2011 Watford Borough Council election
Elections to Watford Borough Council in England were held on 5 May 2011. Three years in every four, a third of the council (12 councillors) retires and elections are held (in the fourth year, elections are held for county councillors).
In this council election, the Labour Party gained two seats; the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative lost one each. The Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council. Four parties, Liberal Democrats, Labour, Conservative and Green, all put up candidates in every seat. There were also three UKIP candidates and one independent.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:[2]
- Liberal Democrat: 24
- Labour: 6
- Green: 3
- Conservative: 3
Council election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 8 | - | -1 | -1 | 66.7 | 36.7% | 9899 | ||
Labour | 3 | +2 | - | +2 | 25.0 | 28.0% | 7553 | ||
Conservative | - | - | -1 | -1 | 23.5% | 6333 | |||
Green | 1 | - | - | - | 8.3 | 9.9% | 2663 | ||
UKIP | - | - | - | - | 1.1% | 298 | |||
Independent | - | - | - | - | 0.8% | 204 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Steve Lawrence Rackett | 1104 | 58.6 | ||
Labour | Emma Clare Collins | 424 | 22.5 | ||
Conservative | Guy Anthony Miller | 229 | 12.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Gollop | 128 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | 680 | 36.1 | |||
Turnout | 1885 | 34.97 | |||
Green hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Helen Lynch | 901 | 42.1 | ||
Labour | Fred Grindrod | 772 | 36.1 | ||
Conservative | Carole Ann Bamford | 277 | 13.0 | ||
Green | Dorothy Nixon | 118 | 5.5 | ||
UKIP | Renie Price | 70 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 129 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 2138 | 34.87 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nigel Bell | 1473 | 68.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Baddeley | 343 | 15.9 | ||
Conservative | Neil John Punter | 251 | 11.7 | ||
Green | Alison Wiesner | 86 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 1130 | 52.5 | |||
Turnout | 2153 | 35.03 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Asif Kaleem Khan | 786 | 35.3 | ||
Conservative | Amanda Grimston | 670 | 30.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dennis Wharton | 440 | 19.8 | ||
Green | Ian Brandon | 330 | 14.8 | ||
Majority | 116 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 2226 | 41.76 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Carole Greenslade | 893 | 43.6 | ||
Labour | Seamus Williams | 584 | 28.5 | ||
Conservative | David Charles Ealey | 468 | 22.9 | ||
Green | Iain Wadey | 101 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 309 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 2046 | 36.09 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | George Andrew Forrest | 1285 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | Camilla Zaman Khawaja | 1023 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Michael Barnes | 328 | 11.7 | ||
Green | Sally Rose Ivins | 179 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 262 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 2815 | 48.01 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Shirena Counter | 1209 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | Richard Haxton Bamford | 497 | 22.7 | ||
Labour | Susan Janet Sleeman | 357 | 16.3 | ||
Green | Christine Winifred Chandler | 129 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 712 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | 2192 | 42.34 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Lewis Jeffree | 1302 | 43.4 | ||
Conservative | Linda Ann Topping | 1160 | 38.7 | ||
Labour | Michael Jones | 330 | 11.0 | ||
Green | Alex MacGregor Mason | 133 | 4.4 | ||
UKIP | David Penn | 75 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 142 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 3000 | 50.49 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Derek Thomas Francis Scudder | 1095 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | Penelope Margaret Edwards | 521 | 25.1 | ||
Labour | Adeyemi Frederick Oshunniyi | 356 | 17.1 | ||
Green | Caryn Elaine Argun | 107 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 574 | 27.6 | |||
Turnout | 2079 | 39.17 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kelly McLeod | 879 | 41.7 | ||
Conservative | Youseffe Fahmy | 485 | 23.0 | ||
Labour | Geoffrey Pearce | 461 | 21.9 | ||
UKIP | Daniel Channing | 153 | 7.3 | ||
Green | Clare Victoria Pitkin | 128 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 394 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 2106 | 44.54 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nasreen Shah | 1259 | 50.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Shameen Khan | 691 | 27.5 | ||
Conservative | Sally Punter | 231 | 9.2 | ||
Independent | Paul Baker | 204 | 8.1 | ||
Green | Helen Elizabeth Wynne | 127 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 568 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 2512 | 44.79 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Edward Burtenshaw | 733 | 40.8 | ||
Conservative | Anthony John Rogers | 521 | 29.0 | ||
Labour | John Young | 423 | 23.5 | ||
Green | Paula Mary Evelyn Brodhurst | 121 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 212 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 1798 | 33.95 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Election results - Borough 5 May 2011". Watford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Election results 2011: English council summary results". The Guardian. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Election summary (Labour Party)