Watford Borough Council is the local authority for the Watford non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Watford is located in the south-west of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. Dorothy Thornhill MBE (Liberal Democrat) is the Elected Mayor of Watford. She was first elected in May 2002, re-elected in May 2006, in May 2010 and again in May 2014. There are 17 directly elected mayors across England. Since 1999 Watford has been divided into 12 wards. Each ward has three councillors who are elected for a four-year term.