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Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Local authority area: Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn Hatfield is a district council in Hertfordshire, in the East of England region of England. It covers 129.5 km² and had 120,213 residents in 2022 — about 928 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Welwyn Garden City.
Town hall in the administrative centreWelwyn Hatfield Borough Council Offices, Welwyn Garden City
Photo: Rcsprinter123 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Welwyn Hatfield, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022120,213+7.3% since 2012
Land area129.5km²50.0 sq mi
Density928/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#258of 382 UK councils · #218 in England
Population estimates4 data points
112K119K122.7K120.2K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Welwyn Hatfield became a local authority area.
Elections
16 electoral wards
Census 2021: 119,837 residents in 46,210 households across the wards; 15.7% aged 65+, 56.7% of homes owned, 17.6% of households without a car.
1Hatfield South West3,016 households · 7.2% aged 65+11,4002Hatfield Villages3,326 households · 8.3% aged 65+10,6263Hatfield Central3,327 households · 12.0% aged 65+8,3174Hatfield East3,124 households · 13.6% aged 65+8,1075Peartree3,463 households · 9.6% aged 65+7,9566Welham Green and Hatfield South3,068 households · 17.2% aged 65+7,659
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CWelwyn Hatfield Borough CouncilCouncil office · Welwyn Garden City AL8 6AE · hours listedPWelwyn Parish CouncilParish council · Welwyn AL6 9LU · hours listed
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Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q2166127 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.