Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections
Appearance
One third of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2008, 48 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1979 |
Labour | 1979 - 1992 |
Conservative | 1992 - 1994 |
Labour | 1994 - 1999 |
Conservative | 1999 - 2000 |
Labour | 2000 - 2002 |
Conservative | 2002 - present |
Council elections
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1973
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1979
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1980
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1982
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1983
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1984
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1986 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1987
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1988
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1990
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1991 (New ward boundaries)[5]
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1992
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1994 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1995
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1996
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1998
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)[7][8]
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 2000
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 2002
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 2003
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 2004
- Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 2006
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2007
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2008 (New ward boundaries)[2][9]
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2010
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2011
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2012
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2014
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2015
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2016 (New ward boundaries)[10]
By-election results
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 486 | 49.5 | +10.4 | ||
Labour | 292 | 29.8 | −22.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 109 | 11.1 | +2.4 | ||
No to Sleaze, No to Slough | 94 | 9.6 | +9.6 | ||
Majority | 194 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 981 | 25.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 517 | 42.9 | +21.0 | ||
Labour | 454 | 37.7 | −28.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 156 | 13.0 | +0.7 | ||
Other | 77 | 6.4 | +6.4 | ||
Majority | 63 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,204 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 726 | 75.0 | +8.3 | ||
Conservative | 241 | 24.9 | +4.7 | ||
Majority | 485 | 50.1 | |||
Turnout | 967 | 23.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 528 | 83.7 | +15.4 | ||
Conservative | 103 | 16.3 | −1.2 | ||
Majority | 425 | 67.4 | |||
Turnout | 631 | 13.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 802 | ||||
Labour | 797 | ||||
Labour | 772 | ||||
Conservative | 282 | ||||
Conservative | 282 | ||||
Conservative | 272 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 82 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 81 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 69 | ||||
Turnout | 3,439 | 29.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 831 | 51.6 | |||
Labour | 381 | 23.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 276 | 17.2 | |||
UKIP | 121 | 7.5 | |||
Majority | 450 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,609 | 30.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 611 | 58.8 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative | 363 | 34.9 | +4.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 65 | 6.3 | −6.2 | ||
Majority | 248 | 23.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,039 | 22.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Howard Morgan | 539 | 50.7 | +7.9 | |
Labour | 398 | 37.4 | −4.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 126 | 11.9 | −3.0 | ||
Majority | 141 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,063 | 24.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clare Berry | 484 | 46.8 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Stuart Jackson | 444 | 42.9 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Larkins | 106 | 10.3 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 40 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,034 | 23.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christine Wheeler | 689 | 46.0 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Christopher Cory | 521 | 34.8 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Skidmore | 288 | 19.2 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 168 | 11.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,498 | 34.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Smith | 546 | 38.2 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | Sara Johnston | 456 | 32.0 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eirwen Smith | 425 | 29.8 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 90 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,427 | 32.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Skottowe | 1,124 | 56.5 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Lance Stanbury | 702 | 35.2 | −8.4 | |
Labour | Sarah Carthew | 165 | 8.3 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 422 | 21.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,498 | 40.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Doug Berry | 539 | 40.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Elvy | 484 | 36.5 | ||
BNP | Mark Fuller | 214 | 16.2 | ||
Labour | Bridgit Croft | 88 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 55 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,325 | 46.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Cook | 425 | 33.2 | −8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Laming | 329 | 25.7 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Stan Laver-Walton | 319 | 24.9 | −18.4 | |
BNP | Mark Fuller | 138 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Independent | Timothy Butler | 69 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 96 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,280 | 28.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
2009-2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Kingsbury | 954 | 50.1 | −6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Laming | 579 | 30.4 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Cathy Watson | 370 | 19.4 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 375 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,903 | 40.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kieran Thorpe | 431 | 38.0 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Langley | 413 | 36.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Archer | 291 | 25.6 | ||
Majority | 18 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,135 | 32.2 |
2013-2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Elam | 1105 | 52.4 | +16.7 | |
Conservative | Drew Richardson | 691 | 32.8 | −9.3 | |
Labour | Belinda Yeldon | 260 | 12.3 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 375 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 2111 | 38.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Councillors". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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(help) - ^ The District of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ The East Hertfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield (Areas) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2016. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Tories inch ahead". London: guardian.co.uk. 2001-11-09. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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(help) - ^ "By Election Results - 30 June 2005". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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(help) - ^ "By Election Results - 26 June 2008". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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(help) - ^ "By Election Results - 14 December 2017". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
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