Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2008

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The 2008 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2007. [1] The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

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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Election result

The results saw the Conservatives hold on to control of the council with 40 seats, as compared to 5 for Labour and 3 for the Liberal Democrats. [2] Overall turnout in the election was 36.32%. [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.

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.

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

A few days after the election the new Conservative councillor for Hatfield Central, Darren Gilbert, was forced to resign after it was alleged that he had made up a claim that he had had cancer, meaning that a by-election had to be held. [4] [5]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

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.

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

Welwyn Hatfield Local Election Result 2008 [3] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 40+583.359.742,477+5.1%
  Labour 5-510.419.413,810-5.7%
  Liberal Democrat 306.318.212,930+1.5%
  Green 0002.61,851-1.0%
  BNP 0000.2131+0.2%

Ward results

Brookmans Park and Little Heath (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Boulton1,708
Conservative Irene Dean1,499
Conservative John Dean1,476
Liberal Democrat Jenny Blumson304
Labour James Croft197
Turnout 5,19445.4
Haldens (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lauren Brown836
Conservative Howard Hughes781
Conservative Martyn Levitt778
Labour Mike Larkins600
Labour Mark Biddle582
Labour Margaret Hurst573
Liberal Democrat Edward Walkington220
Liberal Democrat Rhoda Brutey219
Turnout 4,58934.1
Handside (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Helen Bromley1,385
Conservative Fiona Thomson1,370
Liberal Democrat Tony Skottowe1,338
Liberal Democrat Adam Neal1,283
Liberal Democrat Nigel Quinton1,278
Conservative Tony Kingsbury1,221
Labour Peter Heyman167
Labour John Pomroy159
Turnout 8,20155.9
Hatfield Central (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Darren Gilbert535
Labour Mike Alder512
Labour Colin Croft501
Conservative David Falco484
Labour Margaret White473
Conservative Bukky Olawoyin463
Liberal Democrat Adam Edwards211
Liberal Democrat Heather Richardson188
Liberal Democrat Karen Richardson177
Turnout 3,54428.5
Hatfield East (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mick Long934
Conservative Bernard Sarson906
Conservative Paul Smith889
Labour Constance Elliott376
Labour Sheila Jones358
Liberal Democrat Lis Meyland-Smith348
Liberal Democrat Jacqueline Brennan336
Labour Susana Tinsley298
Turnout 4,44533.5
Hatfield South (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Hedges514
Conservative David Hughes483
Labour Linda Mendez409
Labour Andrew Tinsley344
Liberal Democrat Sheila Archer157
Liberal Democrat Richard Griffiths121
Turnout 2,02828.2
Hatfield Villages (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Clare Berry629
Conservative Mark Gilding577
Conservative Howard Morgan544
Labour Mel Jones245
Labour Susan Archer200
Labour Ian Scammell197
Liberal Democrat Alex Benakis129
Liberal Democrat Maurice Richardson126
Turnout 2,64725.7
Hatfield West (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nick Atkinson976
Conservative Kim Morris944
Conservative Carol Juggins938
Labour Maureen Cook669
Labour Dee Ferner588
Labour Cathy Watson525
Liberal Democrat Hazel Laming381
Liberal Democrat James Finlay298
Liberal Democrat Sheila Tidy272
Turnout 5,59133.5
Hollybush (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lynn Chesterman610
Conservative Sarah Atkinson607
Labour Margaret Birleson594
Conservative Ronald Smith560
Labour Sue Jones513
Conservative Stuart Pile480
Liberal Democrat Win Smith240
Turnout 3,60428.2
Howlands (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Hannah Berry795
Conservative Les Page725
Conservative George Michaelides678
Green Jill Weston596
Labour Alan Chesterman443
Labour Zacha Hennessey384
Labour Brian Payne365
Green Susan Groom325
Green Ian Nendrick325
Liberal Democrat Lynda Cowan168
Turnout 4,80439.2
Northaw and Cuffley (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Couch1,235
Conservative John Mansfield1,144
Conservative John Nicholls1,143
Liberal Democrat Nigel Bain329
Turnout 3,85136.3
Panshanger (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sara Johnston916
Conservative Darren Bennett884
Conservative Roger Trigg844
Labour Brian Edwards346
Green Hollyann Holdsworth258
Liberal Democrat Shirley Shaw247
Liberal Democrat Jonquil Basch213
Turnout 3,70832.1
Peartree (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Cowan516
Liberal Democrat Louise Lotz470
Labour Steve Roberts453
Labour Dean Milliken452
Liberal Democrat Frank Marsh443
Labour Jacqui Russell399
Conservative Christopher Hay397
Conservative Stanley Laver-Walton321
Conservative Sandra Benjamin310
Turnout 3,76126.9
Sherrards (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Franey1,015
Conservative Jonathan Beckerman993
Conservative Patricia Mabbott993
Labour Bill Couzens470
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Arch393
Labour Tony Crump384
Liberal Democrat Valerie Skottowe368
Green Bernice Dowlen347
Turnout 4,96343.7
Welham Green (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Doug Berry754
Conservative Keith Pieri752
Liberal Democrat Simon Archer510
Liberal Democrat Paul Zukowskyj411
BNP Mark Fuller131
Labour Bridgit Croft83
Turnout 2,64149.7
Welwyn East (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julie Cragg1,513
Conservative Carl Storer1,457
Conservative Steven Markiewicz1,425
Liberal Democrat Janice Skidmore265
Liberal Democrat June Burnham250
Labour Julia Henderson226
Liberal Democrat Jack Burnham215
Turnout 5,35141.7
Welwyn West (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Canter840
Conservative Mandy Perkins826
Liberal Democrat John Blackburn269
Liberal Democrat Ian Skidmore237
Labour Mbizo Mpofu115
Turnout 2,28739.4

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  2. 1 2 "Tories hold on to Welwyn Hatfield". Watford Observer . 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Election Results - 1 May 2008". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  4. ↑ Hencke, David (2008-05-10). "New Tory councillor resigns over allegations he lied about cancer". The Guardian. p. 17.
  5. ↑ "Tory resigns amid cancer claims". BBC News Online . 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  6. ↑ "National: Full election results". The Guardian. 2008-05-03. p. 45.
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