Voters throughout Welwyn Hatfield go to the polls on Thursday, May 2 – almost one year after the borough council fell into “no overall control”.

A Liberal Democrat and Labour joint administration, similar to a coalition, formed after the local elections in 2023.

The two parties have 26 seats between them – more than the 25 out of 48 seats required for a majority.

Of these, the Liberal Democrats have 14 seats and the Labour Group has 12.

In opposition, the Conservatives have 22 seats.

The party previously led the authority between 2002 and 2023.

A third of all council seats – one in each ward – are up for election this year.

Voters throughout Hertfordshire, including in Welwyn Hatfield, will also elect their next police and crime commissioner.

The office holder will be tasked with planning county crime prevention strategies, balancing the police’s budget, and joining up crime prevention partners.

It is one of 37 PCC elections due to take place throughout England and Wales.

Here are all the candidates standing in the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election 2024:

Brookmans Park and Little Heath

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Peter Basford – Liberal Democrat
  • Graham Beevers – Labour
  • William Berrington – Green
  • Harjinderpal Sandhu – Reform UK
  • Mark Short – Conservative

Hatfield Central

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • James Bond – Conservative
  • Adam Edwards – Liberal Democrat
  • Cheryl Miles – Green
  • Mark Smith – Reform UK
  • Ian Walsh – Labour

Hatfield East

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Shirley Asare – Labour
  • Pashang Fatemi – Liberal Democrat
  • Ian Gregory – Green
  • Claire Hunt – Conservative

Hatfield South West

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Karthik Kumar Bonkur – Labour
  • Antony Henn – Green
  • Muhammad Joglu – Liberal Democrat
  • Craig Stanbury – Conservative

Hatfield Villages

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Abbie Cook – Conservative
  • Andreas Kukol – Green
  • Jane Otumunye – Labour
  • Brad Taylor – Liberal Democrat

Hatfield: Welham Green and Hatfield South

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Linda Mendez – Labour
  • Ian Nendick – Green
  • Teresa Travell – Conservative
  • Paul Zukowskyj – Liberal Democrat

Northaw and Cuffley

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Sheila Barrett – Labour
  • Brian Edwards – Green
  • Barbara Fitzsimon – Conservative
  • Anthony Green – Liberal Democrat

Welwyn East

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Genevieve Almeyda – Liberal Democrat
  • Julie Cragg – Conservative
  • Darrin Dexter – Green
  • Tom Holdsworth – Reform UK
  • Georg von Bülow – Labour

Welwyn Garden City: Haldens

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Alastair Hellyer – Conservative
  • Matthew Hobbs – Labour
  • Jason Payne – Liberal Democrat
  • Lesley Smith – Green

Welwyn Garden City: Handside

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Philip Hopley – Green
  • Andrew Lewis – Reform UK
  • Vaishali Shah – Labour
  • Anthony Skottowe – Liberal Democrat
  • Fiona Thomson – Conservative

Welwyn Garden City: Hollybush

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Marios Artemi – Conservative
  • Alan Chesterman – Labour
  • Peter Gamby – Green
  • Hamish Haddow – Reform UK
  • Fauzia Haider – Liberal Democrat

Welwyn Garden City: Howlands

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Penelope Berrington – Green
  • Katherine Gardner – Labour
  • Dean Milliken – Reform UK
  • Brian Seeger – Conservative
  • Hillary Skoczylas – Liberal Democrat

Welwyn Garden City: Panshanger

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Alice Cowley-French – Green
  • Perry Hewitt – Labour
  • Salman Khan – Liberal Democrat
  • Stan Tunstall – Conservative

Welwyn Garden City: Peartree

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Jeet Dhelaria – Conservative
  • Tanya Dickson – Green
  • Tom Green – Labour
  • Russ Platt – Liberal Democrat

Welwyn Garden City: Sherrards

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Jack Aaron – Reform UK
  • David Cox – Green
  • Leo Gilbert – Labour
  • Azmat Mughal – Liberal Democrat
  • Durk Reyner – Conservative

Welwyn West

One seat (out of three) for election.

  • Alex Bardett – Conservative
  • Sarah Butcher – Green
  • Andrew Osborne – Labour
  • Rhiannon Richardson – Liberal Democrat