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The 2015 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 31 | 3 | 0 |  3 | 53.4% | 43.6% | 35,047 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | 0 | 1 |  1 | 27.6% | 23.0% | 18,468 | ||
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.8% | 18.5% | 14,870 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2,183 | ||
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.7% | 6.3% | 5,055 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0% | 5.9% | 4,736 | ||
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0% | > 0.1% | 28 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Zia | 1,306 | 29.5 | -13.0 | |
| Labour | Anne Lyons | 1,248 | 28.2 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Emre Kaya | 1,193 | 27.0 | +13.0 | |
| Green | Robert Whitford | 360 | 8.1 | +1.5 | |
| UKIP | Charles Mason | 313 | 7.0 | -2.2 | |
| Majority | 58 | 1.3 | -13.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,420 | 74.8 | +28.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Timothy Smith | 1,368 | 33.8 | +11.5 | |
| Labour | Martin Leach | 1,348 | 33.3 | -15.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Needham | 654 | 16.2 | +6.7 | |
| UKIP | Matthew Dovey | 378 | 9.3 | -2.5 | |
| Green | Lee Evans | 300 | 7.4 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 20 | 0.5 | -26.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,048 | 73.8 | +32.3 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel Rowlands | 1,606 | 39.3 | +6.8 | |
| Conservative | Barry Sumpter | 1,375 | 33.6 | +9.0 | |
| Labour | Jane Cloke | 683 | 16.7 | -3.8 | |
| Green | Charis Jennings | 399 | 9.8 | -5.8 | |
| TUSC | Keith Hussey | 28 | 0.7 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 231 | 5.6 | -2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,091 | 78.3 | +33.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brazier | 1,421 | 43.8 | +2.5 | |
| Conservative | Stella Nash | 994 | 30.6 | +11.2 | |
| Labour | John Paton | 417 | 12.8 | -2.2 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Thorpe | 255 | 7.9 | -10.7 | |
| Green | Timothy Robinson | 159 | 4.9 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 427 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,246 | 73.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Donald | 1,233 | 35.2 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Roth | 936 | 26.7 | +6.9 | |
| Labour Co-op | John Metcalf | 743 | 21.2 | -1.3 | |
| UKIP | Alan Malin | 371 | 10.6 | -8.0 | |
| Green | Rebecca Hurst | 217 | 6.2 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 297 | ||||
| Turnout | 70.8 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Wakely | 2,020 | 49.9 | +5.9 | |
| Independent | Phillipa Martyn | 829 | 20.5 | -10.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | Rosemary Ross | 632 | 15.6 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul De Kort | 571 | 14.1 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 1,191 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Albert Pawle | 2,179 | 53.7 | +7.8 | |
| Independent | John Chambers | 565 | 13.9 | -1.5 | |
| Labour | Linda Spiri | 524 | 12.9 | -1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen King | 467 | 11.5 | +0.1 | |
| Green | William Day | 324 | 8.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,614 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.6 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Ellis | 2,756 | 66.4 | -6.5 | |
| Labour | George Fraser | 600 | 14.5 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Tattersfield | 503 | 12.1 | -0.7 | |
| Independent | John Hansen | 293 | 7.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,156 | ||||
| Turnout | 77.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Chichester-Miles | 2,670 | 60.9 | -6.7 | |
| Labour Co-op | David Lawlor | 633 | 14.4 | -2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Phillips | 582 | 13.3 | -2.1 | |
| Independent | Paul Howe | 496 | 11.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,037 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.5 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Calder | 1,882 | 38.9 | +7.0 | |
| Labour | Jacob Quagliozzi | 1,737 | 35.9 | -4.0 | |
| UKIP | Colin Botterill | 587 | 12.1 | -6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Farrell | 434 | 9.0 | +4.3 | |
| Green | Anna Kinnersley | 198 | 4.1 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 145 | ||||
| Turnout | 67.4 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carolyn Bolton | 1,443 | 37.5 | +9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Churchard | 1,326 | 34.5 | -1.9 | |
| Labour | Richard Harris | 485 | 12.6 | +2.0 | |
| UKIP | Michael Hollins | 337 | 8.8 | -8.4 | |
| Green | James Lomas | 256 | 6.7 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 117 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.8 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Salih Gaygusuz | 1,915 | 44.5 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Pedroz | 1,055 | 24.5 | +5.2 | |
| Labour | Vivienne Windle | 721 | 16.8 | -5.9 | |
| Green | Miriam Gilbert | 391 | 9.1 | -1.1 | |
| UKIP | David Dickson | 217 | 5.0 | -4.2 | |
| Majority | 860 | ||||
| Turnout | 80 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Wright | 1,519 | 37.2 | +10.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jadwiga Baillie | 1,203 | 29.4 | -10.7 | |
| UKIP | Paul Tilyard | 593 | 14.5 | -5.8 | |
| Labour Co-op | Martin McGrath | 587 | 14.4 | +5.0 | |
| Green | Lesley Baker | 185 | 4.5 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 316 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.4 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Wright | 2,075 | 58.2 | -4.2 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Pullinger | 541 | 15.2 | -3.8 | |
| UKIP | Daragh Cahalane | 400 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Morton | 337 | 9.5 | -0.4 | |
| Green | Joseph French | 210 | 5.9 | -2.9 | |
| Majority | 1,534 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.9 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frances Leonard | 1,703 | 58.2 | +12.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stefania Estacchini | 501 | 17.1 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | Michael Gary-Higgings | 415 | 14.2 | +2.3 | |
| Green | Paul Quinn | 305 | 10.4 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 1,202 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.7 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eileen Harris | 1,347 | 34.7 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Poor | 1,055 | 27.2 | -6.1 | |
| Conservative | Panagiotis Yfantoudas | 880 | 22.7 | +10.0 | |
| UKIP | Valerie Hargrave | 315 | 8.1 | -4.5 | |
| Green | Gail Jackson | 282 | 7.3 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 292 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.3 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Campbell | 1,634 | 35.6 | +10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Jones | 1,250 | 27.2 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Alexander Veitch | 778 | 16.9 | -3.8 | |
| Green | Jill Mills | 741 | 16.1 | -7.5 | |
| UKIP | Michael Douglas | 191 | 4.2 | -1.9 | |
| Majority | 384 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Winstone | 2,078 | 50.3 | +13.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Ross | 920 | 22.3 | +2.4 | |
| UKIP | Peter Whitehead | 527 | 12.8 | -12.1 | |
| Labour | Janet Blackwell | 442 | 10.7 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Lydia El-Khouri | 163 | 3.9 | -4.0 | |
| Majority | 1,158 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.7 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jessica Chivers | 2,183 | 48.0 | +14.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trisha Windsor-Williams | 1,298 | 28.5 | -9.3 | |
| Labour Co-op | Michael Bartlet | 533 | 11.7 | +3.0 | |
| Green | Mark Ewington | 282 | 6.2 | -1.7 | |
| UKIP | Colin Donald | 252 | 5.5 | -6.1 | |
| Majority | 885 | ||||
| Turnout | 82.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sandra Wood | 2,244 | 60.2 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harriet Sherlock | 746 | 20.0 | -0.9 | |
| Labour Co-op | Gavin Ross | 456 | 12.2 | +2.7 | |
| Green | Ian Troughton | 283 | 7.6 | -7.9 | |
| Majority | 1,498 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St Albans, also known as the City and District of St Albans, is a local government district with city status in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in St Albans, the largest settlement in the district. The district also includes the town of Harpenden and several villages. The district borders North Hertfordshire, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertsmere, Watford, Three Rivers, Dacorum, and Central Bedfordshire.
St Albans is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Daisy Cooper, a Liberal Democrat.
Hitchin and Harpenden is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Bim Afolami, a Conservative.
St Albans City and District Council elections are held three years out of every four to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 56 councillors, with the district being divided into 20 wards. Elections to Hertfordshire County Council are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no district council elections.
The 2008 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
The 1998 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.
The 1999 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 1. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
The 2000 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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.
The 2002 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 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.
The 2003 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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.
The 2004 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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.
The 2007 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
The 2010 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.
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.
The 2011 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
The 2014 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 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.
The 2018 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2019 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. At the elections, the Conservatives lost control of the council
Daisy Cooper is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans since 2019. She has served as the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020, and as the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care since 2021.
The 2021 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 6 May 2021, delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. At the elections, the Liberal Democrats achieved a majority for the first time since 2011 and took the council back from no overall control.
