2022 Watford Borough Council election

2022 Watford Borough Council election
	5 May 2022
12 of the 36 seats on Watford Borough Council

The 2022 Watford Borough Council election is due to take place on 5 May 2022.[1] One third (12) of the 36 members of Watford Borough Council will be elected. The elections will take place alongside elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom, and an election for the Mayor of Watford.

The Liberal Democrats went into the election controlling the council, holding 24 of the 36 seats. They also held the mayorship, after Peter Taylor was elected in 2018.[2]

Electoral process

Watford Borough Council is elected in thirds, with a third of all seats up for election every year for three years, with an election to Hertfordshire County Council instead in the fourth year.[3] The election will take place by first-past-the-post voting, with wards represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term. The seats up for election in 2022 are those last contested in the 2018 election.

Candidates

Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Callowland

Callowland[4]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Terry Butler
	Conservative	Matthew Geary
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Stotesbury*
Turnout

Central

Central[5]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Hrithik Dattani
	Liberal Democrats	Aga Dychton*
	Labour	Mohammed Wadud Hakim
	Independent	Dennis Wharton
Turnout

Holywell

Holywell[6]
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Penelope Hill
	TUSC	Mark O'Conner
	Conservative	Sanjaya Pant
	Labour	Matt Turmaine*
Turnout

Leggatts

Leggatts[7]
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Shafiq Ahmed
	TUSC	Derek Foster
	Conservative	Jennie Raperport
	Labour	Seamus Williams
Turnout

Meriden

Meriden[8]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Prashanth Elangovan
	Labour	Helena Farrington
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Pattinson
Turnout

Nascot

Nascot[9]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Ravi Kura
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Osborn
	Labour	Edward Tunnah
Turnout

Oxhey

Oxhey[10]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	William Hickey
	Liberal Democrats	Kennedy Rodrigues
	Labour	Sue Sleeman
	Reform UK	Neal Webber
Turnout

Park

Park[11]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Sue Butler
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Kloss*
	Conservative	Linda Topping
Turnout

Stanborough

Stanborough[12]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Betty Muspratt
	Liberal Democrats	Lenny Nembhard
	Conservative	Peter Williams
Turnout

Tudor

Tudor[13]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Carly Bishop
	Labour	Diana Ivory
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Johnson*
Turnout

Vicarage

Vicarage[14]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Octavian Chirila Filip
	Labour	Nasreen Shah*
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Thurlow
Turnout

Woodside

Woodside[15]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Malcolm Bush
	Conservative	Matthew Cawthorne
	Liberal Democrats	Glen Saffery*
Turnout

Mayoral election

The Conservative Party announced Binita Mehta-Parmar as their mayoral candidate in August 2021. Mehta-Parmar was formerly the Conservative group leader on Watford Borough Council.[16] Incumbent mayor Peter Taylor was unanimously reselected by the Liberal Democrats as their candidate in September 2021. He stated that his priorities would be to "to create more jobs, make the town greener and support those most in need."[17] The Labour Party selected Asif Khan as their candidate in November 2021. Khan is a councillor on Watford Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council. He stated that he would focus on development in Watford, and was opposed to the number of high-rise buildings under construction.[18]

Mayoral candidates[19]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Asif Khan
	Conservative	Binita Mehta-Parmar
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Taylor

References

Patel, Dimple. "Elections in Watford". www.watford.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
"Vote 2018: Watford mayoral election result". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
"Election Timetable in England" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Callowland Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Central Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Holywell Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Leggatts Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Meriden Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Nascot Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Oxhey Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Park Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Stanborough Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Tudor Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Vicarage Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Woodside Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Louis, Nathan (13 August 2021). "Watford Conservatives announce 2022 mayoral candidate". Watford Observer. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
Cowen, James (17 September 2021). "Liberal Democrats announce candidate for Mayor of Watford". Watford Observer. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
Louis, Nathan (23 November 2021). "Asif Khan selected as Labour candidate for Watford mayor". Watford Observer. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of a Mayor for the Borough of Watford – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

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[1] Patel, Dimple. "Elections in Watford". www.watford.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[2] "Vote 2018: Watford mayoral election result". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[3] "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[4] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Callowland Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[5] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Central Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[6] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Holywell Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[7] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Leggatts Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[8] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Meriden Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[9] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Nascot Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[10] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Oxhey Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[11] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Park Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[12] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Stanborough Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[13] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Tudor Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[14] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Vicarage Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[15] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of Councillor for the Woodside Ward – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[16] Louis, Nathan (13 August 2021). "Watford Conservatives announce 2022 mayoral candidate". Watford Observer. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[17] Cowen, James (17 September 2021). "Liberal Democrats announce candidate for Mayor of Watford". Watford Observer. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[18] Louis, Nathan (23 November 2021). "Asif Khan selected as Labour candidate for Watford mayor". Watford Observer. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[19] Nolan, Donna (5 April 2022). "Election of a Mayor for the Borough of Watford – Statement of Persons Nominated". Watford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

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