St Albans local elections

One third of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. 58 councillors are elected from 20 wards.[1]

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Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1984
No overall control 1984 - 1988
Conservative 1988 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 1994
Liberal Democrats 1994 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - 2006
Liberal Democrats 2006 - 2007
No overall control 2007 - 2008
Liberal Democrats 2008 - 2011
No overall control 2011 - present

Council elections

St Albans Council election, 1998

St Albans Council election, 1999 (whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)[3]

St Albans Council election, 2000

St Albans Council election, 2002

St Albans Council election, 2003

St Albans Council election, 2004

St Albans Council election, 2006

St Albans Council election, 2007

St Albans Council election, 2008

St Albans Council election, 2010

St Albans Council election, 2011

By-election results

1990-1999

Sopwell By-Election 13 June 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,294 70.2
Liberal Democrat 306 16.5
Conservative 247 13.4
Majority 988 53.7
Turnout 1,847 35.7
Labour hold Swing
Marshalswick North By-Election 27 February 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 930 54.0
Conservative 492 28.5
Labour 302 17.5
Majority 438 25.5
Turnout 1,724 36.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Sopwell By-Election 23 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 841 68.3 -4.9
Conservative 212 17.2 +2.0
Liberal Democrat 178 14.5 +2.8
Majority 629 51.1
Turnout 1,231 23.5
Labour hold Swing
Verulam By-Election 2 December 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 911 47.0 +1.8
Liberal Democrat 858 44.3 +6.9
Labour 168 8.7 -8.7
Majority 53 2.7
Turnout 1,937 37.0
Conservative hold Swing

2000-2009

Park Street By-Election 12 October 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,039 57.3 +19.5
Conservative 612 33.8 -9.7
Labour 161 8.9 -9.8
Majority 427 23.5
Turnout 1,812 33.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Sopwell By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,695 55.7 -4.7
Conservative 708 23.2 -3.6
Liberal Democrat 544 17.9 +5.0
Other 99 3.3 +3.3
Majority 987 32.5
Turnout 3,046
Labour hold Swing
Verulam By-Election 27 June 2002[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Martin Frearson 960 46.6 +9.5
Conservative Marilyn Madden 936 45.5 -3.2
Labour Linda Spiri 145 7.0 -5.7
No Candidate Deserves My Vote Peter Goodall 17 0.8 -0.7
Majority 24 1.1
Turnout 2,058 40.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Verulam By-Election 5 April 2004[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Susan Campbell 1,173 49.4 -3.2
Conservative Katherine Cramer 908 38.2 +0.9
St Albans Party Janet Girsman 167 7.0 +7.0
Labour Larry Heyman 90 3.8 -4.0
Green Marc Scheimann 37 1.6 +1.6
Majority 265 11.2
Turnout 2,375 48.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Harpenden South By-Election 4 June 2009[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Ellis 1,602 53.5 -21.8
Labour Richard Lane 703 23.5 +17.2
Liberal Democrat Albert Moss 427 14.3 +0.5
Green Annett Tate 264 8.8 +4.1
Majority 899 30.0
Turnout 2,996
Conservative hold Swing

2010-2019

Ashley By-Election 3 June 2010[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andy Grant 774 49.5 -0.5
Labour John Paton 354 22.6 +9.3
Conservative Christopher Baker 342 21.9 -3.8
Green Graham Ward 93 6.0 -5.0
Majority 420 26.9
Turnout 1,563 27.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Elections". St Albans City and District Council. http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/. Retrieved 2008-11-26. 
  2. ^ "St Albans". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/26ug.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
  3. ^ "St Albans". BBC Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/240.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 
  4. ^ "Verulam Ward By Election Result 27th June 2002". St Albans City and District Council. http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/local-elections/Election-results/by-verulam-2002.aspx. Retrieved 2008-11-26. 
  5. ^ "Verulam Ward By Election Result 5th April 2004". St Albans City and District Council. http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/local-elections/Election-results/by-verulam-2004.aspx. Retrieved 2008-11-26. 
  6. ^ "Harpenden South Ward - 4th June 2009". St Albans City and District Council. http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/harpendens2009.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
  7. ^ "Liberal Democrats retain both seats in by election". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 2010-06-04. http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/8201968.Liberal_Democrats_retain_both_seats_in_By_election/. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 

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