2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

2022 UK local government election

2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

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| ← 2021 | 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) | 2023 →

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17 out of 48 seats to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour
Last election  | 29 seats, 48.7%  | 10 seats, 21.5%  | 9 seats, 24.0%
Seats won  | 4  | 7  | 6
Seats after  | 26 | 12 | 10
Seat change  |  3  |  2  |  1
Popular vote  | 11,529  | 9,198  | 9,250
Percentage  | 37.1%  | 29.6%  | 29.8%
Swing  |  11.6%  |  8.1%  |  5.8%

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Winner of each seat at the 2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

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| Council control before election

Conservative

| Council control after election

Conservative

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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

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2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

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

## Ward results

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### Brookmans Park and Little Heath

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Brookmans Park and Little Heath  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 5.7  |

### Haldens

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Haldens  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 12.6  |

### Handside

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Handside (2 seats due to by-election)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Hatfield Central  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 10.1  |

### Hatfield East

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Hatfield East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 10.0  |

### Hatfield South West

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Hatfield South West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 7.1  |

### Hatfield Villages

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Hatfield Villages  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 8.3  |

### Hollybush

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Hollybush  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 15.4  |

### Howlands

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Howlands  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 19.7  |

### Northaw and Cuffley

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Northaw and Cuffley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 6.2  |

### Panshanger

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Panshanger  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 12.5  |

### Peartree

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Peartree  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 3.3  |

### Sherrards

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Sherrards  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 19.8  |

### Welham Green and Hatfield South

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Welham Green and Hatfield South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 4.5  |

### Welwyn East

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Welwyn East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 6.7  |

### Welwyn West

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Welwyn West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 5.9  |

## References

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1. ^ "Election results 5 May 2022". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

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