2010 Watford Borough Council election#Mayoral election
{{Short description|2010 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
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.{{cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3783.stm | title = Election 2010: Watford | access-date = 20 May 2012 | date = 7 May 2010| publisher = BBC News}}
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 25
- Conservative 4
- Labour 4
- Green 3
Council election result
{{Election summary begin|title = Watford Local Election Result 2008}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 7
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = -1
|seats % = 58.3
|votes % = 38.0
|votes = 16,361
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 2
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = -
|seats % = 16.7
|votes % = 30.0
|votes = 12,934
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 2
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 16.7
|votes % = 25.0
|votes = 10,769
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 1
|gain = -
|loss = -
|net = -
|seats % = 8.3
|votes % = 7.1
|votes = 3,040
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Mayoral election=
=2010=
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Watford Mayoral Election 6 May 2010
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Dorothy Thornhill
| fullwidthvotes=23429 | r1votes=19153 | r1votespercent=45.9 |r2votes=4276
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Stephen Johnson
| fullwidthvotes=23429 | r1votes=10403 | r1votespercent=24.9 |r2votes=1105
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Nigel Bell
| fullwidthvotes=23429 | r1votes=10029 | r1votespercent=24.0 |
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Alex MacGregor-Mason
| fullwidthvotes=23429 | r1votes=2173 | r1votespercent=5.2
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote hold
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Ward results=
{{Election box begin | title=Callowlandhttp://www.watford.gov.uk/ccm/content/legal-and-democratic/elections/election-results---borough-6-may-2010.en Watford Borough results[http://www.watfordlabour.org.uk/uploads/7/5/8/8/7588419/2008-2012_election_results.pdf Election summary (Labour Party)]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ann Lovejoy
|votes = 930
|percentage = 27.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tricia Gollop
|votes = 859
|percentage = 25.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Guru Awasthi
|votes = 854
|percentage = 25.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Guy Miller
|votes = 723
|percentage = 21.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 71
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3366
|percentage = 61
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Green Party of England and Wales
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Leslie
|votes = 1,211
|percentage = 36.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Lowery
|votes = 1,140
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Bamford
|votes = 731
|percentage = 22.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Caryn Argun
|votes = 212
|percentage = 6.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 71
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3294
|percentage = 54.3
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Holywell}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jackie Connal
|votes = 1,495
|percentage = 43.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Janet Baddeley
|votes = 1,200
|percentage = 34.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Carole Bamford
|votes = 639
|percentage = 18.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Alison Wiesner
|votes = 121
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 295
|percentage = 8.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3455
|percentage = 54.8
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Leggatts}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Johnson
|votes = 1,098
|percentage = 31.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ahsan Khan
|votes = 995
|percentage = 28.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Zaheer Ahmed
|votes = 935
|percentage = 26.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ian Brandon
|votes = 459
|percentage = 13.2
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 103
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3487
|percentage = 64.3
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Meriden}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kareen Hastrick
|votes = 1,185
|percentage = 33.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pamela Bell
|votes = 1,156
|percentage = 33.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey O'Connell
|votes = 992
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Michael Argun
|votes = 168
|percentage = 4.8
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 29
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3501
|percentage = 63.3
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Nascot}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Watkin
|votes = 1,779
|percentage = 43.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Miles Bennington
|votes = 1,610
|percentage = 39.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joanna Grindrod
|votes = 509
|percentage = 12.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sally Ivins
|votes = 196
|percentage = 4.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 169
|percentage = 4.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4094
|percentage = 72.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Oxhey}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Iain Sharpe
|votes = 1,924
|percentage = 53.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah Son
|votes = 1,044
|percentage = 29.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Akubue
|votes = 482
|percentage = 13.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Christine Chandler
|votes = 141
|percentage = 3.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 880
|percentage = 24.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3591
|percentage = 69.1
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Park}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Meerabux
|votes = 2,006
|percentage = 45.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Jeffree
|votes = 1,645
|percentage = 37.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Jones
|votes = 586
|percentage = 13.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Alex MacGregor Mason
|votes = 156
|percentage = 3.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 361
|percentage = 8.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4393
|percentage = 74.8
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Stanborough}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Keith Crout
|votes = 1,687
|percentage = 47.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Topping
|votes = 1,072
|percentage = 30.12
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frederick Oshunniyi
|votes = 643
|percentage = 18.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kevin Pettifer
|votes = 157
|percentage = 4.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 615
|percentage = 17.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3559
|percentage = 67
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Tudor}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Lindsey Scudder
|votes = 1,352
|percentage = 39.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Southern
|votes = 1,220
|percentage = 35.7
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Xerri
|votes = 685
|percentage = 20.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Clare Pitkin
|votes = 159
|percentage = 4.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 132
|percentage = 3.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3416
|percentage = 72.1
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Vicarage}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jagtar Singh Dhindsa
|votes = 1,652
|percentage = 45.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bobby Amin
|votes = 1,133
|percentage = 31.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Ealey
|votes = 642
|percentage = 17.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Helen Wynne
|votes = 201
|percentage = 5.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 519
|percentage = 14.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3628
|percentage = 64.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Woodside}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Karen Collett
|votes = 1,451
|percentage = 43.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Harrison
|votes = 993
|percentage = 29.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Young
|votes = 736
|percentage = 22.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Iain Wadey
|votes = 140
|percentage = 4.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 458
|percentage = 13.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3320
|percentage = 63.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Hertfordshire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2010}}