2003 Watford Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election December 2013 April 2026 thumb|Results of the 2003 Watford Borough Council election Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 32.05%. After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 20 Labour 8 Conservative 7 Green 1 Council election result Watford local election result 2003 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 +6 83.3 49.2 9,491 +5.3% Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 8.3 21.4 4,136 -4.2% Green Party of England and Wales 1 +1 8.3 8.5 1,636 +4.6% Labour Party (UK) 0 -6 0 20.0 3,867 -4.2% Independent (politician) 0 -1 0 0.4 86 -1.8% Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0.4 78 +0.1% Ward results Callowland Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Rackett 928 53.4 +34.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Salter 507 29.2 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) Marion Chambers 213 12.3 -20.5 Conservative Party (UK) Walter Lees 89 5.1 -11.6 421 24.2 1,737 Central Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Smillie 818 54.5 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) John Dowdle 389 25.9 -9.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Jenkins 180 12.0 +1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Faye Cullen 72 4.8 -0.6 Socialist Alliance (England) Peter Martindale 42 2.8 +2.8 429 28.6 +14.9 1,501 Holywell Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Mortimer 744 50.8 -6.1 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Bell 587 40.1 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Ealey 93 6.3 -1.9 Socialist Alliance (England) Andrew O'Brien 22 1.5 -1.8 Green Party of England and Wales David Degen 19 1.3 +1.3 157 10.7 -14.6 1,465 Leggatts Liberal Democrats (UK) Maria Green 746 46.0 +19.0 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Lees 506 31.2 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Dilshad Basha 273 16.9 -19.1 Green Party of England and Wales Christine Stockwell 95 5.9 +2.8 240 14.8 1,620 Meriden Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Greenslade 825 51.3 +16.4 Labour Party (UK) Norman Tyrwhitt 483 30.0 -7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Frost 168 10.4 -17.5 Independent (politician) Jack Moss 86 5.3 +5.3 Green Party of England and Wales Jennifer Woods 32 2.0 +2.0 Socialist Alliance (England) Paul Woodward 14 0.9 +0.9 342 21.3 1,608 Nascot Conservative Party (UK) Sally Punter 906 49.4 +1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Wyatt 660 36.0 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Meldrum 178 9.7 +9.7 Green Party of England and Wales Carole Skinner 89 4.9 +4.9 246 13.4 -3.6 1,833 Oxhey Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirena Counter 1,038 68.4 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Luto 280 18.5 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Nnagbogu Akubue 142 9.4 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew McBean 57 3.8 +0.6 758 49.9 +1.3 1,517 Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Jill Jenkins 928 47.5 +13.5 Conservative Party (UK) Kay Solomon 832 42.6 -9.0 Labour Party (UK) Manzoor Hussain 121 6.2 -4.7 Green Party of England and Wales Elaine Edwards 72 3.7 +0.3 96 4.9 1,953 Stanborough Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Scudder 945 65.7 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Grace Cordell 243 16.9 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) Mavis Tyrwhitt 216 15.0 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Ian West 35 2.4 -0.7 702 48.8 +0.9 1,439 Tudor Liberal Democrats (UK) Tariq Chohan 607 38.3 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Southern 540 34.1 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) John Young 375 23.7 -3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Clive Skinner 61 3.9 +0.5 67 4.2 +0.6 1,583 Vicarage Liberal Democrats (UK) Shahnaz Ali 874 51.0 +19.0 Labour Party (UK) Abdul Choudhrey 561 32.7 -11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Needham 149 8.7 -7.4 Green Party of England and Wales Elizabeth Cocks 129 7.5 +0.1 313 18.3 1,713 Woodside Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Burtenshaw 799 60.3 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Linda Smith 329 24.8 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Iris Powell 150 11.3 +0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Sally Ivins 47 3.5 +1.3 470 35.5 -2.6 1,325 References 2003 Watford election result Ward results https://web.archive.org/web/20060925094806/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/loc03/pages/Watford/LOCALRESULT.html 25 September 2006 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in Hertfordshire