England council results
Number of councillors
136 of 136 councilsCounting complete
- Reform UK 1,454 councillors 1,452 councillors gained
- Labour 1,068 councillors 1,498 councillors lost
- Liberal Democrat 844 councillors 155 councillors gained
- Conservative 801 councillors 563 councillors lost
- Green 587 councillors 441 councillors gained
- Independent 213 councillors 35 councillors gained
Watford
2026 Liberal Democrat hold, from previous year
Watford council results
Counting complete. After 12 of 12 seats declared.
Change since 2022
Liberal Democrat- Councillors elected in 2026Total12
- Councillors elected in 2026Change+2
- Councillors overallTotal32
Labour- Councillors elected in 2026Total0
- Councillors elected in 2026Change-2
- Councillors overallTotal4
About this council
- Type: District council
- Seats up for election: 12 out of 36
- Boundary change: No
- Previous council results:
- 2024 - Liberal Democrat
- 2023 - Liberal Democrat
- 2022 - Liberal Democrat
- 2021 - Liberal Democrat
Mayor of Watford
Winner, Peter Taylor, Liberal DemocratCounting complete
Liberal Democrat, Peter Taylor
- Total votes14,583
- Share52.5%
Reform UK, Mark Dixon
- Total votes4,972
- Share17.9%
Green, Jake Mitchell
- Total votes3,084
- Share11.1%
Labour, Keith Morgan
- Total votes2,742
- Share9.9%
Conservative, Abdul Laskar
- Total votes1,915
- Share6.9%
UK Voice, Ketankumar Pipaliya
- Total votes280
- Share1.0%
Independent, Ryan Bonar
- Total votes192
- Share0.7%
Turnout
Registered voters75,122
Turnout
37.0%Change+4.3
About this mayor
- Type: Council mayor - The council mayor is the directly elected leader of a council. They are responsible for all of the services controlled by the council and appoint members of the cabinet who each have responsibility for specific council services.
- Previous mayor results:
- 2022 - Liberal Democrat
- 2018 - Liberal Democrat
- 2014 - Liberal Democrat
- 2010 - Liberal Democrat
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