Watford Council election, 2007

Elections to Watford 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

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 9
gain = 1
loss = 2
net = -1
seats % = 75.0
votes % = 47.0
votes = 10,105
plus/minus = +4.7%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 1
net = 0
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 24.2
votes = 5,195
plus/minus = +1.8%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 17.5
votes = 3,760
plus/minus = -5.2%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 10.6
votes = 2,289
plus/minus = -2.1%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.7
votes = 152
plus/minus = +0.7%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Stephen Rackett
votes = 935
percentage = 63.9
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joanna Grindrod
votes = 207
percentage = 14.1
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Clay
votes = 161
percentage = 11.0
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Cordell
votes = 161
percentage = 11.0
change = -0.2Election box majority
votes = 728
percentage = 49.8
change = +14.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,464
percentage = 28.7
change = -8.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Green Party of England and Wales
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sheila Smillie
votes = 639
percentage = 46.5
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Lowery
votes = 382
percentage = 27.8
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Ogden
votes = 198
percentage = 14.4
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Anna Rackett
votes = 156
percentage = 11.3
change = -4.7Election box majority
votes = 257
percentage = 18.7
change = +3.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,375
percentage = 26.6
change = -6.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Bell
votes = 932
percentage = 50.7
change = +8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Emma Hines-Randall
votes = 702
percentage = 38.2
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carole Bamford
votes = 139
percentage = 7.6
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Helen Wynne
votes = 67
percentage = 3.6
change = -1.3Election box majority
votes = 230
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,840
percentage = 32.8
change = -6.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Amanda Grimston
votes = 515
percentage = 28.5
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Qureshi Fawziyyah
votes = 513
percentage = 28.4
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ian Brandon
votes = 413
percentage = 22.8
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Chambers
votes = 216
percentage = 11.9
change = -5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Maria Green
votes = 152
percentage = 8.4
change = +8.4Election box majority
votes = 2
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,809
percentage = 34.6
change = -5.9Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Greenslade
votes = 896
percentage = 57.0
change = +13.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Bell
votes = 305
percentage = 19.4
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew O'Brien
votes = 297
percentage = 18.9
change = -12.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Elizabeth Joyce
votes = 75
percentage = 4.8
change = -0.3Election box majority
votes = 591
percentage = 37.6
change = +25.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,573
percentage = 29.7
change = -7.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = George Forrest
votes = 1,040
percentage = 46.0
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Karen Best
votes = 956
percentage = 42.3
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Sally Ivins
votes = 154
percentage = 6.8
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fred Grindrod
votes = 112
percentage = 5.0
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 84
percentage = 3.7
change = +0.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,262
percentage = 41.9
change = +5.3Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shirena Counter
votes = 1,167
percentage = 68.2
change = +8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Bamford
votes = 361
percentage = 21.1
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nnagbogu Akubue
votes = 117
percentage = 6.8
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Caryn Argun
votes = 67
percentage = 3.9
change = -2.6Election box majority
votes = 806
percentage = 47.1
change = +12.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,712
percentage = 34.5
change = -7.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bernadette Laventure
votes = 1,377
percentage = 51.4
change = +8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Gregory
votes = 1,103
percentage = 41.2
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Manzoor Hussain
votes = 112
percentage = 4.2
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = David Hodgkinson
votes = 87
percentage = 3.2
change = -3.0Election box majority
votes = 274
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,679
percentage = 48.4
change = -3.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Derek Scudder
votes = 1,018
percentage = 62.8
change = +12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Williams
votes = 331
percentage = 20.4
change = -7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mavis Tyrwhitt
votes = 202
percentage = 12.5
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kevin Pettifer
votes = 69
percentage = 4.3
change = -3.0Election box majority
votes = 687
percentage = 42.4
change = +19.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,620
percentage = 31.4
change = -6.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kelly McLeod
votes = 878
percentage = 47.9
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Southern
votes = 666
percentage = 36.4
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Jones
votes = 189
percentage = 10.3
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rachel Neill
votes = 99
percentage = 5.4
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 212
percentage = 11.5
change = -0.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,832
percentage = 39.7
change = -3.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shameem Khan
votes = 827
percentage = 42.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nohreen Hamid
votes = 770
percentage = 40.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Ealey
votes = 236
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Tony Pellicci
votes = 93
percentage = 4.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 57
percentage = 2.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,926
percentage = 36.3
change = -8.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Burtenshaw
votes = 887
percentage = 63.0
change = +7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Harrison
votes = 224
percentage = 15.9
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Young
votes = 224
percentage = 15.9
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Paula Brodhurst
votes = 74
percentage = 5.3
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 663
percentage = 47.1
change = +11.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,409
percentage = 28.0
change = -6.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/26uk.stm 2007 Watford election result]
* [http://www.watford.gov.uk/ccm/content/legal-and-democratic/elections/election-results---borough-3-may-2007.en Election Results - Borough 3 May 2007]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/election/2007/election_herts_watford.shtml County Council Election 2007: Watford Borough Elections]
* [http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/election2007/electionnews/display.var.1378476.0.mayor_we_could_topple_claire.php Mayor: We could topple Claire]

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