# 2007 Watford Borough Council election

Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Liberal Democrat 28
* Green 3
* Conservative 3
* Labour 2

## Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 75.0 | 47.0 | 10,105 | +4.7% |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 24.2 | 5,195 | +1.8% |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8.3 | 17.5 | 3,760 | -5.2% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 2,289 | -2.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 152 | +0.7% |

## Ward results

Callowland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Stephen Rackett | 935 | 63.9 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Joanna Grindrod | 207 | 14.1 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Clay | 161 | 11.0 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Cordell | 161 | 11.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 728 | 49.8 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,464 | 28.7 | −8.6 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Smillie | 639 | 46.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Ian Lowery | 382 | 27.8 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Ogden | 198 | 14.4 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Anna Rackett | 156 | 11.3 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 18.7 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,375 | 26.6 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Holywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Bell | 932 | 50.7 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Hines-Randall | 702 | 38.2 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Carole Bamford | 139 | 7.6 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Helen Wynne | 67 | 3.6 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,840 | 32.8 | −6.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Leggatts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Grimston | 515 | 28.5 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Qureshi Fawziyyah | 513 | 28.4 | −4.3 |
| | Green | Ian Brandon | 413 | 22.8 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Marion Chambers | 216 | 11.9 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | Maria Green | 152 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,809 | 34.6 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Greenslade | 896 | 57.0 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Bell | 305 | 19.4 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Andrew O'Brien | 297 | 18.9 | −12.3 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Joyce | 75 | 4.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | 37.6 | +25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,573 | 29.7 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Nascot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Forrest | 1,040 | 46.0 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Karen Best | 956 | 42.3 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Sally Ivins | 154 | 6.8 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Fred Grindrod | 112 | 5.0 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 3.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,262 | 41.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Oxhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirena Counter | 1,167 | 68.2 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Bamford | 361 | 21.1 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Nnagbogu Akubue | 117 | 6.8 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Caryn Argun | 67 | 3.9 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 806 | 47.1 | +12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 34.5 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Laventure | 1,377 | 51.4 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Jane Gregory | 1,103 | 41.2 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Manzoor Hussain | 112 | 4.2 | −2.9 |
| | Green | David Hodgkinson | 87 | 3.2 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,679 | 48.4 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Scudder | 1,018 | 62.8 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Williams | 331 | 20.4 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Mavis Tyrwhitt | 202 | 12.5 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Kevin Pettifer | 69 | 4.3 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 42.4 | +19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,620 | 31.4 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tudor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kelly McLeod | 878 | 47.9 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Southern | 666 | 36.4 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Jones | 189 | 10.3 | −5.1 |
| | Green | Rachel Neill | 99 | 5.4 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 11.5 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,832 | 39.7 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Vicarage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shameem Khan | 827 | 42.9 | |
| | Labour | Nohreen Hamid | 770 | 40.0 | |
| | Conservative | David Ealey | 236 | 12.3 | |
| | Green | Tony Pellicci | 93 | 4.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | 36.3 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Burtenshaw | 887 | 63.0 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Harrison | 224 | 15.9 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | John Young | 224 | 15.9 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Paula Brodhurst | 74 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 47.1 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,409 | 28.0 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |