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Welwyn Hatfield 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

16 ward races

17 seats

16 elected below the proportional quota

94.1% 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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

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
Welwyn East · 2 seats · won at 16.8% · −16.6 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
Northaw and Cuffley · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota

Race results

Hatfield East · single-seat

Marginal winner 24.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −25.2 pts Valid ballots 2,208

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,729 · Ballots cast 2,214 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.hatfield-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Haldens · single-seat

Marginal winner 28.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −21.1 pts Valid ballots 2,186

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,932 · Ballots cast 2,190 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.haldens.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hatfield Villages · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.8 pts Valid ballots 2,061

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,168 · Ballots cast 2,068 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.hatfield-villages.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hatfield South West · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.5 pts Valid ballots 1,832

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,937 · Ballots cast 1,835 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.hatfield-south-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hollybush · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.9 pts Valid ballots 1,737

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,917 · Ballots cast 1,744 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.hollybush.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hatfield Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.7 pts Valid ballots 1,695

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,471 · Ballots cast 1,706 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.hatfield-central.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Welwyn East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −16.6 pts Valid ballots 4,696

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Claire Hunt	Conservative Party	883	18.8%	−14.5 pts	Elected
2	Durk Reyner	Conservative Party	788	16.8%	−16.6 pts	Elected
3	Mark David Castle	Reform UK	607	12.9%	—
4	John Howard Robinson	Reform UK	514	10.9%	—
5	William Nicholas Huggonson Berrington	Green Party	365	7.8%	—
6	Peter John Costello	Labour Party	344	7.3%	—
7	Andrew John Morrison	Green Party	339	7.2%	—
8	David Charles Bartlett	Liberal Democrats	319	6.8%	—
9	George Von Bülow	Labour Party	276	5.9%	—
10	Jason Alistair Payne	Liberal Democrats	261	5.6%	—

Electorate 5,041 · Ballots cast 4,701 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.welwyn-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Welham Green and Hatfield South · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.3 pts Valid ballots 2,055

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,345 · Ballots cast 2,062 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.welham-green-hatfield-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Panshanger · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.8 pts Valid ballots 1,916

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,370 · Ballots cast 1,919 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.panshanger.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Howlands · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.4 pts Valid ballots 2,148

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,287 · Ballots cast 2,150 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.howlands.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Peartree · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.1 pts Valid ballots 1,755

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,581 · Ballots cast 1,760 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.peartree.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Welwyn West · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.9 pts Valid ballots 2,401

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,910 · Ballots cast 2,409 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.welwyn-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sherrards · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.7 pts Valid ballots 2,244

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,426 · Ballots cast 2,250 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.sherrards.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brookmans Park and Little Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.1 pts Valid ballots 2,438

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,013 · Ballots cast 2,443 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.brookmans-park-little-heath.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Handside · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.2 pts Valid ballots 2,783

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,368 · Ballots cast 2,791 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.handside.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Northaw and Cuffley · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.5 pts Valid ballots 2,237

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,726 · Ballots cast 2,243 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.welwyn-hatfield.northaw-cuffley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index