Hatfield Central ward

Welwyn Hatfield · 9 contests on record

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

07/05/2026

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mark Alexander Smith Elected 565 33.3% +23.2
Labour Party Pankit Shah 488 28.8% -19.5
Green Party Andy Phillipson 265 15.6% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Perkins 230 13.6% -11.0
Liberal Democrats Ilie Dumitru 147 8.7% -0.6
Majority77
Turnout31.2%
Registered electors5,471
Ballots cast1,695

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ian Joseph Walsh Elected 645 48.2% -9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party James Bond 328 24.5% +2.3
Reform UK Mark Alexander Smith 135 10.1% —
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 124 9.3% -2.7
Green Party Cheryl Miles 105 7.9% -0.4
Majority317
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,337

Labour Party hold

04/05/2023

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

07/07/2022 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kieran Michael Thorpe Elected 599 53.7% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Alexander Smith 273 24.5% -9.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Hedley Griffiths 183 16.4% +2.6
Abolish the TV Licence Party Melvyn Jones 61 5.5% —
Majority326
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors5,329
Ballots cast1,116

Labour Party hold

05/05/2022

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

06/05/2021

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

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Glyn Charles Hayes Elected 582 45.1% -8.7
Conservative and Unionist Party James Bond 435 33.7% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 274 21.2% +6.7
Majority147
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,291

Labour Party hold

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pankit Shah Elected 756 53.7% -6.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Caron Juggins 446 31.7% -3.4
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 205 14.6% +1.4
Majority310
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,407

Labour Party hold

05/05/2016 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