Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2007

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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]

Welwyn Hatfield Borough & Non-metropolitan district in England

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 County of England

Hertfordshire is one of the home counties in 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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

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, Hertfordshire town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England

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.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister.

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]

Welwyn Hatfield Local Election Result 2007 [5] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1330+381.354.612,161-1.2%
  Labour 302-218.825.15,592+2.6%
  Liberal Democrat 0000016.73,729-4.4%
  Green 001-103.6805+3.0%

One Conservative candidate was unopposed in the election. [5]

Ward results

Brookmans Park & Little Heath [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Boulton1,47181.4+1.0
Liberal Democrat Jenny Blumsom1256.9-7.2
Green Kevin Pressland1146.3+6.3
Labour Cathy Watson985.4-0.1
Majority1,34674.5+8.2
Turnout 1,80840.4-5.1
Conservative hold Swing
Haldens [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jon Beckerman69346.4+4.7
Labour Mike Larkins57838.7+4.9
Liberal Democrat Louise Lotz22415.0-9.5
Majority1157.7-0.2
Turnout 1,49533.9-1.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Handside [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Helen Bromley1,19448.7+4.6
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Cowan1,04442.6-2.4
Labour Sheila Jones2138.7-2.2
Majority1506.1
Turnout 2,45149.0-1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield Central [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Maureen Cook47738.7-2.4
Conservative Doug Berry46137.4+3.9
Liberal Democrat Simon Archer29423.9-1.5
Majority161.3-6.3
Turnout 1,23229.4-2.0
Labour hold Swing
Hatfield East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mick Long72557.0+0.9
Labour Constance Elliott32225.3+3.4
Liberal Democrat Lis Meyland-Smith22517.7-4.3
Majority40331.7-2.4
Turnout 1,27228.8-8.3
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Howard Morgan92056.2+1.1
Labour Margaret White45427.7+0.4
Liberal Democrat Neil Ross26316.1-1.5
Majority46628.5+0.7
Turnout 1,63724.1-8.3
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Smith29643.2+12.5
Labour Tony Wilder29442.9-7.2
Liberal Democrat Nigel Bain9513.9-5.4
Majority20.3
Turnout 68524.5-5.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hatfield West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kim Morris60854.0+4.3
Labour Sheila Wilder34130.3-4.6
Liberal Democrat Sheila Archer17715.7+0.3
Majority26723.7+8.9
Turnout 1,12625.8-11.9
Conservative hold Swing
Hollybush [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lynn Chesterman73350.5+5.7
Conservative Peter Knell71849.5+11.7
Majority151.0-6.0
Turnout 1,45129.7-1.0
Labour hold Swing
Howlands [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Hannah Berry78846.6+0.9
Green Jill Weston46627.6+17.9
Labour Alan Chesterman43725.8-9.5
Majority32219.0+8.6
Turnout 1,69136.8-4.3
Conservative gain from Green Swing
Northaw [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Mansfieldunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Panshanger [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Darren Bennett82955.3-1.5
Labour Dean Milliken41627.7+2.0
Liberal Democrat Shirley Shaw17511.7-5.8
Green Liz Verlander805.3+5.3
Majority41327.6-3.5
Turnout 1,50031.4-2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Peartree [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Roberts45939.9+3.4
Liberal Democrat Frank Marsh36131.4-4.6
Conservative Christopher Hay33128.8+1.3
Majority988.5+8.0
Turnout 1,15124.1-3.2
Labour hold Swing
Sherrards [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Burnapp1,01455.3+0.8
Labour Tony Crump42723.3-5.0
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Arch24913.6-3.6
Green Berenice Dowlen1457.9+7.9
Majority58732.0+5.8
Turnout 1,83543.1-4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Welwyn North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julie Cragg97476.5+4.2
Liberal Democrat John Blackburn18514.5-3.1
Labour Bridgit Croft1149.0-1.1
Majority78962.0+7.3
Turnout 1,27336.8-2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Welwyn South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Canter1,13967.8
Liberal Democrat Ian Skidmore31218.6
Labour Julia Henderson22913.6
Majority82749.2
Turnout 1,68039.4-2.6
Conservative hold Swing

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