Welwyn Hatfield council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 16 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
15
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
17
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 15 +7 14,916 48.7% +10.1
Liberal Democrats 2 -3 6,576 21.5% -11.0
Labour Party 0 -5 7,360 24.0% -1.3
Green Party 0 +0 1,655 5.4% +2.9
Abolish the TV Licence Party 0 +0 86 0.3% —
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 42 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Labour Party 17
Liberal Democrats 17
Green Party 9
Abolish the TV Licence Party 1
The For Britain Movement 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Boulton Elected 1,559 73.2% +5.4
Labour Party Graham Martyn Beevers 339 15.9% +4.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Edward Basford 232 10.9% -9.5
Majority1,220
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,130

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Haldens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alastair Ian William Hellyer Elected 766 43.7% +7.9
Labour Party Mike Larkins 589 33.6% +1.2
Liberal Democrats Rhiannon Lillian Christine Richardson 245 14.0% -7.5
Green Party Sarah Butcher 153 8.7% -1.6
Majority177
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,753

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Handside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Thomson Elected 1,317 46.3% +20.0
Liberal Democrats Gemma May Louise Moore 1,003 35.3% -23.4
Labour Party Helen Jane Beckett 316 11.1% +3.1
Green Party Ian Nicholas Challoner Nendick 208 7.3% +0.3
Majority314
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,844

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Hatfield Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Bond Elected 580 42.7% +9.0
Labour Party Maureen Janet Cook 571 42.0% -3.1
Liberal Democrats Michelle Angela Kirk 122 9.0% -12.2
Abolish the TV Licence Party Melvyn Jones 86 6.3% —
Majority9
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,359

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Hatfield East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Alexander Lake Elected 810 44.6% +7.5
Labour Party Cathy Watson 552 30.4% -0.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Thomas Snowdon 289 15.9% -17.0
Green Party Ian Howard Gregory 165 9.1% -0.3
Majority258
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,816

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hatfield South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Stanbury Elected 526 33.9% +6.6
Labour Party James Broach 515 33.2% -17.1
Liberal Democrats Tim Rowse 510 32.9% +3.3
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,551

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Hatfield Villages

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Samuel Kasumu Elected 774 45.6% +0.3
Labour Party Margaret Anne Eames-Petersen 585 34.4% -5.2
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 190 11.2% -3.9
Green Party Andreas Kukol 150 8.8% —
Majority189
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,699

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hollybush

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Pace Elected 653 42.9% +4.9
Labour Party Mbizo Mpofu 583 38.3% -9.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Corbey-West 148 9.7% -4.4
Green Party Claudia Jayne Ferlisi 139 9.1% —
Majority70
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,523

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Howlands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve McNamara Elected 962 52.5% +19.9
Labour Party Alan Chesterman 680 37.1% -6.3
Liberal Democrats Konrad Basch 190 10.4% -1.5
Majority282
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,832

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Northaw & Cuffley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gail Ganney Elected 1,328 75.2% +6.7
Labour Party Sheila Ann Barrett 223 12.6% +3.8
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Johnson 215 12.2% -10.5
Majority1,105
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,766

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Panshanger

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stan Tunstall Elected 819 49.5% +13.0
Liberal Democrats Darrell Rodney Panter 491 29.7% -19.1
Labour Party Joshua Murombo Chigwangwa 343 20.8% +6.0
Majority328
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,653

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Peartree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Russ Platt Elected 578 40.4% -10.1
Labour Party Steve Iwasyk 408 28.5% -4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Hamish Haddow 336 23.5% +6.5
Green Party Nicola Chapman 109 7.6% —
Majority170
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,431

Liberal Democrats hold

Sherrards

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Flavia Wachuku Elected 767 37.5% +7.4
Liberal Democrats Arvindkumar Hargovanbhai Thakkar 575 28.1% -18.4
Labour Party Hilary Louise Carlen 477 23.3% +10.9
Green Party Lesley Jean Smith 228 11.1% +5.7
Majority192
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,047

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Welham Green & Hatfield South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Mark Zukowskyj Elected 791 50.5% -5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Teresa Florence Travell Elected 727 46.4% +20.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Joseph Lowe 543 34.7% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Hedley Griffiths 525 33.5% —
Labour Party Gareth Frederick Heatlie Aicken 258 16.5% -2.2
Labour Party John Richard Eames-Petersen 245 15.6% —
The For Britain Movement Mia Molinaro 42 2.7% —
Majority184
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,566

Liberal Democrats hold · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Welwyn East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Ann Cragg Elected 1,218 56.3% +4.9
Labour Party Martine Davis 425 19.7% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Helen Natalie Harrington 278 12.9% -16.2
Green Party William Nicholas Huggonson Berrington 241 11.1% —
Majority793
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,162

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Welwyn West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Smith Elected 1,231 63.5% +8.0
Green Party Penny Berrington 262 13.5% +6.5
Labour Party Daniel Carlen 251 13.0% +6.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Richard Barry Reimer 194 10.0% -21.0
Majority969
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,938

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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