St Albans council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 20 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
12
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
21
across 20 wards
Turnout
40.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 12 +3 18,989 42.4% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 7 -2 13,158 29.4% -8.9
Labour Party 1 -1 6,967 15.6% -3.7
Independent 1 +1 1,153 2.6% +2.1
Green Party 0 +0 4,532 10.1% +3.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 21
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Labour Party 21
Liberal Democrats 21
Green Party 20
Independent 2

A party standing a full slate could field 21 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 Iqbal Zia Elected 1,411 56.0% -1.8
Labour Party Mohammed Mortuza 556 22.1% -0.8
Green Party Stephane Antoine Farenga 308 12.2% +6.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Yasmin-May Harisha 244 9.7% -3.7
Majority855
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,519

Liberal Democrats hold

Batchwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Liz Needham Elected 878 39.5% +16.1
Labour Party Gordon Baisley 755 33.9% -16.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Harisha-Clark 381 17.1% -3.5
Green Party Anne McQuade 210 9.4% +3.5
Majority123
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,224

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Clarence

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Danny Clare Elected 1,521 63.9% +6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Don Deepthi 357 15.0% -7.5
Green Party Rebecca Michel 252 10.6% +3.9
Labour Party Jagat Chatrath 249 10.5% -2.5
Majority1,164
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,379

Liberal Democrats hold

Colney Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Brazier Elected 1,022 57.6% +4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Devi 421 23.7% -3.3
Labour Party Andy Osborne 174 9.8% -5.3
Green Party James Ryan 157 8.9% +4.0
Majority601
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,774

Liberal Democrats hold

Cunningham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Robert Francis Donald Elected 1,132 54.6% +16.7
Labour Party Muhammad Abdur Rahim 426 20.5% -7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Tallon 372 17.9% -7.6
Green Party Greg Blom 145 7.0% +2.1
Majority706
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,075

Liberal Democrats hold

Harpenden East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoffrey Newman Elected 658 32.6% -19.5
Liberal Democrats Pip Liver 608 30.1% +0.1
Independent Anne James 406 20.1% —
Labour Party James Nathaniel Gill 179 8.9% -9.1
Green Party Angela Helen Troughton 168 8.3% —
Majority50
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,019

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Harpenden North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bert Pawle Elected 818 44.9% -6.1
Liberal Democrats Melanie Priggen 633 34.8% +4.3
Green Party Ian Troughton 200 11.0% +5.0
Labour Party Emily Jane Tilly 169 9.3% -3.2
Majority185
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,820

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Harpenden South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Ellis Elected 994 54.2% -10.0
Liberal Democrats Zoe Galvin 382 20.8% +3.8
Green Party Rosalind Mary Paul 230 12.5% +7.2
Labour Party George Murray Fraser 227 12.4% -0.9
Majority612
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,833

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Harpenden West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Butterworth Elected 1,122 49.5% -8.7
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Kyndon Phillips 622 27.4% +4.1
Green Party Lesley Baker 311 13.7% +8.4
Labour Party Henry Michael Ivor Meredith 212 9.4% -3.9
Majority500
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,267

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

London Colney

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Helen Pakenham Elected 855 38.9% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Winstone 749 34.1% +2.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Lillico 403 18.4% +2.5
Green Party Mark Stephen Charles Park-Crowne 189 8.6% +4.2
Majority106
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,196

Labour Party hold

Marshalswick North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Clare Julien Elected 1,223 57.2% +11.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Lyn Bolton 549 25.7% -9.3
Green Party James Richard Lomas 193 9.0% +3.3
Labour Party Alex Veitch 173 8.1% -5.7
Majority674
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,138

Liberal Democrats hold

Marshalswick South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Karen Young Elected 1,461 53.7% +12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Salih Gaygusuz 833 30.6% -3.8
Labour Party Richard George Harris 225 8.3% -8.5
Green Party Susana Rosa Garcia-Martinez 204 7.5% +2.1
Majority628
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,723

Liberal Democrats hold

Park Street

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Syed Abidi Elected 866 43.6% +3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Claudio Duran 710 35.8% -8.2
Green Party Sally Leonard 211 10.6% +7.0
Labour Party Gary Christopher Chambers 198 10.0% -2.3
Majority156
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,985

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Redbourn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Mitchell Elected 747 41.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ed Webster 586 32.3% -29.1
Labour Party Symon Vegro 245 13.5% -5.0
Liberal Democrats Will Jankowski 234 12.9% +0.4
Majority161
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,812

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Sandridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Frances Leonard Elected 689 48.0% -3.2
Liberal Democrats Sharon Claire Hollingsworth 394 27.4% +5.8
Green Party Matt Maddock 199 13.9% +2.7
Labour Party Jon Hegerty 154 10.7% -5.2
Majority295
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,436

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Sopwell 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Emma Matanle Elected 1,050 48.1% -1.2
Liberal Democrats Mandy Diana McNeil Elected 1,018 46.7% —
Labour Party Iain Grant 729 33.4% +0.1
Labour Party Eileen Rosemary Harris 720 33.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Paul Sumpter 233 10.7% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Leonard 215 9.9% —
Green Party Lucy Swift 208 9.5% +5.4
Green Party Phil Fletcher 189 8.7% —
Majority289
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,181

Liberal Democrats gain · Liberal Democrats hold

St Peters

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Will Tucker Elected 1,365 52.0% +20.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Alec Campbell 505 19.2% -7.5
Green Party Jill Mills 495 18.9% -10.3
Labour Party Mark Antony Ewington 260 9.9% -2.7
Majority860
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,625

Liberal Democrats hold

St Stephen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Winstone Elected 1,006 52.8% -10.7
Liberal Democrats Sinéad Keeley Howland 527 27.7% +5.7
Green Party Caroline Hall 217 11.4% +6.8
Labour Party Janet Blackwell 154 8.1% -1.8
Majority479
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,904

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Verulam

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrett Elected 1,529 55.4% -1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas Paul Verity 865 31.3% +0.9
Green Party Candy Whittome 213 7.7% +3.7
Labour Party Michael Bartlet 153 5.5% -3.6
Majority664
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,760

Liberal Democrats hold

Wheathampstead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandra Maureen Wood Elected 851 43.7% -22.4
Liberal Democrats Gerard Patrick Panting 710 36.4% +22.1
Green Party Oliver Hitch 233 12.0% +4.5
Labour Party Neill Sankey 154 7.9% -4.2
Majority141
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,948

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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