2006_Welwyn_Hatfield_District_Council_election
The 2006 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 32
- Labour 12
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Green 1[2]
The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council to 16 seats after gaining 2 seats from Labour.[3] The Conservative gains came in Haldens and Howlands wards, but they did lose one seat to the Liberal Democrats.[3] The Liberal Democrats won Handside and came within 6 votes of taking Peartree from Labour after 4 recounts.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 38.11%.[4]
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 13 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 76.5 | 55.8 | 15,617 | +8.4% | |
Labour | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 17.6 | 22.5 | 6,309 | -4.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.9 | 21.1 | 5,898 | -2.9% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 174 | +0.1% | |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Dean | 1,630 | 80.4 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Blumsom | 286 | 14.1 | -3.1 | |
Labour | Margaret White | 111 | 5.5 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 1,344 | 66.3 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,027 | 45.5 | -2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martyn Levitt | 641 | 41.7 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Bhavna Joshi | 520 | 33.8 | -4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Win Smith | 377 | 24.5 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 121 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,538 | 35.5 | -1.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nigel Quinton | 1,127 | 45.0 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Sue Collins | 1,103 | 44.1 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Sarah Carthew | 273 | 10.9 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 24 | 0.9 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,503 | 50.0 | -5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Colin Croft | 521 | 41.1 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Douglas Berry | 425 | 33.5 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lis Meyland-Smith | 322 | 25.4 | -11.9 | |
Majority | 96 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,268 | 31.4 | -1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nicola Dorrington | 826 | 56.1 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Cashmore | 324 | 22.0 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Constance Elliott | 322 | 21.9 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 502 | 34.1 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,472 | 37.1 | -3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Clare Berry | 1,081 | 55.1 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Anthony Wilder | 535 | 27.3 | -10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Griffiths | 345 | 17.6 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 546 | 27.8 | +21.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,961 | 32.4 | -4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nicholas Atkinson | 757 | 49.7 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Dean Archer | 531 | 34.9 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Archer | 235 | 15.4 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 226 | 14.8 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,523 | 37.7 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margarita Birleson | 617 | 44.8 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | Stephen Battaglia | 521 | 37.8 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Jacquemain | 239 | 17.4 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 96 | 7.0 | -5.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,377 | 30.7 | -4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Warren Davies | 821 | 45.7 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Alan Chesterman | 634 | 35.3 | -2.8 | |
Green | Mark Knight | 174 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Arch | 167 | 9.3 | -13.7 | |
Majority | 187 | 10.4 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,796 | 41.1 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Nicholls | 1,455 | 82.2 | +20.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bain | 203 | 11.5 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Alex Breed | 111 | 6.3 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 1,252 | 70.7 | +33.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,769 | 42.4 | -1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sara Johnston | 904 | 56.8 | +10.2 | |
Labour | William Longbottom | 409 | 25.7 | -1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marcel Naseby | 279 | 17.5 | -9.2 | |
Majority | 495 | 31.1 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,592 | 33.5 | -2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jacqueline Russell | 453 | 36.5 | -8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Marsh | 447 | 36.0 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | Bernard Rosewall | 341 | 27.5 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.5 | -14.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,241 | 27.3 | -3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christine Wheeler | 1,100 | 54.5 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Margaret Hurst | 571 | 28.3 | -8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Lotz | 346 | 17.2 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 529 | 26.2 | -25.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,017 | 47.3 | -4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter O'Brien | 707 | 66.6 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Bridgit Croft | 198 | 18.7 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Archer | 156 | 14.7 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 509 | 47.9 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,061 | 38.1 | -3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steven Markiewicz | 987 | 72.3 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Bassett | 241 | 17.6 | -4.1 | |
Labour | Anthony Crump | 138 | 10.1 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 746 | 54.7 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,366 | 39.5 | -3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mandy Perkins | 1,183 | |||
Conservative | Carl Storer | 1,135 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Blackburn | 408 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Skidmore | 396 | |||
Labour | Sheila Jones | 191 | |||
Labour | Sheila Wilder | 174 | |||
Turnout | 3,487 | 42.0 | -5.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- "Local elections: Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- "Welwyn Hatfield: Tories tighten grip". This is Local London. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- "Election Results - 4 May 2006". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.