2015 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

2015 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
7 May 2015
16 out of 48 seats to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.34%
  First party Second party
 
Leader John Dean Kieran Thorpe
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Brookmans Park and Little Heath Hatfield South
Last election 13 seats, 38.6% 4 seats, 22.5%
Seats before 31 14
Seats won 12 4
Seats after 32 14
Seat change 1
Popular vote 23,827 12,246
Percentage 46.1% 23.7%
Swing 7.5 pp 1.2 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader N/A Malcolm Cowan
Party UKIP Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat N/A Peartree
Last election 0 seats, 21.9% 1 seat, 11.8%
Seats before 0 2
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 0 2
Seat change
Popular vote 5,972 5,735
Percentage 11.6% 11.1%
Swing 10.3 pp 0.7 pp
Map showing the results of the 2015 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election.
Leader before election

John Dean
Conservative

Leader after election

John Dean
Conservative

The 2015 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in England.[1] This was held on the same day as other local elections and the general election.

Results by ward

Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Brookmans Park and Little Heath[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Irene Dean 2,671
Labour Graham Beevers 394
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bain 267
Green Marietta Lotz 266
Majority 2,277
Turnout 3,598 76.0
Conservative hold

Haldens

Haldens[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Larkins 1,161
Conservative Carrie Gibson 1,145
UKIP Tom Holdsworth 585
Green Colin Jeffery 259
Liberal Democrats Sandy Ward 214
Majority 16
Turnout 3,364 68.0
Labour hold

Handside

Handside[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fiona Thomson 1,987
Liberal Democrats Tony Skottowe 1,317
Labour Nick Atkinson 603
Green Ian Nendick 266
Majority 670
Turnout 4,173 77.0
Conservative hold

Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pankit Shah 1,042
Conservative Bukky Olawoyin 763
UKIP Richard Colwell 541
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 214
Green Christianne Sayers 143
TUSC David James 23
Majority 279
Turnout 2,726 55.0
Labour hold

Hatfield East

Hatfield East[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Sarson 1,412
Labour Mike Alder 1,013
UKIP Karl Venables 412
Liberal Democrats Jackie Brennan 267
Green Malcolm Harvey 172
TUSC Roy Jenkins 38
Majority 399
Turnout 3,314 64.0
Conservative hold

Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynne Sparks 1,166
Labour Margaret Eames-Petersen 770
UKIP Sanjay Gadhvi 283
Green Bari Martin 191
Liberal Democrats Ayesha Rohale 159
Majority 396
Turnout 2,569 61.0
Conservative hold

Hatfield West

Hatfield West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Broach 1,320
Conservative Frank Bowron 1,307
UKIP Shivani Gadhvi 539
Liberal Democrats Sheila Archer 319
Green Ian Gregory 210
Majority 13
Turnout 3,695 58.0
Labour gain from Conservative

Hollybush

Hollybush[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Pace 1,343
Labour Margaret Birleson 1,208
UKIP James Milliken 510
Liberal Democrats Valerie Skottowe 169
Green Zoe Pateman 165
Majority 135
Turnout 3,395 63.0
Conservative gain from Labour

Howlands

Howlands[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Annalisa Yeowell 1,219
Labour Pauline Weston 998
UKIP Dean Milliken 675
Liberal Democrats Konrad Basch 144
Green Cecile Raw 144
Majority 221
Turnout 3,180 68.0
Conservative hold

Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Prest 2,345
UKIP Andre Fernandes 392
Green Brian Edwards 268
Liberal Democrats Liz Johnson 221
Majority 1,953
Turnout 3,226 73.0
Conservative hold

Panshanger

Panshanger[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darren Bennett 1,441
Labour Josh Chigwangwa 702
Independent Gary O'Leary 598
UKIP Robert Daley 425
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Arch 166
Green Mark Knight 131
Majority 739
Turnout 3,463 69.0
Conservative hold

Peartree

Peartree[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Roberts 1,070
Conservative Aaron Jacob 736
Liberal Democrats Frank Marsh 723
UKIP Alex Baker 600
Green Berenice Dowlen 170
Majority 334
Turnout 3,299 58.0
Labour hold

Sherrards

Sherrards[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Mabbott 1,723
Labour John Jones 920
Green Susan Groom 404
Liberal Democrats Jonquil Basch 307
Majority 803
Turnout 3,354 74.0
Conservative hold

Welham Green

Welham Green[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Les Page 781
Liberal Democrats Paul Zukowskyj 745
UKIP William Braithwaite 285
Labour Diana Bell 188
Green Sam Allsopp 71
Majority 36
Turnout 2,070 70.0
Conservative hold

Welwyn East

Welwyn East[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carl Storer 2,432
Labour John Blanch 465
UKIP James Southgate 440
Liberal Democrats Lis Meyland-Smith 298
Green Mary Barton 228
Majority 1,967
Turnout 3,863 78.0
Conservative hold

Welwyn West

Welwyn West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mandy Perkins 1,356
Labour Peter Heyman 392
UKIP Hazel Colwell 285
Liberal Democrats Hazel Laming 205
Green William Berrington 162
Majority 964
Turnout 2,400 72.0
Conservative hold

References

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2015 - Welwyn Hatfield". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Election Results - 7 May 2015". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2025.


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