2011 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

The 2011 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

2011 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	3	70.6	27	39	81.3	17,543	53.6	-0.3
	Labour	5	4	29.4	2	7	14.6	9,860	30.1	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	0.0	2	2	4.2	4,336	13.2	-9.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	921	2.8	+0.6
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	84	0.3	N/A

Ward results

Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Irene Dean	1,736	74.9	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Blumson	293	12.6	−3.0
	Labour	Donald Mahon	290	12.5	+5.4
Majority			1,443	62.3	+0.6
Turnout			2,319	50.9	−25.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Haldens

Haldens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Larkins	898	44.1	+19.3
	Conservative	Howard Hughes	787	38.7	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Shaw	185	9.1	−13.8
	Green	Berenice Dowlen	166	8.2	+2.8
Majority			111	5.4	N/A
Turnout			2,036	42.4	−24.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.8

Handside

Handside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fiona Thomson	1,603	51.9	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Quinton	970	31.4	−13.4
	Labour	Sarah Carthew	515	16.7	+6.1
Majority			633	20.5	N/A
Turnout			3,088	58.7	−18.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.4

Hatfield Central

Hatfield Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Croft	789	50.9	+15.6
	Conservative	Michal Siewniak	535	34.5	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Bailey	226	14.6	−14.0
Majority			254	16.4	N/A
Turnout			1,550	32.0	−24.3
	Labour hold		Swing	8.6

Hatfield East

Hatfield East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Sarson	1,066	52.5	−0.1
	Labour	Laura Cook	682	33.6	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Lis Meyland-Smith	281	13.8	−10.5
Majority			384	18.9	−9.4
Turnout			2,029	41.1	−23.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Hatfield Villages

Hatfield Villages

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynne Sparks	742	59.7	+10.4
	Labour	Bridie Croft	358	28.8	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ayesha Rohale	142	11.4	−13.1
Majority			384	30.9	N/A
Turnout			1,242	30.4	−31.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Hatfield West

Hatfield West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kim Langley	1,030	49.1	+1.5
	Labour	Cath Watson	855	40.8	+10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Laming	211	10.1	−12.4
Majority			175	8.3	−9.4
Turnout			2,096	36.8	−21.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Hollybush

Hollybush

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margarita Birleson	999	52.8	+19.4
	Conservative	Sarah Atkinson	695	36.8	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Armstrong-Bridges	197	10.4	−9.0
Majority			304	16.0	N/A
Turnout			1,891	35.6	−26.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.9

Howlands

Howlands (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hughes	769	41.8	+5.6
	Labour	Alan Chesterman	688	37.4	+12.3
	Conservative	Stan Tunstall	609	33.1	−3.1
	Labour	Dean Milliken	568	30.9	+5.8
	Green	Jill Weston	397	21.6	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Duke	135	7.3	−15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jonquil Basch	100	5.4	−17.6
Turnout			1,840	40.3	−27.9
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Northaw and Cuffley

Northaw and Cuffley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Prest	1,649	81.1	+6.1
	Labour	Mike Alder	231	11.4	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Bain	153	7.5	N/A
Majority			1,418	69.7	N/A
Turnout			2,033	47.7	−26.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

Panshanger

Panshanger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Darren Bennett	1,054	54.0	+2.6
	Labour	Simon Chander	609	31.2	+12.8
	Green	Mark Knight	146	7.5	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Konrad Basch	143	7.3	−19.3
Majority			445	22.8	−2.0
Turnout			1,952	39.4	−28.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Peartree

Peartree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Roberts	710	42.5	+16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Lotz	481	28.8	−6.1
	Conservative	Roy Newman	478	28.6	−10.4
Majority			229	13.7	N/A
Turnout			1,669	32.2	−25.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	11.3

Sherrards

Sherrards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pat Mabbott	1,199	51.3	−0.2
	Labour	Tony Crump	719	30.8	+7.4
	Green	Susan Groom	212	9.1	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Marsh	206	8.8	−9.8
Majority			480	20.5	−7.6
Turnout			2,336	52.8	−22.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Welham Green

Welham Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les Page	778	61.6	−3.5
	Labour	Diana Bell	291	23.1	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Archer	109	8.6	−11.3
	Independent	Peter Hastings	84	6.7	N/A
Majority			487	38.5	−6.7
Turnout			1,262	43.9	−24.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

Welwyn East

Welwyn East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carl Storer	1,767	71.5	+3.8
	Labour	John Pomroy	388	15.7	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	June Burnham	316	12.8	−5.5
Majority			1,379	55.8	+6.4
Turnout			2,471	51.9	−25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Welwyn West

Welwyn West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mandy Perkins	1,046	69.5	+0.9
	Labour	Ben Yetts	270	18.0	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Arch	188	12.5	−9.5
Majority			776	51.5	N/A
Turnout			1,504	48.1	+8.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9