Elections to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council took place on 2 May 2019. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.[1] Following the trend of the elections across the UK, the Liberal Democrats made significant gains in the popular vote at the cost of the Conservative Party and Labour. This resulted in the Liberal Democrats gaining two seats from both other parties; enough to cause the Conservatives to lose control of the council for the first time in seventeen years. The period of no overall control would not last long however, with the Conservatives regaining control at the next local election.
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18 out of 48 seats to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 2019 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election. |
Results
edit2019 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 8 | 2 | 44.4 | 15 | 23 | 47.9 | 11,341 | 38.8 | 2.5 | |
Labour | 5 | 2 | 27.8 | 8 | 13 | 27.1 | 7,419 | 25.4 | 3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 27.8 | 7 | 12 | 25.0 | 9,397 | 32.2 | 7.8 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 733 | 2.5 | New | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 303 | 1.0 | New |
Ward results
editBrookmans Park and Little Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jonathan Stephen Findlay Boulton | 1,253 | 67.8 | 7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louisa Beth Noel | 376 | 20.4 | 9.1 | |
Labour | Graham Martyn Beevers | 218 | 11.8 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 877 | 47.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,878 | 37.5 | — | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Haldens
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barbara Ann Fitzsimmon | 568 | 35.8 | 2.3 | |
Labour | Jason Lee Robinson | 514 | 32.4 | 2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Darrell Rodney Panter | 341 | 21.5 | 10.3 | |
Green | Berenice Constance Mary Dowlen | 164 | 10.3 | New | |
Majority | 54 | 3.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,612 | 32.4 | — | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Handside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Anthony Dennis | 1,488 | 58.7 | 2.6 | |
Conservative | Chieme Okuzu | 667 | 26.3 | 7.1 | |
Labour | Martin Paul Norman | 202 | 8.0 | 2.5 | |
Green | Ian Nicholas Challoner Nendick | 178 | 7.0 | New | |
Majority | 821 | 32.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,561 | 46.8 | — | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hatfield Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Glyn Charles Hayes | 582 | 45.1 | 8.6 | |
Conservative | James Bond | 435 | 33.7 | 2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adam Edwards | 274 | 21.2 | 6.6 | |
Majority | 147 | 11.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,315 | 24.3 | — | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hatfield East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Caron Anne Juggins | 623 | 35.4 | 7.4 | |
Conservative | Edward Frederick Findlay Boulton | 584 | 33.2 | 9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Brennan | 553 | 31.4 | 10.9 | |
Labour | Phil Knott | 524 | 29.8 | 6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gemma May Louise Moore | 467 | 26.5 | 6.0 | |
Labour | Cathy Watson | 450 | 25.6 | 11.6 | |
Green | Ian Howard Gregory | 157 | 8.9 | New | |
Majority | 31 | 3.7 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,829 | 33.2 | — | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hatfield South West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lenny Brandon | 629 | 45.7 | 0.6 | |
Labour | James Robert Alan Broach | 544 | 39.6 | 7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon John Archer | 370 | 26.9 | 13.5 | |
Conservative | Jack Adams | 341 | 24.8 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Graham Wilson | 322 | 23.4 | 10.0 | |
Conservative | Aaron Steven Edward Jacob | 295 | 21.5 | 4.6 | |
Majority | 174 | 19.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,404 | 27.9 | — | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hatfield Villages
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Drew Robert Richardson | 654 | 45.3 | 0.7 | |
Labour | Margaret Anne Eames-Peterses | 573 | 39.7 | 2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew John Quenet | 218 | 15.1 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 71 | 5.6 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,467 | 27.2 | — | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hollybush
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Birleson | 620 | 47.9 | 5.5 | |
Conservative | Anthony James Musk | 492 | 38.0 | 3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Corbey-West | 183 | 14.1 | 6.5 | |
Majority | 128 | 9.9 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,330 | 27.2 | — | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Howlands
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jill Weston | 696 | 43.4 | 8.8 | |
Conservative | Stan Tunstall | 523 | 32.6 | 5.7 | |
UKIP | Darren Hughes | 193 | 12.0 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Konrad Basch | 191 | 11.9 | 2.4 | |
Majority | 173 | 10.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,618 | 30.8 | — | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Northaw and Cuffley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Michaelides | 1,012 | 68.5 | 2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robina Helen Durrant | 335 | 22.7 | 3.1 | |
Labour | Sheila Ann Barrett | 131 | 9.9 | 2.6 | |
Majority | 677 | 45.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,502 | 31.8 | — | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | — |
Panshanger
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jane Quinton | 784 | 48.8 | 11.3 | |
Conservative | Iain Grady Mansfield | 587 | 36.5 | 1.3 | |
Labour | Kyle Anthony MacLeod | 237 | 14.7 | 8.2 | |
Majority | 197 | 12.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,629 | 36.5 | — | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Peartree
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jayne Lesley Ranshaw | 623 | 50.4 | 6.4 | |
Labour | Steve Roberts | 402 | 32.6 | 6.1 | |
Conservative | Tony Bailey | 210 | 17.0 | 0.3 | |
Majority | 221 | 17.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,258 | 26.1 | — | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Sherrards
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Frank Annibale Stefano Marchio Marsh | 921 | 46.5 | 7.8 | |
Conservative | Pat Mabbott | 595 | 30.1 | 3.2 | |
Labour | Hilary Louise Carlen | 245 | 12.4 | 11.6 | |
UKIP | Paul Joseph Naughton | 110 | 5.6 | New | |
Green | Lesley Jean Smith | 108 | 5.5 | New | |
Majority | 326 | 16.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,986 | 44.2 | — | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Welham Green and Hatfield South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jaida Esin Caliskan | 883 | 47.0 | 7.9 | |
Conservative | Darren Malcolm Bennett | 599 | 31.9 | 2.0 | |
Labour | John Richard Eames-Petersen | 393 | 21.0 | 0.4 | |
Majority | 284 | 15.1 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,623 | 30.5 | — | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Welwyn East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Trigg | 905 | 51.4 | 3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Harrington | 511 | 29.0 | 17.9 | |
Labour | Josh Chigwangwa | 343 | 19.5 | 8.6 | |
Majority | 394 | 22.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,801 | 35.5 | — | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Welwyn West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tony Kingsbury | 998 | 55.5 | 3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christina Maria Raven | 557 | 31.0 | New | |
Green | Tim Hogan | 126 | 7.0 | New | |
Labour | Ian Merison | 116 | 6.5 | 2.9 | |
Majority | 213 | 14.5 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,812 | 37.2 | — | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 |
References
edit- ^ "Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Election". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Election Results - 3 May 2019". Retrieved 13 May 2019.