2004 Watford Borough Council election

Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 39.3%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Liberal Democrat 26
• Labour 4
• Conservative 4
• Green 2

Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	10			+6	83.3	44.5	10,514	-4.7%
	Conservative	1			-3	8.3	25.9	6,118	+4.5%
	Green	1			+1	8.3	10.5	2,473	+2.0%
	Labour	0			-4	0	19.1	4,516	-0.9%

Ward results

Callowland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Kenneth Brodhurst	1,034	57.3	+3.9
	Labour	Richard Short	309	17.1	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Salter	256	14.2	−15.0
	Conservative	Jonathan Cordell	207	11.5	+6.4
Majority			725	40.2	+16.0
Turnout			1,806	36.6

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rabi Martins	820	50.1	−4.4
	Labour	Nnagbogu Akubue	323	19.7	−6.2
	Conservative	Geoffrey Greenstreet	293	17.9	+5.9
	Green	Ruth Atkin	200	12.2	+7.4
Majority			497	30.4	+1.8
Turnout			1,636	32.7

Holywell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer McGovern	770	42.1	−8.7
	Labour	Nigel Bell	750	41.0	+0.9
	Conservative	Carole Bamford	203	11.1	+4.8
	Green	Martin Wiesner	106	5.8	+4.5
Majority			20	1.1	−9.6
Turnout			1,829	35.9

Leggatts

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Khalid Mahmood	838	42.5	−3.5
	Conservative	Stephen O'Brien	654	33.1	+1.9
	Labour	Andrew Head	320	16.2	−0.7
	Green	Christine Stockwell	162	8.2	+2.3
Majority			184	9.4	−5.4
Turnout			1,974	38.0

Meriden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Brown	790	41.8	−9.5
	Labour	Linda Smith	580	30.7	+0.7
	Conservative	Richard Southern	382	20.2	+9.8
	Green	Jenny Woods	138	7.3	+5.3
Majority			210	11.1	−10.2
Turnout			1,890	36.3

Nascot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Mortimer	1,285	54.4	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Watkin	660	28.0	−8.0
	Labour	Thomas Meldrum	273	11.6	+1.9
	Green	Carole Skinner	143	6.1	+1.2
Majority			625	26.4	+13.0
Turnout			2,361	44.2

Oxhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Poole	1,269	64.1	−4.3
	Conservative	David Ealey	433	21.9	+3.4
	Labour	Michael Jones	180	9.1	−0.3
	Green	Clive Skinner	99	5.0	+1.2
Majority			839	42.2	−7.7
Turnout			1,981	41.2

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	George Derbyshire	1,358	51.7	+4.2
	Conservative	David Wright	1,025	39.0	−3.6
	Labour	Mavis Tyrwhitt	153	5.8	−0.4
	Green	Elaine Edwards	93	3.5	−0.2
Majority			333	12.7	+7.8
Turnout			2,629	53.2

Stanborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wylie	1,023	55.4	−10.3
	Conservative	Roger Frost	454	24.6	+7.7
	Labour	Geoffrey Cullen	257	13.9	−1.1
	Green	Kevin Pettifer	112	6.1	+3.7
Majority			569	30.8	−18.0
Turnout			1,846	36.8

Tudor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh O'Hanlon	999	50.4	+12.1
	Conservative	Richard Bamford	586	29.6	−4.5
	Labour	Frances Hince	276	13.9	−9.8
	Green	Anna Rackett	121	6.1	+2.2
Majority			413	20.8	+16.6
Turnout			1,982	43.6

Vicarage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Ajab	848	40.6	−10.4
	Labour	Jagtar Dhindsa	786	37.7	+5.0
	Conservative	Mark Bunn	286	13.7	+5.0
	Green	David Degen	167	8.0	+0.5
Majority			62	2.9	−15.4
Turnout			2,087	41.0

Woodside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Brown	883	55.2	−5.1
	Conservative	William Hodnett	310	19.4	+8.1
	Labour	Marion Chambers	309	19.3	−5.5
	Green	Sally Ivins	98	6.1	+2.6
Majority			573	35.8	+0.3
Turnout			1,600	32.2

References

• 2004 Watford election result
• Ward results
• Local Elections: Watford