Welwyn Hatfield council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 16 wards · 48 seats contested

Most seats
28
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
48
across 16 wards
Turnout
36.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 28 — 34,956 47.6% —
Labour Party 15 — 20,446 27.8% —
Liberal Democrats 5 — 13,097 17.8% —
Green Party 0 — 2,338 3.2% —
Independent 0 — 1,403 1.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 1,264 1.7% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 48
Conservative and Unionist Party 48
Liberal Democrats 42
Labour Party 39
Green Party 9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 5
Independent 3

A party standing a full slate could field 48 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Brookmans Park & Little Heath 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Boulton Elected 1,319 74.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Boulton Elected 1,275 72.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John William Dean Elected 1,265 71.5% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Anscombe 278 15.7% —
Liberal Democrats Jenny Blumsom 261 14.7% —
Labour Party Peter John Costello 257 14.5% —
Labour Party James Robert Dolan 233 13.2% —
Labour Party John Richard Eames-Petersen 221 12.5% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel Anthony van Someren Bain 202 11.4% —
Majority987
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,770

Haldens 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Larkins Elected 782 48.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barbara Ann Fitzsimon Elected 734 45.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Robert Spinks Elected 666 41.0% —
Labour Party Lucy Musk 655 40.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Hebden 622 38.3% —
Labour Party Tara-Mary Lyons 571 35.2% —
Green Party Lynne Allison 312 19.2% —
Liberal Democrats Sandra Jean Ward 246 15.1% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Corbey-West 168 10.3% —
Liberal Democrats Alex Benakis 117 7.2% —
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,624

Handside 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Thomson Elected 1,202 46.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Elizabeth Bromley Elected 1,170 45.6% —
Liberal Democrats Rachel Lesley Basch Elected 1,020 39.8% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel Alan Quinton 1,016 39.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Eric Dowler 1,015 39.6% —
Liberal Democrats Ayesha Rohale 824 32.1% —
Labour Party Nick Atkinson 451 17.6% —
Labour Party Tony Grice 430 16.8% —
Labour Party Darren Lewis 386 15.0% —
Green Party Cecile May Raw 180 7.0% —
Majority4
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,565

Hatfield Central 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maureen Janet Cook Elected 786 60.6% —
Labour Party Glyn Charles Hayes Elected 742 57.2% —
Labour Party Pankit Shah Elected 683 52.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Samuel Crosse 455 35.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bukky Olawoyin 392 30.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronald Leonard Wheeler 371 28.6% —
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 171 13.2% —
Liberal Democrats Karen Elizabeth Richardson 166 12.8% —
Liberal Democrats Charles David Perry Walton 127 9.8% —
Majority228
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,298

Hatfield East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kerstin Birgit Holman Elected 765 45.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Ruth Gillett Elected 731 43.6% —
Labour Party Lenny Brandon Elected 717 42.8% —
Labour Party Philip John Knott 663 39.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Manoj Kumar 575 34.3% —
Labour Party Bhumi Zhaveri 499 29.8% —
Independent Caron Juggins 315 18.8% —
Green Party Ian Howard Gregory 229 13.7% —
Liberal Democrats Lis Meyland-Smith 225 13.4% —
Green Party Christianne Sayers 201 12.0% —
Green Party Oliver Sayers 105 6.3% —
Majority54
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,675

Hatfield South West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Christopher Fitzpatrick Elected 713 51.2% —
Labour Party James Broach Elected 703 50.5% —
Labour Party Kieran Michael Thorpe Elected 698 50.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Boon 481 34.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Adams 477 34.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Perkins 384 27.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Sanjay Gadhvi 222 15.9% —
Liberal Democrats Sheila Jean Archer 176 12.6% —
Liberal Democrats Hazel Marion Laming 168 12.1% —
Liberal Democrats Simon John Archer 155 11.1% —
Majority217
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,392

Hatfield Villages 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynne Michele Sparks Elected 731 53.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Howard Morgan Elected 690 50.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Duncan James Bell Elected 667 48.8% —
Labour Party Margaret Anne Eames-Petersen 555 40.6% —
Labour Party Alexander David Widger 507 37.1% —
Labour Party Graham Martyn Beevers 480 35.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jane Quinton 178 13.0% —
Liberal Democrats Ros Edwards 151 11.0% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew John Quenet 146 10.7% —
Majority112
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,368

Hollybush 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Pace Elected 700 50.8% —
Labour Party Margaret Birleson Elected 670 48.6% —
Labour Party Lynn Anne Chesterman Elected 664 48.2% —
Labour Party Astrid Carle Thorpe 585 42.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Drew Robert Richardson 532 38.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Syam Puli 492 35.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) James Andrew Milliken 247 17.9% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Graham Wilson 105 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Jonquil Basch 75 5.4% —
Liberal Democrats Konrad Basch 68 4.9% —
Majority79
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors12,984
Ballots cast (estimated)1,379

Howlands 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alan Chesterman Elected 724 49.7% —
Labour Party Pauline Jill Weston Elected 654 44.9% —
Labour Party Max Peter Holloway Elected 626 43.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Annalisa Dorothy Yeowell 580 39.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Alexander Smith 498 34.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kamala Chandrasekaran 483 33.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Dean James Milliken 314 21.6% —
Independent Stan Tunstall 192 13.2% —
Liberal Democrats Laurence Geoffrey Brown 190 13.0% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Damian Joseph Tuohy 111 7.6% —
Majority46
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,457

Northaw & Cuffley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Irene Hilda Dean Elected 1,112 83.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Michaelides Elected 984 73.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernard Sarson Elected 957 71.4% —
Liberal Democrats Robina Helen Durrant 299 22.3% —
Liberal Democrats Liz Johnson 249 18.6% —
Labour Party Graham Morris Macarthur 210 15.7% —
Liberal Democrats Clive Johnson 209 15.6% —
Majority658
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,340

Panshanger 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martyn John Levitt Elected 744 60.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sara Louise Clare Johnston Elected 706 57.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Darren Malcolm Bennett Elected 632 51.7% —
Labour Party Joshua Murombo Chigwangwa 363 29.7% —
Labour Party Steve Iwasyk 362 29.6% —
Green Party Henry Humphreys 267 21.8% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Trup 252 20.6% —
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Packer 188 15.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jon Arch 153 12.5% —
Majority269
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,222

Peartree 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Cowan Elected 533 46.0% —
Labour Party Helen Jane Beckett Elected 474 40.9% —
Labour Party Steve Roberts Elected 474 40.9% —
Liberal Democrats Michal Siewniak 426 36.8% —
Labour Party Melvyn Jones 409 35.3% —
Liberal Democrats Frank Annibale Stefano Marchio Marsh 377 32.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nathaniel Alfred Keith Chapman 267 23.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tom Holdsworth 204 17.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Joseph Lowe 166 14.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Michelle Thorpe 144 12.4% —
Majority48
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,158

Sherrards 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Bower Elected 887 56.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pat Mabbott Elected 798 51.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jon Beckerman Elected 749 48.0% —
Labour Party Ivan Samuel Edwards 629 40.3% —
Green Party Susan Groom 500 32.1% —
Green Party Ian Nicholas Challoner Nendick 353 22.6% —
Liberal Democrats Karen Eaton 304 19.5% —
Liberal Democrats Brian Douglas Eaton 267 17.1% —
Green Party Lesley Jean Smith 191 12.3% —
Majority120
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,559

Welham Green & Hatfield South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Mark Zukowskyj Elected 894 55.4% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Bailey Elected 640 39.7% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Quenet Elected 617 38.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith John Pieri 600 37.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frank Robert Bowron 529 32.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Page 509 31.6% —
Labour Party Linda Elizabeth Mendez 381 23.6% —
Labour Party Diana Lesley Bell 376 23.3% —
Labour Party Cathy Watson 294 18.2% —
Majority17
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,613

Welwyn East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Ann Cragg Elected 1,035 69.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Trigg Elected 972 64.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Markiewicz Elected 947 63.1% —
Labour Party Sheila Ann Barrett 515 34.3% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Natalie Harrington 426 28.4% —
Liberal Democrats Heather Margaret Richardson 332 22.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Arthur Frank Stevens 277 18.5% —
Majority432
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,501

Welwyn West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mandy Perkins Elected 1,011 64.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Kingsbury Elected 994 63.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Taylor Elected 941 59.6% —
Independent Sandra Anne Kyriakides 896 56.8% —
Liberal Democrats John Edward Blackburn 337 21.4% —
Labour Party Tony Crump 304 19.3% —
Liberal Democrats Kay Marion Mason 250 15.8% —
Majority45
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,578

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