- Welwyn Hatfield local elections
One third of
Welwyn Hatfield Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Due toboundary changes , the whole council was subject to election in 2008.Political control
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 Council election, 1998 Welwyn Hatfield Council election, 1999 Welwyn Hatfield Council election, 2000 Welwyn Hatfield Council election, 2002 Welwyn Hatfield Council election, 2003 Welwyn Hatfield Council election, 2004 Welwyn Hatfield Council election, 2006 Welwyn Hatfield Council election, 2007 Welwyn Hatfield Council election, 2008 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 486
percentage = 49.5
change = +10.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 292
percentage = 29.8
change = -22.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 109
percentage = 11.1
change = +2.4Election box candidate
party = No sleaze, No Slough
candidate =
votes = 94
percentage = 9.6
change = +9.6Election box majority
votes = 194
percentage = 19.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 981
percentage = 25.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 517
percentage = 42.9
change = +21.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 454
percentage = 37.7
change = -28.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 156
percentage = 13.0
change = +0.7Election box candidate
party = Other
candidate =
votes = 77
percentage = 6.4
change = +6.4Election box majority
votes = 63
percentage = 5.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,204
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 726
percentage = 75.0
change = +8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 241
percentage = 24.9
change = +4.7Election box majority
votes = 485
percentage = 50.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 967
percentage = 23.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 528
percentage = 83.7
change = +15.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 103
percentage = 16.3
change = -1.2Election box majority
votes = 425
percentage = 67.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 631
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 802
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 797
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 772
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 282
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 282
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 272
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 82
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 81
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 69
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,439
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 831
percentage = 51.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 381
percentage = 23.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 276
percentage = 17.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate =
votes = 121
percentage = 7.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 450
percentage = 27.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,609
percentage = 30.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 611
percentage = 58.8
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 363
percentage = 34.9
change = +4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 65
percentage = 6.3
change = -6.2Election box majority
votes = 248
percentage = 23.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,039
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 539
percentage = 50.7
change = +7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 398
percentage = 37.4
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 126
percentage = 11.9
change = -3.0Election box majority
votes = 141
percentage = 13.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,063
percentage = 24.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clare Berry
votes = 484
percentage = 46.8
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Jackson
votes = 444
percentage = 42.9
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mike Larkins
votes = 106
percentage = 10.3
change = -1.6Election box majority
votes = 40
percentage = 3.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,034
percentage = 23.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Wheeler
votes = 689
percentage = 46.0
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Cory
votes = 521
percentage = 34.8
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Skidmore
votes = 288
percentage = 19.2
change = +4.8Election box majority
votes = 168
percentage = 11.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,498
percentage = 34.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Samuel Smith
votes = 546
percentage = 38.2
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sara Johnston
votes = 456
percentage = 32.0
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Eirwen Smith
votes = 425
percentage = 29.8
change = +3.0Election box majority
votes = 90
percentage = 6.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,427
percentage = 32.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Skottowe
votes = 1,124
percentage = 56.5
change = +11.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lance Stanbury
votes = 702
percentage = 35.2
change = -8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sarah Carthew
votes = 165
percentage = 8.3
change = -2.6Election box majority
votes = 422
percentage = 21.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,498
percentage = 40.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Doug Berry
votes = 539
percentage = 40.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Elvy
votes = 484
percentage = 36.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Mark Fuller
votes = 214
percentage = 16.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bridgit Croft
votes = 88
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 55
percentage = 4.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,325
percentage = 46.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Cook
votes = 425
percentage = 33.2
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hazel Laming
votes = 329
percentage = 25.7
change = +10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stan Laver-Walton
votes = 319
percentage = 24.9
change = -18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Mark Fuller
votes = 138
percentage = 10.8
change = +10.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Timothy Butler
votes = 69
percentage = 5.4
change = +5.4Election box majority
votes = 96
percentage = 7.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,280
percentage = 28.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.welhat.gov.uk/ Welwyn Hatfield Council]
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