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2014 Watford Borough Council election

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The 2014 Watford Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members to Watford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Quick facts 13 out of 36 seats to Watford Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
2014 Watford Borough Council election
← 2012
22 May 2014 (2014-05-22)
2015 →
13 out of 36 seats to Watford Borough Council[a]
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Iain Sharpe Nigel Bell Ian Brandon
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Green
Leader's seat Oxhey Holywell Callowland
Last election 23 seats, 41.3% 8 seats, 28.6% 3 seats, 10.2%
Seats before 23 8 3
Seats won 7 5 0
Seats after 23 11 1
Seat change Steady Increase 3 Decrease 2
Popular vote 8,863 6,922 950
Percentage 34.2% 26.7% 3.7%
Swing Decrease 7.1 pp Decrease 1.9 pp Decrease 6.5 pp
2014 local election results in Watford
Mayor before election

Dorothy Thornhill
Liberal Democrats

 Elected Mayor

Dorothy Thornhill
Liberal Democrats

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Results by ward

Callowland

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Callowland (2 seats)[b][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sohail Bashir 653
Labour Seamus Williams 511
Liberal Democrats Dennis Wharton 459
Green Su Murray 424
Liberal Democrats Zaheer Ahmed 411
Green John Dowdle 364
UKIP Ian Green 288
Conservative Sally Punter 183
Conservative Len Kerswill 178
Turnout
Labour gain from Green
Labour gain from Green
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Central

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Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bolton 813
Labour Avril Haley 698
Conservative Joanne Norwood 252
UKIP Renie Price 243
TUSC Mark O'Connor 50
Majority 115
Turnout 30.9
Liberal Democrats hold
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Holywell

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Holywell[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Connal 1,164
UKIP Caroline Penn 346
Liberal Democrats Simonie Jeffree 231
Conservative Anne Sander 221
TUSC Sajith Attepuram 33
Majority 818
Turnout 30.8
Labour hold
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Leggatts

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Leggatts[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bilqees Mauthoor 855
Liberal Democrats Bobby Amin 433
UKIP Logan Browne 420
Conservative Neil Punter 289
Green Alison Wiesner 151
TUSC Thineshkumar Balasingam 35
Majority 422
Turnout 36.8
Labour gain from Conservative
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Meriden

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Meriden[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kareen Hastrick 826
UKIP Nicholas Lincoln 532
Labour Favour Ewudo 452
Conservative Mark Whitman 288
Majority 294
Turnout 34.5
Liberal Democrats hold
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Nascot

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Nascot[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Watkin 1,260
Conservative Camilla Khawaja 647
UKIP David Penn 315
Labour Daniel Kerry 272
Green Sally Ivins 164
Majority 613
Turnout 40.5
Liberal Democrats hold
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Oxhey

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Oxhey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Sharpe 1,236
Labour Sue Sleeman 289
Conservative Penelope Mortimer 276
UKIP Joyce Burrows 268
TUSC Sharon Belsham-Wray 32
Majority 947
Turnout 39.8
Liberal Democrats hold
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Park

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Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Binita Mehta 939
Liberal Democrats Anne Rindl 906
Independent Malcolm Meerabux 518
UKIP Peter Blogg 258
Labour David Connal 247
Green Dorothy Nixon 117
Majority 33
Turnout 49.6
Conservative hold
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Stanborough

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Stanborough[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Crout 898
UKIP Penny Barefoot 400
Conservative Christopher Hawes 305
Labour Benson Obasogie 249
TUSC John McShane 33
Majority 498
Turnout 34.3
Liberal Democrats hold
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Tudor

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Tudor[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Johnson 730
UKIP Dan Channing 397
Labour Diana Ivory 348
Conservative Amanda Norwood 348
Green Martin Wiesner 94
Majority 333
Turnout 40.1
Liberal Democrats hold
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Vicarage

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Vicarage[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jagtar Dhindsa 1,403
Liberal Democrats Joe Fahmy 346
UKIP Robert Carter 234
Conservative Dave Ealey 207
TUSC James O'Connor 56
Majority 1,057
Turnout 38.3
Labour hold
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Woodside

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Woodside[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Collett 725
UKIP Andrew Cox 441
Conservative Tony Rogers 348
Labour Steven Palmer 292
Majority 284
Turnout 32.6
Liberal Democrats hold
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Mayoral election

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2014 Watford mayoral election
← 2010
22 May 2014 (2014-05-22)
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Turnout36.95%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Dorothy Thornhill Jagtar Dhindsa
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
First round 11,741
(45.9%)		 6,577
(25.7%)
Final round 14,193
(65.4%)		 7,504
(34.6%)
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Phil Cox Linda Topping
Party UKIP Conservative
First round 3,789
(14.8%)		 3,470
(13.6%)
Final round Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election

Dorothy Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

 Elected Mayor

Dorothy Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

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In September 2013, incumbent mayor Dorothy Thornhill of the Liberal Democrats announced that she would be running for her fourth term in 2014 after serving as mayor since 2002.[3] That same month, the Labour Party announced Vicarage councillor Jagtar Dhindsa as their candidate.[4] In January 2014, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) announced businessman Phil Cox as their candidate.[5] In April 2014, the Conservative Party selected Linda Topping as their mayoral candidate.[6]

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2014 Watford mayoral election[7][8]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Thornhill 11,741 45.9% 2,452 14,193 65.4%
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Labour Jagtar Dhindsa 6,577 25.7% 927 7,504 34.6%
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UKIP Phil Cox 3,789 14.8%
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Conservative Linda Topping 3,470 13.6%
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Notes

  1. [a]
    13 seats were contested rather than the usual 12 due to a by-election in Callowland.
  2. [b]
    Two seats were contested in Callowland due to the resignation of incumbent councillor Steve Rackett.

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