# 2019 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

Elections to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council took place on 2 May 2019. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. Following the trend of the elections across the UK, the Liberal Democrats made significant gains in the popular vote at the cost of the Conservative Party and Labour. This resulted in the Liberal Democrats gaining two seats from both other parties; enough to cause the Conservatives to lose control of the council for the first time in seventeen years. The period of no overall control would not last long however, with the Conservatives regaining control at the next local election.

## Results

2019 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 8 | 2 | 44.4 | 15 | 23 | 47.9 | 11,341 | 38.8 | 2.5 |
| | Labour | 5 | 2 | 27.8 | 8 | 13 | 27.1 | 7,419 | 25.4 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 27.8 | 7 | 12 | 25.0 | 9,397 | 32.2 | 7.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 733 | 2.5 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 303 | 1.0 | New |

## Ward results
### Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Brookmans Park and Little Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Stephen Findlay Boulton | 1,253 | 67.8 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louisa Beth Noel | 376 | 20.4 | 9.1 |
| | Labour | Graham Martyn Beevers | 218 | 11.8 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 877 | 47.4 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | 37.5 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Haldens

Haldens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Ann Fitzsimmon | 568 | 35.8 | 2.3 |
| | Labour | Jason Lee Robinson | 514 | 32.4 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darrell Rodney Panter | 341 | 21.5 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Berenice Constance Mary Dowlen | 164 | 10.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 3.4 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,612 | 32.4 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Handside

Handside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Dennis | 1,488 | 58.7 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative | Chieme Okuzu | 667 | 26.3 | 7.1 |
| | Labour | Martin Paul Norman | 202 | 8.0 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Ian Nicholas Challoner Nendick | 178 | 7.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | 32.4 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,561 | 46.8 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glyn Charles Hayes | 582 | 45.1 | 8.6 |
| | Conservative | James Bond | 435 | 33.7 | 2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Edwards | 274 | 21.2 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 11.4 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,315 | 24.3 | — |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hatfield East

Hatfield East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Caron Anne Juggins | 623 | 35.4 | 7.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Frederick Findlay Boulton | 584 | 33.2 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Brennan | 553 | 31.4 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Phil Knott | 524 | 29.8 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gemma May Louise Moore | 467 | 26.5 | 6.0 |
| | Labour | Cathy Watson | 450 | 25.6 | 11.6 |
| | Green | Ian Howard Gregory | 157 | 8.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 3.7 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,829 | 33.2 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hatfield South West

Hatfield South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lenny Brandon | 629 | 45.7 | 0.6 |
| | Labour | James Robert Alan Broach | 544 | 39.6 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon John Archer | 370 | 26.9 | 13.5 |
| | Conservative | Jack Adams | 341 | 24.8 | 1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Graham Wilson | 322 | 23.4 | 10.0 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Steven Edward Jacob | 295 | 21.5 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 19.3 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,404 | 27.9 | — |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Drew Robert Richardson | 654 | 45.3 | 0.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Anne Eames-Peterses | 573 | 39.7 | 2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew John Quenet | 218 | 15.1 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 5.6 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,467 | 27.2 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hollybush

Hollybush :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Birleson | 620 | 47.9 | 5.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony James Musk | 492 | 38.0 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Corbey-West | 183 | 14.1 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 9.9 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,330 | 27.2 | — |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Howlands

Howlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jill Weston | 696 | 43.4 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Stan Tunstall | 523 | 32.6 | 5.7 |
| | UKIP | Darren Hughes | 193 | 12.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Konrad Basch | 191 | 11.9 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 10.8 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | 30.8 | — |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Michaelides | 1,012 | 68.5 | 2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robina Helen Durrant | 335 | 22.7 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | Sheila Ann Barrett | 131 | 9.9 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 45.8 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,502 | 31.8 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | — | |

### Panshanger

Panshanger :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Quinton | 784 | 48.8 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | Iain Grady Mansfield | 587 | 36.5 | 1.3 |
| | Labour | Kyle Anthony MacLeod | 237 | 14.7 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 12.3 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,629 | 36.5 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Peartree

Peartree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Lesley Ranshaw | 623 | 50.4 | 6.4 |
| | Labour | Steve Roberts | 402 | 32.6 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Tony Bailey | 210 | 17.0 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 17.8 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,258 | 26.1 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Sherrards

Sherrards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Annibale Stefano Marchio Marsh | 921 | 46.5 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | Pat Mabbott | 595 | 30.1 | 3.2 |
| | Labour | Hilary Louise Carlen | 245 | 12.4 | 11.6 |
| | UKIP | Paul Joseph Naughton | 110 | 5.6 | New |
| | Green | Lesley Jean Smith | 108 | 5.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 16.4 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,986 | 44.2 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Welham Green and Hatfield South

Welham Green and Hatfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jaida Esin Caliskan | 883 | 47.0 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | Darren Malcolm Bennett | 599 | 31.9 | 2.0 |
| | Labour | John Richard Eames-Petersen | 393 | 21.0 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 15.1 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | 30.5 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Welwyn East

Welwyn East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Trigg | 905 | 51.4 | 3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Harrington | 511 | 29.0 | 17.9 |
| | Labour | Josh Chigwangwa | 343 | 19.5 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 22.4 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,801 | 35.5 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Welwyn West

Welwyn West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Kingsbury | 998 | 55.5 | 3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christina Maria Raven | 557 | 31.0 | New |
| | Green | Tim Hogan | 126 | 7.0 | New |
| | Labour | Ian Merison | 116 | 6.5 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 14.5 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,812 | 37.2 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |