Directly elected mayor of Watford

Directly elected mayor of Watford
Mayor of Watford
Incumbent
Dorothy Thornhill

since May 2002
Style No courtesy title or style
Appointer Electorate of Watford
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder Dorothy Thornhill (May 2002)
Succession May 2014

The Mayor of Watford is the head of the council in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The holder of the position is a directly elected mayor elected using the supplementary vote, every four years. The Current Mayor of Watford is Dorothy Thornhill who is Watford's first directly elected mayor, and was also the first female directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom and the Liberal Democrats' first directly elected mayor. She has been Mayor of Watford since May 2002, being re-elected in May 2006, and in May 2010 she was re-elected for a third term.

Referendum

Local authority Date Yes Votes Yes Vote % No Votes No Vote % Turnout %
Watford 12 July 2001 7,636 52 7,140 48 25

Election results

The position was created in 2002 and there have been three elections.

Watford Mayoral Election Results - May 2010[1]
Name Party 1st Preference Votes  % 2nd Preference Votes  % Final1  %
Dorothy Thornhill Liberal Democrat 19,153 45.9 4,276 10.2 23,429 56.1
Stephen Johnson Conservative 10,403 24.9 1,105 2.6 11,508 27.6
Nigel Bell Labour 10,029 24.0
Alex McGreggor Mason Green 2,173 5.2

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