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.^[1] 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
Party		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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

^ "Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 17 November 2022.