2008 Watford Borough Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Elections to Watford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in overall control of the council.

The election saw only one seat change hands, Vicarage ward saw the Labour party gain the seat from the Liberal Democrats. However the Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Liberal Democrat 27
• Conservative 3
• Green 3
• Labour 3

Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2008

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		9	0	1	-1	75.0	44.7	9,660	-2.3%
		1	0	0	-	8.3	26.6	5,741	+2.4%
		1	1	0	+1	8.3	17.7	3,828	+0.2%
		1	0	0	-	8.3	10.8	2,340	+0.2%
		0	0	0	0	0	0.1	18	-0.6%

Ward results

Callowland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kenneth Brodhurst	729	54.3
		Ian Cloke	234	17.4
		Patricia Gollop	193	14.4
		Patricia Lees	187	13.9
Majority			495	36.9
Turnout			1,343	25.6
	hold		Swing

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rabi Martins	620	43.1
		Joanna Grindrod	323	22.4
		Clare Pitkin	278	19.3
		Richard Bamford	219	15.2
Majority			297	20.7
Turnout			1,440	26.8
	hold		Swing

Holywell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Emma Hines-Randall	754	43.0
		Fred Grindrod	736	41.9
		Carole Bamford	191	10.9
		Helen Wynne	74	4.2
Majority			18	1.1
Turnout			1,755	30.8
	hold		Swing

Leggatts

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Qureshi Fawziyyah	634	33.7
		Karen Best	505	26.8
		Ian Brandon	464	24.6
		Geoffrey O'Connell	280	14.9
Majority			129	6.9
Turnout			1,883	35.8
	hold		Swing

Meriden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Janice Brown	717	47.4
		Pamela Bell	416	27.5
		Daniel Scott	299	19.8
		Ian Pitkin	81	5.4
Majority			301	19.9
Turnout			1,513	28.5
	hold		Swing

Nascot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Mortimer	1,018	44.9
		Russell Willson	971	42.8
		Sally Ivins	137	6.0
		Marion Chambers	125	5.5
		Antony Cooke	18	0.8
Majority			47	2.1
Turnout			2,269	41.3
	hold		Swing

Oxhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Poole	1,070	60.1
		Sarah Son	460	25.8
		Michael Jones	135	7.6
		Neal Webber	115	6.5
Majority			610	34.3
Turnout			1,780	35.4
	hold		Swing

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Derbyshire	1,366	51.5
		Malcolm Meerabux	1,076	40.6
		Mohammed Riaz	127	4.8
		Alex Mason	82	3.1
Majority			290	10.9
Turnout			2,651	47.3
	hold		Swing

Stanborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Wylie	917	56.7
		Jonathon Cordell	373	23.1
		Abeyemi Oshunniyi	241	14.9
		Kevin Pettifer	87	5.4
Majority			544	33.6
Turnout			1,618	31.2
	hold		Swing

Tudor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Hugh O'Hanlon	847	46.9
		Richard Southern	695	38.5
		Pauline May	192	10.6
		Rachel Neill	72	4.0
Majority			152	8.4
Turnout			1,806	38.5
	hold		Swing

Vicarage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mohammed Tanveer Taj	911	43.4
		Abrar Shah	791	37.7
		David Ealey	256	12.2
		David Degen	141	6.7
Majority			120	5.7
Turnout			2,099	39.2
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Woodside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Brown	780	54.5
		Joseph Harrison	345	24.1
		John Young	225	15.7
		Caryn Argun	80	5.6
Majority			435	30.4
Turnout			1,430	28.2
	hold		Swing

References

• 2004 Watford election result
• Ward results
• Watford election results