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Labour has reduced the Liberal Democrat majority within Watford Borough Council by one seat - the only change in an otherwise predictable election.

Mohammed Taj (Lab) won Vicarage ward with 911 votes, with Abrar Shah (Lib Dem) coming second with 791 votes.

The seat had previously been held by Mohammed Ajab (Lib Dem), who retired this year.

The only other suprises as results were revealed at Watford Colosseum this morning were that Lib Dem candidate Emma Hines-Randall took Holywell Ward by just 18 ballots from Labour challenger Fred Grindrod, following a recount. Councillor Hines-Randall replaces Jenny McGovern (Lib Dem), who did not seek re-election.

In addition, Conservative group leader Andrew Mortimer breathed a sigh of relief after holding off a challenge from Russell Willson (Lib Dem) for his Nascot seat.

After a full recount, Councillor Mortimer took 1,080 votes to 971 for Mr Willson.

Elsewhere in Watford, Ken Broadhurst (Green) retained his Callowland seat, Rabi Martins (Lib Dem) countinues as councillor for Central ward, and Fawziyyah Qureshi replaces Khalid Mahmood (both Lib Dems) in Leggatts.

George Derbyshire (Lib Dem) faced close competition from Malcolm Meerabux (Con) in Park ward but won with a majority of 290, while Hugh O'Hanlon (Lib Dem) beat Richard Southern (Con) into first place with a majority of 152 votes.

Watford Borough Council now consists of 28 Liberal Democrats, three Labour, three Conservatives and three Green councillors, including Mayor Dorothy Thornhill (Lib Dem).

Full results Callowland Kenneth Frederick Brodhurst Green 729 ELECTED Ian Cloke Labour 234 Patricia Gollop Liberal Democrat 193 Patricia Lees Conservative 187 Turnout: 26 per cent GREEN HOLD Central Richard Haxton Bamford Conservative 219 Joanna Grindrod Labour 323 Rabi Martins Liberal Democrat 620 ELECTED Clare Victoria Pitkin Green 278 Turnout: 27 per cent LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD Holywell Carole Ann Bamford Conservative 191 Fred Grindrod Labour 736 Emma Hines-Randall Liberal Democrat 754 ELECTED Helen Elizabeth Wynne Green 74 Turnout: 31 per cent LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD Leggatts Karen Rebecca Best Conservative 505 Ian Brandon Green 464 Geoffrey O'Connell Labour 280 Fawziyyah Qureshi Liberal Democrat 634 ELECTED Turnout: 36 per cent LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD Meriden Pamela Elizabeth Bell Conservative 416 Janice Rosemary Brown Liberal Democrat 717 ELECTED Ian Andrew Martin Robert Pitkin Green 81 Daniel Scott Labour 299 Turnout: 29 per cent LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD Nascot Marion Joyce Chambers Labour 125 Antony Tristram Cooke Independent 18 Sally Rose Ivins Green 137 Andrew Mortimer Conservative 1,018 ELECTED Russell Willson Liberal Democrat 971 Turnout: 41 per cent CONSERVATIVE HOLD Oxhey Michael Jones Labour 135 Anthony Phillips Poole Liberal Democrat 1,070 ELECTED Sarah Anne Son Conservative 460 Neal Webber Green 115 Turnout: 35 per cent LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD Park George Derbyshire Liberal Democrat 1,366 ELECTED Alex MacGregor Mason Green 82 Malcolm Meerabux Conservative 1,076 Mohammed Riaz Labour 127 Turnout: 47 per cent LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD Stanborough Jonathon Cordell Conservative 373 Adeyemi Frederick Oshunniyi Labour 241 Kevin Pettifer Green 87 Andrew James Wylie Liberal Democrat 917 ELECTED Turnout: 31 per cent LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD Tudor Pauline Louise May Labour 192 Rachel Sarah Neill Green 72 Hugh O'Hanlon Liberal Democrat 847 ELECTED Richard Southern Conservative 695 Turnout: 39 per cent LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD Vicarage David Degen Green 141 David Ealey Conservative 256 Abrar Shah Liberal Democrat 791 Mohammed Tanveer Taj Labour 911 ELECTED Turnout: 39 per cent LABOUR GAIN Woodside Caryn Elaine Argun Green 80 Ian Gordon Brown Liberal Democrat 780 ELECTED Joseph Harrison Conservative 345 John Young Labour 225 Turnout: 28 per cent LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD

3:02pm Friday 2nd May 2008

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