The local elections held in Watford were largely uneventful with no seats across the town changing hands.

The Liberal Democrats have maintained their control of Watford Borough Council after the results of the May 2021 elections were announced at Watford Colosseum on Saturday.

In total, 13 seats were up for election across the town’s 12 wards, and electors very much kept faith with their respective parties.

The Lib Dems successfully defended their eight seats – and a ninth after a by-election in Nascot. Six of the nine Lib Dems elected yesterday are brand new additions to the council.

Watford mayor Peter Taylor said after the results were announced: "This result is an endorsement of the Lib Dem record in Watford. By delivering a caring, green, well-run council, Liberal Democrats are working hard to make our town even better.

"I’m delighted that a team of hardworking, caring and diverse team of local champions has been elected to serve the people of Watford. I would like to congratulate all our new councillors, everyone who made the election possible this year in Watford and especially the people of Watford for their support."

Watford Labour retained their four seats up for grabs on the borough council, including a closely fought battle in Callowland ward.

Callowland is the only ward in Watford where there is representation from more than one party, and Labour were defending the third seat.

Dennis Watling was able to ensure Labour have a majority over the Lib Dems in Callowland, but Lib Dem candidate Joe Inniss polled just ten votes less than Mr Watling’s 934.

He tweeted that he was "ecstatic" to win the race, while his colleague Asif Khan described it as an "excellent" victory.

The Conservatives once again failed to pick up a single seat on the borough council but county council candidate Abbas Merali said he was "delighted" by his party's "exceptional" vote share increase in West Watford, which saw them overtake the Lib Dems.

Overall, there are no changes to report in any of Watford’s six Hertfordshire County Council divisions.

The Lib Dems defended their four seats in Central Watford & Oxhey, Meriden Tudor, Nascot, and Stanborough & Woodside, while Labour kept control of North Watford and West Watford.

Hertfordshire County Council remains in the control of the Conservatives but the Tory party have suffered the shock loss of their leader David Williams, who was beaten by the Lib Dems for his Harpenden North East seat.

See more: Conservative Hertfordshire County Council leader loses Harpenden seat

Full list of Watford Borough Council results

Callowland

Joe Inniss - Liberal Democrats - 924

Mary Sackett - Conservative - 355

Dennis Watling - Labour - 934

Turnout: 38.16 per cent

Central

Sophia Demetriou Jones - Labour - 680

Marilyn Devonish - Liberal Democrats - 915

Cole Parker - Conservative - 319

Dennis Wharton - Independent - 140

Turnout: 30.85 per cent

Holywell

Nigel Bell - Labour - 1,272

Ian Fox - Conservative - 436

Simonie Jeffree - Liberal Democrats - 274

Mark O’Connor - Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts - 54

Turnout: 30.82 per cent

Leggatts

Shafiq Ahmed - Liberal Democrats - 765

Derek Foster - Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts - 40

Anthony Parker - Conservatives - 565

Richard Smith - Labour - 819

Turnout: 37.86 per cent

Meriden

Prashanth Elangovan - Conservative - 519

Pete Hannon - Liberal Democrats - 690

Felix Tyszkiewicz - Labour - 395

Turnout: 28.04 per cent

Nascot (2 seats filled)

Sarah Flynn - Labour - 471

Ravi Kura - Conservative - 655

Binita Mehta-Parmar - Conservative - 786

Tom Osborn - Liberal Democrats - 1,179

Edward Tunnah - Labour - 364

Mark Watkin - Liberal Democrats - 1,275

Turnout: 41.01 per cent

Oxhey

Karen Clarke-Taylor - Liberal Democrats - 1,316

Joseph Gornicki - Conservative - 494

Sue Sleeman - Labour - 339

Neal Webber - Reform UK - 42

Turnout: 40.80 per cent

Park

Nabila Ahmed - Labour - 412

Peter Jeffree - Liberal Democrats - 1,472

Linda Topping - Conservative - 902

Turnout: 43.41 per cent

Stanborough

Nevin Atasoy - Labour - 312

Simon Feldman - Liberal Democrats - 956

Peter Williams - Conservative - 673

Turnout: 34.07 per cent

Tudor

Carly Bishop - Conservative - 576

Darren Walford - Liberal Democrats - 938

Seamus Williams - Labour - 418

Turnout: 36.97 per cent

Vicarage

Abbas Merali - Conservative - 551

Dan Thurlow - Liberal Democrats - 592

Sara Jane Trebar - Labour - 1,061

Turnout: 37.67 per cent

Woodside

Malcolm Bush - Labour - 391

Amarish Patel - Conservative - 481

Ann Saffery - Liberal Democrats - 807

Turnout: 29.15 per cent

Full Hertfordshire County Council results - Watford division

Central Watford & Oxhey

Sophia Demetriou-Jones - Labour - 1,020

Stephen Giles-Medhurst - Liberal Democrats - 2,130

Joseph Gornicki - Conservative - 848

Mark Rutherford - Green Party - 297

Neal Webber - Reform UK - 67

Turnout: 34 per cent

Meriden Tudor

Stephen Cavinder - Liberal Democrats - 1,433

Prashanth Elangovan - Conservative - 1,145

Seamus Williams - Labour - 916

Turnout: 33 per cent

Nascot Park

Nabila Ahmed - Labour - 841

Linda Topping - Conservative - 1,800

Mark Watkin - Liberal Democrats - 2,733

Turnout: 42 per cent

North Watford

Dawn Allen-Williamson - Liberal Democrats - 1,388

Derek Foster - Trade Unionists and Socialists Against the Cuts - 66

Catherine Grinsted - Green Party - 218

Asif Khan - Labour - 1,814

Sarah Knott - Heritage Party - 60

Anthony Parker - Conservative - 935

Turnout: 38 per cent

West Watford

Nigel Bell - Labour - 2,399

Abbas Merali - Conservative - 1,089

Mark O'Connor - Trade Unionists and Socialists Against the Cuts -116

Jennifer Pattinson - Liberal Democrats - 746

Turnout: 34 per cent

Woodside Stanborough

Nevin Atasoy - Labour - 642

Peter Williams - Conservative - 1,078

Tim Williams - Liberal Democrats - 1,721

Turnout: 31 per cent