Map showing the results of the 2021 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

Elections to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.[1]

Results summary

2021 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 15 Increase 5 88.2 13 28 58.3 14,916 48.7 +9.9
  Liberal Democrats 2 Decrease 1 11.8 9 11 22.9 6,576 21.5 -10.7
  Labour 0 Decrease 4 0.0 9 9 18.8 7,370 24.0 -1.4
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,655 5.4 +2.9
  Abolish the Town Council 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 86 0.3 New
  For Britain 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 42 0.1 New

Ward results

Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Brookmans Park and Little Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Boulton 1,559 73.2 +5.4
Labour Graham Beevers 339 15.9 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Basford 232 10.9 -9.5
Majority 1,220 57.3 +9.9
Turnout 2,130 42.3 +4.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.7

Haldens

Haldens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alastair Hellyer 766 43.7 +7.9
Labour Mike Larkins 589 33.6 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Rhiannon Richardson 245 14.0 -7.5
Green Sarah Butcher 153 8.7 -1.6
Majority 177 10.1 +6.9
Turnout 1,753 36.0 +3.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase3.4

Handside

Handside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fiona Thomson 1,317 46.3 +20.0
Liberal Democrats Gemma Moore 1,003 35.3 -23.4
Labour Helen Beckett 316 11.1 +3.1
Green Ian Nendick 208 7.3 +0.3
Majority 314 11.0 —
Turnout 2,844 52.2 +5.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase21.7

Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Bond 580 42.7 +9.0
Labour Maureen Cook 571 42.0 -3.1
Liberal Democrats Michelle Kirk 122 9.0 -12.2
Abolish the Town Council Melvyn Jones 86 6.3 N/A
Majority 9 0.7 —
Turnout 2,844 25.1 +0.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase6.1

Hatfield East

Hatfield East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Lake 810 44.6 +9.2
Labour Cathy Watson 552 30.4 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Snowdon 289 15.9 -15.5
Green Ian Gregory 165 9.1 +0.2
Majority 258 14.2 —
Turnout 1,816 32.5 -0.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.5

Hatfield South West

Hatfield South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig Stanbury 526 33.9 +9.1
Labour James Broach 515 33.2 -6.4
Liberal Democrats Timothy Rowse 510 32.9 +6.0
Majority 11 0.7 —
Turnout 1,551 28.7 +0.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase11.1

Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Kasumu 774 45.6 +0.3
Labour Margaret Eames-Petersen 585 34.4 -5.3
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 190 11.2 -3.9
Green Andreas Kukol 150 8.8 N/A
Majority 189 11.2 +5.6
Turnout 1,699 31.4 +4.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.8

Hollybush

Hollybush
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Pace 653 42.9 +4.9
Labour Mbizo Mpofu 583 38.3 -9.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Corbey-West 148 9.7 -4.4
Green Claudia Ferlisi 139 9.1 N/A
Majority 70 4.6 —
Turnout 1,523 30.6 +3.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase7.3

Howlands

Howlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve McNamara 962 52.5 +19.9
Labour Alan Chesterman 680 37.1 -6.3
Liberal Democrats Konrad Basch 190 10.4 -1.5
Majority 282 15.4 —
Turnout 1,832 34.3 +3.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase13.1

Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gail Ganney 1,328 75.2 +6.7
Labour Sheila Barrett 223 12.6 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Johnson 215 12.2 -10.5
Majority 1,105 62.6 +16.8
Turnout 1,766 37.2 +5.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.0

Panshanger

Panshanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stan Tunstall 819 49.5 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Darrell Panter 491 29.7 -19.1
Labour Joshua Chigwangwa 343 20.8 +6.1
Majority 328 19.8 —
Turnout 1,653 36.9 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase16.1

Peartree

Peartree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Russ Platt 578 40.4 -10.0
Labour Steve Iwasyk 408 28.5 -4.1
Conservative Hamish Haddow 336 23.5 +6.5
Green Nicola Chapman 109 7.6 N/A
Majority 170 11.9 -5.9
Turnout 1,431 27.3 +1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease3.0

Sherrards

Sherrards
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Flavia Wachuku 767 37.5 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Arvindkumar Thakkar 575 28.1 -18.4
Labour Hilary Carlen 477 23.3 +10.9
Green Lesley Smith 228 11.1 +5.6
Majority 192 9.4 —
Turnout 2,047 46.0 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase12.9

Welham Green and Hatfield South

Welham Green and Hatfield South (2 seats due to by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Zukowskyj 791 50.5 +3.5
Conservative Teresa Travell 727 46.4 +14.5
Conservative Paul Lowe 543 34.7 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths 525 33.5 -13.5
Labour Gareth Aicken 258 16.5 -4.5
Labour John Eames-Petersen 245 15.6 -5.4
For Britain Mia Americanos-Molinaro 42 2.7 N/A
Turnout — 34.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Welwyn East

Welwyn East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Cragg 1,218 56.3 +4.9
Labour Martine Davis 425 19.7 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Helen Harrington 278 12.9 -16.1
Green William Berrington 241 11.1 N/A
Majority 793 36.6 +14.2
Turnout 2,162 42.2 +6.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.4

Welwyn West

Welwyn West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Smith 1,231 63.5 +8.0
Green Penny Berrington 262 13.5 +6.5
Labour Daniel Carlen 251 13.0 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Reimer 194 10.0 -21.0
Majority 969 50.0 +25.5
Turnout 1,938 39.8 +2.6
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.8

References

  1. ↑ "Results for the County, Borough and Hatfield Town Council elections held on 6 May 2021". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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