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Watford 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

12 ward races

12 seats

1 elected below the proportional quota

8.3% of seats below quota

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 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 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	12,163	51.3%	10	83.3%	7	58.3%	+3
Labour Party	6,624	27.9%	2	16.7%	3	25.0%	-1
Conservative and Unionist Party	4,642	19.6%	0	0.0%	2	16.7%	-2
Independent	142	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	103	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	37	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	23,711	100.0%	12	100.0%	12	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Leggatts · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · +5.7 pts below quota
Tudor · 1 seat · won at 50.2% · above quota
Vicarage · 1 seat · won at 50.4% · above quota
Stanborough · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
Woodside · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
Holywell · 1 seat · won at 53.2% · above quota
Callowland · 1 seat · won at 53.6% · above quota
Meriden · 1 seat · won at 53.8% · above quota
Central · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
Nascot · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Park · 1 seat · won at 61.1% · above quota
Oxhey · 1 seat · won at 65.8% · above quota

Race results

Leggatts · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,151

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed S.	Liberal Democrats	952	44.3%	Elected
2	Williams S.	Labour Party	790	36.7%
3	Raperport J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	355	16.5%
4	Foster D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	54	2.5%

Electorate 5,758 · Ballots cast 2,151 · EC ward code E05011049 · Back to ward index

Tudor · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.2 pts Valid ballots 1,826

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Johnson S.	Liberal Democrats	917	50.2%	Elected
2	Ivory D.	Labour Party	467	25.6%
3	Bishop C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	442	24.2%

Electorate 5,240 · Ballots cast 1,826 · EC ward code E05011055 · Back to ward index

Vicarage · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 1,660

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shah N.	Labour Party	837	50.4%	Elected
2	Thurlow D.	Liberal Democrats	637	38.4%
3	Chirila Flilip O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	186	11.2%

Electorate 5,860 · Ballots cast 1,660 · EC ward code E05011056 · Back to ward index

Stanborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 1,788

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nembhard L.	Liberal Democrats	909	50.8%	Elected
2	Williams P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	530	29.6%
3	Muspratt E.	Labour Party	349	19.5%

Electorate 5,670 · Ballots cast 1,788 · EC ward code E05011054 · Back to ward index

Woodside · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 1,560

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Saffery G.	Liberal Democrats	802	51.4%	Elected
2	Bush M.	Labour Party	386	24.7%
3	Cawthorne M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	372	23.8%

Electorate 5,762 · Ballots cast 1,560 · EC ward code E05011057 · Back to ward index

Holywell · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.2 pts Valid ballots 1,784

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turmaine M.	Labour Party	949	53.2%	Elected
2	Pant S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	426	23.9%
3	Hill P.	Liberal Democrats	360	20.2%
4	O'Connor M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	49	2.7%

Electorate 6,596 · Ballots cast 1,784 · EC ward code E05011048 · Back to ward index

Callowland · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.6 pts Valid ballots 2,020

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stotesbury I.	Liberal Democrats	1,082	53.6%	Elected
2	Butler T.	Labour Party	729	36.1%
3	Geary M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	209	10.3%

Electorate 5,829 · Ballots cast 2,020 · EC ward code E05011046 · Back to ward index

Meriden · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 1,488

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pattinson J.	Liberal Democrats	800	53.8%	Elected
2	Farrington H.	Labour Party	361	24.3%
3	Elangovan P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	327	22.0%

Electorate 5,727 · Ballots cast 1,488 · EC ward code E05011050 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.4 pts Valid ballots 2,079

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dychton A.	Liberal Democrats	1,151	55.4%	Elected
2	Hakim M.	Labour Party	553	26.6%
3	Dattani H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	233	11.2%
4	Wharton D.	Independent	142	6.8%

Electorate 6,832 · Ballots cast 2,079 · EC ward code E05011047 · Back to ward index

Nascot · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 2,608

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Osborn T.	Liberal Democrats	1,555	59.6%	Elected
2	Kura R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	629	24.1%
3	Tunnah E.	Labour Party	424	16.3%

Electorate 6,747 · Ballots cast 2,608 · EC ward code E05011051 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.1 pts Valid ballots 2,646

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kloss P.	Liberal Democrats	1,616	61.1%	Elected
2	Topping L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	573	21.7%
3	Butler S.	Labour Party	457	17.3%

Electorate 6,418 · Ballots cast 2,646 · EC ward code E05011053 · Back to ward index

Oxhey · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.8 pts Valid ballots 2,101

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rodrigues K.	Liberal Democrats	1,382	65.8%	Elected
2	Hickey W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	360	17.1%
3	Sleeman S.	Labour Party	322	15.3%
4	Webber N.	Reform UK	37	1.8%

Electorate 5,439 · Ballots cast 2,101 · EC ward code E05011052 · Back to ward index