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Watford 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 9,091 | 45.1% | 5 | 83.3% | 4 | 66.7% | +1 |
| Reform UK | 4,051 | 20.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 3,716 | 18.4% | 1 | 16.7% | 1 | 16.7% | 0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,058 | 10.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,102 | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 126 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 26 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 20,170 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- West Watford · 1 seat · won at 37.3% · +12.7 pts below quota
- Meriden Tudor · 1 seat · won at 40.0% · +10.0 pts below quota
- North Watford · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
- Woodside Stanborough · 1 seat · won at 43.7% · +6.3 pts below quota
- Nascot Park · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
- Central Watford & Oxhey · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
Race results
West Watford · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,548
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Bell | Labour Party | 1,323 | 37.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Aga Dychton | Liberal Democrats | 1,193 | 33.6% | |
| 3 | David Charles Ealey | Reform UK | 456 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Sanjaya Pant | Conservative and Unionist Party | 314 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | David Nicholas Gordon | Green Party | 215 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Mark Stephen O'Connor | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 47 | 1.3% |
Meriden Tudor · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,916
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penelope Margaret Hill | Liberal Democrats | 1,165 | 40.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Dixon | Reform UK | 868 | 29.8% | |
| 3 | Jennifer Raperport | Conservative and Unionist Party | 390 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Keith Orlando Morgan | Labour Party | 353 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | John Jowers | Green Party | 140 | 4.8% |
North Watford · single-seat
Marginal winner 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,367
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Peter Short | Liberal Democrats | 1,450 | 43.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Asif Khan | Labour Party | 926 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | Xiaolei Xie | Reform UK | 508 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Danny Mosley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 244 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Bruce Perry | Green Party | 167 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Derek Roy Foster | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 46 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Sarah Jane Knott | Heritage Party | 26 | 0.8% |
Woodside Stanborough · single-seat
Marginal winner 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,940
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,284 | 43.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Malcolm Caborn | Reform UK | 945 | 32.1% | |
| 3 | Anne Joynes | Labour Party | 303 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Lola Adedoyin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 287 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Jake Mitchell | Green Party | 121 | 4.1% |
Nascot Park · single-seat
Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 4,058
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Adrian Watkin | Liberal Democrats | 2,149 | 53.0% | Elected |
| 2 | John Clive Craddock | Reform UK | 735 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Stephen Woodard | Conservative and Unionist Party | 540 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Minesh Pareek | Labour Party | 381 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Andrew Gallagher | Green Party | 253 | 6.2% |
Central Watford & Oxhey · single-seat
Marginal winner 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.4 pts Valid ballots 3,341
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,850 | 55.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Neal Webber | Reform UK | 539 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Sonu Masania | Labour Party | 430 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Peter Williams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 283 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Matt Jones | Green Party | 206 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | James Francis O'Connor | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 33 | 1.0% |