The 2018 Watford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Watford Borough Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections.
Watford was one of the boroughs subject to a trial of voter ID restrictions[2] requiring the production of polling cards.[3]
Since the election of the full council in 2016, there had been three by-elections, but the balance of the council remained the same, as they were won by the defending party, in the case of Leggatts Ward by Labour and in the cases of Oxhey and Park by the Lib Dems.
Mayoral Election Candidates
Peter Taylor of the Liberal Democrats retained the Watford majority for the Liberal Democrats on the second count. Prior to the election, the mayor had been Dorothy Thornhill, representing the Liberal Democrats.[4]
Results summary
Ward Results
An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.
Callowland
No UKIP candidate as previous (-9.6%)
Central
Holywell
Leggatts
Meriden
Nascot
Oxhey
Park
Stanborough
Tudor
a Darren Harrison was suspended by the Conservative Party after having alleged links to the EDL and other far-right groups. He remained on the ballot as a Conservative candidate.[6][7]
^Press Association (28 April 2018). "Polling station voter ID plans are deeply flawed, say critics". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^Walker, Peter; Weaver, Matthew (3 May 2018). "Anger and confusion as voters turned away during ID trial". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^Vote 2018: Watford mayoral election result, from BBC News.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l"2018 Watford Borough Ward results". Watford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^Bates, Liz (20 April 2018). "Tory council candidate suspended over alleged links to far-right groups". Politics Home. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
^Perkins, Anne (21 April 2018). "Tory suspended over alleged links to EDL and white supremacists". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018.
