2018 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
Elections to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.[1] The Conservatives saw a reduction a large reduction in their number of seats, only just hanging on to majority of the council.[2]
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19 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 2018 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composition of the Council
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 27 | 16 | 5 |
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 25 | 15 | 8 |
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
Results summary
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 25 | 1 | 3 |  2
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41.3 | 11,553 | 4.0
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| Labour | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1
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28.9 | 8,088 | 0.2
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| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 3 | 0 |  3
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24.4 | 6,835 | 7.5
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| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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4.6 | 1,403 | 2.6
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| Abolish the Town Council | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.7 | 208 | New | ||
Ward results
Brookmans Park and Little Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Rebecca Louise Lass | 1,519 | 75.2 | 4.1
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| Labour | Graham Martyn Beevers | 274 | 13.6 | 0.3
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| Liberal Democrats | Louisa Beth Noel | 228 | 11.3 | 3.7
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| Majority | 1,245 | 61.6 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,021 | 39.9 | — | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2
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Haldens
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Lucy Musk | 647 | 34.7 | 3.0
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| Conservative | Drew Robert Richardson | 624 | 33.5 | 1.9
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| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Dennis | 592 | 31.8 | 19.9
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| Majority | 23 | 1.2 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,863 | 37.7 | — | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.6
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Handside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Anne Elam | 1,495 | 56.1 | 20.3
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| Conservative | Graham Eric Dowler | 889 | 33.4 | 8.8
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| Labour | Ian Merison | 279 | 10.5 | 5.3
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| Majority | 606 | 22.7 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,263 | 48.9 | — | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 14.6
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Hatfield Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Pankit Shah | 756 | 53.7 | 2.0
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| Conservative | Caron Anne Juggins | 446 | 31.7 | 0.5
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| Liberal Democrats | Adam Edwards | 205 | 14.6 | 2.5
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| Majority | 310 | 22.0 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,407 | 26.2 | — | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.8
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Hatfield East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Peter Hebden | 756 | 42.8 | 8.8
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| Labour | Cathy Watson | 648 | 36.7 | 4.8
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| Liberal Democrats | Jackie Brennan | 363 | 20.5 | 10.5
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| Majority | 108 | 6.1 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,767 | 32.2 | — | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.0
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Hatfield South West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Kieran Michael Thorpe | 679 | 46.3 | 1.5
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| Conservative | Kim Elizabeth Langley | 382 | 26.1 | 4.1
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| Abolish the Town Council | Melvyn Jones | 208 | 14.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Graham Wilson | 197 | 13.4 | 2.3
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| Majority | 297 | 20.2 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,466 | 28.8 | — | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.8
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Hatfield Villages
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Duncan James Bell | 688 | 46.0 | 3.9
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| Conservative | Samuel Kasumu | 598 | 39.9 | 10.0
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| Labour | Margaret Anne Eames-Peterses | 554 | 37.0 | 0.9
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| Labour | Oliver Timothy Price | 496 | 33.1 | 4.8
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| Liberal Democrats | Jane Quinton | 212 | 14.2 | 2.0
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| Liberal Democrats | Gemma May Louise Moore | 205 | 13.7 | 1.5
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| Independent | Carol Ann Beckerman | 69 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 44 | — | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,497 | 29.7 | — | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6
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| Conservative hold | Swing | — | |||
Hollybush
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Lynn Anne Chesterman | 726 | 53.4 | 14.5
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| Conservative | Howard Frank Weintrob | 475 | 34.9 | 5.8
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| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Paul Corbey-West | 103 | 7.6 | 1.5
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| Independent | George William Saunders | 56 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 251 | 18.5 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,360 | 27.4 | — | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.2
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Howlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Max Peter Holloway | 858 | 52.2 | 16.0
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| Conservative | Stan Tunstall | 629 | 38.3 | 9.3
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| Liberal Democrats | Konrad Basch | 157 | 9.5 | ±0.0 | |
| Majority | 229 | 13.9 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,644 | 32.3 | — | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.4
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Northaw and Cuffley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Bernard John Sarson | 1,152 | 70.5 | 1.9
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| Conservative | Simon Anthony Wrenn | 1,133 | 69.3 | 0.7
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| Liberal Democrats | Robina Helen Durrant | 320 | 19.6 | 1.2
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| Liberal Democrats | Clive Johnson | 240 | 14.7 | 3.7
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| Labour | Sheila Ann Barrett | 205 | 12.5 | 0.5
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| Majority | 813 | 49.7 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,635 | 34.1 | — | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3
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| Conservative hold | Swing | — | |||
Panshanger
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Ayesha Rohale | 601 | 37.5 | 22.0
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| Conservative | Darren Malcolm Bennett | 564 | 35.2 | 10.6
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| Labour | Zoe Pateman | 367 | 22.9 | 0.6
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| Independent | Susan Patricia Storer | 70 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37 | 2.3 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,602 | 35.7 | — | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.3
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Peartree
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Tamsin Francesca Jackson-Mynott | 583 | 44.0 | 7.9
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| Labour | Helen Jane Beckett | 512 | 38.7 | 6.6
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| Conservative | Roy Gilbert Talbot | 229 | 17.3 | 0.8
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| Majority | 71 | 5.3 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,324 | 28.3 | — | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 0.7
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Sherrards
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Jean-Paul Bernard Skoczylas | 782 | 38.7 | 25.6
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| Conservative | Alan Stewart Franey | 672 | 33.3 | 4.9
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| Labour | Jason Lee Robinson | 484 | 24.0 | 3.1
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| Independent | Jon Beckerman | 82 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 110 | 5.4 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,020 | 44.8 | — | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.3
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Welham Green and Hatfield South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Helen Quenet | 793 | 44.8 | 2.9
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| Liberal Democrats | Jaida Esin Caliskan | 692 | 39.1 | 8.1
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| Conservative | Teresa Florence Travell | 599 | 33.9 | 1.9
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| Conservative | Edward Frederick Findlay Boulton | 570 | 32.2 | 0.2
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| Labour | Linda Elizabeth Mendez | 393 | 22.2 | 1.9
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| Labour | John Richard Eames-Petersen | 364 | 20.6 | 0.3
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| Majority | 93 | 5.2 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,769 | 33.1 | — | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.5
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Welwyn East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Steven Markiewicz | 875 | 47.8 | 1.9
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| Labour | Rose Grewal | 515 | 28.1 | 5.2
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| Independent | Carl Jamie Storer | 237 | 12.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Natalie Harrington | 204 | 11.1 | 7.8
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| Majority | 360 | 19.7 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,831 | 36.1 | — | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7
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Welwyn West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sunny Thusu | 1,054 | 51.9 | 12.2
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| Independent | Sandra Anne Kyriakides | 785 | 38.7 | 3.5
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| Labour | Joshua Murombo Chigwangwa | 191 | 9.4 | 2.5
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| Majority | 269 | 13.2 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,030 | 42.3 | — | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4
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By-Elections
Welwyn West
A by-election was held on 29 November following the death of Mandy Perkins, the leader of the Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Paul Richard Smith | 960 | 58.7 | 6.8
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| Liberal Democrats | Christina Maria Raven | 604 | 36.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Josh Chigwangwa | 72 | 4.4 | 5.0
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| Majority | 356 | 21.8 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,636 | 33.7 | — | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 21.9
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References
- ^ "Tories retain Welwyn Hatfield control in Hertfordshire elections". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Flanagan, Chris (4 May 2018). "Conservatives cling to power in dramatic Welwyn Hatfield Council elections". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project: Hatfield Villages Ward — Welwyn Hatfield". Local Election Archive Project. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Election Results - 3 May 2018". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
