2021 Watford Borough Council election

The 2021 Watford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections.
Results summary
| 2021 Watford Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 8 |   | 66.7 | 18 | 26 | 72.2 | 12,103 | 44.0 | -11.2 | |
| Labour | 4 |   | 33.3 | 6 | 10 | 27.8 | 7,868 | 28.6 | -0.4 | |
| Conservative | 0 |   | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,312 | 26.6 | +12.1 | |
| Independent | 0 |   | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| TUSC | 0 |   | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 0.2 | New | |
| Reform UK | 0 |   | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.2 | New | |
Ward results
Callowland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dennis Watling | 934 | 42.2 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph Inniss | 924 | 41.8 | −11.6 | |
| Conservative | Mary Sackett | 355 | 16.0 | +6.9 | |
| Majority | 10 | 0.4 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,213 | 38.2 | +2.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing |  8.2 | |||
Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Devonish | 915 | 44.5 | −9.5 | |
| Labour | Sophia Demetriou-Jones | 680 | 33.1 | −3.9 | |
| Conservative | Cole Parker | 319 | 15.5 | +6.5 | |
| Independent | Dennis Wharton | 140 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 235 | 11.4 | −5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,054 | 30.9 | −3.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  2.8 | |||
Holywell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nigel Bell | 1,272 | 62.5 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Ian Fox | 436 | 21.4 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simonie Jeffree | 274 | 13.5 | −15.4 | |
| TUSC | Mark O'Connor | 54 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 836 | 41.1 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,036 | 30.8 | +5.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing |  3.3 | |||
Leggatts
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Smith | 819 | 37.4 | −6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Shafiq Ahmed | 765 | 34.9 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Parker | 565 | 25.8 | +0.6 | |
| TUSC | Derek Foster | 40 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 54 | 2.5 | −9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,189 | 37.9 | +3.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing |  4.9 | |||
Meriden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Hannon | 690 | 43.0 | −16.6 | |
| Conservative | Prashanth Elangovan | 519 | 32.4 | +18.8 | |
| Labour | Felix Tyszkiewicz | 395 | 24.6 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 171 | 10.6 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,604 | 28.0 | −0.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  18.4 | |||
Nascot
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Watkin | 1,275 | 53.9 | −10.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Osborn | 1,179 | 49.9 | −14.6 | |
| Conservative | Binita Mehta-Parmar | 786 | 33.2 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Ravi Kura | 655 | 27.7 | +5.6 | |
| Labour | Sarah Flynn | 471 | 19.9 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | Edward Tunnah | 364 | 15.4 | +2.0 | |
| Turnout | — | 41.0 | +2.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Oxhey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Clarke-Taylor | 1,316 | 60.1 | −8.4 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Gornicki | 494 | 22.5 | +8.0 | |
| Labour | Sue Sleeman | 339 | 15.5 | −1.5 | |
| Reform UK | Neal Webber | 42 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 822 | 37.6 | −13.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,191 | 40.8 | +3.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  8.2 | |||
Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeffree | 1,472 | 52.8 | −9.6 | |
| Conservative | Linda Topping | 902 | 32.4 | +12.2 | |
| Labour | Nabila Ahmed | 412 | 14.8 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 570 | 20.4 | −22.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,786 | 43.4 | +1.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  10.9 | |||
Stanborough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Feldman | 956 | 49.3 | −33.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Williams | 673 | 34.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Nina Mileva | 312 | 16.1 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 283 | 14.6 | −51.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,941 | 34.1 | +3.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  34.3 | |||
Tudor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Walford | 938 | 48.6 | −12.4 | |
| Conservative | Carly Bishop | 576 | 29.8 | +11.8 | |
| Labour | Seamus Williams | 418 | 21.6 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 362 | 18.8 | −21.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,932 | 37.0 | +4.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  12.1 | |||
Vicarage
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sara Trebar | 1,061 | 48.1 | −9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Thurlow | 592 | 26.9 | −3.2 | |
| Conservative | Abbas Merali | 551 | 25.0 | +12.7 | |
| Majority | 469 | 21.2 | −6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,204 | 37.7 | +3.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing |  3.2 | |||
Woodside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Saffery | 807 | 48.1 | −9.2 | |
| Conservative | Amarish Patel | 481 | 28.6 | +15.6 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Bush | 391 | 23.3 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 326 | 19.5 | −19.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,679 | 29.2 | +0.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  12.4 | |||
References
- ^ Council, Watford Borough. "Elections in Watford". www.watford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Council, Watford Borough. "Elections in Watford 2021 results". www.watford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
