Watford Council election, 2004

Elections to Watford 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

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 10
gain =
loss =
net = +6
seats % = 83.3
votes % = 44.5
votes = 10,514
plus/minus = -4.7%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = -3
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 25.9
votes = 6,118
plus/minus = +4.5%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 10.5
votes = 2,473
plus/minus = +2.0%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = -4
seats % = 0
votes % = 19.1
votes = 4,516
plus/minus = -0.9%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kenneth Brodhurst
votes = 1,034
percentage = 57.3
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Short
votes = 309
percentage = 17.1
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Salter
votes = 256
percentage = 14.2
change = -15.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Cordell
votes = 207
percentage = 11.5
change = +6.4Election box majority
votes = 725
percentage = 40.2
change = +16.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,806
percentage = 36.6
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rabi Martins
votes = 820
percentage = 50.1
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nnagbogu Akubue
votes = 323
percentage = 19.7
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Greenstreet
votes = 293
percentage = 17.9
change = +5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ruth Atkin
votes = 200
percentage = 12.2
change = +7.4Election box majority
votes = 497
percentage = 30.4
change = +1.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,636
percentage = 32.7
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer McGovern
votes = 770
percentage = 42.1
change = -8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Bell
votes = 750
percentage = 41.0
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carole Bamford
votes = 203
percentage = 11.1
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martin Wiesner
votes = 106
percentage = 5.8
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 20
percentage = 1.1
change = -9.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,829
percentage = 35.9
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Khalid Mahmood
votes = 838
percentage = 42.5
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen O'Brien
votes = 654
percentage = 33.1
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Head
votes = 320
percentage = 16.2
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Christine Stockwell
votes = 162
percentage = 8.2
change = +2.3Election box majority
votes = 184
percentage = 9.4
change = -5.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,974
percentage = 38.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janice Brown
votes = 790
percentage = 41.8
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Smith
votes = 580
percentage = 30.7
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Southern
votes = 382
percentage = 20.2
change = +9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jenny Woods
votes = 138
percentage = 7.3
change = +5.3Election box majority
votes = 210
percentage = 11.1
change = -10.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,890
percentage = 36.3
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Mortimer
votes = 1,285
percentage = 54.4
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Watkin
votes = 660
percentage = 28.0
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Meldrum
votes = 273
percentage = 11.6
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Carole Skinner
votes = 143
percentage = 6.1
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 625
percentage = 26.4
change = +13.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,361
percentage = 44.2
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Poole
votes = 1,269
percentage = 64.1
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Ealey
votes = 433
percentage = 21.9
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Jones
votes = 180
percentage = 9.1
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Clive Skinner
votes = 99
percentage = 5.0
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 839
percentage = 42.2
change = -7.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,981
percentage = 41.2
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = George Derbyshire
votes = 1,358
percentage = 51.7
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Wright
votes = 1,025
percentage = 39.0
change = -3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mavis Tyrwhitt
votes = 153
percentage = 5.8
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Elaine Edwards
votes = 93
percentage = 3.5
change = -0.2Election box majority
votes = 333
percentage = 12.7
change = +7.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,629
percentage = 53.2
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Wylie
votes = 1,023
percentage = 55.4
change = -10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Frost
votes = 454
percentage = 24.6
change = +7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Cullen
votes = 257
percentage = 13.9
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kevin Pettifer
votes = 112
percentage = 6.1
change = +3.7Election box majority
votes = 569
percentage = 30.8
change = -18.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,846
percentage = 36.8
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hugh O'Hanlon
votes = 999
percentage = 50.4
change = +12.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Bamford
votes = 586
percentage = 29.6
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frances Hince
votes = 276
percentage = 13.9
change = -9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Anna Rackett
votes = 121
percentage = 6.1
change = +2.2Election box majority
votes = 413
percentage = 20.8
change = +16.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,982
percentage = 43.6
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Ajab
votes = 848
percentage = 40.6
change = -10.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jagtar Dhindsa
votes = 786
percentage = 37.7
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Bunn
votes = 286
percentage = 13.7
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = David Degen
votes = 167
percentage = 8.0
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 62
percentage = 2.9
change = -15.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,087
percentage = 41.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Brown
votes = 883
percentage = 55.2
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Hodnett
votes = 310
percentage = 19.4
change = +8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Chambers
votes = 309
percentage = 19.3
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Sally Ivins
votes = 98
percentage = 6.1
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 573
percentage = 35.8
change = +0.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,600
percentage = 32.2
change =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3783.stm 2004 Watford election result]
* [http://www.watford.gov.uk/ccm/content/legal-and-democratic/elections/election-results---borough-10-june-2004-.en;jsessionid=48023E5394E6C63F4C996C15DF38BE4B Ward results]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/election/2004/election_watford.shtml Local Elections: Watford]

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