The Conservatives no longer have majority control over Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council on an history election results day.

Voters went to the polls yesterday, with results counted and revealed at Campus West in Welwyn Garden City today.

The Tories lost four seats, taking their members from 26 to 22, losing their majority and making the council no overall control.

It was an historic outcome, as this is only the second time since 2002 that the Conservative have not had overall control of WHBC - with there also being no overall control between 2019 and 2021.

There was delight for Labour who now have 12 seats, up from 10, having gained three from the Tories but losing one to the Liberal Democrats, who had a day to remember of their own.

The yellow party also gained two seats, taking their members to 14 as their popularity in Welwyn Hatfield continues to grow.

With 26 seats between them, Labour and the Lib Dems could now form a coalition to take overall control of the council, with members of both parties confirming to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council that talks have already taken place.

A full list of results ward-by-ward is as follows:

BROOKMANS PARK AND LITTLE HEATH - CONSERVATIVE HOLD

Peter Basford (Liberal Democrat) - 204

Graham Beevers (Labour) - 308

William Berrington (Green Party) - 128

Jonathan Boulton (Conservative) - 1044

Turnout - 33.9 per cent

HALDENS - LABOUR GAIN FROM CONSERVATIVE

Neil Bradbury (Conservative) - 521

Jason Payne (Liberal Democrat) - 175

Astrid Scott (Labour) - 856

Lesley Smith (Green Party) - 131

Turnout - 34.5 per cent

HANDSIDE - LIB DEM HOLD

Philip Hopley (Green Party) - 154

Mbizo Mpofu (Labour) - 293

Brian Seeger (Conservative) - 695

Michal Siewniak (Liberal Democrats) - 1403

Turnout - 46.4 per cent

HATFIELD CENTRAL - LABOUR HOLD

Adam Edwards (Liberal Democrats) - 148

Rody Ribeiro (Green Party) - 102

Patrick Short (Conservative) - 276

Kieran Thorpe (Labour) - 713

Turnout - 23.1 per cent

HATFIELD EAST - LABOUR GAIN FROM CONSERVATIVES

Ian Gregory (Green Party) - 99

Muhammad Joglu (Liberal Democrat) - 388

Caron Juggins (Conservative) - 592

Cathy Watson (Labour) - 712

Turnout - 32.9 per cent

HATFIELD SOUTH WEST - LIB DEM GAIN FROM LABOUR

Helena Goldwater (Liberal Democrat) - 659

Antony Henn (Green Party) - 75

David Perkins (Conservative) - 216

Vaishali Shah (Labour) - 559

HATFIELD VILLAGES - LABOUR GAIN FROM CONSERVATIVES

Rose Grewal (Labour Party) - 707

Andreas Kukol (Green Party) - 86

Phil Kurland (Conservative)- 476

Brad Taylor (Liberal Democrat) - 289

Pete Whitehead (Reform UK) - 48

Turnout - 28.2 per cent

HOLLYBUSH - LABOUR HOLD

Margaret Birleson (Labour) - 723

Joseph Bristow (Green Party) - 98

Abbie Cook (Conservative) - 306

Paul Wilson (Liberal Democrat) - 113

Turnout - 25.5 per cent

HOWLANDS - LABOUR HOLD

Penelope Berrington (Green Party) - 102

Ahmad Chattha (Conservative) - 502

Hillary Skoczylas (Liberal Democrat) - 103

Jill Weston (Labour) - 861

Turnout - 30 per cent

NORTHAW AND CUFFLEY - CONSERVATIVE HOLD

Sheila Barrett (Labour Party) - 255

Brian Edwards (Green Party) - 139

Anthony Green (Liberal Democrat) - 151

George Michaelides (Conservative) - 1095

Turnout - 35.2 per cent

PANSHANGER - LIB DEM HOLD

Perry Hewitt (Labour) - 304

Liz Mcauliffe (Conservative) - 441

Cheryl Miles (Green Party) - 68

Jane Quinton (Liberal Democrat) - 728

Turnout - 35.3 per cent

PEARTREE - LIB DEM HOLD

Jeet Dhelaria (Conservative) - 167

Claudia Ferlisi (Green Party) - 91

Simon Goldwater (Liberal Democrat) - 582

Tom Green (Labour) - 466

Turnout - 24.3 per cent

SHERRARDS - LIB DEM HOLD

Jack Aaron (Reform UK) - 69

David Cox (Green Party) - 83

Leo Gilbert (Labour) - 413

Siva Kumar (Conservative) - 337

Frank Marsh (Liberal Democrat) - 1020

Turnout - 44.2 per cent

WELHAM GREEN AND HATFIELD SOUTH - LIB DEM GAIN FROM CONSERVATIVES

Linda Mendez (Labour) - 335

Ian Nendick (Green Party) - 50

Adrienne Nix (Liberal Democrat) - 613

Shane Scott (Reform UK) - 45

Teresa Travell (Conservative) - 566

Turnout - 31.2 per cent

WELWYN EAST - CONSERVATIVE HOLD

Mary Barton (Green Party) - 235

Alan Chesterman (Labour) - 571

Pashang Fatemi (Liberal Democrat) - 204

Roger Trigg (Conservative) - 849

Turnout - 35.7 per cent

WELWYN WEST - CONSERVATIVE HOLD

Simon Archer (Liberal Democrat) - 128

Sarah Butcher (Green Party) - 724

Daniel Carlen (Labour) - 200

Tony Kingsbury (Conservative) - 934

Turnout - 41.3 per cent