2007 Watford Borough Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English 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

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Ward results

Callowland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stephen Rackett	935	63.9
		Joanna Grindrod	207	14.1
		David Clay	161	11.0
		Jonathan Cordell	161	11.0
Majority			728	49.8
Turnout			1,464	28.7
	hold		Swing

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sheila Smillie	639	46.5
		Ian Lowery	382	27.8
		Geoffrey Ogden	198	14.4
		Anna Rackett	156	11.3
Majority			257	18.7
Turnout			1,375	26.6
	hold		Swing

Holywell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Bell	932	50.7
		Emma Hines-Randall	702	38.2
		Carole Bamford	139	7.6
		Helen Wynne	67	3.6
Majority			230	12.5
Turnout			1,840	32.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Leggatts

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Amanda Grimston	515	28.5
		Qureshi Fawziyyah	513	28.4
		Ian Brandon	413	22.8
		Marion Chambers	216	11.9
		Maria Green	152	8.4
Majority			2	0.1
Turnout			1,809	34.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Meriden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Susan Greenslade	896	57.0
		Pamela Bell	305	19.4
		Andrew O'Brien	297	18.9
		Elizabeth Joyce	75	4.8
Majority			591	37.6
Turnout			1,573	29.7
	hold		Swing

Nascot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Forrest	1,040	46.0
		Karen Best	956	42.3
		Sally Ivins	154	6.8
		Fred Grindrod	112	5.0
Majority			84	3.7
Turnout			2,262	41.9
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Oxhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Shirena Counter	1,167	68.2
		Richard Bamford	361	21.1
		Nnagbogu Akubue	117	6.8
		Caryn Argun	67	3.9
Majority			806	47.1
Turnout			1,712	34.5
	hold		Swing

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bernadette Laventure	1,377	51.4
		Jane Gregory	1,103	41.2
		Manzoor Hussain	112	4.2
		David Hodgkinson	87	3.2
Majority			274	10.2
Turnout			2,679	48.4
	hold		Swing

Stanborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Derek Scudder	1,018	62.8
		Peter Williams	331	20.4
		Mavis Tyrwhitt	202	12.5
		Kevin Pettifer	69	4.3
Majority			687	42.4
Turnout			1,620	31.4
	hold		Swing

Tudor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kelly McLeod	878	47.9
		Richard Southern	666	36.4
		Michael Jones	189	10.3
		Rachel Neill	99	5.4
Majority			212	11.5
Turnout			1,832	39.7
	hold		Swing

Vicarage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Shameem Khan	827	42.9
		Nohreen Hamid	770	40.0
		David Ealey	236	12.3
		Tony Pellicci	93	4.8
Majority			57	2.9
Turnout			1,926	36.3
	hold		Swing

Woodside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alan Burtenshaw	887	63.0
		Joseph Harrison	224	15.9
		John Young	224	15.9
		Paula Brodhurst	74	5.3
Majority			663	47.1
Turnout			1,409	28.0
	hold		Swing

References

• 2007 Watford election result
• Election Results – Borough 3 May 2007
• County Council Election 2007: Watford Borough Elections
• Mayor: We could topple Claire