The 2012 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Before the election the Conservatives were the largest party on the council with 29 of the 58 seats. [3] The Liberal Democrats had 23 seats, Labour had 4 seats, the Green Party had 1 seat and there was 1 Independent. [3] Since the last election in 2011 Labour had gained a seat in Batchwood from the Liberal Democrats at a by-election in January 2012. [4]
19 seats were contested in 2012 with both the Conservative and Labour parties having a full 19 candidates, the Liberal Democrats had 18 and the Greens had 17. [5] There were 3 independent candidates as well, the sitting independent councillor Tony Swendell in Redbourn, the former Labour group leader Maurice MacMillan in London Colney, who had left the party a few years before over the imposition of an all-women shortlist, and Conservative councillor John Chambers, who was standing in Harpenden North as an independent after having been deselected by the Conservatives. [5] Of the 19 seats the Conservatives were defending 9, the Liberal Democrats 8 and both the Green party and an independent were defending 1 seat. [6]
The Labour Party gained 4 seats to have 8 councillors after taking 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats and 1 seat from the Conservatives. [7] The Conservatives remained the largest party, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 19 seats and both the Green Party and Independent Tony Swendell held the seats they had been defending. [7]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.1 | 37.9 | 14,598 | -4.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 9,625 | -4.3% | |
| Labour | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 8,461 | +2.4% | |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 3,313 | +0.3% | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 2,164 | +5.3% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 274 | +0.7% | |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 83 | +0.2% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Momotaz Rahim | 768 | 35.8 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nik Alatortsev | 702 | 32.7 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Guy Young | 431 | 20.1 | -7.8 | |
| Green | Graham Ward | 246 | 11.5 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 66 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,147 | 38 | -10 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Malachy Pakenham | 896 | 48.5 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | Tim Smith | 395 | 21.4 | -5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Witherick | 384 | 20.8 | -3.6 | |
| Green | Naomi Love | 171 | 9.3 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 501 | 27.1 | +13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,846 | 34 | -17 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher White | 880 | 42.5 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | Joe Hames | 494 | 23.9 | -8.9 | |
| Labour | Matthew Wilson | 383 | 18.5 | -1.6 | |
| Green | Jack Easton | 312 | 15.1 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 386 | 18.7 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,069 | 40 | -24 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Harrison | 735 | 39.5 | -1.9 | |
| Conservative | Jim Vessey | 394 | 21.2 | -9.8 | |
| Labour | John Metcalf | 386 | 20.7 | -0.2 | |
| UKIP | Michael Mason | 151 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Green | Greg Riener | 113 | 6.1 | -0.6 | |
| English Democrat | Alan Malin | 83 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 341 | 18.3 | +7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,862 | 38 | -12 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rosemary Farmer | 920 | 53.2 | -0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maria Moyes | 420 | 24.3 | -0.4 | |
| Labour | Rosemary Ross | 250 | 14.5 | +1.6 | |
| Green | Lorna Hann | 139 | 8.0 | -0.2 | |
| Majority | 500 | 28.9 | -0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,729 | 32 | -17 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julie Bell | 806 | 46.9 | -12.5 | |
| Independent | John Chambers | 434 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
| Labour | Linda Spiri | 226 | 13.1 | -0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Burrow | 170 | 9.9 | -8.4 | |
| Green | Lucy Eggleston | 84 | 4.9 | -3.5 | |
| Majority | 372 | 21.6 | -19.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,720 | 32 | -19 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Heritage | 1,280 | 71.1 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Michael Gray-Higgins | 215 | 11.9 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Crofts | 196 | 10.9 | -3.1 | |
| Green | Pete Eggleston | 110 | 6.1 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 1,065 | 59.1 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,801 | 34 | -18 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Weaver | 1,345 | 66.8 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Steer | 280 | 13.9 | -4.8 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Dignum | 251 | 12.5 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Lydia El-Khouri | 136 | 6.8 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,065 | 52.9 | +7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,012 | 35 | -20 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dreda Gordon | 1,162 | 47.1 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Simon Calder | 912 | 36.9 | -3.4 | |
| Conservative | Dave Winstone | 859 | 34.8 | -5.5 | |
| Labour | Ian Orton | 813 | 32.9 | -11.6 | |
| Independent | Malcolm MacMillan | 556 | 22.5 | N/A | |
| Green | Mary Warren | 197 | 8.0 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vibs Nazeri | 114 | 4.6 | -3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Pedroz | 84 | 3.4 | -4.4 | |
| Turnout | 2,469 | 35 | -5 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Churchard | 889 | 44.5 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Lyn Bolton | 713 | 35.7 | -3.4 | |
| Labour | John Paton | 239 | 12.0 | -1.5 | |
| Green | Rosalind Paul | 155 | 7.8 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 176 | 8.8 | +7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,996 | 40 | -14 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heidi Allen | 929 | 39.8 | -6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Melvyn Teare | 651 | 27.9 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Iain Grant | 441 | 18.9 | +0.7 | |
| Green | Jill Mills | 188 | 8.1 | -1.8 | |
| UKIP | Philip Singleton | 123 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 278 | 11.9 | -9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,332 | 44 | -14 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Yates | 945 | 45.7 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Stella Nash | 766 | 37.0 | -4.0 | |
| Labour | Martin McGrath | 258 | 12.5 | -1.9 | |
| Green | Robert Barton | 100 | 4.8 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 179 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,069 | 36 | -12 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tony Swendell | 1,174 | 59.5 | +59.5 | |
| Conservative | Victoria Mead | 624 | 31.6 | -21.1 | |
| Labour | Richard Windle | 175 | 8.9 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 550 | 27.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,973 | 41 | -12 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Smith | 881 | 47.1 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Axworthy | 481 | 25.7 | -0.1 | |
| Conservative | Bruce Snell | 324 | 17.3 | -3.0 | |
| Green | Kate Metcalf | 184 | 9.8 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 400 | 21.4 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,870 | 35 | -13 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Simon Grover | 719 | 34.7 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | Andrew Dixon | 485 | 23.4 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Paul Davies | 454 | 21.9 | -4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Needham | 412 | 19.9 | -5.3 | |
| Majority | 234 | 11.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,070 | 36 | -11 | ||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Gibbard | 1,085 | 57.7 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jay Baillie | 430 | 22.9 | -3.6 | |
| Labour | Janet Blackwell | 238 | 12.7 | +1.7 | |
| Green | Lesley Baker | 127 | 6.8 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 655 | 34.8 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,880 | 36 | -15 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Fred Wartenberg | 1,211 | 50.2 | +11.7 | |
| Conservative | Panos Ifans | 776 | 32.2 | -9.6 | |
| Labour | Dominic Benson | 213 | 8.8 | -3.4 | |
| Green | Margaret Grover | 213 | 8.8 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 435 | 18.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,413 | 47 | -14 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gill Clark | 1,091 | 53.7 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Bareham | 641 | 31.5 | -12.2 | |
| Labour | Gavin Ross | 181 | 8.9 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Ian Troughton | 119 | 5.9 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 450 | 22.1 | +21.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,032 | 42 | -17 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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