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THE results for Howlands ward on Welwyn Hatfield Council has been announced.

There was a split result in Howlands as two seats were up.

Alan Chesterman gained a seat for the Labour Party, while David Hughes held a seat for the Conservatives.

The votes were:

Liberal Democrat – Jonquil Basch 100

Labour – Alan Chesterman 688

Liberal Democrat – Caroline Duke 135

Conservative – David Hughes 769

Labour – Dean Milliken 568

Conservative – Stan Tunstall 609

Green – Jill Weston 397