The Liberal Democrats were victorious in the local elections in Watford as they held onto the overall majority.
Party members rejoiced as the results were read out at Watford Leisure Centre on Friday as they claimed nine ward seats.
Labour won three seats but lost the Callowland seat to Liberal Democrat Ian Stotesbury.
The overall turn out yesterday for Watford was 39.28 per cent.
Watford Borough Council trialled a voter ID pilot scheme during this year’s elections.
This resulted in 192 people turned up to the polling stations around Watford without their ID.
Up to 128 of those people then went home to get their ID and came back later on.
As a result, 64 people were not able to vote as a result of the pilot scheme here, which works out at 0.23 per cent of those who voted.
Here are the full results:
Meriden Ward:
Anthony Barton, Liberal Democrats: 779 votes
John Dowdle, Labour and Co-Operative: 560
Linda Topping, Conservative: 449
Total votes: 1810
Central Ward:
Aga Dychton, Liberal Democrat: 970
Ani Meehan, Labour: 912
David Underdown, Green Party: 141
Dennis Wharton, Conservative: 300
Total votes: 2,357
Callowland:
Ian Stotesbury, Liberal Democrat: 1,044
Ahsan Khan, Labour: 832
Anthony Parker, Conservative: 276
Alison Wiesner, Green Party: 137
Total votes: 2,311
Ian Stotesbury celebrates winning the Callowland Ward
Woodside Ward:
Glen Saffery, Liberal Democrats: 826
Seamus Williams, Labour: 482
Sarah Hayes, Conservatives: 503
Frederick Green, UKIP: 97
Total votes: 1,927
Nascot Ward:
Jane Johnson, Lib Dem: 1,505
Binita Mehta, Conservatives: 725
Edward Tunnah, Labour: 509
David Penn, UKIP: 79
Total votes: 2,843
Holywell Ward:
Matt Turmaine, Labour: 1,402
Yasmin Goldsmith, Conservative: 299
Syed Kazmi, Liberal Democrat: 436
Total votes: 2,166
Park Ward
Peter Kloss, Lib Dem: 1,588
David Fallon, Conservative: 889
Nabila Ahmed, Labour: 541
Peter Blogg, UKIP: 49
Total votes: 3,089
Leggatts Ward
Bilqees Mauthoor, Labour: 1,121
Joseph Inniss, Liberal Democrat: 719
David Ealey, Conservatives: 375
Total votes: 2,237
Stanborough Ward
Keith Crout, Lib Dem: 1,242
Omolola Adedoyin, Conservative: 385
Asma Suleman, Labour: 350
Total votes: 1,992
Oxhey Ward
Maggie Parker, Lib Dem: 1,432
Joseph Gornicki, Conservative: 570
Susan Sleeman, Labour: 432
Total votes: 2,447
Vicarage Ward
Nazreen Shah, Labour: 1,488
Mohammad Azam, Lib Dem: 505
Michelle Sherman, Conservative: 402
Total votes: 2,437
Watford Labour Party celebrated winning three seats.
Tudor Ward:
Stephen Johnson, Lib Dem: 951
Diana Ivory, Labour: 615
Darren Harrison, Conservative: 564
Total votes: 2,149
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