Elections to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.[1]

Results summary

2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 4 Decrease 3 23.5 22 26 52.1 11,529 37.1 -11.6
  Liberal Democrats 7 Increase 2 41.2 5 12 27.1 9,198 29.6 +8.1
  Labour 6 Increase 1 35.3 4 10 20.8 9,250 29.8 +5.8
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 798 2.6 -2.8
  Abolish the BBC TV Licence 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 270 0.9 N/A
  For Britain 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 19 0.1 ±0.0

Ward results

Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Brookmans Park and Little Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rebecca Lass 1,242 65.0 −8.2
Labour Graham Beevers 365 19.1 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Anscombe 304 15.9 +5.0
Majority 877 45.9
Turnout 1,911 38.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.7

Haldens

Haldens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lucy Musk 882 50.4 +16.8
Conservative Neil Bradbury 618 35.3 −8.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Goldwater 250 14.3 +0.3
Majority 264 15.1
Turnout 1,750 35.9
Labour hold Swing Increase12.6

Handside

Handside (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gemma Moore 1,457 55.7 +20.4
Liberal Democrats Michal Siewniak 1,431 54.7 +19.4
Conservative Tony Bailey 726 27.7 −18.6
Conservative John Gilbey 695 26.5 −19.8
Labour Perry Hewitt 312 11.9 +0.8
Labour Moyna Aicken 268 10.2 −0.9
Green Penelope Berrington 260 9.9 +2.6
Abolish the BBC TV Licence Clare Stevenson 87 3.3 N/A
Turnout 50.4
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pankit Shah 736 52.8 +10.8
Conservative Mark Smith 466 33.4 −9.3
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 192 13.8 +4.8
Majority 270 19.4
Turnout 1,394 26.2
Labour hold Swing Increase10.1

Hatfield East

Hatfield East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Larry Crofton 804 44.1 +13.7
Conservative Peter Hebden 700 38.4 −6.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths 190 10.4 −5.5
Green Ian Gregory 130 7.1 −2.0
Majority 104 5/7
Turnout 1,824 32.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase10.0

Hatfield South West

Hatfield South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Rowse 705 45.4 +12.5
Labour Kieran Thorpe 491 31.6 −1.6
Conservative Gav Solomons 308 19.8 −14.1
Abolish the BBC TV Licence Melvyn Jones 50 3.2 N/A
Majority 214 13.8
Turnout 1,554 28.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase7.1

Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Broach 753 46.2 +11.8
Conservative Antony Demetriou 667 40.9 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony Green 210 12.9 +1.7
Majority 86 5.3
Turnout 1,630 29.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase8.3

Hollybush

Hollybush
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynn Chesterman 877 57.8 +19.5
Conservative Abbie Cook 478 31.5 −11.4
Liberal Democrats Jonquil Basch 163 10.7 +1.0
Majority 399 26.3
Turnout 1,518 31.3
Labour hold Swing Increase15.4

Howlands

Howlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Max Holloway 1,072 58.5 +21.4
Conservative Marios Artemi 631 34.5 −18.0
Liberal Democrats Hillary Skoczylas 128 7.0 −3.4
Majority 441 24.0
Turnout 1,831 34.9
Labour hold Swing Increase19.7

Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Sarson 1,076 67.8 −7.4
Labour Sheila Barrett 279 17.6 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Basford 232 14.6 +2.4
Majority 797 50.2
Turnout 1,587 33.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.2

Panshanger

Panshanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Darrell Panter 594 39.3 +9.6
Conservative Ahmad Chattha 515 34.1 −15.4
Labour Alan Chesterman 402 26.6 +5.8
Majority 79 5.2
Turnout 1,511 34.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase12.5

Peartree

Peartree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Jones 770 51.8 +11.4
Labour Erin Smith 497 33.4 +4.9
Conservative David Perkins 173 11.6 −11.9
Abolish the BBC TV Licence Aaron Johnson 47 3.2 N/A
Majority 273 18.4
Turnout 1,487 28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase3.3

Sherrards

Sherrards
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Skoczylas 1,114 54.4 +26.3
Conservative Siva Kumar 498 24.3 −13.2
Labour Hilary Carlen 293 14.3 −9.0
Green William Berrington 101 4.9 −6.2
Abolish the BBC TV Licence Caroline Jones 42 2.1 N/A
Majority 616 30.1
Turnout 2,048 46.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase19.8

Welham Green and Hatfield South

Welham Green and Hatfield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandreni Bonfante 771 45.6 +2.1
Conservative Phil Kurland 561 33.2 −6.8
Labour Cathy Watson 296 17.5 +3.3
Abolish the BBC TV Licence Sian Hems 44 2.6 N/A
For Britain Mia Americanos-Molinaro 19 1.1 −1.2
Majority 210 12.4
Turnout 1,691 32.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase4.5

Welwyn East

Welwyn East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Mitchinson 1,144 52.1 −4.2
Labour Daniel Carlen 633 28.8 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Reimer 419 19.1 +6.2
Majority 511 23.3
Turnout 2,196 42.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.7

Welwyn West

Welwyn West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sunny Thusu 1,031 54.4 −9.1
Green Sarah Butcher 307 16.2 +2.7
Labour Gareth Aicken 290 15.3 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Genevieve Almeyda 268 14.1 +4.1
Majority 724 38.2
Turnout 1,896 39.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.9

References

  1. ^ "Election results 5 May 2022". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Welwyn_Hatfield_Borough_Council_election
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