2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
# 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.

## 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) |
| | 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 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) |
| | 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) |

### 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) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### 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) |
| | 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) |

### 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) |
| | 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) |

### 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) |
| | 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) |

### 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) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### 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) |
| | 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) |

### 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |

### 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) |
| | 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) |

### 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) |
| | 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) |

## 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 | |
