2019 St Albans City and District Council election

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2019 St Albans City and District Council election
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21 of the 58 seats to St Albans City and District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Seats before18306
Seats won7Steady2.svg0
Seats after25236
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 8Steady2.svg
Popular vote17,97112,9436,247
Percentage42.1%30.3%14.6%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Green
Seats before21
Seats won10
Seats after31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote1,1534,343
Percentage2.7%10.3%
St. Alban's 2019 ward results.svg
Winner in each ward for the 2019 St Albans City and District Council election
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

No overall control

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. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. At the elections, the Conservatives lost control of the council [2]

Contents

Results summary

42,657

St Albans City and District Council election, 2019
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 2570Increase2.svg 742.117,971Increase2.svg7.2
  Conservative 2308Decrease2.svg 830.312,943Decrease2.svg7.9
  Labour 611Steady2.svg14.66,247Decrease2.svg4.7
  Independent 310Increase2.svg 12.71,153Increase2.svg2.2
  Green 100Steady2.svg10.34,343Increase2.svg3.5

Aftermath

The Conservatives lost the majority control of the council that they had held for four years, since 2015. Casualties of the election included the incumbent Conservative council leader, Alec Campbell, who lost his seat in a landslide. [3]

At the full council meeting on 22 May, the Liberal Democrats formed a minority administration, which was voted into power by a margin of 27-22, with eight Labour and Independent councillors abstaining. Alongside the Liberal Democrat councillors, the one Green councillor voted in favour of the Lib Dem administration. [4]

Ward results

[5]

Ashley

Ashley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Iqbal Zia 1,411 56.0 −1.8
Labour Mohammed Mortuza55622.1−0.8
Green Stephane Farenga30812.2+6.2
Conservative Yasmin-May Harisha2449.7−3.7
Majority 85533.9−1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Batchwood

Batchwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Needham 878 39.5 +16.2
Labour Gordon Baisley75533.9−16.3
Conservative Alex Harisha-Clark38117.1−3.5
Green Anne McQuade2109.4+3.9
Majority 1235.6−21.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Clarence

Clarence
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Danny Clare 1,521 63.9 +6.1
Conservative Don Deepthi35715.0−7.5
Green Catherine Michel25210.6+3.9
Labour Jagat Chatrath24910.5−2.5
Majority 1,16448.9+13.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Colney Heath

Colney Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Brazier 1,022 57.6 +4.5
Conservative Susan Devi42123.7−3.3
Labour Andrew Osborne1749.8−5.3
Green James Ryan1578.9+4.0
Majority 60133.9+7.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cunningham

Cunningham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Donald 1,132 54.6 +16.8
Labour Muhammad Rahim42620.5−7.5
Conservative Sarah Tallon37217.9−7.7
Green Greg Blom1457.0+2.1
Majority 70634.1+24.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Harpenden East

Harpenden East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Newman 658 32.6 −19.5
Liberal Democrats Pip Liver60830.1+0.1
Independent Anne James40620.1N/A
Labour James Gill1798.9−9.0
Green Angela Troughton1688.3N/A
Majority 502.5−19.6
Conservative hold Swing

Harpenden North

Harpenden North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bert Pawle 818 44.9 −6.1
Liberal Democrats Melanie Priggen63334.8+4.4
Green Ian Troughton20011.0+5.0
Labour Emily Tilly1699.3−3.2
Majority 18510.1−10.5
Conservative hold Swing

Harpenden South

Harpenden South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Ellis 994 54.2 −10.1
Liberal Democrats Zoe Frances Galvin38220.8+3.8
Green Rosalind Paul23012.5+7.1
Labour George Fraser22712.4−0.9
Majority 61233.4−13.9
Conservative hold Swing

Harpenden West

Harpenden West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Butterworth 1,122 49.5 −8.7
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Phillips62227.4+4.0
Green Lesley Baker31113.7+8.4
Labour Henry Meredith2129.4−3.8
Majority 50022.1−12.7
Conservative hold Swing

London Colney

London Colney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Pakenham 855 38.9 ±0.0
Conservative Liz Winstone74934.1+2.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Lillico40318.4+2.5
Green Mark Park-Crowne1898.6+4.2
Majority 1064.8−2.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Marshalswick North

Marshalswick North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Julien 1,223 57.2 +11.7
Conservative Lyn Bolton54925.7−9.3
Green James Lomas1939.0+3.3
Labour Alexander Veitch1738.1−5.7
Majority 67431.5+21.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Marshalswick South

Marshalswick South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Young 1,461 53.7 +12.5
Conservative Salih Gaygusuz83330.6−3.7
Labour Richard Harris2258.3−8.5
Green Susana Garcia-Martinez2047.5+2.1
Majority 62823.1+16.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Park Street

Park Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Syed Abidi 866 43.6 +3.5
Conservative Claudio Duran71035.8−8.2
Green Sally Leonard21110.6+6.9
Labour Gary Chambers19810.0−2.3
Majority 1567.8+3.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Redbourn

Redbourn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Mitchell 747 41.2 N/A
Conservative Ed Webster58632.3−29.1
Labour Symon Vergo24513.5−5.0
Liberal Democrats Will Jankowski23412.9+0.4
Majority 1618.9−34.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Sandridge

Sandridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frances Leonard 689 48.0 −3.2
Liberal Democrats Sharon Hollingsworth39427.4+5.8
Green Matthew Maddock19913.9+2.7
Labour Jonathan Hegerty15410.7−5.3
Majority 29520.6−9.0
Conservative hold Swing

Sopwell

Sopwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Emma Matanle 1,050 46.5 −2.8
Liberal Democrats Mandy McNeil 1,018 45.1 −4.2
Labour Iain Grant72932.3−1.6
Labour Eileen Harris72031.9−1.4
Conservative Barry Sumpter23310.3−2.9
Conservative Graham Leonard2159.5−3.7
Green Lucy Swift2089.2+5.1
Green Phil Fletcher1898.4+4.3
Majority 28912.8−3.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

St Peters

St Peters
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Will Tucker 1,365 51.9 +20.4
Conservative Alec Campbell50519.2−7.5
Green Jill Mills49518.9−10.2
Labour Mark Ewington2609.9−2.7
Majority 86032.7+30.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St Stephen

St Stephen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dave Winstone 1,006 52.8 −10.7
Liberal Democrats Sinead Howland52727.7+5.7
Green Caroline Hall21711.4+6.8
Labour Janet Blackwell1548.1−1.8
Majority 47925.1−16.4
Conservative hold Swing

Verulam

Verulam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrett 1,529 55.4 −1.1
Conservative Paul Verity86531.3+0.9
Green Candy Whittome2137.7+3.7
Labour Michael Bartlet1535.5−3.6
Majority 66424.1−2.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Wheathampstead

Wheathampstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sandra Wood 851 43.7 −22.4
Liberal Democrats Gerard Panting71036.4+22.1
Green Oliver Hitch23312.0+4.5
Labour Neil Sankey1547.9−4.2
Majority 1417.3−44.5
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2019 and 2021

A by-election was held in Clarence on 3 October 2019, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Caroline Brooke. The seat was held by the new Liberal Democrat candidate, Josie Madoc.

Clarence by-election, 3rd October 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Josie Madoc 1,177 68.8 +4.9
Conservative Don Deepthi31418.4+3.4
Labour Gary Chambers1126.5−4.0
Green Rebecca Michel1076.3−4.3
Majority 86350.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "St Albans City and District Council". BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Election results: Conservatives lose control in St Albans". BBC. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Election results: Conservatives lose control in St Albans". BBC News. 3 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Liberal Democrats hold the power after St Albans council leadership vote". 26 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2 May 2019". St Albans City & District Council Election. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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