2015 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

2015 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

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16 out of 48 seats to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	67.34%
First party Second party   Leader John Dean Kieran Thorpe Party Conservative Labour Leader's seat Brookmans Park and Little Heath Hatfield South Last election 13 seats, 38.6% 4 seats, 22.5% Seats before 31 14 Seats won 12 4 Seats after 32 14 Seat change 1 Popular vote 23,827 12,246 Percentage 46.1% 23.7% Swing 7.5 pp 1.2 pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader N/A Malcolm Cowan Party UKIP Liberal Democrats Leader's seat N/A Peartree Last election 0 seats, 21.9% 1 seat, 11.8% Seats before 0 2 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 0 2 Seat change Popular vote 5,972 5,735 Percentage 11.6% 11.1% Swing 10.3 pp 0.7 pp
Map showing the results of the 2015 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election.
Leader before election John Dean Conservative Leader after election John Dean Conservative

The 2015 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in England. ^[1] This was held on the same day as other local elections and the general election.

Results by ward

Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Brookmans Park and Little Heath ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Irene Dean	2,671
	Labour	Graham Beevers	394
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Bain	267
	Green	Marietta Lotz	266
Majority			2,277
Turnout			3,598	76.0
	Conservative hold

Haldens

Haldens ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Larkins	1,161
	Conservative	Carrie Gibson	1,145
	UKIP	Tom Holdsworth	585
	Green	Colin Jeffery	259
	Liberal Democrats	Sandy Ward	214
Majority			16
Turnout			3,364	68.0
	Labour hold

Handside

Handside ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fiona Thomson	1,987
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Skottowe	1,317
	Labour	Nick Atkinson	603
	Green	Ian Nendick	266
Majority			670
Turnout			4,173	77.0
	Conservative hold

Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Hatfield East

Hatfield East ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Hatfield West

Hatfield West ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Hollybush

Hollybush ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Howlands

Howlands ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Panshanger

Panshanger ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Peartree

Peartree ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Sherrards

Sherrards ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Welham Green

Welham Green ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Welwyn East

Welwyn East ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

Welwyn West

Welwyn West ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	hold

References

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
2. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2015 - Welwyn Hatfield". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
3. "Election Results - 7 May 2015". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2025.