2006 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

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The 2006 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council to 16 seats after gaining 2 seats from Labour. [3] The Conservative gains came in Haldens and Howlands wards, but they did lose one seat to the Liberal Democrats. [3] The Liberal Democrats won Handside and came within 6 votes of taking Peartree from Labour after 4 recounts. [3] Overall turnout in the election was 38.11%. [4]

Welwyn Hatfield Local Election Result 2006 [2] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1321+176.555.815,617+8.4%
  Labour 302-217.622.56,309-4.0%
  Liberal Democrats 110+15.921.15,898-2.9%
  Green 000000.6174+0.1%

Ward results

Brookmans Park and Little Heath [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Dean1,63080.4+6.5
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Blumsom28614.1−3.1
Labour Margaret White1115.5−3.4
Majority1,34466.3+9.6
Turnout 2,02745.5−2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Haldens [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Levitt64141.7+6.9
Labour Bhavna Joshi52033.8−4.6
Liberal Democrats Win Smith37724.5−2.3
Majority1217.9
Turnout 1,53835.5−1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Handside [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Quinton1,12745.0−0.5
Conservative Sue Collins1,10344.1+0.5
Labour Sarah Carthew27310.90.0
Majority240.9−1.0
Turnout 2,50350.0−5.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Hatfield Central [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Croft52141.1+6.6
Conservative Douglas Berry42533.5+5.3
Liberal Democrats Lis Meyland-Smith32225.4−11.9
Majority967.6
Turnout 1,26831.4−1.3
Labour hold Swing
Hatfield East [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicola Dorrington82656.1+4.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Cashmore32422.0+2.9
Labour Constance Elliott32221.9+0.1
Majority50234.1+4.7
Turnout 1,47237.1−3.3
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clare Berry1,08155.1+11.4
Labour Anthony Wilder53527.3−10.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths34517.6−1.4
Majority54627.8+21.4
Turnout 1,96132.4−4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Atkinson75749.7+4.5
Labour Dean Archer53134.9+2.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Archer23515.4−7.4
Majority22614.8+1.7
Turnout 1,52337.7−1.5
Conservative hold Swing
Hollybush [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margarita Birleson61744.8−1.5
Conservative Stephen Battaglia52137.8+3.8
Liberal Democrats Hazel Jacquemain23917.4−2.4
Majority967.0−5.3
Turnout 1,37730.7−4.5
Labour hold Swing
Howlands [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Warren Davies82145.7+6.9
Labour Alan Chesterman63435.3−2.8
Green Mark Knight1749.7+9.7
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Arch1679.3−13.7
Majority18710.4+9.7
Turnout 1,79641.1+0.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Northaw [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Nicholls1,45582.2+20.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bain20311.5+2.7
Labour Alex Breed1116.3+0.6
Majority1,25270.7+33.4
Turnout 1,76942.4−1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Panshanger [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sara Johnston90456.8+10.2
Labour William Longbottom40925.7−1.1
Liberal Democrats Marcel Naseby27917.5−9.2
Majority49531.1+11.3
Turnout 1,59233.5−2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Peartree [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Russell45336.5−8.8
Liberal Democrats Frank Marsh44736.0+5.8
Conservative Bernard Rosewall34127.5+3.0
Majority60.5−14.6
Turnout 1,24127.3−3.1
Labour hold Swing
Sherrards [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Wheeler1,10054.5+10.2
Labour Margaret Hurst57128.3−8.8
Liberal Democrats Louise Lotz34617.2−1.4
Majority52926.2−25.4
Turnout 2,01747.3−4.3
Conservative hold Swing
Welham Green [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter O'Brien70766.60.0
Labour Bridgit Croft19818.7+1.3
Liberal Democrats Sheila Archer15614.7−1.3
Majority50947.9−1.3
Turnout 1,06138.1−3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Welwyn North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Markiewicz98772.3+7.6
Liberal Democrats Helen Bassett24117.6−4.1
Labour Anthony Crump13810.1−3.5
Majority74654.7+11.7
Turnout 1,36639.5−3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Welwyn South (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mandy Perkins1,183
Conservative Carl Storer1,135
Liberal Democrats John Blackburn408
Liberal Democrats Ian Skidmore396
Labour Sheila Jones191
Labour Sheila Wilder174
Turnout 3,48742.0−5.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections: Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections". The Times. London. 5 May 2006. p. 9.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Welwyn Hatfield: Tories tighten grip". This is Local London. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Election Results - 4 May 2006". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.