Welwyn East ward
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 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Claire Hunt Elected | 883 | 35.6% | -4.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Durk Reyner Elected | 788 | 31.8% | — |
| Reform UK | Mark David Castle | 607 | 24.5% | +16.7 |
| Reform UK | John Howard Robinson | 514 | 20.7% | — |
| Green Party | William Nicholas Huggonson Berrington | 365 | 14.7% | +5.6 |
| Labour Party | Peter John Costello | 344 | 13.9% | -16.3 |
| Green Party | Andrew John Morrison | 339 | 13.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Charles Bartlett | 319 | 12.9% | +0.0 |
| Labour Party | George Von Bülow | 276 | 11.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Alistair Payne | 261 | 10.5% | — |
| Majority | 181 | |||
| Turnout | 49.3% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,041 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,479 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julie Ann Cragg Elected | 777 | 40.0% | -5.7 |
| Labour Party | George Von Bülow | 587 | 30.2% | -0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Genevieve Margaret Mary Almeyda | 250 | 12.9% | +1.9 |
| Green Party | Darrin Anderson Dexter | 178 | 9.2% | -3.5 |
| Reform UK | Tom Holdsworth | 151 | 7.8% | — |
| Majority | 190 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,943 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
04/05/2023
| 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 |
| Majority | 278 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,859 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2022
| 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 |
| Majority | 511 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,196 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 793 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,162 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roger Trigg Elected | 905 | 51.4% | +3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Natalie Harrington | 511 | 29.1% | +17.9 |
| Labour Party | Joshua Murombo Chigwangwa | 343 | 19.5% | -8.6 |
| Majority | 394 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,759 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven Markiewicz Elected | 875 | 47.8% | -21.2 |
| Labour Party | Rose Grewal | 515 | 28.1% | -6.2 |
| Independent | Carl Jamie Storer | 237 | 12.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Natalie Harrington | 204 | 11.1% | -17.2 |
| Majority | 360 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,831 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016 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% | — |
| Majority | 432 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,501 | |||