2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

The 2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election following boundary changes that came into effect that year.^[2] Despite a relatively minor drop in their share of the popular vote, the boundary changes resulted in the Conservatives losing several seats on the council, although they still maintained majority control.

2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

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48 out of 48 seats to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 31 14 2 Seats won 28 15 5 Seat change 3 1 3 Popular vote 32,324 20,446 13,284 Percentage 45.3 28.7 18.6
Winner of each seat at the 2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, 2016

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	28	0	5	5		45.3	32,324	-0.8
	Labour	15	1	0	1		28.7	20,446	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	5	3	0	3		18.6	13,284	+7.5
	Green	0	0	0			3.3	2,338	-3.0
	UKIP	0	0	0			2.1	1,486	-9.5
	Independent	0	0	1	1		2.0	1,403	+0.8

A by-election was held on 17 November 2016 following the resignation of Malcolm Spinks.

Haldens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nathaniel Alfred Keith Chapman	507	34.3	1.1
	Labour	Astrid Carle Thorpe	454	30.7	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Benjamin Dennis	437	29.5	17.6
	Green	Lynne Christine Allison	81	5.5	N//A
Majority			53	3.6	—
Turnout			1,479	29.3	—
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.0

A by-election was held on 4 May 2017 following the resignation of Martyn Levitt.

Panshanger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry Mitchinson	673	39.3	6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ayesha Rohale	620	36.2	20.7
	Labour	Lucy Musk	418	24.4	2.1
Majority			53	3.1	—
Turnout			1,711	38.3	—
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.6

A by-election was held on 8 June 2017 following the death of Howard Morgan.

Haldens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tara-Mary Lyons	1,359	40.1	2.2
	Conservative	Peter Hebden	1,352	39.9	10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Quinton	677	20.0	7.8
Majority			7	0.2	—
Turnout			3,388	66.0	—
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.1

A by-election was held on 14 December 2017 following the resignation of Rachel Basch.

Handside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Siobhan Anne Elam	1,105	52.4	16.6
	Conservative	Drew Robert Richardson	691	32.8	9.4
	Labour	Belinda Claire Yeldon	260	12.3	3.5
	Green	Berenice Constance Mary Dowlen	51	2.4	3.9
Majority			414	19.6	—
Turnout			2,107	38.5	—
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.0