The 2007 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough 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]
The Borough of Welwyn Hatfield is a local government district in southern Hertfordshire, England.
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.
Hertfordshire is one of the home counties in southern England. It is bordered by Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For government statistical purposes, it is placed in the East of England region.
After the election, the composition of the council was
The results saw the Conservative increase their majority after gaining 3 seats, which they described as an endorsement of their record in control of the council. [3] They gained 2 seats from Labour in Haldens and Hatfield South wards, while the Liberal Democrats failed to pick up any seats. [3] The third Conservative gain came in Howlands ward, where they defeated Green councillor Jill Weston, [3] who had defected from Labour in 2004. [4] Overall turnout in the election was 33.03%, [5] while dropping as low as 24% in some wards. [3]
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.
Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield. It had a population of 29,616 in 2001, and 39,201 at the 2011 Census. The settlement is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House, home of the Marquess of Salisbury, forms the nucleus of the old town. From the 1930s when de Havilland opened a factory until the 1990s when British Aerospace closed it, aircraft design and manufacture employed more people there than any other industry. Hatfield was one of the post-war New Towns built around London and has much modernist architecture from the period. The University of Hertfordshire is based there.
The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. Currently led by Jo Swinson, the party has 19 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, 16 members of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in each of the Welsh Assembly and the London Assembly. It was in a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015. Policy decisions are made on a one-member, one-vote basis of party members attending the Liberal Democrat Federal Conference, which is held twice per year.
Among the Conservative winners in the election were Hannah Berry and Paul Smith, who became the youngest councillors in the council's history at the ages of 18 and 20 respectively, after a recent change in the law had permitted under 21s to stand for election. [6]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 13 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 81.3 | 54.6 | 12,161 | -1.2% | |
Labour | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 18.8 | 25.1 | 5,592 | +2.6% | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 3,729 | -4.4% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3.6 | 805 | +3.0% |
One Conservative candidate was unopposed in the election. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Boulton | 1,471 | 81.4 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jenny Blumsom | 125 | 6.9 | -7.2 | |
Green | Kevin Pressland | 114 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Labour | Cathy Watson | 98 | 5.4 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 1,346 | 74.5 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,808 | 40.4 | -5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jon Beckerman | 693 | 46.4 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Mike Larkins | 578 | 38.7 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Louise Lotz | 224 | 15.0 | -9.5 | |
Majority | 115 | 7.7 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,495 | 33.9 | -1.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Helen Bromley | 1,194 | 48.7 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Malcolm Cowan | 1,044 | 42.6 | -2.4 | |
Labour | Sheila Jones | 213 | 8.7 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 150 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,451 | 49.0 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Cook | 477 | 38.7 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | Doug Berry | 461 | 37.4 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Simon Archer | 294 | 23.9 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 16 | 1.3 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,232 | 29.4 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mick Long | 725 | 57.0 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Constance Elliott | 322 | 25.3 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lis Meyland-Smith | 225 | 17.7 | -4.3 | |
Majority | 403 | 31.7 | -2.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,272 | 28.8 | -8.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Howard Morgan | 920 | 56.2 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Margaret White | 454 | 27.7 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Neil Ross | 263 | 16.1 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 466 | 28.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,637 | 24.1 | -8.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Smith | 296 | 43.2 | +12.5 | |
Labour | Tony Wilder | 294 | 42.9 | -7.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Bain | 95 | 13.9 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 685 | 24.5 | -5.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kim Morris | 608 | 54.0 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Sheila Wilder | 341 | 30.3 | -4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sheila Archer | 177 | 15.7 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 267 | 23.7 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,126 | 25.8 | -11.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynn Chesterman | 733 | 50.5 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Peter Knell | 718 | 49.5 | +11.7 | |
Majority | 15 | 1.0 | -6.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,451 | 29.7 | -1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hannah Berry | 788 | 46.6 | +0.9 | |
Green | Jill Weston | 466 | 27.6 | +17.9 | |
Labour | Alan Chesterman | 437 | 25.8 | -9.5 | |
Majority | 322 | 19.0 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,691 | 36.8 | -4.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mansfield | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Darren Bennett | 829 | 55.3 | -1.5 | |
Labour | Dean Milliken | 416 | 27.7 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Shirley Shaw | 175 | 11.7 | -5.8 | |
Green | Liz Verlander | 80 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 413 | 27.6 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,500 | 31.4 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Roberts | 459 | 39.9 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Frank Marsh | 361 | 31.4 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Christopher Hay | 331 | 28.8 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 98 | 8.5 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,151 | 24.1 | -3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Burnapp | 1,014 | 55.3 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Tony Crump | 427 | 23.3 | -5.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jonathan Arch | 249 | 13.6 | -3.6 | |
Green | Berenice Dowlen | 145 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 587 | 32.0 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,835 | 43.1 | -4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Cragg | 974 | 76.5 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Blackburn | 185 | 14.5 | -3.1 | |
Labour | Bridgit Croft | 114 | 9.0 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 789 | 62.0 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,273 | 36.8 | -2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Canter | 1,139 | 67.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Skidmore | 312 | 18.6 | ||
Labour | Julia Henderson | 229 | 13.6 | ||
Majority | 827 | 49.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,680 | 39.4 | -2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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