# 2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

The 2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election following boundary changes that came into effect that year. Despite a relatively minor drop in their share of the popular vote, the boundary changes resulted in the Conservatives losing several seats on the council, although they still maintained majority control.

## Results summary

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 45.3 | 32,324 | -0.8 |
| Labour | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28.7 | 20,446 | +5.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18.6 | 13,284 | +7.5 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3.3 | 2,338 | -3.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2.1 | 1,486 | -9.5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1,403 | +0.8 |

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

Brookmans Park and Little Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen John Boulton | 1,319 | 71.1 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Stephen Findlay Boulton | 1,275 | — | |
| | Conservative | John William Dean | 1,265 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Anscombe | 278 | 15.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Blumsom | 261 | — | |
| | Labour | Peter John Costello | 257 | 13.9 | |
| | Labour | James Robert Dolan | 233 | — | |
| | Labour | John Richard Eames-Peterson | 221 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Anthony van Someren Bain | 202 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 37.6 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Haldens

Haldens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Larkins | 782 | 37.7 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Ann Fitzsimmon | 734 | 35.4 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Robert Spinks | 666 | — | |
| | Labour | Lucy Musk | 655 | — | |
| | Conservative | Peter Hebden | 622 | — | |
| | Labour | Tara Mary Lyons | 571 | — | |
| | Green | Lynne Allison | 312 | 15.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Jean Ward | 246 | 11.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Corbey-West | 168 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Benakis | 117 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 37.2 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Handside

Handside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fiona Thomson | 1,202 | 42.2 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Elizabeth Bromley | 1,170 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Lesley Basch | 1,020 | 35.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Alan Quinton | 1,016 | — | |
| | Conservative | Graham Eric Dowler | 1,015 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ayesha Rohale | 824 | — | |
| | Labour | Nick Atkinson | 451 | 15.8 | |
| | Labour | Tony Grice | 430 | — | |
| | Labour | Darren Lewis | 386 | — | |
| | Green | Cecile May Raw | 180 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 51.2 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Janet Cook | 786 | 55.7 | |
| | Labour | Glyn Charles Hayes | 742 | — | |
| | Labour | Pankit Shah | 683 | — | |
| | Conservative | James Samuel Crosse | 455 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative | Bukky Olawoyin | 392 | — | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Leonard Wheeler | 371 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Adam Edwards | 171 | 12.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Elizabeth Richardson | 166 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles David Perry Walton | 127 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 27.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Hatfield East

Hatfield East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kerstin Birgit Holman | 765 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Ruth Gillett | 731 | — | |
| | Labour | Lenny Brandon | 717 | 31.9 | |
| | Labour | Philip John Knott | 663 | — | |
| | Conservative | Manoj Kumar | 575 | — | |
| | Labour | Bhumi Zhaveri | 499 | — | |
| | Independent | Caron Anne Juggins | 315 | 14.0 | |
| | Green | Ian Gregory | 229 | 10.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lis Meyland-Smith | 225 | 10.0 | |
| | Green | Christianne Sayers | 201 | — | |
| | Green | Oliver Sayers | 105 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Hatfield South West

Hatfield South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Christopher Fitzpatrick | 713 | 44.8 | |
| | Labour | James Robert Alan Broach | 703 | — | |
| | Labour | Kieran Michael Thope | 698 | — | |
| | Conservative | Tom Boon | 481 | 30.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jack Adams | 477 | — | |
| | Conservative | David John Perkins | 384 | — | |
| | UKIP | Sanjay Gadhvi | 222 | 13.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Jean Archer | 176 | 11.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Marion Laming | 168 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon John Archer | 155 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 30.7 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynne Michele Sparks | 731 | 49.9 | |
| | Conservative | Howard Morgan | 690 | — | |
| | Conservative | Duncan James Bell | 667 | — | |
| | Labour | Margaret Anne Eames-Petersen | 555 | 37.9 | |
| | Labour | Alexander David Widger | 507 | — | |
| | Labour | Graham Martin Beevers | 480 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Quinton | 178 | 12.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ros Edwards | 151 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew John Quenet | 146 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 29.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Hollybush

Hollybush :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Pace | 700 | 40.7 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Birleson | 670 | 38.9 | |
| | Labour | Lynn Anne Chesterman | 664 | — | |
| | Labour | Astrid Carle Thorpe | 585 | — | |
| | Conservative | Drew Robert Richardson | 532 | — | |
| | Conservative | Syam Puli | 492 | — | |
| | UKIP | James Andrew Milliken | 247 | 14.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Graham Wilson | 105 | 6.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonquil Basch | 75 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Konrad Basch | 68 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Howlands

Howlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Chesterman | 724 | 36.2 | |
| | Labour | Pauline Jill Weston | 654 | — | |
| | Labour | Max Peter Holloway | 626 | — | |
| | Conservative | Annalisa Dorothy Yeowell | 580 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Alexander Smith | 498 | — | |
| | Conservative | Kamala Chandrasekaran | 483 | — | |
| | UKIP | Dean James Milliken | 314 | 15.7 | |
| | Independent | Stan Tunstall | 192 | 9.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurence Geoffrey Brown | 190 | 9.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Damian Joseph Tuohy | 111 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 33.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Irene Hilda Dene | 1,112 | 68.6 | |
| | Conservative | George Michaelides | 984 | — | |
| | Conservative | Bernard John Sarson | 957 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robina Helen Durrant | 299 | 18.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Johnson | 249 | — | |
| | Labour | Graham Morris MacArthur | 210 | 13.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Clive Johnson | 209 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Panshanger

Panshanger :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martyn John Levitt | 744 | 45.8 | |
| | Conservative | Sara Louise Clare Johnston | 706 | — | |
| | Conservative | Darren Malcolm Bennett | 632 | — | |
| | Labour | Joshua Murombo Chigwangwa | 363 | 22.3 | |
| | Labour | Steve Iwasyk | 362 | — | |
| | Green | Henry Humphreys | 267 | 16.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Trup | 252 | 15.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Packer | 188 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Arch | 153 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Peartree

Peartree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Cowan | 533 | 36.1 | |
| | Labour | Steve Roberts | 474 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour | Helen Jane Beckett | 474 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michal Siewniak | 426 | — | |
| | Labour | Mel Jones | 409 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Annibale Stefano Marchio Marsh | 377 | — | |
| | Conservative | Nathaniel Alfred Keith Chapman | 267 | 18.1 | |
| | UKIP | Tom Holdsworth | 204 | 13.8 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Joseph Lowe | 166 | — | |
| | Conservative | Emma | 144 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 29.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Sherrards

Sherrards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Bower | 887 | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative | Pat Mabbott | 798 | — | |
| | Conservative | Jon Beckerman | 749 | — | |
| | Labour | Ivan Samuel Edwards | 629 | 27.1 | |
| | Green | Susan Groom | 500 | 21.6 | |
| | Green | Ian Nendick | 353 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Eaton | 304 | 13.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Douglas Eaton | 267 | — | |
| | Green | Lesley Smith | 191 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 41.3 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Welham Green and Hatfield South

Welham Green and Hatfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Mark Zukowskyj | 894 | 47.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Bailey | 640 | — | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Quenet | 617 | — | |
| | Conservative | Keith John Pieri | 600 | 32.0 | |
| | Conservative | Frank Robert Bowron | 529 | — | |
| | Conservative | Les Page | 509 | — | |
| | Labour | Linda Elizabeth Mendez | 381 | 20.3 | |
| | Labour | Diana Lesley Bell | 376 | — | |
| | Labour | Cathy Watson | 294 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 34.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Welwyn East

Welwyn East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Ann Cragg | 1,035 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Trigg | 972 | — | |
| | Conservative | Steven Markiewicz | 947 | — | |
| | Labour | Sheila Ann Barrett | 515 | 22.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Natalie Harrington | 426 | 18.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Margaret Richardson | 332 | — | |
| | UKIP | Arthur Frank Stevens | 277 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 36.6 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Welwyn West

Welwyn West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mandy Perkins | 1,011 | 39.7 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Kingsbury | 994 | — | |
| | Conservative | Nick Taylor | 941 | — | |
| | Independent | Sandra Anne Kyriakides | 896 | 35.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Edward Blackburn | 337 | 13.2 | |
| | Labour | Tony Crump | 304 | 11.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Marion Mason | 250 | — | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 42.4 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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## By-Elections
### Haldens

A by-election was held on 17 November 2016 following the resignation of Malcolm Spinks.
Haldens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nathaniel Alfred Keith Chapman | 507 | 34.3 | 1.1 |
| | Labour | Astrid Carle Thorpe | 454 | 30.7 | 7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Benjamin Dennis | 437 | 29.5 | 17.6 |
| | Green | Lynne Christine Allison | 81 | 5.5 | N//A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 3.6 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,479 | 29.3 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Panshanger

A by-election was held on 4 May 2017 following the resignation of Martyn Levitt.
Panshanger :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Mitchinson | 673 | 39.3 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ayesha Rohale | 620 | 36.2 | 20.7 |
| | Labour | Lucy Musk | 418 | 24.4 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 3.1 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,711 | 38.3 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.6 | |

### Hatfield Villages

A by-election was held on 8 June 2017 following the death of Howard Morgan.
Haldens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tara-Mary Lyons | 1,359 | 40.1 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hebden | 1,352 | 39.9 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Quinton | 677 | 20.0 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.2 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,388 | 66.0 | — |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.1 | |

### Handside

A by-election was held on 14 December 2017 following the resignation of Rachel Basch.
Handside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Anne Elam | 1,105 | 52.4 | 16.6 |
| | Conservative | Drew Robert Richardson | 691 | 32.8 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Belinda Claire Yeldon | 260 | 12.3 | 3.5 |
| | Green | Berenice Constance Mary Dowlen | 51 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 19.6 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,107 | 38.5 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.0 | |