# 2011 Watford Borough Council election

Elections to Watford Borough Council in England were held on 5 May 2011. Three years in every four, a third of the council (12 councillors) retires and elections are held (in the fourth year, elections are held for county councillors).
In this council election, the Labour Party gained two seats; the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative lost one each. The Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council. Four parties, Liberal Democrats, Labour, Conservative and Green, all put up candidates in every seat. There were also three UKIP candidates and one independent.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Liberal Democrat: 24
* Labour: 6
* Green: 3
* Conservative: 3

## Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | - | -1 | -1 | 66.7 | 36.7% | 9899 |
| Labour | 3 | +2 | - | +2 | 25.0 | 28.0% | 7553 |
| Conservative | - | - | -1 | -1 | | 23.5% | 6333 |
| Green | 1 | - | - | - | 8.3 | 9.9% | 2663 |
| UKIP | - | - | - | - | | 1.1% | 298 |
| Independent | - | - | - | - | | 0.8% | 204 |

## Ward results

Callowland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Steve Lawrence Rackett | 1104 | 58.6 |
| | Labour | Emma Clare Collins | 424 | 22.5 |
| | Conservative | Guy Anthony Miller | 229 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Gollop | 128 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 680 | 36.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1885 | 34.97 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Lynch | 901 | 42.1 |
| | Labour | Fred Grindrod | 772 | 36.1 |
| | Conservative | Carole Ann Bamford | 277 | 13.0 |
| | Green | Dorothy Nixon | 118 | 5.5 |
| | UKIP | Renie Price | 70 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2138 | 34.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Holywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nigel Bell | 1473 | 68.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Baddeley | 343 | 15.9 |
| | Conservative | Neil John Punter | 251 | 11.7 |
| | Green | Alison Wiesner | 86 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1130 | 52.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2153 | 35.03 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Leggatts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Asif Kaleem Khan | 786 | 35.3 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Grimston | 670 | 30.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Wharton | 440 | 19.8 |
| | Green | Ian Brandon | 330 | 14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2226 | 41.76 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Carole Greenslade | 893 | 43.6 |
| | Labour | Seamus Williams | 584 | 28.5 |
| | Conservative | David Charles Ealey | 468 | 22.9 |
| | Green | Iain Wadey | 101 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2046 | 36.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Nascot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Andrew Forrest | 1285 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative | Camilla Zaman Khawaja | 1023 | 36.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Barnes | 328 | 11.7 |
| | Green | Sally Rose Ivins | 179 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2815 | 48.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Oxhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirena Counter | 1209 | 55.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Haxton Bamford | 497 | 22.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Janet Sleeman | 357 | 16.3 |
| | Green | Christine Winifred Chandler | 129 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 32.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2192 | 42.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lewis Jeffree | 1302 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | Linda Ann Topping | 1160 | 38.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Jones | 330 | 11.0 |
| | Green | Alex MacGregor Mason | 133 | 4.4 |
| | UKIP | David Penn | 75 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3000 | 50.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Stanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Thomas Francis Scudder | 1095 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Margaret Edwards | 521 | 25.1 |
| | Labour | Adeyemi Frederick Oshunniyi | 356 | 17.1 |
| | Green | Caryn Elaine Argun | 107 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2079 | 39.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Tudor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kelly McLeod | 879 | 41.7 |
| | Conservative | Youseffe Fahmy | 485 | 23.0 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Pearce | 461 | 21.9 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Channing | 153 | 7.3 |
| | Green | Clare Victoria Pitkin | 128 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2106 | 44.54 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Vicarage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nasreen Shah | 1259 | 50.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shameen Khan | 691 | 27.5 |
| | Conservative | Sally Punter | 231 | 9.2 |
| | Independent | Paul Baker | 204 | 8.1 |
| | Green | Helen Elizabeth Wynne | 127 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 568 | 22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2512 | 44.79 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Edward Burtenshaw | 733 | 40.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony John Rogers | 521 | 29.0 |
| | Labour | John Young | 423 | 23.5 |
| | Green | Paula Mary Evelyn Brodhurst | 121 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1798 | 33.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |