1991 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

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The 1991 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The council was elected on partial new ward boundaries, leading to some wards electing all of their councillors, while other wards only elected one councillor as normal. The total number of councillors increased by 4 from 43 to 47.

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Election result[edit]

1991 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 Increase 2 40.7 15 26 55.3 21,993 39.2 –5.2
  Conservative 16 Increase 2 59.3 5 21 44.7 26,762 47.7 +10.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 6,604 11.8 –1.3
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 455 0.8 –3.3
  Independent Labour 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 280 0.5 N/A

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 February 2023.