2018 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

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2018 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
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  2016 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) 2019  

19 out of 48 seats to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
TurnoutTBD
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election28155
Seats before27 [a] 165
Seats won655
Seats after25158
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote11.5538,7706,835
Percentage41.3%28.9%24.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.0%Decrease2.svg 0.2%Increase2.svg 7.5%

2018 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election results.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2018 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election.

Elections to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. [2] The Conservatives saw a reduction in their number of seats, only just hanging on to majority of the council. [3]

Contents

Composition of the council

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

27165
ConservativeLabourLiberal Democrats

After the election, the composition of the council was:

25158
ConservativeLabourLiberal Democrats

Results summary

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2513Decrease2.svg 241.311,553Decrease2.svg4.0
  Labour 1512Decrease2.svg 128.98,088Decrease2.svg0.2
  Liberal Democrats 830Increase2.svg 324.46,835Increase2.svg7.5
  Independent 000Steady2.svg4.61,403Increase2.svg2.6
 Abolish the Town Council000Steady2.svg0.7208New

Ward results

[4]

Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Brookmans Park and Little Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rebecca Louise Lass 1,519 75.2 Increase2.svg4.1
Labour Graham Martyn Beevers27413.6Decrease2.svg0.3
Liberal Democrats Louisa Beth Noel22811.3Decrease2.svg3.7
Majority 1,24561.6
Turnout 2,02139.9
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.2

Haldens

Haldens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lucy Musk 647 34.7 Decrease2.svg3.0
Conservative Drew Robert Richardson62433.5Decrease2.svg1.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Dennis59231.8Increase2.svg19.9
Majority 231.2
Turnout 1,86337.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg0.6

Handside

Handside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Anne Elam 1,495 56.1 Increase2.svg20.3
Conservative Graham Eric Dowler88933.4Decrease2.svg8.8
Labour Ian Merison27910.5Decrease2.svg5.3
Majority 60622.7
Turnout 2,26348.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg14.6

Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pankit Shah 756 53.7 Decrease2.svg2.0
Conservative Caron Anne Juggins44631.7Decrease2.svg0.5
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards20514.6Increase2.svg2.5
Majority 31022.0
Turnout 1,40726.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.8

Hatfield East

Hatfield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hebden 756 42.8 Increase2.svg8.8
Labour Cathy Watson64836.7Increase2.svg4.8
Liberal Democrats Jackie Brennan36320.5Increase2.svg10.5
Majority 1086.1
Turnout 1,76732.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg2.0

Hatfield South West

Hatfield South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kieran Michael Thorpe 679 46.3 Increase2.svg1.5
Conservative Kim Elizabeth Langley38226.1Decrease2.svg4.1
Abolish the Town CouncilMelvyn Jones20814.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Graham Wilson19713.4Increase2.svg2.3
Majority 29720.2
Turnout 1,46628.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.8

Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Duncan James Bell 688 46.0 Decrease2.svg3.9
Conservative Samuel Kasumu 598 39.9 Decrease2.svg10.0
Labour Margaret Anne Eames-Peterses55437.0Decrease2.svg0.9
Labour Oliver Timothy Price49633.1Decrease2.svg4.8
Liberal Democrats Jane Quinton21214.2Increase2.svg2.0
Liberal Democrats Gemma May Louise Moore20513.7Increase2.svg1.5
Independent Carol Ann Beckerman694.6N/A
Majority 44
Turnout 1,49729.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Hollybush

Hollybush
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynn Anne Chesterman 726 53.4 Increase2.svg14.5
Conservative Howard Frank Weintrob47534.9Decrease2.svg5.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Paul Corbey-West1037.6Increase2.svg1.5
Independent George William Saunders564.1N/A
Majority 25118.5
Turnout 1,36027.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.2

Howlands

Howlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Max Peter Holloway 858 52.2 Increase2.svg16.0
Conservative Stan Tunstall62938.3Increase2.svg9.3
Liberal Democrats Konrad Basch1579.5±0.0
Majority 22913.9
Turnout 1,64432.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.4

Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard John Sarson 1,152 70.5 Increase2.svg1.9
Conservative Simon Anthony Wrenn 1,133 69.3 Increase2.svg0.7
Liberal Democrats Robina Helen Durrant32019.6Increase2.svg1.2
Liberal Democrats Clive Johnson24014.7Decrease2.svg3.7
Labour Sheila Ann Barrett20512.5Decrease2.svg0.5
Majority 81349.7
Turnout 1,63534.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.3
Conservative hold Swing

Panshanger

Panshanger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ayesha Rohale 601 37.5 Increase2.svg22.0
Conservative Darren Malcolm Bennett56435.2Decrease2.svg10.6
Labour Zoe Pateman36722.9Increase2.svg0.6
Independent Susan Patricia Storer704.4N/A
Majority 372.3
Turnout 1,60235.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg16.3

Peartree

Peartree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tamsin Francesca Jackson-Mynott 583 44.0 Increase2.svg7.9
Labour Helen Jane Beckett51238.7Increase2.svg6.6
Conservative Roy Gilbert Talbot22917.3Decrease2.svg0.8
Majority 715.3
Turnout 1,32428.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg0.7

Sherrards

Sherrards
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean-Paul Bernard Skoczylas 782 38.7 Increase2.svg25.6
Conservative Alan Stewart Franey67233.3Decrease2.svg4.9
Labour Jason Lee Robinson48424.0Decrease2.svg3.1
Independent Jon Beckerman824.1N/A
Majority 1105.4
Turnout 2,02044.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg15.3

Welham Green and Hatfield South

Welham Green and Hatfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Quenet 793 44.8 Decrease2.svg2.9
Liberal Democrats Jaida Esin Caliskan 692 39.1 Decrease2.svg8.1
Conservative Teresa Florence Travell59933.9Increase2.svg1.9
Conservative Edward Frederick Findlay Boulton57032.2Increase2.svg0.2
Labour Linda Elizabeth Mendez39322.2Increase2.svg1.9
Labour John Richard Eames-Petersen36420.6Increase2.svg0.3
Majority 935.2
Turnout 1,76933.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Welwyn East

Welwyn East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Markiewicz 875 47.8 Increase2.svg1.9
Labour Rose Grewal51528.1Increase2.svg5.2
Independent Carl Jamie Storer23712.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Helen Natalie Harrington20411.1Decrease2.svg7.8
Majority 36019.7
Turnout 1,83136.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

Welwyn West

Welwyn West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sunny Thusu 1,054 51.9 Increase2.svg12.2
Independent Sandra Anne Kyriakides78538.7Increase2.svg3.5
Labour Joshua Murombo Chigwangwa1919.4Decrease2.svg2.5
Majority 26913.2
Turnout 2,03042.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.4

By-elections

Welwyn West

A by-election was held on 29 November following the death of Mandy Perkins, the leader of the council.

Welwyn West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Richard Smith 960 58.7 Increase2.svg6.8
Liberal Democrats Christina Maria Raven60436.9N/A
Labour Josh Chigwangwa724.4Decrease2.svg5.0
Majority 35621.8
Turnout 1,63633.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg21.9

References

  1. Following the death of Conservative Councillor Howard Morgan a by-election was held in Hatfield Villages ward on 8th June 2017. This resulted in a gained seat for Labour from the Conservatives by a mere seven votes. [1]
  1. "Local Elections Archive Project: Hatfield Villages Ward — Welwyn Hatfield". Local Election Archive Project. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. "Tories retain Welwyn Hatfield control in Hertfordshire elections". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. Flanagan, Chris (4 May 2018). "Conservatives cling to power in dramatic Welwyn Hatfield Council elections". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. "Election Results - 3 May 2018" . Retrieved 13 May 2019.