Welwyn West 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sunny Thusu Elected | 987 | 41.1% | -2.5 |
| Reform UK | Richard Armstrong | 666 | 27.7% | — |
| Green Party | David Cox | 380 | 15.8% | -26.9 |
| Labour Party | Rosalind Mary Cloke | 197 | 8.2% | -1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jojo Godfrey | 171 | 7.1% | +3.7 |
| Majority | 321 | |||
| Turnout | 49.1% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,910 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,401 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alex Bardett Elected | 817 | 43.6% | -3.4 |
| Green Party | Sarah Butcher | 801 | 42.8% | +6.3 |
| Labour Party | Andy Osborne | 190 | 10.1% | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rhiannon Lillian Christine Richardson | 65 | 3.5% | -3.0 |
| Majority | 16 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,873 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
04/05/2023
| 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 |
| Majority | 210 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,986 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2022
| 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 |
| Majority | 724 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,896 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| 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 |
| Majority | 969 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,938 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Kingsbury Elected | 998 | 55.5% | -3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christina Maria Raven | 557 | 31.0% | -5.9 |
| Green Party | Tim Hogan | 126 | 7.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Ian Merison | 116 | 6.5% | +2.1 |
| Majority | 441 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,797 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
29/11/2018 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Smith Elected | 960 | 58.7% | +6.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christina Maria Raven | 604 | 36.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Joshua Murombo Chigwangwa | 72 | 4.4% | -5.0 |
| Majority | 356 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,636 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sunny Thusu Elected | 1,054 | 51.9% | -12.1 |
| Independent | Sandra Anne Kyriakides | 785 | 38.7% | -18.1 |
| Labour Party | Joshua Murombo Chigwangwa | 191 | 9.4% | -9.9 |
| Majority | 269 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,030 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mandy Perkins Elected | 1,011 | 64.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Kingsbury Elected | 994 | 63.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Taylor Elected | 941 | 59.6% | — |
| Independent | Sandra Anne Kyriakides | 896 | 56.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Edward Blackburn | 337 | 21.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Tony Crump | 304 | 19.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Kay Marion Mason | 250 | 15.8% | — |
| Majority | 45 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,578 | |||