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Welwyn Hatfield 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 8 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 8 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 6,864 | 26.9% | 2 | 25.0% | 2 | 25.0% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 6,746 | 26.5% | 2 | 25.0% | 2 | 25.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,511 | 21.6% | 3 | 37.5% | 2 | 25.0% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 4,743 | 18.6% | 1 | 12.5% | 2 | 25.0% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,547 | 6.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 42 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 25 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 25,478 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hatfield East · 1 seat · won at 26.9% · +23.1 pts below quota
- Haldens · 1 seat · won at 32.2% · +17.8 pts below quota
- Hatfield North · 1 seat · won at 32.5% · +17.5 pts below quota
- Welwyn Garden City South · 1 seat · won at 33.3% · +16.7 pts below quota
- Handside & Peartree · 1 seat · won at 40.8% · +9.2 pts below quota
- Welwyn · 1 seat · won at 43.4% · +6.6 pts below quota
- Hatfield South · 1 seat · won at 44.1% · +5.9 pts below quota
- Hatfield Rural · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Race results
Hatfield East · single-seat
Marginal winner 26.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +23.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,456
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Blissett | Reform UK | 661 | 26.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Vaishali Shah | Labour Party | 612 | 24.9% | |
| 3 | David Rose | Conservative and Unionist Party | 604 | 24.6% | |
| 4 | Helena Sophia Goldwater | Liberal Democrats | 384 | 15.6% | |
| 5 | Ian Howard Gregory | Green Party | 179 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Mark Pickersgill | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 16 | 0.7% |
Haldens · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,846
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillary Ann Skoczylas | Liberal Democrats | 1,238 | 32.2% | Elected |
| 2 | John Richard Redmond | Reform UK | 942 | 24.5% | |
| 3 | Durk Reyner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 740 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Leo Gilbert | Labour Party | 729 | 19.0% | |
| 5 | Lesley Jean Smith | Green Party | 197 | 5.1% |
Hatfield North · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,199
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Kelly | Labour Party | 714 | 32.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Pete Whitehead | Reform UK | 673 | 30.6% | |
| 3 | Brian Peter Seeger | Conservative and Unionist Party | 440 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Adam Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 239 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Andreas Kukol | Green Party | 133 | 6.0% |
Welwyn Garden City South · single-seat
Marginal winner 33.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,087
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Simon Biddle | Reform UK | 1,028 | 33.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Anthony Toole | Labour Party | 879 | 28.5% | |
| 3 | Marios Artemi | Conservative and Unionist Party | 670 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | Jean-Paul Bernard Skoczylas | Liberal Democrats | 271 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Steve Iwasyk | Green Party | 239 | 7.7% |
Handside & Peartree · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,752
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemma May Louise Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,532 | 40.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Tom Holdsworth | Reform UK | 845 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Jeet Dhelaria | Conservative and Unionist Party | 622 | 16.6% | |
| 4 | Darren Lewis | Labour Party | 508 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Philip Hopley | Green Party | 219 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Mark Shaun Kerr | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 26 | 0.7% |
Welwyn · single-seat
Marginal winner 43.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,275
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Kingsbury | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,854 | 43.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Alexander Smith | Reform UK | 961 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Andrew Osborne | Labour Party | 597 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Jackie Brennan | Liberal Democrats | 458 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | David Cox | Green Party | 405 | 9.5% |
Hatfield South · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,600
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Mark Zukowskyj | Liberal Democrats | 1,146 | 44.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Louise Johnson | Reform UK | 638 | 24.5% | |
| 3 | Teresa Florence Travell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 453 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Kamal Hussain | Labour Party | 363 | 14.0% |
Hatfield Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,263
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiona Thomson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,481 | 45.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Peter Southwell | Reform UK | 998 | 30.6% | |
| 3 | Graham Martyn Beevers | Labour Party | 341 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Anthony John Green | Liberal Democrats | 243 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | William Nicholas Huggonson Berrington | Green Party | 175 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Mia Americanos-Molinaro | Heritage Party | 25 | 0.8% |