Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. Three years in every four, a third of the council (13 councillors) retires and elections are held (in the fourth year, elections are held for county councillors). The council election was held on the same day as the national General Election, when the Labour Party government lost power and the Watford parliamentary constituency was won by the Conservative Party.
In this council election, the Labour Party gained one seat and the Liberal Democrats lost one. However. the Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 58.3 | 38.0 | 16,361 | ||
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 16.7 | 30.0 | 12,934 | ||
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 16.7 | 25.0 | 10,769 | ||
| Green | 1 | - | - | - | 8.3 | 7.1 | 3,040 | ||
| Watford Mayoral Election 6 May 2010 [2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Thornhill | 19,153 | 45.9% | 4,276 | 23,429 |
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| Conservative | Stephen Johnson | 10,403 | 24.9% | 1,105 | 11,508 |
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| Labour | Nigel Bell | 10,029 | 24.0% |
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| Green | Alex MacGregor-Mason | 2,173 | 5.2% |
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| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ann Lovejoy | 930 | 27.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tricia Gollop | 859 | 25.5 | ||
| Labour | Guru Awasthi | 854 | 25.4 | ||
| Conservative | Guy Miller | 723 | 21.5 | ||
| Majority | 71 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3366 | 61 | |||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Leslie | 1,211 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | Ian Lowery | 1,140 | 34.6 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Bamford | 731 | 22.2 | ||
| Green | Caryn Argun | 212 | 6.4 | ||
| Majority | 71 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3294 | 54.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Connal | 1,495 | 43.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Baddeley | 1,200 | 34.7 | ||
| Conservative | Carole Bamford | 639 | 18.5 | ||
| Green | Alison Wiesner | 121 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 295 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3455 | 54.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Johnson | 1,098 | 31.5 | ||
| Labour | Ahsan Khan | 995 | 28.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Zaheer Ahmed | 935 | 26.8 | ||
| Green | Ian Brandon | 459 | 13.2 | ||
| Majority | 103 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3487 | 64.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kareen Hastrick | 1,185 | 33.8 | ||
| Conservative | Pamela Bell | 1,156 | 33.0 | ||
| Labour | Geoffrey O'Connell | 992 | 28.3 | ||
| Green | Michael Argun | 168 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | 29 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3501 | 63.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Watkin | 1,779 | 43.5 | ||
| Conservative | Miles Bennington | 1,610 | 39.3 | ||
| Labour | Joanna Grindrod | 509 | 12.4 | ||
| Green | Sally Ivins | 196 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | 169 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4094 | 72.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Sharpe | 1,924 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | Sarah Son | 1,044 | 29.1 | ||
| Labour | Ann Akubue | 482 | 13.4 | ||
| Green | Christine Chandler | 141 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 880 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3591 | 69.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Meerabux | 2,006 | 45.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeffree | 1,645 | 37.4 | ||
| Labour | Mike Jones | 586 | 13.3 | ||
| Green | Alex MacGregor Mason | 156 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 361 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4393 | 74.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Crout | 1,687 | 47.4 | ||
| Conservative | Linda Topping | 1,072 | 30.12 | ||
| Labour | Frederick Oshunniyi | 643 | 18.1 | ||
| Green | Kevin Pettifer | 157 | 4.4 | ||
| Majority | 615 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3559 | 67 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Scudder | 1,352 | 39.6 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Southern | 1,220 | 35.7 | +2.1 | |
| Labour | Mark Xerri | 685 | 20.1 | ||
| Green | Clare Pitkin | 159 | 4.7 | ||
| Majority | 132 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3416 | 72.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Jagtar Singh Dhindsa | 1,652 | 45.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bobby Amin | 1,133 | 31.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Ealey | 642 | 17.7 | ||
| Green | Helen Wynne | 201 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | 519 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3628 | 64.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Collett | 1,451 | 43.7 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Harrison | 993 | 29.9 | ||
| Labour | John Young | 736 | 22.2 | ||
| Green | Iain Wadey | 140 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 458 | 13.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3320 | 63.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
