Welwyn Hatfield council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
6
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
32.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 6 +0 8,239 30.9% +1.1
Liberal Democrats 6 -1 6,908 25.9% -3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 +0 9,017 33.8% -3.3
Green Party 0 +0 2,365 8.9% +6.3
Reform UK 0 +0 162 0.6% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Green Party 16
Labour Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Reform UK 3

A party standing a full slate could field 16 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 Jonathan Boulton Elected 1,044 62.0% -3.0
Labour Party Graham Martyn Beevers 308 18.3% -0.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Edward Basford 204 12.1% -3.8
Green Party William Nicholas Huggonson Berrington 128 7.6% —
Majority736
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,684

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Haldens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Astrid Carle Scott Elected 856 50.9% +0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Harvey Bradbury 521 31.0% -4.4
Liberal Democrats Jason Alistair Payne 175 10.4% -3.9
Green Party Lesley Jean Smith 131 7.8% —
Majority335
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,683

Labour Party hold

Handside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michal Siewniak Elected 1,403 56.0% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Seeger 695 27.7% +0.0
Labour Party Mbizo Mpofu 253 10.1% -1.8
Green Party Phil Hopley 154 6.1% -3.8
Majority708
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,505

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hatfield Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kieran Michael Thorpe Elected 713 57.5% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Mark Short 276 22.3% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 148 11.9% -4.5
Green Party Rody Ribeiro 102 8.2% —
Majority437
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,239

Labour Party hold

Hatfield East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cathy Watson Elected 712 39.8% -4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Caron Juggins 592 33.1% -5.3
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Joglu 388 21.7% +11.2
Green Party Ian Howard Gregory 99 5.5% -1.6
Majority120
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,791

Labour Party hold

Hatfield South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Helena Sophia Goldwater Elected 659 43.7% -1.7
Labour Party Vaishali Shah 559 37.0% +5.4
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Perkins 216 14.3% -5.5
Green Party Antony John Henn 75 5.0% —
Majority100
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,509

Liberal Democrats hold

Hatfield Villages

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rose Grewal Elected 707 44.0% -2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Kurland 476 29.6% -11.3
Liberal Democrats Brad Taylor 289 18.0% +5.1
Green Party Andreas Kukol 86 5.4% —
Reform UK Pete Whitehead 48 3.0% —
Majority231
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,606

Labour Party hold

Hollybush

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Margaret Birleson Elected 723 58.3% +0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Abbie Elizabeth Cook 306 24.7% -6.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Graham Wilson 113 9.1% -1.6
Green Party Joseph William Bristow 98 7.9% —
Majority417
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,240

Labour Party hold

Howlands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jill Weston Elected 861 54.9% -3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Ahmad Haseeb Chattha 502 32.0% -2.4
Liberal Democrats Hillary Ann Skoczylas 103 6.6% -0.4
Green Party Penny Berrington 102 6.5% —
Majority359
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,568

Labour Party hold

Northaw & Cuffley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party George Michaelides Elected 1,095 66.8% -1.0
Labour Party Sheila Ann Barrett 255 15.5% -2.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony John Green 151 9.2% -5.4
Green Party Brian Edward Edwards 139 8.5% —
Majority840
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,640

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Panshanger

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jane Quinton Elected 728 47.2% +7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz McAuliffe 441 28.6% -5.5
Labour Party Perry Martyn William Hewitt 304 19.7% -6.9
Green Party Cheryl Miles 68 4.4% —
Majority287
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,541

Liberal Democrats hold

Peartree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Simon Robert Paul Goldwater Elected 582 44.6% -7.2
Labour Party Tom Green 466 35.7% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeet Dhelaria 167 12.8% +1.2
Green Party Claudia Jayne Ferlisi 91 7.0% —
Majority116
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,306

Liberal Democrats hold

Sherrards

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Frank Annibale Stefano Marchio Marsh Elected 1,020 53.0% -1.4
Labour Party Leo Gilbert 416 21.6% +7.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Siva Kumar 337 17.5% -6.8
Green Party David Cox 83 4.3% -0.6
Reform UK Jack Oliver Aaron 69 3.6% —
Majority604
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,925

Liberal Democrats hold

Welham Green & Hatfield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adrienne Frances Nix Elected 613 38.1% -7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Teresa Florence Travell 566 35.2% +2.0
Labour Party Linda Elizabeth Mendez 335 20.8% +3.3
Green Party Ian Nicholas Challoner Nendick 50 3.1% —
Reform UK Shane David Scott 45 2.8% —
Majority47
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,609

Liberal Democrats hold

Welwyn East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Trigg Elected 849 45.7% -6.4
Labour Party Alan Chesterman 571 30.7% +1.9
Green Party Mary Barton 235 12.6% —
Liberal Democrats Pashang Fatemi 204 11.0% -8.1
Majority278
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,859

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Welwyn West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Kingsbury Elected 934 47.0% -7.3
Green Party Sarah Butcher 724 36.5% +20.3
Labour Party Daniel Carlen 200 10.1% -5.2
Liberal Democrats Simon John Archer 128 6.4% -7.7
Majority210
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,986

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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