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	%	±%
	Labour	Pankit Shah	1,042
	Conservative	Bukky Olawoyin	763
	UKIP	Richard Colwell	541
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Edwards	214
	Green	Christianne Sayers	143
	TUSC	David James	23
Majority			279
Turnout			2,726	55.0
	Labour hold

Hatfield East

Hatfield East ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Sarson	1,412
	Labour	Mike Alder	1,013
	UKIP	Karl Venables	412
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Brennan	267
	Green	Malcolm Harvey	172
	TUSC	Roy Jenkins	38
Majority			399
Turnout			3,314	64.0
	Conservative hold

Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynne Sparks	1,166
	Labour	Margaret Eames-Petersen	770
	UKIP	Sanjay Gadhvi	283
	Green	Bari Martin	191
	Liberal Democrats	Ayesha Rohale	159
Majority			396
Turnout			2,569	61.0
	Conservative hold

Hatfield West

Hatfield West ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Broach	1,320
	Conservative	Frank Bowron	1,307
	UKIP	Shivani Gadhvi	539
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Archer	319
	Green	Ian Gregory	210
Majority			13
Turnout			3,695	58.0
	Labour gain from Conservative

Hollybush

Hollybush ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Pace	1,343
	Labour	Margaret Birleson	1,208
	UKIP	James Milliken	510
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Skottowe	169
	Green	Zoe Pateman	165
Majority			135
Turnout			3,395	63.0
	Conservative gain from Labour

Howlands

Howlands ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Annalisa Yeowell	1,219
	Labour	Pauline Weston	998
	UKIP	Dean Milliken	675
	Liberal Democrats	Konrad Basch	144
	Green	Cecile Raw	144
Majority			221
Turnout			3,180	68.0
	Conservative hold

Northaw and Cuffley

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Prest	2,345
	UKIP	Andre Fernandes	392
	Green	Brian Edwards	268
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Johnson	221
Majority			1,953
Turnout			3,226	73.0
	Conservative hold

Panshanger

Panshanger ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Darren Bennett	1,441
	Labour	Josh Chigwangwa	702
	Independent	Gary O'Leary	598
	UKIP	Robert Daley	425
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Arch	166
	Green	Mark Knight	131
Majority			739
Turnout			3,463	69.0
	Conservative hold

Peartree

Peartree ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Roberts	1,070
	Conservative	Aaron Jacob	736
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Marsh	723
	UKIP	Alex Baker	600
	Green	Berenice Dowlen	170
Majority			334
Turnout			3,299	58.0
	Labour hold

Sherrards

Sherrards ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pat Mabbott	1,723
	Labour	John Jones	920
	Green	Susan Groom	404
	Liberal Democrats	Jonquil Basch	307
Majority			803
Turnout			3,354	74.0
	Conservative hold

Welham Green

Welham Green ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les Page	781
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Zukowskyj	745
	UKIP	William Braithwaite	285
	Labour	Diana Bell	188
	Green	Sam Allsopp	71
Majority			36
Turnout			2,070	70.0
	Conservative hold

Welwyn East

Welwyn East ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carl Storer	2,432
	Labour	John Blanch	465
	UKIP	James Southgate	440
	Liberal Democrats	Lis Meyland-Smith	298
	Green	Mary Barton	228
Majority			1,967
Turnout			3,863	78.0
	Conservative hold

Welwyn West

Welwyn West ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mandy Perkins	1,356
	Labour	Peter Heyman	392
	UKIP	Hazel Colwell	285
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Laming	205
	Green	William Berrington	162
Majority			964
Turnout			2,400	72.0
	Conservative 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.