# 2000 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

The 2000 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 2000 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout in the election was 31.71%, down from 33.09% in the 1999 election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 25
* Conservative 23

## Election result

The results saw Labour gain control of the council with a majority of 2 over the Conservatives, which was a reversal of the trend of the 2000 local elections where Labour overall lost almost 600 councillors.
Welwyn Hatfield Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 9 | +1 | 56.3 | 39.0 | 8,444 |
| Conservative | 7 | -1 | 43.8 | 45.8 | 9,926 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 2,816 |
| National Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 298 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 187 |

## Ward results

Brookmans Park & Little Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Storey | 1,160 | 75.6 | |
| | Labour | Marcus | 207 | 13.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Edwards | 168 | 10.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 953 | 62.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | 33.9 | +1.0 |
Haldens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hallahan | 729 | 57.1 | |
| | Conservative | Davidson | 389 | 30.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Corbishley | 159 | 12.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 26.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,277 | 27.9 | −1.4 |
Handside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stanbury | 912 | 48.8 | |
| | Labour | Clark | 414 | 22.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lotz | 355 | 19.0 | |
| | UKIP | Biggs | 187 | 10.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 26.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,868 | 37.0 | −1.5 |
Hatfield Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susana Tinsley | 560 | 44.8 | |
| | Conservative | Ventimglia | 368 | 29.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Archer | 322 | 25.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,250 | 29.0 | −4.0 |
Hatfield East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Sarson | 833 | 49.3 | |
| | Labour | Melvyn Jones | 690 | 40.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chapman | 166 | 9.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,689 | 38.6 | −0.2 |
Hatfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Jones | 527 | 47.1 | |
| | Conservative | Morgan | 433 | 38.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fisher | 160 | 14.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,120 | 26.4 | −2.5 |
Hatfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | McDonald | 456 | 59.7 | |
| | Conservative | Smith | 223 | 29.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Griffiths | 85 | 11.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 30.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 764 | 27.6 | +0.1 |
Hatfield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilder | 693 | 47.0 | |
| | Conservative | Victoria Sarson | 608 | 41.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pryke | 174 | 11.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | 32.6 | +0.4 |
Hollybush :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Jones | 730 | 63.3 | |
| | Conservative | Peffer | 290 | 25.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cashmore | 133 | 11.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 38.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | 27.2 | −1.3 |
Howlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Biddle | 759 | 56.4 | |
| | Conservative | Storer | 435 | 32.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Edwards | 151 | 11.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,345 | 29.6 | −3.9 |
Northaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dean | 810 | 59.5 | |
| | National Liberal Party | Cheetham | 298 | 21.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Blumsom | 135 | 9.9 | |
| | Labour | Parry | 119 | 8.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 37.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,362 | 32.5 | +2.4 |
Panshanger :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trigg | 805 | 53.4 | |
| | Labour | Chesterman | 536 | 35.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee | 166 | 11.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | 31.4 | −0.8 |
Peartree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Tinsley | 523 | 59.8 | |
| | Conservative | Perkins | 241 | 27.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benakis | 111 | 12.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 32.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 19.1 | −2.2 |
Sherrards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hurst | 977 | 45.4 | |
| | Conservative | Scarff | 960 | 44.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cooke | 213 | 9.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,150 | 47.6 | −0.1 |
Welham Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pieri | 575 | 63.3 | |
| | Labour | Croft | 232 | 25.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bain | 102 | 11.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 37.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 909 | 32.3 | −3.4 |
Welwyn South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pile | 884 | 63.5 | |
| | Labour | Henderson | 292 | 21.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Burnham | 216 | 15.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 42.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,392 | 32.7 | −2.4 |