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Local Elections 2026
Results in Welwyn East
These are the local election records for Welwyn East (Welwyn Hatfield) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared17 of 17 seats declared
94.1%
88.2%
70.6%
17.6%
11.8%
Labour 16 (94.1%)(-3)Liberal Democrats 15 (88.2%)(0)Conservative 12 (70.6%)(0)Reform UK 3 (17.6%)(+3)Independent 2 (11.8%)(0)
Current councillors in Welwyn East
Claire Hunt, Durk Reyner were elected in Welwyn East.
4,696 valid candidate votes were recorded across 10 candidates.
Turnout was 49.3%.
Filter by party
10 candidates across 5 partiesCH
Claire HuntElected
Conservative
18.8 %
883 votes
DR
Durk ReynerElected
Conservative
16.78 %
788 votes
MC
Mark David CastleNot elected
Reform UK
12.93 %
607 votes
JR
John Howard RobinsonNot elected
Reform UK
10.95 %
514 votes
William Nicholas Huggonson BerringtonNot elected
Green Party
7.77 %
365 votes
PC
Peter John CostelloNot elected
Labour
7.33 %
344 votes
AM
Andrew John MorrisonNot elected
Green Party
7.22 %
339 votes
DB
David Charles BartlettNot elected
Liberal Democrats
6.79 %
319 votes
GB
George Von BülowNot elected
Labour
5.88 %
276 votes
JP
Jason Alistair PayneNot elected
Liberal Democrats
5.56 %
261 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 2 |
| Candidates | 10 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 4,696 |
| Turnout | 49.3% |