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Welwyn Hatfield

Every general election in Welwyn Hatfield since 1983. Latest: Andrew Lewin, Labour, majority 3,799.

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Member of Parliament

Andrew Lewin

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 3,799

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Andrew Lewin ElectedLabour19,87741.0%
Grant Shapps sitting MPConservative16,07833.2%
Jack AaronReform UK6,39713.2%
John MunroLiberal Democrats3,1176.4%
Sarah ButcherGreen2,9866.2%
Valid votes48,455
Majority3,7997.8%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 64.4% of 75,259 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative, 1983: 47.7%Conservative, 1987: 45.6%Conservative, 1992: 48.4%Conservative, 1997: 36.5%Conservative, 2001: 40.4%Conservative, 2005: 49.6%Conservative, 2010: 57.0%Conservative, 2015: 50.4%Conservative, 2017: 51.0%Conservative, 2019: 52.6%Conservative, 2024: 33.2%Labour, 1983: 25.8%Labour, 1987: 26.4%Labour, 1992: 34.5%Labour, 1997: 47.1%Labour, 2001: 43.2%Labour, 2005: 36.3%Labour, 2010: 21.4%Labour, 2015: 26.2%Labour, 2017: 36.8%Labour, 2019: 31.6%Labour, 2024: 41.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 16.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 13.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 16.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 7.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 12.7%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 26.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 27.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 13.1%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.8%Reform UK, 2024: 13.2%
Vote share in Welwyn Hatfield at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Welwyn Hatfield lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Andrew LewinCon3,7997.864.4%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Grant ShappsLab10,95521.169.5%Con hold
2017Con Grant ShappsLab7,36914.370.9%Con hold
2015Con Grant ShappsLab12,15324.268.5%Con hold
2010Con Grant ShappsLab17,42335.668.0%Con hold
2005ConLab5,94613.368.3%
2001LabCon1,1962.863.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon5,59510.678.6%
1992ConLab8,46513.984.4%Con hold
1987ConAlliance10,90318.380.9%Con hold
1983ConAlliance12,24621.278.3%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Welwyn Hatfield?

Andrew Lewin (Labour) won Welwyn Hatfield at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,799.

Which parties have won Welwyn Hatfield?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 8, Labour 3.

Which region is Welwyn Hatfield in?

Welwyn Hatfield is in East of England.

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