Your guide to all the Watford and Three Rivers local election candidates standing in the May 2024 elections
The full list of candidates has been announced as voters are set to go to the polls across Watford and Three Rivers next month.
Ballot boxes will be open in every ward across the two districts for the council and police and crime commissioner elections on May 2 between 7am and 10pm.Watford Borough CouncilIt consists of 27 Liberal Democrats councillors , plus the Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor, whose post is next up for election in 2026.The remaining nine councillors who make up the council’s political opposition sit on Labour benches, with no other parties represented at the authority.
A total of 21 sit on the Liberal Democrat benches, while the Conservative Group makes up the largest opposition party with 12 members.Hertfordshire’s voters will also elect a new police and crime commissioner on May 2 who will be tasked with planning county crime prevention strategies, balancing the police’s budget, and joining up crime prevention partners.
The county has only ever known one commissioner, David Lloyd, who announced in January he would not be standing for re-election after 12 years in the role.We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
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