Before (end of 2008) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · Labour 5 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2009) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Labour 7 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Welwyn1 seat
| Richard Simon Smith | Conservative | 3,309 ✓ |
| Ian Skidmore | Liberal Democrats | 818 |
| Susan Groom | Green | 599 |
| Tony Crump | Labour | 573 |