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Welwyn Hatfield 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

16 ward races

17 seats

7 elected below the proportional quota

41.2% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	11,529	37.1%	4	23.5%	7	41.2%	-3
Labour Party	9,250	29.8%	6	35.3%	5	29.4%	+1
Liberal Democrats	9,198	29.6%	7	41.2%	5	29.4%	+2
Green Party	798	2.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ABTV	270	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	19	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	31,064	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Panshanger · 1 seat · won at 39.3% · +10.7 pts below quota
Handside · 2 seats · won at 27.3% · +6.0 pts below quota
Hatfield East · 1 seat · won at 44.1% · +5.9 pts below quota
Hatfield South West · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Welham Green & Hatfield South · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
Hatfield Villages · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · +3.8 pts below quota
Haldens · 1 seat · won at 50.4% · above quota
Peartree · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
Welwyn East · 1 seat · won at 52.1% · above quota
Hatfield Central · 1 seat · won at 52.8% · above quota
Welwyn West · 1 seat · won at 54.4% · above quota
Sherrards · 1 seat · won at 54.4% · above quota
Hollybush · 1 seat · won at 57.8% · above quota
Howlands · 1 seat · won at 58.5% · above quota
Brookmans Park & Little Heath · 1 seat · won at 65.0% · above quota
Northaw & Cuffley · 1 seat · won at 67.8% · above quota

Race results

Panshanger · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,511

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Panter D.	Liberal Democrats	594	39.3%	Elected
2	Chattha A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	515	34.1%
3	Chesterman A.	Labour Party	402	26.6%

Electorate 4,447 · Ballots cast 1,511 · EC ward code E05011068 · Back to ward index

Handside · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,236

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Moore G.	Liberal Democrats	1,457	27.8%	Elected
2	Siewniak M.	Liberal Democrats	1,431	27.3%	Elected
3	Bailey T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	726	13.9%
4	Gilbey J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	695	13.3%
5	Hewitt P.	Labour Party	312	6.0%
6	Aicken M.	Labour Party	268	5.1%
7	Berrington P.	Green Party	260	5.0%
8	Stevenson C.	ABTV	87	1.7%

Electorate 5,416 · Ballots cast 5,236 · EC ward code E05011060 · Back to ward index

Hatfield East · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,824

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Crofton L.	Labour Party	804	44.1%	Elected
2	Hebden P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	700	38.4%
3	Griffiths R.	Liberal Democrats	190	10.4%
4	Gregory I.	Green Party	130	7.1%

Electorate 5,578 · Ballots cast 1,824 · EC ward code E05011062 · Back to ward index

Hatfield South West · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,554

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rowse T.	Liberal Democrats	705	45.4%	Elected
2	Thorpe K.	Labour Party	491	31.6%
3	Solomons G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	308	19.8%
4	Jones M.	ABTV	50	3.2%

Electorate 5,431 · Ballots cast 1,554 · EC ward code E05011063 · Back to ward index

Welham Green & Hatfield South · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,691

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bonfante S.	Liberal Democrats	771	45.6%	Elected
2	Kurland P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	561	33.2%
3	Watson C.	Labour Party	296	17.5%
4	Hems S.	ABTV	44	2.6%
5	Americanos-Molinaro M.	FBM	19	1.1%

Electorate 5,306 · Ballots cast 1,691 · EC ward code E05011071 · Back to ward index

Hatfield Villages · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,630

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Broach J.	Labour Party	753	46.2%	Elected
2	Demetriou A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	667	40.9%
3	Green A.	Liberal Democrats	210	12.9%

Electorate 5,555 · Ballots cast 1,630 · EC ward code E05011064 · Back to ward index

Haldens · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 1,750

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Musk L.	Labour Party	882	50.4%	Elected
2	Bradbury N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	618	35.3%
3	Goldwater S.	Liberal Democrats	250	14.3%

Electorate 4,929 · Ballots cast 1,750 · EC ward code E05011059 · Back to ward index

Peartree · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 1,487

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones D.	Liberal Democrats	770	51.8%	Elected
2	Smith E.	Labour Party	497	33.4%
3	Perkins D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	173	11.6%
4	Johnson A.	ABTV	47	3.2%

Electorate 5,355 · Ballots cast 1,487 · EC ward code E05011069 · Back to ward index

Welwyn East · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.1 pts Valid ballots 2,196

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mitchinson T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,144	52.1%	Elected
2	Carlen D.	Labour Party	633	28.8%
3	Reimer A.	Liberal Democrats	419	19.1%

Electorate 5,138 · Ballots cast 2,196 · EC ward code E05011072 · Back to ward index

Hatfield Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.8 pts Valid ballots 1,394

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shah P.	Labour Party	736	52.8%	Elected
2	Smith M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	466	33.4%
3	Edwards A.	Liberal Democrats	192	13.8%

Electorate 5,398 · Ballots cast 1,394 · EC ward code E05011061 · Back to ward index

Welwyn West · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.4 pts Valid ballots 1,896

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thusu S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,031	54.4%	Elected
2	Butcher S.	Green Party	307	16.2%
3	Aicken G.	Labour Party	290	15.3%
4	Almyeda G.	Liberal Democrats	268	14.1%

Electorate 4,866 · Ballots cast 1,896 · EC ward code E05011073 · Back to ward index

Sherrards · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.4 pts Valid ballots 2,048

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Skoczylas J.	Liberal Democrats	1,114	54.4%	Elected
2	Kumar S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	498	24.3%
3	Carlen H.	Labour Party	293	14.3%
4	Berrington W.	Green Party	101	4.9%
5	Jones C.	ABTV	42	2.1%

Electorate 4,421 · Ballots cast 2,048 · EC ward code E05011070 · Back to ward index

Hollybush · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.8 pts Valid ballots 1,518

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Chesterman L.	Labour Party	877	57.8%	Elected
2	Cook A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	478	31.5%
3	Basch J.	Liberal Democrats	163	10.7%

Electorate 4,911 · Ballots cast 1,518 · EC ward code E05011065 · Back to ward index

Howlands · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.5 pts Valid ballots 1,831

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Holloway M.	Labour Party	1,072	58.5%	Elected
2	Artemi M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	631	34.5%
3	Skoczylas H.	Liberal Democrats	128	7.0%

Electorate 5,313 · Ballots cast 1,831 · EC ward code E05011066 · Back to ward index

Brookmans Park & Little Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.0 pts Valid ballots 1,911

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lass R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,242	65.0%	Elected
2	Beevers G.	Labour Party	365	19.1%
3	Anscombe M.	Liberal Democrats	304	15.9%

Electorate 4,992 · Ballots cast 1,911 · EC ward code E05011058 · Back to ward index

Northaw & Cuffley · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.8 pts Valid ballots 1,587

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sarson B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,076	67.8%	Elected
2	Barrett S.	Labour Party	279	17.6%
3	Basford P.	Liberal Democrats	232	14.6%

Electorate 4,722 · Ballots cast 1,587 · EC ward code E05011067 · Back to ward index