← Welwyn Hatfield (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Welwyn Hatfield 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 9,984 | 27.4% | 3 | 17.6% | 5 | 29.4% | -2 |
| Conservative Party | 8,470 | 23.3% | 5 | 29.4% | 4 | 23.5% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,215 | 19.8% | 6 | 35.3% | 3 | 17.6% | +3 |
| Labour Party | 5,785 | 15.9% | 3 | 17.6% | 3 | 17.6% | 0 |
| Green Party | 4,926 | 13.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 11.8% | -2 |
| Heritage Party | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 36,392 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hatfield East · 1 seat · won at 24.8% · −25.2 pts below quota
- Haldens · 1 seat · won at 28.9% · −21.1 pts below quota
- Hatfield Villages · 1 seat · won at 30.2% · −19.8 pts below quota
- Hatfield South West · 1 seat · won at 32.5% · −17.5 pts below quota
- Hollybush · 1 seat · won at 33.1% · −16.9 pts below quota
- Hatfield Central · 1 seat · won at 33.3% · −16.7 pts below quota
- Welham Green and Hatfield South · 1 seat · won at 33.7% · −16.3 pts below quota
- Panshanger · 1 seat · won at 34.2% · −15.8 pts below quota
- Howlands · 1 seat · won at 35.6% · −14.4 pts below quota
- Peartree · 1 seat · won at 39.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
- Welwyn West · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · −8.9 pts below quota
- Sherrards · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · −5.7 pts below quota
- Brookmans Park and Little Heath · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · −4.1 pts below quota
- Handside · 1 seat · won at 47.8% · −2.2 pts below quota
- Welwyn East · 2 seats · won at 33.6% · above quota
- Northaw and Cuffley · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Race results
Hatfield East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 24.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −25.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,208
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaishali Shah | Labour Party | 547 | 24.8% | −25.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Peter Southwell | Reform UK | 512 | 23.2% | — | |
| 3 | Larry Crofton | Green Party | 448 | 20.3% | — | |
| 4 | David Rose | Conservative Party | 433 | 19.6% | — | |
| 5 | Jackie Brennan | Liberal Democrats | 268 | 12.1% | — |
Haldens · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 28.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −21.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,186
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Richard Redmond | Reform UK | 632 | 28.9% | −21.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sarah Louise Ellingworth | Labour Party | 513 | 23.5% | — | |
| 3 | Elena Protic | Liberal Democrats | 425 | 19.4% | — | |
| 4 | Lucy Musk | Green Party | 326 | 14.9% | — | |
| 5 | Alastair Ian William Hellyer | Conservative Party | 290 | 13.3% | — |
Hatfield Villages · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 30.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,061
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Broach | Labour Party | 622 | 30.2% | −19.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Pete Whitehead | Reform UK | 544 | 26.4% | — | |
| 3 | Abbie Elizabeth Cook | Conservative Party | 395 | 19.2% | — | |
| 4 | Andreas Kukol | Green Party | 334 | 16.2% | — | |
| 5 | Adam Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 166 | 8.1% | — |
Hatfield South West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,832
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Marcin Stasiowski | Liberal Democrats | 596 | 32.5% | −17.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Claudiu Imbir | Reform UK | 492 | 26.9% | — | |
| 3 | Georgia Swift | Green Party | 280 | 15.3% | — | |
| 4 | Kamal Hussain | Labour Party | 257 | 14.0% | — | |
| 5 | Negar Cetin | Conservative Party | 207 | 11.3% | — |
Hollybush · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,737
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callum Powell | Reform UK | 575 | 33.1% | −16.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lynn Anne Chesterman | Labour Party | 547 | 31.5% | — | |
| 3 | David Glickman | Conservative Party | 273 | 15.7% | — | |
| 4 | Esther Erzsebet Aiko Pimprenelle Saurigny | Green Party | 235 | 13.5% | — | |
| 5 | Maria Siewniak | Liberal Democrats | 107 | 6.2% | — |
Hatfield Central · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,695
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Alexander Smith | Reform UK | 565 | 33.3% | −16.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Pankit Shah | Labour Party | 488 | 28.8% | — | |
| 3 | Andy Phillipson | Green Party | 265 | 15.6% | — | |
| 4 | David John Perkins | Conservative Party | 230 | 13.6% | — | |
| 5 | Ilie Dumitru | Liberal Democrats | 147 | 8.7% | — |
Welham Green and Hatfield South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,055
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandreni Bonfante | Liberal Democrats | 692 | 33.7% | −16.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Vhalan Anandarajah | Reform UK | 631 | 30.7% | — | |
| 3 | Michael Taylor | Conservative Party | 358 | 17.4% | — | |
| 4 | Joshua Hook | Green Party | 199 | 9.7% | — | |
| 5 | Perry Martyn William Hewitt | Labour Party | 175 | 8.5% | — |
Panshanger · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,916
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Francis Ross | Liberal Democrats | 655 | 34.2% | −15.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steve Green | Reform UK | 631 | 32.9% | — | |
| 3 | Marios Artemi | Conservative Party | 236 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Alice Rose Amelia Cowley-French | Green Party | 222 | 11.6% | — | |
| 5 | Andy Osborne | Labour Party | 172 | 9.0% | — |
Howlands · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,148
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Peter Holloway | Labour Party | 764 | 35.6% | −14.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Simon Biddle | Reform UK | 746 | 34.7% | — | |
| 3 | Jamal Chowdhuri | Conservative Party | 259 | 12.1% | — | |
| 4 | Brad Taylor | Green Party | 257 | 12.0% | — | |
| 5 | Isaac David Martindale | Liberal Democrats | 122 | 5.7% | — |
Peartree · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,755
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duncan Merlin Jones | Liberal Democrats | 701 | 39.9% | −10.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Colpitts | Reform UK | 486 | 27.7% | — | |
| 3 | Tanya Dickson | Green Party | 288 | 16.4% | — | |
| 4 | Darren Lewis | Labour Party | 187 | 10.7% | — | |
| 5 | Emil Sohrab | Conservative Party | 93 | 5.3% | — |
Welwyn West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,401
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunny Thusu | Conservative Party | 987 | 41.1% | −8.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Armstrong | Reform UK | 666 | 27.7% | — | |
| 3 | David Cox | Green Party | 380 | 15.8% | — | |
| 4 | Rosalind Mary Cloke | Labour Party | 197 | 8.2% | — | |
| 5 | Jojo Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 171 | 7.1% | — |
Sherrards · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,244
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Paul Bernard Skoczylas | Liberal Democrats | 994 | 44.3% | −5.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tommy Howgego | Reform UK | 488 | 21.7% | — | |
| 3 | Teresa Florence Travell | Conservative Party | 299 | 13.3% | — | |
| 4 | Phil Hopley | Green Party | 251 | 11.2% | — | |
| 5 | Sarah Louise Dolton | Labour Party | 212 | 9.4% | — |
Brookmans Park and Little Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,438
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Stanbury | Conservative Party | 1,119 | 45.9% | −4.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Carpenter | Reform UK | 666 | 27.3% | — | |
| 3 | Stephanie Mabbutt | Green Party | 326 | 13.4% | — | |
| 4 | Sheila Ann Barrett | Labour Party | 171 | 7.0% | — | |
| 5 | Anthony John Green | Liberal Democrats | 144 | 5.9% | — | |
| 6 | Mia Molinaro | Heritage Party | 12 | 0.5% | — |
Handside · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,783
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemma May Louise Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,330 | 47.8% | −2.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Louise Johnson | Reform UK | 541 | 19.4% | — | |
| 3 | Jane Lowe | Conservative Party | 445 | 16.0% | — | |
| 4 | Caleb George Callum Harrison | Green Party | 251 | 9.0% | — | |
| 5 | Stephen William Plume | Labour Party | 216 | 7.8% | — |
Welwyn East · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 33.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,348
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claire Hunt | Conservative Party | 883 | 18.8% | 37.6% | +4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Durk Reyner | Conservative Party | 788 | 16.8% | 33.6% | +0.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Mark David Castle | Reform UK | 607 | 12.9% | 25.9% | — | |
| 4 | John Howard Robinson | Reform UK | 514 | 10.9% | 21.9% | — | |
| 5 | William Nicholas Huggonson Berrington | Green Party | 365 | 7.8% | 15.5% | — | |
| 6 | Peter John Costello | Labour Party | 344 | 7.3% | 14.7% | — | |
| 7 | Andrew John Morrison | Green Party | 339 | 7.2% | 14.4% | — | |
| 8 | David Charles Bartlett | Liberal Democrats | 319 | 6.8% | 13.6% | — | |
| 9 | George Von Bülow | Labour Party | 276 | 5.9% | 11.8% | — | |
| 10 | Jason Alistair Payne | Liberal Democrats | 261 | 5.6% | 11.1% | — |
Northaw and Cuffley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,237
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Seeger | Conservative Party | 1,175 | 52.5% | +2.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Danny Brunt | Reform UK | 688 | 30.8% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Howard Gregory | Green Party | 160 | 7.2% | — | |
| 4 | Peter Edward Basford | Liberal Democrats | 117 | 5.2% | — | |
| 5 | Laura Vivienne Cook | Labour Party | 97 | 4.3% | — |