The Liberal Democrats retained their grip on power at Watford Town Hall today with a strong performance in the latest round of council elections.

Labour enjoyed the biggest gains on the day, claiming two extra seats – one each from The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.

For the Conservatives, however, the count ended in bitter disappointment, with the party losing one of its three councillors. It is now the smallest party on the council, behind the Green Party which retains its three councillors.

The seats to change hands were Vicarage and Leggatts, where Labour overhauled Liberal Democrat and Conservative majorities respectively.

The balance of the council chamber is now: Liberal Democrat 25, Labour 6, Green 3, Conservative 2 and Independent 1.

The full results of today’s election count are listed below. Winners are in bold.

Park Ward

  • Peter Jeffree (Liberal Democrats) 1,302
  • Mike Jones (Labour)330
  • Alex MacGregor Mason (Green)133
  • David Penn (UKIP) 75
  • Linda Topping 1,160(Conservative)

Turnout: 50.5 per cent

Callowland

  • Emma Collins (Labour) 424
  • Patricia Gollop (Liberal Democrats)128
  • Guy Miller (Conservative) 229
  • Steve Rackett (Green Party) 1,104

Turnout: 35 per cent

Central

  • Helen Lynch (Liberal Democrat) 901
  • Carole Bamford (Conservative) 277
  • Fred Grindrod (Labour) 772
  • Dorothy Nixon (Green) 118
  • Renie Price (UKIP)70

Turnout 34.9 per cent

Holywell

  • Janet Baddeley (Liberal Democrat) 343
  • Neil Punter (Conservative) 251
  • Alison Wiesner (Green) 86
  • Nigel Bell (Labour) 1,473

Turnout: 35 per cent

Leggatts

  • Amanda Grimston (Conservative) 670
  • Ian Brandon (Green) 330
  • Asif Khan (Labour) 786
  • Dennis Wharton (Liberal Democrats) 440

Turnout: 41.8 per cent

Meriden

  • Dave Ealey (Conservative) 468
  • Sue Greenslade (Liberal Democrats) 893
  • Iain Wadey (Green) 101
  • Seamus Williams (Labour) 584

Turnout 36.1 per cent

Nascot

  • Andrew Forrest (Liberal Democrat) 1,285
  • Michael Barnes (Labour) 328
  • Sally Ivins (Green) 179
  • Camilla Khawaja (Conservative) 1,023

Turnout: 48 per cent

Oxhey

  • Dick Bamford (Conservative) 497
  • Christine Chandler (Green) 129
  • Shirena Counter (Liberal Democrat)1,209
  • Susan Sleeman (Labour) 357

Turnout: 42.3 per cent

Stanborough

  • Derek Scudder (Liberal Democrat) 1,095
  • Caryn Argun (Green) 107
  • Penny Edwards (Conservative) 521
  • Adeyemi Oshunniyi (Labour) 356

Turnout: 39.2 per cent

Tudor

  • Dan Channing (UKIP) 153
  • Youseffe Fahmy (Conservative) 485
  • Kelly McLeod (Liberal Democrat) 879
  • Geoffrey Pearce (Labour) 461
  • Clare Pitkin (Green) 128

Turnout 44.5 per cent

Vicarage

  • Paul Baker (Independent)204
  • Shameem Khan (Liberal Democrats) 691
  • Sally Punter (Conservative) 231
  • Nasreen Shah (Labour) 1,259
  • Helen Wynne (Green) 127

Turnout: 44.8 per cent

Woodside

  • Alan Burtenshaw (Liberal Democrats) 733
  • Paula Brodhurst (Green) 121
  • Tony Rogers (Conservative) 521
  • John Young (Labour)423

Turnout: 34 per cent