1991 St Albans City and District Council election

St Albans City and District Council election

The 1991 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

1991 St Albans City and District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8	4	42.1	19	27	47.4	17,214	37.0	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	8	3	42.1	12	20	35.1	16,990	36.5	+6.7
	Labour	3	1	15.8	6	9	15.8	9,885	21.2	-5.4
	Independent	0	0	0.0	1	1	1.8	450	1.0	-1.7
	Green	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1,981	4.3	-3.5

Ward results

Ashley

Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Guy*	1,131	43.5	+2.9
	Labour	P. Murphy	739	28.4	–4.7
	Conservative	J. Quin	633	24.3	+3.8
	Green	E. Benjamin	99	3.8	–2.1
Majority			392	15.1	+7.6
Turnout			2,602	51.7	–3.3
Registered electors			5,060
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.8

Batchwood

Batchwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. White*	1,112	47.0	–7.5
	Conservative	J. Christie	582	24.6	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	H. Smith	537	22.7	+8.3
	Green	S. Adamson	135	5.7	–3.9
Majority			530	22.4	–10.6
Turnout			2,366	50.0	–5.2
Registered electors			4,744
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Clarence

Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Whale*	1,234	52.0	+0.6
	Conservative	T. Boyle	648	27.3	+4.0
	Labour	B. Dearman	381	16.0	–2.5
	Green	D. Burningham	112	4.7	–2.1
Majority			586	24.7	–3.4
Turnout			2,375	55.8	–5.6
Registered electors			4,263
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.7

Cunningham

Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Donald	1,298	47.4	–5.2
	Labour	C. Donovan	688	25.1	+7.2
	Conservative	M. Wragg	679	24.8	+2.1
	Green	E. Brown	72	2.6	–4.1
Majority			610	22.3	–5.8
Turnout			2,737	55.0	–6.4
Registered electors			4,988
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.2

Harpenden East

Harpenden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Canfield	1,238	43.6	+4.1
	Conservative	M. Morrell*	1,211	42.7	+5.5
	Labour	D. Crew	304	10.7	–4.3
	Green	J. Bishop	85	3.0	–5.3
Majority			27	1.0	–1.3
Turnout			2,838	57.0	–4.0
Registered electors			5,004
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	0.7

Harpenden North

Harpenden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Haynes	1,253	50.3	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	H. Adams	817	32.8	+10.1
	Labour	R. Botterill	419	16.8	–4.9
Majority			436	17.5	–8.0
Turnout			2,489	43.1	–5.9
Registered electors			5,844
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

No Green candidate as previous (7.3%).

Harpenden South

Harpenden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Bailey*	1,367	57.4	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	K. Sutton	645	27.1	+9.4
	Labour	H. Holmes	300	12.6	–4.5
	Green	A. Pearce	68	2.9	–7.4
Majority			722	30.3	–6.8
Turnout			2,380	46.3	–5.9
Registered electors			5,174
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Harpenden West

Harpenden West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Coe*	1,326	57.6	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Steer	676	29.4	+9.5
	Labour	J. O'Brien	200	8.7	–5.8
	Green	B. Pope	100	4.3	–6.9
Majority			650	28.2	–6.3
Turnout			2,302	46.7	–5.6
Registered electors			4,964
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

London Colney

London Colney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Gordon	1,431	60.8	–0.2
	Conservative	P. Grimes	717	30.5	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	T. Lodhi	129	5.5	–3.8
	Green	B. Pope	77	3.3	–2.8
Majority			714	30.3	–7.1
Turnout			2,354	43.2	–4.2
Registered electors			5,527
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.6

Marshallwick North

Marshallwick North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Halpin	1,354	53.5	+9.3
	Conservative	P. Johnston	880	34.8	–0.7
	Labour	A. Rose	228	9.0	–5.6
	Green	R. Starkey	69	2.7	–3.0
Majority			474	18.7	+10.0
Turnout			2,531	52.5	–2.9
Registered electors			4,850
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	5.0

Marshallwick South

Marshallwick South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Burton	1,392	47.1	+3.1
	Conservative	R. Scranage	1,070	36.2	+0.6
	Labour	D. Allan	384	13.0	–3.0
	Green	A. Tindale	110	3.7	–0.7
Majority			322	10.9	+2.4
Turnout			2,956	57.7	–4.4
Registered electors			5,144
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.3

Park Street

Park Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Finley	932	52.5	+18.5
	Conservative	D. Foheringham	537	30.3	–3.1
	Labour	L. Adams	253	14.3	–7.1
	Green	A. Harrison	53	3.0	–8.2
Majority			395	22.3	+21.7
Turnout			1,775	41.2	–9.1
Registered electors			4,317
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.8

Redbourn

Redbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Chapman*	971	43.4	–4.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Schofield	938	42.0	N/A
	Labour	P. Robinson	221	9.9	–19.2
	Green	D. Cockroft	105	4.7	–18.2
Majority			33	1.5	–17.3
Turnout			2,235	50.8	+0.5
Registered electors			4,317
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Sopwell

Sopwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Batley	1,419	60.5	–4.7
	Conservative	G. Brown	422	18.0	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Biddle	410	17.5	+5.2
	Green	S. Allcock	95	4.0	–4.3
Majority			997	42.5	–8.4
Turnout			2,346	46.4	–7.8
Registered electors			5,085
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Sandridge

Sandridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Whiteside*	816	46.5	–6.8
	Independent	B. Filmer	450	25.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lawson	275	15.7	–16.0
	Labour	E. Adams	173	9.9	+4.1
	Green	F. Ellis	39	2.2	–0.8
Majority			366	20.9	–0.7
Turnout			1,753	44.6	–7.0
Registered electors			3,928
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

St. Peters

St. Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gunner*	1,161	48.6	+5.2
	Labour	D. Paton	645	27.0	–4.9
	Conservative	R. Wakerly	417	17.4	+1.3
	Green	C. Simmons	168	7.0	–1.6
Majority			516	21.6	+10.1
Turnout			2,391	49.0	–5.9
Registered electors			4,880
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.1

St. Stephens

St. Stephens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Nowell*	1,261	44.4	+16.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Eagling	1,099	38.7	+22.0
	Labour	N. Williamson	393	13.8	+1.4
	Green	H. Clemow	90	3.2	+0.2
Majority			162	5.7	N/A
Turnout			2,843	49.6	–12.4
Registered electors			5,740
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

No Independent candidate as previous (39.7%).

Verulam

Verulam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,307	47.2	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Cooper	1,004	36.4	+10.9
	Labour	K. Sutton	321	11.6	–7.9
	Green	W. Berrington	124	4.5	–6.4
Majority			303	11.0	–7.7
Turnout			2,756	54.1	–3.8
Registered electors			5,104
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Wheathampstead

Wheathampstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hills*	1,117	44.8	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Adams	720	28.9	–18.5
	Green	P. King	380	15.3	+11.0
	Labour	C. Chadney	274	11.0	–0.3
Majority			397	15.9	N/A
Turnout			2,491	52.9	–6.0
Registered electors			4,774
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.1

References

"St Albans City and District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

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