Welwyn Hatfield council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 16 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
7
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
17
across 16 wards
Turnout
35.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 7 +5 9,198 29.6% +8.1
Labour Party 6 +6 9,250 29.8% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -11 11,529 37.1% -11.6
Green Party 0 +0 798 2.6% -2.8
Abolish the TV Licence Party 0 +0 270 0.9% +0.6
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 19 0.1% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. 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
Abolish the TV Licence Party 5
Green Party 4
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 Rebecca Lass Elected 1,242 65.0% -8.2
Labour Party Graham Martyn Beevers 365 19.1% +3.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Anscombe 304 15.9% +5.0
Majority877
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,911

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Haldens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lucy Musk Elected 882 50.4% +16.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Harvey Bradbury 618 35.3% -8.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Robert Paul Goldwater 250 14.3% +0.3
Majority264
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,750

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Handside 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gemma May Louise Moore Elected 1,457 55.7% +20.4
Liberal Democrats Michal Siewniak Elected 1,431 54.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Bailey 726 27.7% -18.6
Conservative and Unionist Party John Walter Guy Gilbey 695 26.5% —
Labour Party Perry Martyn William Hewitt 312 11.9% +0.8
Labour Party Moyna Aicken 268 10.2% —
Green Party Penny Berrington 260 9.9% +2.6
Abolish the TV Licence Party Clare Stevenson 87 3.3% —
Majority705
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,618

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

Hatfield Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pankit Shah Elected 736 52.8% +10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Alexander Smith 466 33.4% -9.2
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 192 13.8% +4.8
Majority270
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,394

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hatfield East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Larry Crofton Elected 804 44.1% +13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Hebden 700 38.4% -6.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Hedley Griffiths 190 10.4% -5.5
Green Party Ian Howard Gregory 130 7.1% -2.0
Majority104
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,824

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hatfield South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tim Rowse Elected 705 45.4% +12.5
Labour Party Kieran Michael Thorpe 491 31.6% -1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Gav Solomons 308 19.8% -14.1
Abolish the TV Licence Party Melvyn Jones 50 3.2% —
Majority214
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,554

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hatfield Villages

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Broach Elected 753 46.2% +11.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Antony Demetriou 667 40.9% -4.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony John Green 210 12.9% +1.7
Majority86
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,630

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hollybush

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynn Anne Chesterman Elected 877 57.8% +19.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Abbie Elizabeth Cook 478 31.5% -11.4
Liberal Democrats Jonquil Basch 163 10.7% +1.0
Majority399
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,518

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Howlands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Max Peter Holloway Elected 1,072 58.5% +21.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Marios Artemi 631 34.5% -18.0
Liberal Democrats Hillary Ann Skoczylas 128 7.0% -3.4
Majority441
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,831

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Northaw & Cuffley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernard Sarson Elected 1,076 67.8% -7.4
Labour Party Sheila Ann Barrett 279 17.6% +5.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Edward Basford 232 14.6% +2.4
Majority797
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,587

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Panshanger

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Darrell Rodney Panter Elected 594 39.3% +9.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Ahmad Haseeb Chattha 515 34.1% -15.5
Labour Party Alan Chesterman 402 26.6% +5.9
Majority79
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,511

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Peartree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Duncan Merlin Jones Elected 770 51.8% +11.4
Labour Party Erin Mary Smith 497 33.4% +4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Perkins 173 11.6% -11.8
Abolish the TV Licence Party Aaron Johnson 47 3.2% —
Majority273
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,487

Liberal Democrats hold

Sherrards

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jean-Paul Bernard Skoczylas Elected 1,114 54.4% +26.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Siva Kumar 498 24.3% -13.2
Labour Party Hilary Louise Carlen 293 14.3% -9.0
Green Party William Nicholas Huggonson Berrington 101 4.9% -6.2
Abolish the TV Licence Party Caroline Jones 42 2.1% —
Majority616
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,048

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Welham Green & Hatfield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sandreni Bonfante Elected 771 45.6% -4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Kurland 561 33.2% -13.2
Labour Party Cathy Watson 296 17.5% +1.0
Abolish the TV Licence Party Sian Elizabeth Hems 44 2.6% —
The For Britain Movement Mia Molinaro 19 1.1% -1.6
Majority210
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,691

Liberal Democrats hold

Welwyn East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Mitchinson Elected 1,144 52.1% -4.2
Labour Party Daniel Carlen 633 28.8% +9.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Richard Barry Reimer 419 19.1% +6.2
Majority511
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,196

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Welwyn West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sunny Thusu Elected 1,031 54.4% -9.1
Green Party Sarah Butcher 307 16.2% +2.7
Labour Party Gareth Frederick Heatlie Aicken 290 15.3% +2.3
Liberal Democrats Genevieve Margaret Mary Almeyda 268 14.1% +4.1
Majority724
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,896

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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