The 2002 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The results saw the Conservatives win a majority of 4 on the council after gaining 3 seats from Labour.[3] The Conservatives gained seats in Hatfield West and Sherrards wards, as well as one of the 2 seats being contested in Hatfield North, where 3 recounts were needed to separate the top 4 candidates who all finished within 17 votes of each other.[3] The Liberal Democrats failed to win any seats, but came second in 4 wards and were within 22 votes of the Conservative winner in Handside ward.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 35.3%,[4] a rise of about 3% on the 2000 election after all voters were able to get postal votes for the first time.[3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 64.7 | 48.2 | 12,413 | +2.4% | |
Labour | 6 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 35.3 | 34.3 | 8,827 | -4.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 4,506 | +4.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Dean | 1,289 | 75.9 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Edwards | 217 | 12.8 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Derek Marcus | 192 | 11.3 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 1,072 | 63.1 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,698 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Orrett | 760 | 54.6 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Stuart Jackson | 407 | 29.2 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Bassett | 225 | 16.2 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 353 | 25.4 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,392 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carl Storer | 888 | 41.6 | -7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Cooke | 866 | 40.5 | +21.5 | |
Labour | Pascal Jacquemain | 383 | 17.9 | -4.3 | |
Majority | 22 | 1.1 | -25.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,137 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Croft | 558 | 42.6 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Laming | 470 | 35.9 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Andrew Peffer | 283 | 21.6 | -7.8 | |
Majority | 88 | 6.7 | -8.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,311 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter O'Brien | 969 | 58.1 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Margaret White | 423 | 25.4 | -15.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lis Meyland-Smith | 276 | 16.5 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 546 | 32.7 | +24.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,668 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Davidson | 617 | |||
Labour | Bridgit Croft | 609 | |||
Conservative | John Morgan | 606 | |||
Labour | Linda Mendez | 600 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Griffiths | 214 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Maurice Richardson | 206 | |||
Turnout | 2,852 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Atkinson | 838 | 50.5 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Samuel Smith | 625 | 37.7 | -9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Archer | 195 | 11.8 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 213 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,658 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Birleson | 780 | 60.2 | -3.1 | |
Conservative | Marian Pile | 356 | 27.5 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Gammage | 160 | 12.3 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 424 | 32.7 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,296 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Chesterman | 780 | 53.4 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | John Burnapp | 468 | 32.0 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Arch | 214 | 14.6 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 312 | 21.4 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,462 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Nicholls | 1,196 | 79.6 | +20.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Edwards | 162 | 10.8 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Brenda Marcus | 145 | 9.6 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,034 | 68.8 | +31.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,503 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Russell Le Page | 837 | 50.9 | -2.5 | |
Labour | Julia Harrison | 486 | 29.6 | -6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ted Naseby | 321 | 19.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 351 | 21.3 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,644 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqueline Russell | 637 | 59.1 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | David Perkins | 242 | 22.5 | -5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Armstrong-Bridges | 198 | 18.4 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 395 | 36.6 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,077 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Scarff | 1,074 | 47.0 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Lynn Chesterman | 967 | 42.4 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Lotz | 242 | 10.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 107 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,283 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Storey | 622 | 63.3 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Margaret Toch | 225 | 22.9 | -2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bain | 136 | 13.8 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 397 | 40.4 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 983 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Scarff | 719 | 63.5 | ||
Labour | Jan Burnell | 216 | 19.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Bartlett | 198 | 17.5 | ||
Majority | 503 | 44.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,133 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Perkins | 1,002 | 60.8 | -2.7 | |
Labour | Julia Henderson | 441 | 26.7 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Skidmore | 206 | 12.5 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 561 | 34.1 | -8.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,649 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |