1999 Watford Borough Council election

Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

Election result

1999 Watford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 19 Decrease 2 52.8 0 19 52.8 22,539 37.9 -1.2
  Liberal Democrats 11 Increase 2 30.6 0 11 30.6 18,588 31.3 -1.1
  Conservative 6 Steady 16.7 0 6 16.7 18,337 30.8 +2.3

Ward results

Callowland

Callowland
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Cash 628 48.0
Labour F. Hodgson 605 46.3
Labour P. Harrison 594 45.4
Conservative R. Downham 421 32.2
Conservative T. Needham 414 31.7
Conservative M. Taylor 405 31.0
Liberal Democrats C. Bradshaw 247 18.9
Liberal Democrats H. Finn 229 17.5
Liberal Democrats A. Vincent 198 15.1
Turnout 1,307 26.5
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Central

Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Atkin 856 46.2
Labour V. Muspratt 799 43.1
Liberal Democrats R. Martins 797 43.0
Liberal Democrats J. Baddeley 754 40.7
Liberal Democrats K. Soodin 731 39.5
Labour N. Tester 725 39.1
Conservative A. Bell 163 8.8
Conservative T. Parsons 146 7.9
Conservative G. Ogden 137 7.4
Turnout 1,852 37.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Holywell

Holywell
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Bell 779 60.3
Labour S. Palmer 761 58.9
Labour A. Head 726 56.2
Conservative R. Frost 247 19.1
Conservative H. Ling 234 18.1
Liberal Democrats E. Watkin 228 17.6
Liberal Democrats M. Allen 228 17.6
Liberal Democrats P. Purdy 223 17.3
Conservative A. Sander 215 16.6
Turnout 1,292 25.6
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Leggatts

Leggatts
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Green 842 42.7
Labour K. Court 841 42.6
Conservative S. O'Brien 820 41.6
Labour E. Muspratt 815 41.3
Conservative D. Hobbs 789 40.0
Conservative G. Ling 754 38.2
Liberal Democrats P. Brown 257 13.0
Liberal Democrats S. Gibbard 224 11.4
Liberal Democrats M. Taylor 200 10.1
Turnout 1,973 38.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Meriden

Meriden
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour N. Tyrwhitt 819 50.2
Labour G. O'Connell 812 49.8
Labour R. Banham 802 49.2
Conservative K. Bell 492 30.2
Conservative I. Evans 457 28.0
Conservative P. East 431 26.4
Liberal Democrats C. Anson 251 15.4
Liberal Democrats M. Palmer 224 13.7
Liberal Democrats J. Richmond 215 13.2
Turnout 1,631 30.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Nascot

Nascot
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative I. Brown 1,005 55.3
Conservative J. Brown 976 53.7
Conservative S. Jones 963 53.0
Labour R. England 380 20.9
Labour T. Meldrum 378 20.8
Liberal Democrats M. Watkin 376 20.7
Labour S. Hince 371 20.4
Liberal Democrats J. Wyatt 338 18.6
Liberal Democrats T. Wyatt 291 16.0
Turnout 1,816 36.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Oxhey

Oxhey
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats D. Thornhill 1,158 59.0
Liberal Democrats I. Sharpe 1,068 54.4
Liberal Democrats A. Poole 1,056 53.8
Conservative G. Greenstreet 487 24.8
Conservative R. Bamford 441 22.5
Conservative M. Stanley 434 22.1
Labour S. Butler 290 14.8
Labour N. Akubue 278 14.2
Labour J. Dowdle 265 13.5
Turnout 1,964 41.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Park

Park
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative K. Solomon 1,214 60.0
Conservative T. Williams 1,211 59.9
Conservative D. Wright 1,180 58.3
Liberal Democrats M. Crowne 477 23.6
Liberal Democrats C. de Vekey 441 21.8
Liberal Democrats R. de Vekey 406 20.1
Labour F. Hince 293 14.5
Labour M. Jones 277 13.7
Labour M. Hussain 268 13.2
Turnout 2,023 40.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stanborough

Stanborough
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats D. Scudder 1,090 59.9
Liberal Democrats J. Richmond 1,033 56.7
Liberal Democrats A. Wylie 983 54.0
Labour C. Barry 361 19.8
Conservative A. Jones 357 19.6
Conservative P. Curtis 356 19.5
Labour M. Tyrwhitt 336 18.5
Conservative P. Jenkins 334 18.3
Labour C. Wilson 332 18.2
Turnout 1,821 36.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Tudor

Tudor
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Ahrens 804 44.8
Labour S. Rosser 787 43.9
Labour M. Chhina 708 39.5
Conservative P. Bell 661 36.8
Conservative S. Barclay 647 36.1
Conservative J. Price 626 34.9
Liberal Democrats A. Oaten 274 15.3
Liberal Democrats L. Scudder 271 15.1
Liberal Democrats D. Di Laura 258 14.4
Turnout 1,794 39.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Vicarage

Vicarage
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Choudhrey 1,003 58.4
Labour B. Graham 976 56.9
Labour G. Kelly 944 55.0
Conservative D. Ealey 301 17.5
Liberal Democrats N. Taylor 301 17.5
Conservative J. Price 264 15.4
Liberal Democrats I. Pitkin 245 14.3
Conservative Z. Basit 245 14.3
Liberal Democrats A. Zafar 222 12.9
Turnout 1,716 33.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Woodside

Woodside
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats A. Burtenshaw 1,118 53.6
Liberal Democrats E. Burtenshaw 1,112 53.3
Liberal Democrats A. Garside 1,064 51.0
Labour S. Tuckwood 714 34.2
Labour J. Young 694 33.3
Labour M. Thackham 676 32.4
Conservative C. Jeffs 185 8.9
Conservative N. Joyce 170 8.2
Conservative A. Needham 155 7.4
Turnout 2,085 40.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

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