title: 1996 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
text: # 1996 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
  
  The 1996 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
  
  ## Summary
  
  ### Election result
  
  1996 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
  | | Labour | 11 | 4 | 73.3 | 20 | 31 | 66.0 | 16,558 | 55.7 | +4.2 |
  | | Conservative | 4 | 4 | 26.7 | 12 | 16 | 34.0 | 9,355 | 31.4 | –1.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,696 | 12.4 | –1.7 |
  | | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.5 | –1.0 |
  