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Watford 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

12 ward races

12 seats

3 elected below the proportional quota

25.0% 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	10,611	48.8%	9	75.0%	6	50.0%	+3
Labour Party	6,695	30.8%	3	25.0%	4	33.3%	-1
Conservative and Unionist Party	3,805	17.5%	0	0.0%	2	16.7%	-2
Reform UK	447	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	82	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Heritage Party	66	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	52	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	21,758	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 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
Callowland · 1 seat · won at 47.7% · +2.3 pts below quota
Meriden · 1 seat · won at 49.8% · +0.2 pts below quota
Woodside · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
Tudor · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
Central · 1 seat · won at 53.6% · above quota
Holywell · 1 seat · won at 57.3% · above quota
Nascot · 1 seat · won at 57.5% · above quota
Stanborough · 1 seat · won at 57.9% · above quota
Vicarage · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Park · 1 seat · won at 60.4% · above quota
Oxhey · 1 seat · won at 67.2% · above quota

Race results

Leggatts · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,934

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan, A.	Labour Party	882	45.6%	Elected
2	Minhas, J.	Liberal Democrats	665	34.4%
3	Fanning, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	297	15.4%
4	Knott, S.	Heritage Party	66	3.4%
5	Foster, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	24	1.2%

Electorate 5,822 · Ballots cast 1,934 · Back to ward index

Callowland · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,886

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Allen-Williamson, D.	Liberal Democrats	899	47.7%	Elected
2	Suleman, A.	Labour Party	760	40.3%
3	Sachdeva, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	227	12.0%

Electorate 5,957 · Ballots cast 1,886 · Back to ward index

Meriden · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,262

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Grimston, A.	Liberal Democrats	628	49.8%	Elected
2	Farrington, H.	Labour Party	327	25.9%
3	Raperport, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	307	24.3%

Electorate 5,746 · Ballots cast 1,262 · Back to ward index

Woodside · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.1 pts Valid ballots 1,459

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wenham, R.	Liberal Democrats	731	50.1%	Elected
2	Joynes, A.	Labour Party	460	31.5%
3	Cawthorne, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	268	18.4%

Electorate 5,766 · Ballots cast 1,459 · Back to ward index

Tudor · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.3 pts Valid ballots 1,630

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Saunders, C.	Liberal Democrats	852	52.3%	Elected
2	Bishop, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	436	26.7%
3	Bush, M.	Labour Party	342	21.0%

Electorate 5,300 · Ballots cast 1,630 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.6 pts Valid ballots 1,868

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Martins, R.	Liberal Democrats	1,002	53.6%	Elected
2	Hakim, M.	Labour Party	585	31.3%
3	Ghuman, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	177	9.5%
4	Ealey, D.	Reform UK	104	5.6%

Electorate 7,061 · Ballots cast 1,868 · Back to ward index

Holywell · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.3 pts Valid ballots 1,676

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ezeifedi, F.	Labour Party	960	57.3%	Elected
2	Duduta, G.	Liberal Democrats	335	20.0%
3	Pant, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	323	19.3%
4	O'Connor, M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	58	3.5%

Electorate 6,925 · Ballots cast 1,676 · Back to ward index

Nascot · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.5 pts Valid ballots 2,226

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hofman, M.	Liberal Democrats	1,280	57.5%	Elected
2	Kura, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	485	21.8%
3	Tunnah, E.	Labour Party	336	15.1%
4	Ling, G.	Reform UK	125	5.6%

Electorate 6,822 · Ballots cast 2,226 · Back to ward index

Stanborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.9 pts Valid ballots 1,603

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Williams, T.	Liberal Democrats	928	57.9%	Elected
2	Williams, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	283	17.7%
3	Butler, T.	Labour Party	276	17.2%
4	Hall, M.	Reform UK	64	4.0%
5	Willis, J.	Green Party	52	3.2%

Electorate 5,649 · Ballots cast 1,603 · Back to ward index

Vicarage · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 1,931

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dhindsa, J.	Labour Party	1,151	59.6%	Elected
2	Amin, A.	Liberal Democrats	575	29.8%
3	Filip, O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	205	10.6%

Electorate 5,916 · Ballots cast 1,931 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.4 pts Valid ballots 2,385

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hill, P.	Liberal Democrats	1,441	60.4%	Elected
2	Mukherjee, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	458	19.2%
3	Griffiths, L.	Labour Party	375	15.7%
4	Dowdle, J.	Reform UK	111	4.7%

Electorate 6,453 · Ballots cast 2,385 · Back to ward index

Oxhey · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.2 pts Valid ballots 1,898

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Newstead, C.	Liberal Democrats	1,275	67.2%	Elected
2	Hickey, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	339	17.9%
3	Sleeman, S.	Labour Party	241	12.7%
4	Webber, N.	Reform UK	43	2.3%

Electorate 5,533 · Ballots cast 1,898 · Back to ward index