2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

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2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
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  2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023  

17 out of 48 seats to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election29 seats, 48.7%10 seats, 21.5%9 seats, 24.0%
Seats won476
Seats after261210
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote11,5299,1989,250
Percentage37.1%29.6%29.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 11.6%Increase2.svg 8.1%Increase2.svg 5.8%

Welwyn Hatfield UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

Elections to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. [1]

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Results summary

2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg 323.5222652.111,52937.1-11.6
  Liberal Democrats 7Increase2.svg 241.251227.19,19829.6+8.1
  Labour 6Increase2.svg 135.341020.89,25029.8+5.8
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07982.6-2.8
 Abolish the BBC TV Licence0Steady2.svg0.0000.02700.9N/A
  For Britain 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0190.1±0.0

Ward results

Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Brookmans Park and Little Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rebecca Lass 1,242 65.0 -8.2
Labour Graham Beevers36519.1+3.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Anscombe30415.9+5.0
Majority87745.9
Turnout 1,91138.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.7

Haldens

Haldens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lucy Musk 882 50.4 +16.8
Conservative Neil Bradbury61835.3-8.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Goldwater25014.3+0.3
Majority26415.1
Turnout 1,75035.9
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg12.6

Handside

Handside (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gemma Moore 1,457 55.7 +20.4
Liberal Democrats Michal Siewniak 1,431 54.7 +19.4
Conservative Tony Bailey72627.7-18.6
Conservative John Gilbey69526.5-19.8
Labour Perry Hewitt31211.9+0.8
Labour Moyna Aicken26810.2-0.9
Green Penelope Berrington2609.9+2.6
Abolish the BBC TV LicenceClare Stevenson873.3N/A
Turnout 50.4
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pankit Shah 736 52.8 +10.8
Conservative Mark Smith46633.4-9.3
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards19213.8+4.8
Majority27019.4
Turnout 1,39426.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.1

Hatfield East

Hatfield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Larry Crofton 804 44.1 +13.7
Conservative Peter Hebden70038.4-6.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths19010.4-5.5
Green Ian Gregory1307.1-2.0
Majority1045/7
Turnout 1,82432.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg10.0

Hatfield South West

Hatfield South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Rowse 705 45.4 +12.5
Labour Kieran Thorpe49131.6-1.6
Conservative Gav Solomons30819.8-14.1
Abolish the BBC TV LicenceMelvyn Jones503.2N/A
Majority21413.8
Turnout 1,55428.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg7.1

Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Broach 753 46.2 +11.8
Conservative Antony Demetriou66740.9-4.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony Green21012.9+1.7
Majority865.3
Turnout 1,63029.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg8.3

Hollybush

Hollybush
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynn Chesterman 877 57.8 +19.5
Conservative Abbie Cook47831.5-11.4
Liberal Democrats Jonquil Basch16310.7+1.0
Majority39926.3
Turnout 1,51831.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg15.4

Howlands

Howlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Max Holloway 1,072 58.5 +21.4
Conservative Marios Artemi63134.5-18.0
Liberal Democrats Hillary Skoczylas1287.0-3.4
Majority44124.0
Turnout 1,83134.9
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg19.7

Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Sarson 1,076 67.8 -7.4
Labour Sheila Barrett27917.6+5.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Basford23214.6+2.4
Majority79750.2
Turnout 1,58733.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.2

Panshanger

Panshanger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Darrell Panter 594 39.3 +9.6
Conservative Ahmad Chattha51534.1-15.4
Labour Alan Chesterman40226.6+5.8
Majority795.2
Turnout 1,51134.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg12.5

Peartree

Peartree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Jones 770 51.8 +11.4
Labour Erin Smith49733.4+4.9
Conservative David Perkins17311.6-11.9
Abolish the BBC TV LicenceAaron Johnson473.2N/A
Majority27318.4
Turnout 1,48728.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg3.3

Sherrards

Sherrards
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Skoczylas 1,114 54.4 +26.3
Conservative Siva Kumar49824.3-13.2
Labour Hilary Carlen29314.3-9.0
Green William Berrington1014.9-6.2
Abolish the BBC TV LicenceCaroline Jones422.1N/A
Majority61630.1
Turnout 2,04846.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg19.8

Welham Green and Hatfield South

Welham Green and Hatfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandreni Bonfante 771 45.6 +2.1
Conservative Phil Kurland56133.2-6.8
Labour Cathy Watson29617.5+3.3
Abolish the BBC TV LicenceSian Hems442.6N/A
For Britain Mia Americanos-Molinaro191.1-1.2
Majority21012.4
Turnout 1,69132.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg4.5

Welwyn East

Welwyn East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Mitchinson 1,144 52.1 -4.2
Labour Daniel Carlen63328.8+9.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Reimer41919.1+6.2
Majority51123.3
Turnout 2,19642.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.7

Welwyn West

Welwyn West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sunny Thusu 1,031 54.4 -9.1
Green Sarah Butcher30716.2+2.7
Labour Gareth Aicken29015.3+2.3
Liberal Democrats Genevieve Almeyda26814.1+4.1
Majority72438.2
Turnout 1,89639.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.9

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References

  1. "Election results 5 May 2022". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.