Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections

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One third of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2016 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 16 wards, each of which elects three councillors. [1]

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Council elections

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By-election results

1994-1998

Panshanger By-Election 10 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 48649.5+10.4
Labour 29229.8-22.4
Liberal Democrats 10911.1+2.4
No to Sleaze, No to Slough949.6+9.6
Majority19419.7
Turnout 98125.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hatfield North By-Election 7 August 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 51742.9+21.0
Labour 45437.7-28.2
Liberal Democrats 15613.0+0.7
Other776.4+6.4
Majority635.2
Turnout 1,204
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1998-2002

Hollybush By-Election 25 June 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 72675.0+8.3
Conservative 24124.9+4.7
Majority48550.1
Turnout 96723.0
Labour hold Swing
Peartree By-Election 25 June 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 52883.7+15.4
Conservative 10316.3-1.2
Majority42567.4
Turnout 63113.0
Labour hold Swing
Hollybush By-Election 17 June 1999 (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 802
Labour 797
Labour 772
Conservative 282
Conservative 282
Conservative 272
Liberal Democrats 82
Liberal Democrats 81
Liberal Democrats 69
Turnout 3,43929.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Handside By-Election 31 August 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 83151.6
Labour 38123.7
Liberal Democrats 27617.2
UKIP 1217.5
Majority45027.9
Turnout 1,60930.1
Conservative hold Swing
Haldens By-Election 8 November 2001 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 61158.8+1.7
Conservative 36334.9+4.4
Liberal Democrats 656.3-6.2
Majority24823.9
Turnout 1,03922.7
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006

Hatfield North By-Election 19 June 2003 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Howard Morgan53950.7+7.9
Labour 39837.4-4.9
Liberal Democrats 12611.9-3.0
Majority14113.3
Turnout 1,06324.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hatfield North By-Election 27 November 2003 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clare Berry48446.8-3.9
Labour Stuart Jackson44442.9+5.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Larkins10610.3-1.6
Majority403.9
Turnout 1,03423.8
Conservative hold Swing
Sherrards By-Election 27 November 2003 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Wheeler68946.0+0.4
Labour Christopher Cory52134.8-5.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Skidmore28819.2+4.8
Majority16811.2
Turnout 1,49834.6
Conservative hold Swing
Haldens By-Election 30 June 2005 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Smith54638.2-0.2
Conservative Sara Johnston45632.0-2.8
Liberal Democrats Eirwen Smith42529.8+3.0
Majority906.2
Turnout 1,42732.8
Labour hold Swing
Handside By-Election 30 June 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Skottowe1,12456.5+11.0
Conservative Lance Stanbury70235.2-8.4
Labour Sarah Carthew1658.3-2.6
Majority42221.3
Turnout 1,49840.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2006-2010

Welham Green By-Election 3 January 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doug Berry53940.7
Liberal Democrats John Elvy48436.5
BNP Mark Fuller21416.2
Labour Bridgit Croft886.6
Majority554.2
Turnout 1,32546.6
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield Central By-Election 26 June 2008 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Cook42533.2-8.3
Liberal Democrats Hazel Laming32925.7+10.5
Conservative Stan Laver-Walton31924.9-18.4
BNP Mark Fuller13810.8+10.8
Independent Timothy Butler695.4+5.4
Majority967.5
Turnout 1,28028.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Hatfield East By-Election 4 June 2009 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Kingsbury95450.1-6.2
Liberal Democrats Hazel Laming57930.4+9.4
Labour Cathy Watson37019.4-3.2
Majority37519.7
Turnout 1,90340.4
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield South By-Election 4 June 2009 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kieran Thorpe43138.0
Conservative Sarah Langley41336.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Archer29125.6
Majority181.6
Turnout 1,13532.2
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014

Haldens By-Election 2 May 2013 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Crump58039.1-10.8
Conservative Madeleine Sawle45830.8-4.2
UKIP Kevin Daley27718.7+18.7
Green Susan Groom1047.0-2.5
Liberal Democrats Frank Marsh664.4-1.2
Majority1228.2
Turnout 1,485
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

Haldens By-Election 17 November 2016 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nathaniel Chapman50234.1-1.3
Labour Astrid Thorpe45430.8-6.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Dennis43729.6+17.7
Green Lynne Allison815.5-9.5
Majority483.3
Turnout 1,474
Conservative hold Swing
Panshanger By-Election 4 May 2017 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Mitchinson64338.3-7.5
Liberal Democrats Ayesha Rohale62036.9+21.4
Labour Lucy Musk41824.9+2.6
Majority231.4
Turnout 1,681
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield Villages By-Election 8 June 2017 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tara-Mary Lyons1,35940.1+2.2
Conservative Peter Hebden1,35239.9-10.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Quinton67720.0+7.8
Majority70.2
Turnout 3,388
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Handside By-Election 14 December 2017 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Elam110552.4+16.7
Conservative Drew Richardson69132.8-9.3
Labour Belinda Yeldon26012.3-3.5
Majority37519.7
Turnout 2,11138.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2018-2022

Hatfield Central By-Election 7 July 2022 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kieran Thorpe59953.7+0.9
Conservative Mark Smith27324.5-8.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths18316.4+2.6
Abolish the TV Licence PartyMelvyn Jones615.5+5.5
Majority32629.2
Turnout 1,116
Labour hold Swing

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  2. ↑ The District of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. ↑ The East Hertfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield (Areas) Order 1985
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  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
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