# 2004 Watford Borough Council election

Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 39.3%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Liberal Democrat 26
* Labour 4
* Conservative 4
* Green 2

## Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | +6 | 83.3 | 44.5 | 10,514 | -4.7% |
| Conservative | 1 | -3 | 8.3 | 25.9 | 6,118 | +4.5% |
| Green | 1 | +1 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 2,473 | +2.0% |
| Labour | 0 | -4 | 0 | 19.1 | 4,516 | -0.9% |

## Ward results

Callowland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Kenneth Brodhurst | 1,034 | 57.3 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Short | 309 | 17.1 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Salter | 256 | 14.2 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Cordell | 207 | 11.5 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 725 | 40.2 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 36.6 | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rabi Martins | 820 | 50.1 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Nnagbogu Akubue | 323 | 19.7 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Greenstreet | 293 | 17.9 | +5.9 |
| | Green | Ruth Atkin | 200 | 12.2 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 30.4 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,636 | 32.7 | |
Holywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer McGovern | 770 | 42.1 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | Nigel Bell | 750 | 41.0 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Carole Bamford | 203 | 11.1 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Martin Wiesner | 106 | 5.8 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.1 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,829 | 35.9 | |
Leggatts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Khalid Mahmood | 838 | 42.5 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen O'Brien | 654 | 33.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Andrew Head | 320 | 16.2 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Christine Stockwell | 162 | 8.2 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 9.4 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,974 | 38.0 | |
Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Brown | 790 | 41.8 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Linda Smith | 580 | 30.7 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Southern | 382 | 20.2 | +9.8 |
| | Green | Jenny Woods | 138 | 7.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 11.1 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | 36.3 | |
Nascot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Mortimer | 1,285 | 54.4 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Watkin | 660 | 28.0 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Thomas Meldrum | 273 | 11.6 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Carole Skinner | 143 | 6.1 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 | 26.4 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,361 | 44.2 | |
Oxhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Poole | 1,269 | 64.1 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | David Ealey | 433 | 21.9 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Jones | 180 | 9.1 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Clive Skinner | 99 | 5.0 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 42.2 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,981 | 41.2 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Derbyshire | 1,358 | 51.7 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | David Wright | 1,025 | 39.0 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Mavis Tyrwhitt | 153 | 5.8 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Elaine Edwards | 93 | 3.5 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 12.7 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | 53.2 | |
Stanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wylie | 1,023 | 55.4 | −10.3 |
| | Conservative | Roger Frost | 454 | 24.6 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Cullen | 257 | 13.9 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Kevin Pettifer | 112 | 6.1 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | 30.8 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,846 | 36.8 | |
Tudor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Hanlon | 999 | 50.4 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Bamford | 586 | 29.6 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Frances Hince | 276 | 13.9 | −9.8 |
| | Green | Anna Rackett | 121 | 6.1 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 20.8 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,982 | 43.6 | |
Vicarage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ajab | 848 | 40.6 | −10.4 |
| | Labour | Jagtar Dhindsa | 786 | 37.7 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Mark Bunn | 286 | 13.7 | +5.0 |
| | Green | David Degen | 167 | 8.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 2.9 | −15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,087 | 41.0 | |
Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Brown | 883 | 55.2 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | William Hodnett | 310 | 19.4 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Marion Chambers | 309 | 19.3 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Sally Ivins | 98 | 6.1 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 35.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,600 | 32.2 | |