Watford Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 36 seats in 12 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027

Watford has a directly elected Liberal Democrat mayor. The Liberal Democrats hold 32 of the 36 council seats. The council has 36 councillors in 12 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 32, Labour 4. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with four unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrat mayor

36 seats - 19 for a majority

Labour 4Lib Dem 32

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (12 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Lib Dem44.8%12

Reform19.8%0

Green13.6%0

Labour12.1%0

Conservative9.4%0

Other0.4%0

2026 election results for Watford, ward by ward

Next election

6 May 2027

12 of 36 seats up, elected by thirds

Largest party

Lib Dem 32

majority of 28; 19 needed

Closest result

Holywell

Lib Dem won by 79 votes over Labour, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Tudor

Lib Dem hold, 4 December 2025 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

50%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourLib Dem

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 12 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Callowland Dawn Allen-Williamson, Ian Stotesbury, Richard Short	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 50.2% lead 33.5 pts
Central Aga Dychton, Sam Summer, Rabi Martins	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 47.9% lead 28.3 pts
Holywell Nigel Bell, Favour Ezeifedi, Emil Rowe	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 29.3% lead 3.2 pts
Leggatts Asif Khan, Sham Begum, Monjuma Rahman	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 36.3% lead 13.6 pts
Meriden Annalisa Buraglio, Jennifer Pattinson, Amanda Grimston	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 41.3% lead 10.0 pts
Nascot Tom Osborn, Mark Watkin, Mark Hofman	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 49.1% lead 32.8 pts
Oxhey Iain Sharpe, Karen Clarke-Taylor, Shirena Counter	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 56.1% lead 39.1 pts
Park Peter Kloss, Gabriel Duduta, Penelope Hill	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 53.4% lead 38.4 pts
Stanborough Clara Ansong, Tim Williams, Rhoda Amezado	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 43.6% lead 15.8 pts
Tudor Sean Silver, Callum Robertson, Darren Walford	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 45.8% lead 21.0 pts
Vicarage Sohail Bashir, Jagtar Dhindsa, Sandra Mano	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 38.5% lead 10.5 pts
Woodside Ann Saffery, Glen Saffery, Richard Wenham	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 43.9% lead 12.2 pts

Callowland

Dawn Allen-Williamson Lib DemIan Stotesbury Lib DemRichard Short Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem50.2%

Green16.7%

Reform16.1%

Labour12.2%

Conservative4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian Alexander Eric Stotesbury Elected	Lib Dem	1,030	50.2%
Seen Wai Lavelle	Green	343	16.7%
Lisa Godden	Reform	331	16.1%
Ola Alade	Labour	250	12.2%
Zeba Laskar	Conservative	97	4.7%

Central

Aga Dychton Lib DemRabi Martins Lib DemSam Summer Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem47.9%

Green19.6%

Reform13.4%

Labour11.6%

Conservative7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Aga Dychton Elected	Lib Dem	1,094	47.9%
Stephen Burrows	Green	449	19.6%
Xiaolei Xie	Reform	307	13.4%
Mo Wadud Hakim	Labour	265	11.6%
Avi Geller	Conservative	170	7.4%

Holywell

Emil Rowe Lib DemFavour Ezeifedi LabourNigel Bell Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem29.3%

Labour26.1%

Green18.8%

Reform15.8%

Conservative8.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Emil Anwar Rowe Elected	Lib Dem	728	29.3%
Asma Saeed Suleman	Labour	649	26.1%
Jake Mitchell	Green	467	18.8%
Michael Barrett	Reform	393	15.8%
Sanjaya Pant	Conservative	217	8.7%
Mark Stephen O'Connor	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	32	1.3%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Labour33.2%

Lib Dem30.8%

Reform17.0%

Conservative10.4%

Green7.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Asma Saeed Suleman Elected	Labour	573	33.2%
Callum Andrew Robertson	Lib Dem	532	30.8%
David Charles Ealey	Reform	294	17.0%
Sanjaya Pant	Conservative	180	10.4%
Jake Mitchell	Green	126	7.3%
Mark Stephen O'Connor	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	23	1.3%

Leggatts

Asif Khan LabourMonjuma Rahman Lib DemSham Begum Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem36.3%

Reform22.7%

Green16.3%

Labour15.0%

Conservative8.0%

Heritage Party0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Monjuma Rahman Elected	Lib Dem	776	36.3%
Daniel Bagley	Reform	485	22.7%
Malcolm Bush	Green	349	16.3%
Marius Lupu	Labour	320	15.0%
Junaid Laskar	Conservative	172	8.0%
Sarah Jane Knott	Heritage Party	19	0.9%
Derek Roy Foster	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	17	0.8%

Meriden

Amanda Grimston Lib DemAnnalisa Buraglio Lib DemJennifer Pattinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem41.3%

Reform31.3%

Conservative10.0%

Green9.6%

Labour7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jenny Pattinson Elected	Lib Dem	834	41.3%
Mark Robert Dixon	Reform	632	31.3%
Jennie Raperport	Conservative	202	10.0%
Alison Wiesner	Green	194	9.6%
Richard Smith	Labour	156	7.7%

Nascot

Mark Hofman Lib DemMark Watkin Lib DemTom Osborn Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem49.1%

Reform16.3%

Conservative15.5%

Green11.6%

Labour7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Osborn Elected	Lib Dem	1,329	49.1%
Tristan Joshua Masson	Reform	441	16.3%
Ravi Kura	Conservative	420	15.5%
Nicola Mitchell	Green	314	11.6%
Mick Cash	Labour	204	7.5%

Oxhey

Iain Sharpe Lib DemKaren Clarke-Taylor Lib DemShirena Counter Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem56.1%

Reform17.0%

Green10.8%

Conservative9.3%

Labour6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shirena Counter Elected	Lib Dem	1,356	56.1%
Neal Webber	Reform	410	17.0%
Angela Tunstall	Green	262	10.8%
Carole Bamford	Conservative	225	9.3%
Dylan Bartley-Downer	Labour	165	6.8%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem61.0%

Reform17.4%

Conservative7.8%

Labour7.6%

Green5.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Iain Scott Sharpe Elected	Lib Dem	1,061	61.0%
Michael Barrett	Reform	302	17.4%
Peter Williams	Conservative	136	7.8%
Sonu Masania	Labour	132	7.6%
David Gordon	Green	99	5.7%
James Francis O'Connor	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	10	0.6%

Park

Gabriel Duduta Lib DemPenelope Hill Lib DemPeter Kloss Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem53.4%

Reform15.0%

Green14.2%

Conservative11.4%

Labour6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter John Christopher Kloss Elected	Lib Dem	1,510	53.4%
John Craddock	Reform	423	15.0%
Maria Mandic	Green	401	14.2%
Arijit Mukherjee	Conservative	323	11.4%
Helen Mary Rice	Labour	172	6.1%

Stanborough

Clara Ansong Lib DemRhoda Amezado Lib DemTim Williams Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem43.6%

Reform27.8%

Conservative12.4%

Green9.4%

Labour6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rhoda Amezado Elected	Lib Dem	945	43.6%
Malcolm Mathew Caborn	Reform	603	27.8%
Peter Williams	Conservative	269	12.4%
David Gordon	Green	203	9.4%
Laura Jayne Griffiths	Labour	147	6.8%

Tudor

Callum Robertson Lib DemDarren Walford Lib DemSean Silver Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem45.8%

Reform24.8%

Conservative10.3%

Green9.8%

Labour9.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sean Silver Elected	Lib Dem	949	45.8%
John Leroy Dowdle	Reform	513	24.8%
Danny Mosley	Conservative	214	10.3%
Dave Dunckley	Green	203	9.8%
Diana Ivory	Labour	192	9.3%

Last by-election, 4 December 2025

Lib Dem51.6%

Reform27.2%

Conservative9.3%

Labour7.0%

Green4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Callum Andrew Robertson Elected	Lib Dem	821	51.6%
Mark Robert Dixon	Reform	433	27.2%
Danny Mosley	Conservative	148	9.3%
Seamus Jay Victor Williams	Labour	111	7.0%
Dave Dunckley	Green	77	4.8%

Vicarage

Jagtar Dhindsa LabourSandra Mano Lib DemSohail Bashir Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem38.5%

Labour28.0%

Green15.9%

Reform11.0%

Conservative5.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sandra Mano Elected	Lib Dem	892	38.5%
Nasreen Shah	Labour	648	28.0%
Sarah McMahon	Green	368	15.9%
David Charles Ealey	Reform	254	11.0%
Vibhor Agarwal	Conservative	125	5.4%
James Francis O'Connor	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29	1.3%

Woodside

Ann Saffery Lib DemGlen Saffery Lib DemRichard Wenham Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem43.9%

Reform31.7%

Green9.0%

Conservative7.8%

Labour7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Glen Bryce Saffery Elected	Lib Dem	951	43.9%
Thomas Micheal Brooks	Reform	686	31.7%
Dani White	Green	195	9.0%
Lola Adedoyin	Conservative	168	7.8%
Anne Joynes	Labour	167	7.7%

Next election

Seats up on 6 May 2027

12 of 36 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:

Lib Dem 9 Labour 3

Ward	Councillor whose term ends
Callowland	Dawn Allen-Williamson Lib Dem
Central	Rabi Martins Lib Dem
Holywell	Favour Ezeifedi Labour
Leggatts	Asif Khan Labour
Meriden	Amanda Grimston Lib Dem
Nascot	Mark Hofman Lib Dem
Oxhey	Iain Sharpe Lib Dem
Park	Penelope Hill Lib Dem
Stanborough	Tim Williams Lib Dem
Tudor	Callum Robertson Lib Dem
Vicarage	Jagtar Dhindsa Labour
Woodside	Richard Wenham Lib Dem

Term end dates from Open Council Data.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
4 December 2025	Tudor	Lib Dem hold	51.6%
1 May 2025	Holywell	Labour hold	33.2%
1 May 2025	Oxhey	Lib Dem hold	61.0%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Watford	100%	Labour	Labour 34%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Watford

102,246 residents in 39,648 households

Voted Leave in 2016

50% 2 below GB

Degree or higher

41% 7 above GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

55% 6 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

16% 1 below GB

Rent privately

28% 8 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

33% 2 above GB

Aged 65 and over

16% 6 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.