Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 2002
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
Election result
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]
Welwyn Hatfield Local Election Result 2002[4] |
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 Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17.5 |
4,506 |
+4.5% |
Ward results
Brookmans Park & Little Heath[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Dean |
1,289 |
75.9 |
+0.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 |
|
|
Haldens[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul Orrett |
760 |
54.6 |
-2.5 |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Jackson |
407 |
29.2 |
-1.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Helen Bassett |
225 |
16.2 |
+3.7 |
Majority |
353 |
25.4 |
-1.2 |
Turnout |
1,392 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hatfield Central[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Colin Croft |
558 |
42.6 |
-2.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 |
|
|
Hatfield East[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter O'Brien |
969 |
58.1 |
+8.8 |
|
Labour |
Margaret White |
423 |
25.4 |
-15.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lis Meyland-Smith |
276 |
16.5 |
+6.7 |
Majority |
546 |
32.7 |
+24.3 |
Turnout |
1,668 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hollybush[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Margaret Birleson |
780 |
60.2 |
-3.1 |
|
Conservative |
Marian Pile |
356 |
27.5 |
+2.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janet Gammage |
160 |
12.3 |
+0.8 |
Majority |
424 |
32.7 |
-5.4 |
Turnout |
1,296 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Howlands[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Chesterman |
780 |
53.4 |
-3.0 |
|
Conservative |
John Burnapp |
468 |
32.0 |
-0.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jonathan Arch |
214 |
14.6 |
+3.4 |
Majority |
312 |
21.4 |
-2.7 |
Turnout |
1,462 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Northaw[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Nicholls |
1,196 |
79.6 |
+20.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 |
|
|
Peartree[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jacqueline Russell |
637 |
59.1 |
-0.7 |
|
Conservative |
David Perkins |
242 |
22.5 |
-5.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gillian Armstrong-Bridges |
198 |
18.4 |
+5.7 |
Majority |
395 |
36.6 |
+4.3 |
Turnout |
1,077 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Welwyn South[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Amanda Perkins |
1,002 |
60.8 |
-2.7 |
|
Labour |
Julia Henderson |
441 |
26.7 |
+5.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Skidmore |
206 |
12.5 |
-3.0 |
Majority |
561 |
34.1 |
-8.4 |
Turnout |
1,649 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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