Before (end of 2004) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2005) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Handside & Peartree1 seat · turnout 66.7%
| M. Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 2,146 |
| M Hobday | Labour | 2,113 |
| C. Storer | Conservative | 2,067 |
Hatfield North1 seat
| Clare Berry | Conservative | 3,121 ✓ |
| Maureen Janet Cook | Labour | 3,112 |
| Lis Meyland-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,434 |
| Graham Laverick | Green | 430 |
Hatfield South1 seat
| Stuart Pile | Conservative | 2,418 ✓ |
| Linda Elizabeth Mendez | Labour | 2,159 |
| Simon John Archer | Liberal Democrats | 934 |
| Adrian Toole | Green | 215 |
Welwyn1 seat
| Richard Simon Smith | Conservative | 4,607 ✓ |
| Anthony Crump | Labour | 1,894 |
| Ian Skidmore | Liberal Democrats | 1,536 |
| Robert Somerville | Green | 524 |
Welwyn Garden City South1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| Sue Jones | Labour | 2,545 |
| Sue Jones | Labour | 2,454 ✓ |
| Keith John Pieri | Conservative | 2,020 |
| Elizabeth Smith | Liberal Democrats | 885 |
| Kevin Pressland | Green | 324 |