# 2022 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

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.

## Results summary

2022 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 | 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
### Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Brookmans Park and Little Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 877 | 45.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,911 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

### Haldens

Haldens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 264 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,750 | 35.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.6 | |

### Handside

Handside (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 270 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 26.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.1 | |

### Hatfield East

Hatfield East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 104 | 5/7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,824 | 32.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.0 | |

### Hatfield South West

Hatfield South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 214 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,554 | 28.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 7.1 | |

### Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 86 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,630 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Hollybush

Hollybush :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 399 | 26.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.4 | |

### Howlands

Howlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 441 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,831 | 34.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.7 | |

### Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 797 | 50.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 33.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Panshanger

Panshanger :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 79 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 34.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 12.5 | |

### Peartree

Peartree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 273 | 18.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,487 | 28.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Sherrards

Sherrards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 616 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,048 | 46.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 19.8 | |

### Welham Green and Hatfield South

Welham Green and Hatfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 210 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | 32.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Welwyn East

Welwyn East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 511 | 23.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,196 | 42.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Welwyn West

Welwyn West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 724 | 38.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,896 | 39.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |