The 2018 Watford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections.
Watford was one of the boroughs subject to a trial of voter ID restrictions[2] requiring the production of polling cards.[3]
Since the election of the full council in 2016, there had been three by-elections, but the balance of the council remained the same, as they were won by the defending party, in the case of Leggatts Ward by Labour and in the cases of Oxhey and Park by the Lib Dems.
Peter Taylor of the Liberal Democrats retained the Watford majority for the Liberal Democrats on the second count. Prior to the election, the mayor had been Dorothy Thornhill, representing the Liberal Democrats.[4]
a Darren Harrison was suspended by the Conservative Party after having alleged links to the EDL and other far-right groups. He remained on the ballot as a Conservative candidate.[6][7]
^Bates, Liz (20 April 2018). "Tory council candidate suspended over alleged links to far-right groups". Politics Home. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
^Perkins, Anne (21 April 2018). "Tory suspended over alleged links to EDL and white supremacists". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018.
May 01, 2024
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The 2018 Watford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England 1 This was the same day as other local elections Watford was one of the boroughs subject to a trial of voter ID restrictions 2 requiring the production of polling cards 3 Since the election of the full council in 2016 there had been three by elections but the balance of the council remained the same as they were won by the defending party in the case of Leggatts Ward by Labour and in the cases of Oxhey and Park by the Lib Dems Contents 1 Mayoral Election Candidates 2 Results summary 3 Ward Results 3 1 Callowland 3 2 Central 3 3 Holywell 3 4 Leggatts 3 5 Meriden 3 6 Nascot 3 7 Oxhey 3 8 Park 3 9 Stanborough 3 10 Tudor 3 11 Vicarage 3 12 Woodside 4 ReferencesMayoral Election Candidates editPeter Taylor of the Liberal Democrats retained the Watford majority for the Liberal Democrats on the second count Prior to the election the mayor had been Dorothy Thornhill representing the Liberal Democrats 4 Watford Mayoral Election3 May 2018 Party Candidate First Round Second Round Votes Votes Liberal Democrat Peter Taylor 13 279 48 7 15 931 61 6 Labour Jagtar Dhindsa 9 223 33 8 9 951 38 4 Conservative George Jabbour 4 787 17 5 Eliminated Liberal Democrat holdResults summary editWatford Borough Council election 2018 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Liberal Democrats 9 1 0 nbsp 1 76 92 43 6 11 957 1 2 Labour 3 0 1 nbsp 1 23 1 33 7 9 244 5 0 Conservative 0 0 0 nbsp 0 20 9 5 737 9 9 Green 0 0 0 nbsp 0 1 0 278 4 6 UKIP 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 8 225 1 5Ward Results editAn asterisk indicates an incumbent seeking re election Callowland edit Callowland 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Ian Stotesbury 1 044 45 6 nbsp 12 8 Labour Ahsan Khan 832 36 4 nbsp 2 8 Conservative Anthony Parker 276 12 1 nbsp 1 4 Green Alison Wiesner 137 6 0 nbsp 7 4 Majority 212 9 2 Turnout 2 289 40 5 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing nbsp 5 0 No UKIP candidate as previous 9 6 Central edit Central 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Aga Dychton 930 40 7 nbsp 0 9 Labour Ani Meehan 912 40 0 nbsp 6 5 Conservative Dennis Wharton 300 13 1 nbsp 3 0 Green David Underdown 141 6 2 nbsp 1 0 Majority 18 0 7 Turnout 2 283 37 2 Liberal Democrats hold Swing nbsp 3 7 Holywell edit Holywell 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Matt Turmaine 1 402 65 61 Liberal Democrats Syed Kazmi 436 20 40 Conservative Yasmin Goldsmith 299 13 99 Majority 966 45 21 Turnout 2137 33 38 Labour hold Swing Leggatts edit Leggatts 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Bilqees Mauthoor 1 121 50 61 Liberal Democrats Joe Inniss 719 32 46 Conservative David Ealey 375 16 93 Majority 402 18 15 Turnout 2215 39 01 Labour hold Swing Meriden edit Meriden 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Antony Barton 779 43 57 Labour Co op John Dowdle 560 31 32 Conservative Linda Topping 449 25 11 Majority 219 12 25 Turnout 1788 31 35 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Nascot edit Nascot 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Jane Alexandra Johnson 1 505 53 41 Conservative Binita Mehta Parmar 725 25 73 Labour Edward John Tunnah 509 18 06 UKIP David Penn 79 2 80 Majority 780 27 68 Turnout 2818 43 08 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Oxhey edit Oxhey 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Maggie Parker 1 432 58 83 Conservative Joseph Gornicki 570 23 42 Labour Sue Sleeman 432 17 75 Majority 862 35 41 Turnout 2434 46 00 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Park edit Park 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Peter Kloss 1 588 51 77 Conservative David Fallon 889 28 99 Labour Nabila Ahmed 541 17 64 UKIP Peter Blogg 49 1 60 Majority 699 22 78 Turnout 3067 48 63 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Stanborough edit Stanborough 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Keith Crout 1 242 62 82 Conservative Lola Adedoyin 385 19 47 Labour Asma Suleman 350 17 70 Majority 857 43 35 Turnout 1977 35 24 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Tudor edit Tudor 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Stephen Johnson 951 44 65 Labour Diana Ivory 615 28 87 Conservative Darren Harrisona 564 26 48 Majority 336 15 78 Turnout 2130 40 44 Liberal Democrats hold Swing a Darren Harrison was suspended by the Conservative Party after having alleged links to the EDL and other far right groups He remained on the ballot as a Conservative candidate 6 7 Vicarage edit Vicarage 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Nasreen Shah 1 488 62 13 Liberal Democrats Tahair Azam 505 21 09 Conservative Michelle Sherman 402 16 78 Majority 983 41 04 Turnout 2395 43 08 Labour hold Swing Woodside edit Woodside 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Glen Saffery 826 43 29 Conservative Sarah Hayes 503 26 36 Labour Seamus Williams 482 25 26 UKIP Ian Green 97 5 08 Majority 323 16 93 Turnout 1908 33 51 Liberal Democrats hold SwingReferences edit Watford Borough Ward Elections 2018 watford gov uk Watford Borough Council Retrieved 19 April 2018 Press Association 28 April 2018 Polling station voter ID plans are deeply flawed say critics The Guardian Retrieved 29 April 2018 Walker Peter Weaver Matthew 3 May 2018 Anger and confusion as voters turned away during ID trial The Guardian Retrieved 9 May 2018 Vote 2018 Watford mayoral election result from BBC News a b c d e f g h i j k l 2018 Watford Borough Ward results Watford Borough Council Archived from the original on 9 May 2018 Retrieved 2 June 2021 Bates Liz 20 April 2018 Tory council candidate suspended over alleged links to far right groups Politics Home Archived from the original on 2 June 2021 Perkins Anne 21 April 2018 Tory suspended over alleged links to EDL and white supremacists The Guardian Archived from the original on 22 April 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 Watford Borough Council election amp oldid 1212587432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
