Election Results 7 May 2026

Borough Council Elections - Overall Turnout: 41.2%

Brookmans Park and Little Heath Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 48.7%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
BARRETT, Sheila Ann	Labour Party	171
CARPENTER, Graham	Reform UK	666
GREEN, Anthony John	Liberal Democrats	144
MABBUTT, Stephanie	The Green Party	326
MOLINARO, Mia	Heritage Party	12
STANBURY, Craig	The Conservative Party Candidate	1119	E

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Haldens Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 44.4%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
ELLINGWORTH, Sarah Louise	Labour Party	513
HELLYER, Alastair	The Conservative Party Candidate	290
MUSK, Lucy	The Green Party	326
PROTIC, Elena	Liberal Democrats	425
REDMOND, John Richard	Reform UK	632	E

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Handside Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 52%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
HARRISON, Caleb George Callum	The Green Party	251
JOHNSON, Jane	Reform UK	541
LOWE, Jane	The Conservative Party Candidate	445
MOORE, Gemma May Louise	Liberal Democrats	1330	E
PLUME, Stephen William	Labour Party	216

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Hatfield Central Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 31.2%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
DUMITRU, Ilie	Liberal Democrats	147
PERKINS, David	The Conservative Party Candidate	230
PHILLIPSON, Andy	The Green Party	265
SHAH, Pankit	Labour Party	488
SMITH, Mark	Reform UK	565	E

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Hatfield East Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 38.6%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
BRENNAN, Jacqueline Elizabeth	Liberal Democrats	268
CROFTON, Larry	The Green Party	448
ROSE, David	The Conservative Party Candidate	433
SHAH, Vaishali	Labour Party	547	E
SOUTHWELL, Michael Peter	Reform UK	512

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Hatfield South West Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 30.9%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
CETIN, Negar	The Conservative Party Candidate	207
HUSSAIN, Kamal	Labour Party	257
IMBIR, Claudiu	Reform UK	492
STASIOWSKI, Lukasz Marcin	Liberal Democrats	596	E
SWIFT, Georgia	The Green Party	280

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Hatfield Villages Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 33.5%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
BROACH, James Robert Alan	Labour Party	622	E
COOK, Abbie	The Conservative Party Candidate	395
EDWARDS, John Adam	Liberal Democrats	166
KUKOL, Andreas	The Green Party	334
WHITEHEAD, Pete	Reform UK	544

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Hollybush Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 35.5%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
CHESTERMAN, Lynn Anne	Labour Party	547
GLICKMAN, David	The Conservative Party Candidate	273
POWELL, Callum	Reform UK	575	E
SAURIGNY, Esther Erzsebet Aiko Pimprenelle	The Green Party	235
SIEWNIAK, Maria	Liberal Democrats	107

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Howlands Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 40.7%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
BIDDLE, Mark Simon	Reform UK	746
CHOWDHURI, Jamal	The Conservative Party Candidate	259
HOLLOWAY, Max Peter	Labour Party	764	E
MARTINDALE, Issac David	Liberal Democrats	122
TAYLOR, Bradley Thomas	The Green Party	257

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Northaw and Cuffley Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 47.5%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
BASFORD, Peter Edward	Liberal Democrats	117
BRUNT, Danny	Reform UK	688
COOK, Laura Vivienne	Labour Party	97
GREGORY, Ian Howard	The Green Party	160
SEEGER, Brian	The Conservative Party Candidate	1175	E

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Panshanger Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 43.9%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
ARTEMI, Marios	The Conservative Party Candidate	236
COWLEY-FRENCH, Alice Rose Amelia	The Green Party	222
GREEN, Steve	Reform UK	631
OSBORNE, Andy	Labour Party	172
ROSS, Lewis Francis	Liberal Democrats	655	E

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Peartree Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 31.5%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
COLPITTS, Ian	Reform UK	486
DICKSON, Tanya	The Green Party	288
JONES, Duncan Merlin	Liberal Democrats	701	E
LEWIS, Darren	Labour Party	187
SOHRAB, Emil	The Conservative Party Candidate	93

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Sherrards Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 50.8%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
DOLTON, Sarah Louise	Labour Party	212
HOPLEY, Philip	The Green Party	251
HOWGEGO, Tommy	Reform UK	488
SKOCZYLAS, Jean-Paul	Liberal Democrats	994	E
TRAVELL, Teresa	The Conservative Party Candidate	299

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Welham Green and Hatfield South Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 38.6%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
ANANDARAJAH, Vhalan	Reform UK	631
BONFANTE, Sandy	Liberal Democrats	692	E
HEWITT, Perry Martyn William	Labour Party	175
HOOK, Joshua	The Green Party	199
TAYLOR, Michael	The Conservative Party Candidate	358

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Welwyn East Ward

2 seats - Turnout:49.3 %

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
BARTLETT, David Charles	Liberal Democrats	319
BERRINGTON, William Nicholas Huggonson	The Green Party	365
CASTLE, Mark David	Reform UK	607
COSTELLO, Peter John	Labour Party	344
HUNT, Claire	Conservative Party Candidate	883	E
MORRISON, Andrew John	The Green Party	339
PAYNE, Jason Alistair	Liberal Democrats	261
REYNER, Durk	Conservative Party Candidate	788	E
ROBINSON, John Howard	Reform UK	514
VON BÜLOW, George	Labour Party	276

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Welwyn West Ward

1 seat - Turnout: 49.1%

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Votes	Elected
ARMSTRONG, Richard	Reform UK	666
CLOKE, Rosalind Mary	Labour Party	197
COX, David	The Green Party	380
GODFREY, Jojo	Liberal Democrats	171
THUSU, Sunny	The Conservative Party Candidate	987	E

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Referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan for Welwyn - Overall Turnout: 50.2%

Question: Do you want Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Welwyn to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?

Question	Number of Votes
In favour of 'YES'	3206
In favour of 'NO'	428

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