St Albans council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 20 wards · 20 seats contested

Most seats
9
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
20
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 9 +2 17,028 38.2% +2.3
Liberal Democrats 9 +3 15,528 34.9% +9.5
Labour Party 2 -1 8,592 19.3% -1.9
Green Party 0 -1 3,008 6.8% +0.4
Independent 0 -1 231 0.5% -3.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 134 0.3% -6.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 20
Conservative and Unionist Party 20
Labour Party 20
Liberal Democrats 20
Green Party 19
Independent 2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2

A party standing a full slate could field 20 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ashley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Anthony Francis Rowlands Elected 1,407 57.8% +20.4
Labour Party Jagat Chatrath 557 22.9% -10.4
Conservative and Unionist Party John Stephen Whale 326 13.4% -3.3
Green Party Stephane Antoine Farenga 145 6.0% -1.3
Majority850
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,435

Liberal Democrats hold

Batchwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Roma Mills Elected 1,238 50.2% +4.5
Liberal Democrats Liz Needham 576 23.3% +14.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Nadine Standish 508 20.6% -9.9
Green Party Lucy Swift 146 5.9% -0.8
Majority662
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,468

Labour Party hold

Clarence

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Caroline Brooke Elected 1,370 57.8% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Patti Seabright 533 22.5% +1.3
Labour Party Alex Veitch 308 13.0% -4.2
Green Party Mary Clare Henry 159 6.7% -3.1
Majority837
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,370

Liberal Democrats hold

Colney Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jamie Day Elected 853 53.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael Johns 434 27.0% —
Labour Party Eileen Francis 242 15.1% —
Green Party Tom Langton 78 4.9% —
Majority419
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,607

Cunningham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rob Prowse Elected 805 37.8% -2.0
Labour Party Muhammad Abdur Rahim 596 28.0% +6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Tallon 544 25.6% +1.9
Green Party Phil Fletcher 105 4.9% -0.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Robert Malin 78 3.7% -6.2
Majority209
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,128

Liberal Democrats hold

Harpenden East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Maynard Elected 1,048 52.1% +5.9
Liberal Democrats Guy Cozon 604 30.0% +17.6
Labour Party James Nathaniel Gill 361 17.9% +3.1
Majority444
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,013

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Harpenden North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Cousin Elected 982 51.0% +3.7
Liberal Democrats Melanie Priggen 586 30.4% +18.6
Labour Party Linda Ann Spiri 241 12.5% -2.9
Green Party Ian Troughton 116 6.0% —
Majority396
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,925

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Harpenden South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Teresa Heritage Elected 1,322 64.3% -0.6
Liberal Democrats Zoe Galvin 350 17.0% +5.2
Labour Party George Murray Fraser 274 13.3% +1.2
Green Party Sally Leonard 111 5.4% +0.6
Majority972
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,057

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Harpenden West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Daly Elected 1,377 58.2% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Alison Woodley 553 23.4% +7.5
Labour Party Michael Philip Gray-Higgins 313 13.2% -1.3
Green Party Candy Whittome 125 5.3% -1.9
Majority824
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,368

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

London Colney

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Katherine Lucy Gardner Elected 963 38.9% -13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Anthony Dunster 784 31.6% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Lillico 394 15.9% +11.4
Independent Chris Flynn 171 6.9% —
Green Party Matt Maddock 110 4.4% +0.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Charles Michael Mason 56 2.3% -7.6
Majority179
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,478

Labour Party hold

Marshalswick North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tom Clegg Elected 1,014 45.5% +1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Claudio Duran 779 35.0% +4.5
Labour Party Mary Winifred McIntyre 307 13.8% +1.2
Green Party Dee Thomas 127 5.7% -0.9
Majority235
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,227

Liberal Democrats hold

Marshalswick South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Helen Rosemary Campbell Elected 1,113 41.2% +23.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Steven Fothergill 927 34.3% -9.0
Labour Party Jon Pearce 453 16.8% -6.7
Green Party Jill Mills 146 5.4% -5.2
Independent Susan Devi 60 2.2% —
Majority186
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,699

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Park Street

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stella Nash Elected 1,008 44.0% +14.4
Liberal Democrats Syed Abidi 918 40.1% -3.2
Labour Party Janet Blackwell 282 12.3% +1.0
Green Party Rosalind Mary Paul 84 3.7% +0.8
Majority90
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,292

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Redbourn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Victoria Mead Elected 1,096 61.4% +28.1
Labour Party Anthony Eric Neville 330 18.5% +7.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Brattle 223 12.5% —
Green Party Ruth Farenga 135 7.6% —
Majority766
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,784

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent

Sandridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Beric Read Elected 786 51.2% —
Liberal Democrats Stefania Estacchini 332 21.6% —
Labour Party Jon Hegerty 245 16.0% —
Green Party James Richard Lomas 172 11.2% —
Majority454
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,535

Sopwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Shakir Rahman Elected 1,234 49.3% +12.1
Labour Party Iain Grant 834 33.3% -4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Rench 331 13.2% -0.1
Green Party Frankie Drummond Charig 103 4.1% -1.4
Majority400
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,502

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

St Peters

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Taylor Elected 849 31.5% +3.9
Green Party Keith Michael Cotton 786 29.1% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Alun Davies 721 26.7% +1.5
Labour Party Mark Antony Ewington 341 12.6% -3.7
Majority63
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,697

Liberal Democrats gain from Green Party

St Stephen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Featherstone Elected 1,367 63.5% +8.4
Liberal Democrats Alison Ross 473 22.0% +0.3
Labour Party Heather Jane Troy 212 9.9% +0.2
Green Party Mark Stephen Charles Park-Crowne 100 4.6% +1.6
Majority894
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,152

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Verulam

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Edgar Hill Elected 1,593 56.5% +12.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas Paul Verity 858 30.4% -6.2
Labour Party Gordon Baisley 257 9.1% -1.0
Green Party Josie McNally 113 4.0% -0.4
Majority735
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,821

Liberal Democrats hold

Wheathampstead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Annie Brewster Elected 1,297 66.1% +7.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Crofts 281 14.3% -0.7
Labour Party Neill Sankey 238 12.1% -1.3
Green Party Oliver Hitch 147 7.5% +2.4
Majority1,016
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,963

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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