The 2008 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2007.[1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives hold on to control of the council with 40 seats, as compared to 5 for Labour and 3 for the Liberal Democrats.[2] Overall turnout in the election was 36.32%.[3]

A few days after the election the new Conservative councillor for Hatfield Central, Darren Gilbert, was forced to resign after it was alleged that he had made up a claim that he had had cancer, meaning that a by-election had to be held.[4][5]

Welwyn Hatfield Local Election Result 2008[3][6]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 40 +5 83.3 59.7 42,477 +5.1%
  Labour 5 -5 10.4 19.4 13,810 -5.7%
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 6.3 18.2 12,930 +1.5%
  Green 0 0 0 2.6 1,851 -1.0%
  BNP 0 0 0 0.2 131 +0.2%

Ward results

Brookmans Park and Little Heath (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Boulton 1,708
Conservative Irene Dean 1,499
Conservative John Dean 1,476
Liberal Democrats Jenny Blumson 304
Labour James Croft 197
Turnout 5,194 45.4
Haldens (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lauren Brown 836
Conservative Howard Hughes 781
Conservative Martyn Levitt 778
Labour Mike Larkins 600
Labour Mark Biddle 582
Labour Margaret Hurst 573
Liberal Democrats Edward Walkington 220
Liberal Democrats Rhoda Brutey 219
Turnout 4,589 34.1
Handside (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Bromley 1,385
Conservative Fiona Thomson 1,370
Liberal Democrats Tony Skottowe 1,338
Liberal Democrats Adam Neal 1,283
Liberal Democrats Nigel Quinton 1,278
Conservative Tony Kingsbury 1,221
Labour Peter Heyman 167
Labour John Pomroy 159
Turnout 8,201 55.9
Hatfield Central (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darren Gilbert 535
Labour Mike Alder 512
Labour Colin Croft 501
Conservative David Falco 484
Labour Margaret White 473
Conservative Bukky Olawoyin 463
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards 211
Liberal Democrats Heather Richardson 188
Liberal Democrats Karen Richardson 177
Turnout 3,544 28.5
Hatfield East (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Long 934
Conservative Bernard Sarson 906
Conservative Paul Smith 889
Labour Constance Elliott 376
Labour Sheila Jones 358
Liberal Democrats Lis Meyland-Smith 348
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Brennan 336
Labour Susana Tinsley 298
Turnout 4,445 33.5
Hatfield South (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Hedges 514
Conservative David Hughes 483
Labour Linda Mendez 409
Labour Andrew Tinsley 344
Liberal Democrats Sheila Archer 157
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths 121
Turnout 2,028 28.2
Hatfield Villages (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clare Berry 629
Conservative Mark Gilding 577
Conservative Howard Morgan 544
Labour Mel Jones 245
Labour Susan Archer 200
Labour Ian Scammell 197
Liberal Democrats Alex Benakis 129
Liberal Democrats Maurice Richardson 126
Turnout 2,647 25.7
Hatfield West (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Atkinson 976
Conservative Kim Morris 944
Conservative Carol Juggins 938
Labour Maureen Cook 669
Labour Dee Ferner 588
Labour Cathy Watson 525
Liberal Democrats Hazel Laming 381
Liberal Democrats James Finlay 298
Liberal Democrats Sheila Tidy 272
Turnout 5,591 33.5
Hollybush (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynn Chesterman 610
Conservative Sarah Atkinson 607
Labour Margaret Birleson 594
Conservative Ronald Smith 560
Labour Sue Jones 513
Conservative Stuart Pile 480
Liberal Democrats Win Smith 240
Turnout 3,604 28.2
Howlands (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hannah Berry 795
Conservative Les Page 725
Conservative George Michaelides 678
Green Jill Weston 596
Labour Alan Chesterman 443
Labour Zacha Hennessey 384
Labour Brian Payne 365
Green Susan Groom 325
Green Ian Nendrick 325
Liberal Democrats Lynda Cowan 168
Turnout 4,804 39.2
Northaw and Cuffley (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Couch 1,235
Conservative John Mansfield 1,144
Conservative John Nicholls 1,143
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bain 329
Turnout 3,851 36.3
Panshanger (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sara Johnston 916
Conservative Darren Bennett 884
Conservative Roger Trigg 844
Labour Brian Edwards 346
Green Hollyann Holdsworth 258
Liberal Democrats Shirley Shaw 247
Liberal Democrats Jonquil Basch 213
Turnout 3,708 32.1
Peartree (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Cowan 516
Liberal Democrats Louise Lotz 470
Labour Steve Roberts 453
Labour Dean Milliken 452
Liberal Democrats Frank Marsh 443
Labour Jacqui Russell 399
Conservative Christopher Hay 397
Conservative Stanley Laver-Walton 321
Conservative Sandra Benjamin 310
Turnout 3,761 26.9
Sherrards (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Franey 1,015
Conservative Jonathan Beckerman 993
Conservative Patricia Mabbott 993
Labour Bill Couzens 470
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Arch 393
Labour Tony Crump 384
Liberal Democrats Valerie Skottowe 368
Green Bernice Dowlen 347
Turnout 4,963 43.7
Welham Green (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doug Berry 754
Conservative Keith Pieri 752
Liberal Democrats Simon Archer 510
Liberal Democrats Paul Zukowskyj 411
BNP Mark Fuller 131
Labour Bridgit Croft 83
Turnout 2,641 49.7
Welwyn East (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Cragg 1,513
Conservative Carl Storer 1,457
Conservative Steven Markiewicz 1,425
Liberal Democrats Janice Skidmore 265
Liberal Democrats June Burnham 250
Labour Julia Henderson 226
Liberal Democrats Jack Burnham 215
Turnout 5,351 41.7
Welwyn West (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Canter 840
Conservative Mandy Perkins 826
Liberal Democrats John Blackburn 269
Liberal Democrats Ian Skidmore 237
Labour Mbizo Mpofu 115
Turnout 2,287 39.4

References

  1. ^ "Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Tories hold on to Welwyn Hatfield". Watford Observer. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Election Results - 1 May 2008". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  4. ^ Hencke, David (10 May 2008). "New Tory councillor resigns over allegations he lied about cancer". The Guardian. p. 17.
  5. ^ "Tory resigns amid cancer claims". BBC News Online. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  6. ^ "National: Full election results". The Guardian. 3 May 2008. p. 45.
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