2024 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
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Turnout | 26,848, 32.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 2024 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This will be on the same day as other local elections across England and Hertfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner election.
As is typical for Welwyn Hatfield's local elections, sixteen seats of the forty-eight total will be contested. Of these sixteen, fourteen are Conservative seats and two are Liberal Democrat seats. Prior to the election no party held an outright majority of seats on the council, with a Liberal Democrat and Labour party coalition having formed after the 2023 local elections.[2][3] The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Green Party have put forth candidates for all contested seats, with Reform UK additionally contesting seven of these seats and no independent candidates standing for any seat.
Election result[edit]
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 12 | 20 | 41.7 | 8,549 | 31.8 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 25.0 | 12 | 16 | 33.3 | 5,750 | 21.4 | –4.5 | |
Conservative | 4 | 10 | 25.0 | 8 | 12 | 25.0 | 9,102 | 33.9 | +0.1 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,552 | 9.5 | +0.6 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 895 | 3.3 | +2.7 |
Ward results[edit]
The Statements of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, were released by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council on 8 April 2024 following the close of nominations.[1] The results were announced the day after the election at around mid-day.[4][5] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*)
Brookmans Park and Little Heath Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Short | 1,036 | 58.9 | -2.7 | |
Labour | Graham Beevers | 374 | 21.3 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Basford | 137 | 7.8 | -4.2 | |
Reform UK | Harjinderpal Sandhu | 120 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Green | William Berrington | 92 | 5.2 | -2.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Majority | 662 | ||||
Turnout | 1,759 | 35.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Haldens Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Matthew Hobbs | 743 | 47.7 | -2.9 | |
Conservative | Alastair Hellyer* | 451 | 28.9 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jason Payne | 237 | 15.2 | +4.9 | |
Green | Lesley Smith | 127 | 8.2 | +0.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,558 | 31.9 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Handside Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Anthony Skottowe | 1,091 | 43.7 | -12.0 | |
Conservative | Fiona Thomsom* | 845 | 33.9 | +6.3 | |
Labour | Vaishall Shah | 321 | 12.9 | +2.9 | |
Green | Philip Hopley | 136 | 5.5 | -0.6 | |
Reform UK | Andrew Lewis | 101 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 5 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,494 | 46.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hatfield Central Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Walsh | 645 | 48.2 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | James Bond* | 328 | 24.5 | +2.3 | |
Reform UK | Mark Smith | 135 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Edwards Adam | 124 | 9.3 | -2.6 | |
Green | Cheryl Miles | 105 | 7.9 | -0.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,337 | 25.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hatfield East Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shirley Asare | 783 | 42.3 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Claire Hunt | 597 | 32.2 | -0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pashang Fatemi | 315 | 17.0 | -4.6 | |
Green | Ian Gregory | 158 | 8.5 | +3.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 15 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,853 | 33.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hatfield South West Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Karthik Bonkur | 784 | 44.5 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Joglu | 489 | 27.7 | -15.8 | |
Conservative | Craig Stanbury* | 418 | 23.7 | +9.4 | |
Green | Antony John | 72 | 4.1 | -0.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,763 | 29.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hatfield Villages Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jane Otumunye | 669 | 41.6 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | Abbie Cook | 551 | 34.2 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brad Taylor | 292 | 18.1 | +0.2 | |
Green | Andreas Kukol | 98 | 6.1 | +0.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,610 | 27.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hollybush[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan Chesterman | 649 | 52.2 | -5.5 | |
Conservative | Marios Artemi | 297 | 23.9 | -0.5 | |
Reform UK | Hamish Haddow | 120 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Green | Peter Gamby | 92 | 7.4 | -0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fauzia Haider | 85 | 6.8 | -2.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,243 | 25.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Howlands Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Katherine Gardner | 769 | 49.6 | -4.8 | |
Conservative | Brian Seeger | 428 | 27.6 | -4.1 | |
Reform UK | Dean Milliken | 142 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Green | Penelope Berrington | 114 | 7.4 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hillary Skoczylas | 96 | 6.2 | -0.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 18 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,549 | 29.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Northaw and Cuffley Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barbara Fitzsimon | 852 | 60.6 | -5.7 | |
Labour | Sheila Barrett | 272 | 19.3 | +3.9 | |
Green | Brian Edwards | 164 | 11.7 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Antony Green | 118 | 8.4 | -0.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,406 | 30.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Panshanger Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Salman Khan | 541 | 38.1 | -8.9 | |
Conservative | Stan Tunstall* | 462 | 32.6 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Perry Hewitt | 314 | 22.1 | +2.5 | |
Green | Alice Cowley-French | 102 | 7.2 | +2.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,419 | 32.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Peartree Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Russ Platt* | 621 | 43.3 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Tom Green | 521 | 36.3 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Jeet Dhelaria | 175 | 12.2 | -0.5 | |
Green | Tanya Dickson | 118 | 8.2 | +1.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,435 | 26.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Sherrards Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Leo Gilbert | 606 | 31.5 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Azmat Mughal | 590 | 30.6 | -22.3 | |
Conservative | Durk Reyner | 475 | 24.7 | +7.2 | |
Green | David Cox | 128 | 6.6 | +2.3 | |
Reform UK | Jack Aaron | 126 | 6.5 | +2.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Majority | 16 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,925 | 44.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Welham Green and Hatfield South Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Zukowskyj* | 699 | 41.6 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Teresa Travell | 593 | 35.3 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Linda Mendez | 322 | 19.2 | -1.5 | |
Green | Ian Nendick | 67 | 4.0 | +0.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
Majority | 106 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,681 | 32.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Welwyn East Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Julie Cragg* | 777 | 40.0 | -5.6 | |
Labour | Georg von Bülow | 587 | 30.2 | -0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Genevieve Almeyda | 250 | 12.9 | +2.0 | |
Green | Darrin Dexter | 178 | 9.2 | -3.4 | |
Reform UK | Tom Holdsworth | 151 | 7.8 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
Majority | 190 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,943 | 37.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Welwyn West Ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alex Bardett | 817 | 43.6 | -3.3 | |
Green | Sarah Butcher | 801 | 42.8 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Andrew Osborne | 190 | 10.1 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rhiannon Richardson | 65 | 3.5 | -2.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Majority | 16 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,873 | 38.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Election Day - Thursday 2 May 2024". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Welwyn Hatfield election result". BBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Joint Administration and Cabinet line-up announced". One Welwyn Hatfield. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Mountney, Dan (3 May 2024). "Welwyn Hatfield local election results 2024". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Election Results 2 May 2024". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.