2008 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election 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. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/26ul.stm Welwyn Hatfield 2010-03-10 BBC News 2008-04-19 The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/watfordfc/stadiums/archive/2008/05/02/News+%28news%29/2242197.Tories_hold_on_to_Welwyn_Hatfield/ Tories hold on to Welwyn Hatfield 2010-03-11 2008-05-02 Watford Observer 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. Overall turnout in the election was 36.32%. http://www.welhat.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2051 Election Results - 1 May 2008 2010-03-10 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 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. David Hencke New Tory councillor resigns over allegations he lied about cancer The Guardian 17 2008-05-10 https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/7392023.stm Tory resigns amid cancer claims 2010-03-11 2008-05-09 BBC News Welwyn Hatfield local election result 2008 National: Full election results The Guardian 45 2008-05-03 Conservative Party (UK) 40 +5 83.3 59.7 42,477 +5.1% Labour Party (UK) 5 -5 10.4 19.4 13,810 -5.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 6.3 18.2 12,930 +1.5% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 2.6 1,851 -1.0% British National Party 0 0 0 0.2 131 +0.2% Ward results Brookmans Park and Little Heath (3) Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Boulton 1,708 Conservative Party (UK) Irene Dean 1,499 Conservative Party (UK) John Dean 1,476 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jenny Blumson 304 Labour Party (UK) James Croft 197 5,194 45.4 Haldens (3) Conservative Party (UK) Lauren Brown 836 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Hughes 781 Conservative Party (UK) Martyn Levitt 778 Labour Party (UK) Mike Larkins 600 Labour Party (UK) Mark Biddle 582 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Hurst 573 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Walkington 220 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rhoda Brutey 219 4,589 34.1 Handside (3) Conservative Party (UK) Helen Bromley 1,385 Conservative Party (UK) Fiona Thomson 1,370 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Skottowe 1,338 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adam Neal 1,283 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Quinton 1,278 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Kingsbury 1,221 Labour Party (UK) Peter Heyman 167 Labour Party (UK) John Pomroy 159 8,201 55.9 Hatfield Central (3) Conservative Party (UK) Darren Gilbert 535 Labour Party (UK) Mike Alder 512 Labour Party (UK) Colin Croft 501 Conservative Party (UK) David Falco 484 Labour Party (UK) Margaret White 473 Conservative Party (UK) Bukky Olawoyin 463 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adam Edwards 211 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Richardson 188 Liberal Democrats (UK) Karen Richardson 177 3,544 28.5 Hatfield East (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mick Long 934 Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Sarson 906 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Smith 889 Labour Party (UK) Constance Elliott 376 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Jones 358 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lis Meyland-Smith 348 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Brennan 336 Labour Party (UK) Susana Tinsley 298 4,445 33.5 Hatfield South (2) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hedges 514 Conservative Party (UK) David Hughes 483 Labour Party (UK) Linda Mendez 409 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Tinsley 344 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Archer 157 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Griffiths 121 2,028 28.2 Hatfield Villages (3) Conservative Party (UK) Clare Berry 629 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Gilding 577 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Morgan 544 Labour Party (UK) Mel Jones 245 Labour Party (UK) Susan Archer 200 Labour Party (UK) Ian Scammell 197 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alex Benakis 129 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maurice Richardson 126 2,647 25.7 Hatfield West (3) Conservative Party (UK) Nick Atkinson 976 Conservative Party (UK) Kim Morris 944 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Juggins 938 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Cook 669 Labour Party (UK) Dee Ferner 588 Labour Party (UK) Cathy Watson 525 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hazel Laming 381 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Finlay 298 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Tidy 272 5,591 33.5 Hollybush (3) Labour Party (UK) Lynn Chesterman 610 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Atkinson 607 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Birleson 594 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Smith 560 Labour Party (UK) Sue Jones 513 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Pile 480 Liberal Democrats (UK) Win Smith 240 3,604 28.2 Howlands (3) Conservative Party (UK) Hannah Berry 795 Conservative Party (UK) Les Page 725 Conservative Party (UK) George Michaelides 678 Green Party of England and Wales Jill Weston 596 Labour Party (UK) Alan Chesterman 443 Labour Party (UK) Zacha Hennessey 384 Labour Party (UK) Brian Payne 365 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Groom 325 Green Party of England and Wales Ian Nendrick 325 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynda Cowan 168 4,804 39.2 Northaw and Cuffley (3) Conservative Party (UK) Colin Couch 1,235 Conservative Party (UK) John Mansfield 1,144 Conservative Party (UK) John Nicholls 1,143 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Bain 329 3,851 36.3 Panshanger (3) Conservative Party (UK) Sara Johnston 916 Conservative Party (UK) Darren Bennett 884 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Trigg 844 Labour Party (UK) Brian Edwards 346 Green Party of England and Wales Hollyann Holdsworth 258 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Shaw 247 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonquil Basch 213 3,708 32.1 Peartree (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Cowan 516 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Lotz 470 Labour Party (UK) Steve Roberts 453 Labour Party (UK) Dean Milliken 452 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frank Marsh 443 Labour Party (UK) Jacqui Russell 399 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Hay 397 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Laver-Walton 321 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Benjamin 310 3,761 26.9 Sherrards (3) Conservative Party (UK) Alan Franey 1,015 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Beckerman 993 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Mabbott 993 Labour Party (UK) Bill Couzens 470 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Arch 393 Labour Party (UK) Tony Crump 384 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Skottowe 368 Green Party of England and Wales Bernice Dowlen 347 4,963 43.7 Welham Green (2) Conservative Party (UK) Doug Berry 754 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Pieri 752 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Archer 510 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Zukowskyj 411 British National Party Mark Fuller 131 Labour Party (UK) Bridgit Croft 83 2,641 49.7 Welwyn East (3) Conservative Party (UK) Julie Cragg 1,513 Conservative Party (UK) Carl Storer 1,457 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Markiewicz 1,425 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janice Skidmore 265 Liberal Democrats (UK) June Burnham 250 Labour Party (UK) Julia Henderson 226 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Burnham 215 5,351 41.7 Welwyn West (2) Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Canter 840 Conservative Party (UK) Mandy Perkins 826 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Blackburn 269 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Skidmore 237 Labour Party (UK) Mbizo Mpofu 115 2,287 39.4 References 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Hertfordshire