford | 932 | 50.0 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Southern | 486 | 26.1 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Xerri | 273 | 14.6 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Helen Wynne | 91 | 4.9 | +0.9 |
| | BNP | Guy Dickens | 83 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 23.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,865 | 40.83 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Leggatts By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Johnson | 534 | 27.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Adcock | 489 | 24.8 |
| | Green | Maria Green | 463 | 23.5 |
| | Labour | Ahsan Khan | 438 | 22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1969 | 36.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### 2010–2014

Central By-Election 14 October 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Lynch | 696 | 44.1 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Fred Grindrod | 622 | 39.4 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Youseffe Fahmy | 158 | 10.0 | −12.2 |
| | Green | Dorothy Nixon | 79 | 5.0 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | Dan Channing | 24 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,579 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Nascot By-Election 29 September 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Aron | 1,021 | 48.5 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Penny Edwards | 818 | 38.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Omar Ismail | 134 | 6.4 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Sally Ivins | 133 | 6.3 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,106 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Vicarage By-Election 6 October 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Joan Mills | 917 | 52.9 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Granville Gough | 403 | 23.2 | −4.3 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Azam | 190 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| | Independent | Paul Baker | 129 | 7.4 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | David Charles Ealey | 95 | 5.5 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,734 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Central By-Election 12 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lizz Ayre | 716 | 45.9 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Avril Haley | 550 | 35.3 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Binita Mehta | 151 | 9.7 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Su Murray | 83 | 5.3 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Renie Price | 59 | 3.8 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,559 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Woodside By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Saffery | 487 | 37.2 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | Tony Rogers | 292 | 22.3 | −8.8 |
| | UKIP | Philip Cox | 277 | 21.1 | +21.1 |
| | Labour | Omar Ashraf | 212 | 16.2 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Alison Wiesner | 42 | 3.2 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,310 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2014–2018

Leggatts By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Smith | 934 | 44.1 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Lynch | 762 | 36.0 | +19.2 |
| | Conservative | Camilla Khawaja | 318 | 15.0 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Su Murray | 104 | 4.9 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Oxhey By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Parker | 1,239 | 64.7 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Bell | 395 | 20.6 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Sue Sleeman | 281 | 14.7 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 844 | 44.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,915 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeffree | 1,430 | 54.7 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | David Fallon | 915 | 35.0 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Junior Sesay | 267 | 10.2 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 19.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2018–2022

Oxhey By-Election 21 June 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Imran Hamid | 828 | 55.3 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gornicki | 420 | 28.1 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Sue Sleeman | 248 | 16.6 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 27.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,496 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tudor By-Election 10 October 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Stanton | 871 | 55.4 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Carly Bishop | 490 | 31.2 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | Seamus Williams | 210 | 13.4 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 24.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2022–2026

Holywell by-election: 1 May 2025 :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Labour | Asma Suleman |
| Majority | Majority | Majority |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
Held alongside the 2025 Hertfordshire County Council election.