2026 Watford Borough Council election
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7 May 2026
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12 out of 36 seats to Watford Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Watford Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 12 of 36 members of Watford Borough Council.[2]
Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, this will be the final election to Watford Borough Council before it is abolished and replaced by a successor unitary authority. Elections to the successor authority are due to take place in 2027.
Summary
Background
In 2024, Liberal Democrats retained control of the council.[3]
Election result
| 2026 Watford Borough Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 20 | |||||||||
| Labour | 4 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
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| Callowland | Ian Stotesbury | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Central | Aga Dychton | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Holywell | Asma Suleman[a] | Labour | ||
| Leggatts | Shafiq Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Meriden | Jennifer Pattinson | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Nascot | Tom Osborn | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Oxhey | Kennedy Rodrigues | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Park | Peter Kloss | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Stanborough | Lenny Nembhard | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Tudor | Stephen Johnson | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Vicarage | Nasreen Shah | Labour | ||
| Woodside | Glen Saffery | Liberal Democrats | ||
Candidates
Mayoral
- Peter Taylor (incumbent)[4]
Council
References
- ^ Elected at the 2025 Holywell by-election.
- ^ a b "Watford Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Should Watford's elections be cancelled? Mayor has his say". Watford Observer. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Watford result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Peter Taylor Unanimously Re-selected as Liberal Democrat Candidate for Watford Mayor". www.watfordlibdems.org. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
