1994 St Albans City and District Council election

St Albans City and District Council election

The 1994 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

1994 St Albans City and District Council
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	16	6	84.2	13	29	50.9	22,059	49.8	+14.2
	Conservative	0	5	0.0	19	19	33.3	10,221	23.1	-21.6
	Labour	3	0	15.8	6	9	15.8	11,191	25.3	+7.5
	Green	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	451	1.0	-0.8
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	356	0.8	N/A

Ward results

Ashley

Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Riley*	1,313	51.7	+11.4
	Labour	P. Hobbs	900	35.4	+9.8
	Conservative	P. Grimes	329	12.9	–18.1
Majority			413	16.2	+6.8
Turnout			2,542	52.2	+7.4
Registered electors			4,885
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.8

No Green candidate as previous (3.1%).

Batchwood

Batchwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. McManus*	1,293	60.6	+13.7
	Liberal Democrats	L. Booth	521	24.4	+6.2
	Conservative	R. Langham	318	14.9	–15.6
Majority			772	36.2	+19.8
Turnout			2,132	45.2	+0.1
Registered electors			4,730
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

No Green candidate as previous (4.5%).

Clarence

Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Burton*	1,313	61.5	+12.0
	Labour	D. Pratley	393	18.4	+6.1
	Conservative	J. Christie	358	16.8	–17.9
	Green	D. Burningham	70	3.3	–0.2
Majority			920	43.1	+28.3
Turnout			2,134	50.4	–1.3
Registered electors			4,236
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.0

Colney Heath

Colney Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Henchley*	888	64.6	+5.5
	Conservative	D. Jeffery	248	18.0	–11.7
	Labour	G. Humbles	239	17.4	+6.2
Majority			640	46.5	+17.1
Turnout			1,375	50.9	+2.6
Registered electors			2,712
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.6

Cunningham

Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Gunner*	1,370	60.7	+20.4
	Labour	A. Gilson	559	24.8	–2.6
	Conservative	M. Brownlie	328	14.5	–17.8
Majority			811	35.9	+27.9
Turnout			2,257	47.2	–4.8
Registered electors			4,791
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	11.5

Harpenden East

Harpenden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Burrows*	1,551	60.2	+20.1
	Conservative	D. Fisher	691	26.8	–21.6
	Labour	D. Crew	336	13.0	+4.8
Majority			860	33.4	N/A
Turnout			2,578	51.7	+1.6
Registered electors			4,996
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	20.9

Harpenden North

Harpenden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Coad	1,383	52.4	+14.0
	Conservative	D. Caroline	869	33.0	–18.9
	Labour	E. Rayner	385	14.6	+4.9
Majority			514	19.5	N/A
Turnout			2,637	45.7	+4.6
Registered electors			5,822
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.5

Harpenden South

Harpenden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Sutton	1,321	48.8	+25.0
	Conservative	J. Robinson	1,130	41.8	–24.3
	Labour	K. Holmes	254	9.4	–0.7
Majority			191	7.1	N/A
Turnout			2,705	52.1	+7.3
Registered electors			5,199
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	25.7

Harpenden West

Harpenden West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Webb	1,068	45.3	+19.7
	Conservative	J. Roberts*	1,033	43.8	–22.4
	Labour	J. Thompson	257	10.9	+2.7
Majority			35	1.5	N/A
Turnout			2,358	46.9	+5.7
Registered electors			5,052
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	21.1

London Colney

London Colney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Ransted*	1,555	68.3	+1.1
	Conservative	W. Billing	355	15.6	–11.0
	Liberal Democrats	L. Wain	277	12.2	+6.0
	Green	M. Gibson	89	3.9	N/A
Majority			1,200	52.7	+12.1
Turnout			2,276	40.5	–0.6
Registered electors			5,634
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

Marshallwick North

Marshallwick North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Churchard*	1,536	66.1	+24.4
	Conservative	B. Holley	462	19.9	–29.5
	Labour	L. Adams	324	14.0	+5.1
Majority			1,074	46.3	N/A
Turnout			2,322	48.6	+0.7
Registered electors			4,786
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	27.0

Marshallwick South

Marshallwick South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Rowlands*	1,588	57.7	+17.2
	Conservative	C. Ellis	653	23.7	–19.4
	Labour	D. Allan	425	15.4	+4.2
	Green	A. Cripps	88	3.2	–2.0
Majority			935	34.0	N/A
Turnout			2,754	53.4	+2.2
Registered electors			5,165
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	18.3

Park Street

Park Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Hendry*	1,079	61.2	+19.0
	Labour	M. Morley	360	20.4	+9.2
	Conservative	A. Nawathe	325	18.4	–28.2
Majority			719	40.8	N/A
Turnout			1,764	40.9	+0.7
Registered electors			4,321
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.9

Redbourn

Redbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Schofield*	1,289	68.1	+31.0
	Independent	A. Malski	356	18.8	N/A
	Labour	M. Brennan	248	13.1	+4.5
Majority			933	49.3	N/A
Turnout			1,893	43.3	–0.8
Registered electors			4,428
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

No Conservative candidate as previous (51.9%).

Sopwell

Sopwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kerry Pollard*	1,423	66.1	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Goodall	490	22.8	+6.1
	Conservative	G. Truelove	240	11.1	–16.7
Majority			933	43.3	+15.6
Turnout			2,153	43.2	+2.2
Registered electors			4,967
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

St. Peters

St. Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Thompson*	1,248	53.7	+10.4
	Labour	L. Warren	725	31.2	+3.1
	Conservative	D. Morgan	262	11.3	–11.9
	Green	V. Tansley	89	3.8	–1.6
Majority			523	22.5	+7.2
Turnout			2,324	49.3	+4.9
Registered electors			4,722
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.7

St. Stephens

St. Stephens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Moghul*	1,291	46.0	+13.8
	Conservative	G. Myland	951	33.9	–22.7
	Labour	P. Allen	562	20.0	+8.8
Majority			340	12.1	N/A
Turnout			2,804	48.3	+2.6
Registered electors			5,814
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.3

Verulam

Verulam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Gunner	1,112	40.3	+7.7
	Conservative	C. Blackman	895	32.4	–20.8
	Labour	J. Gibbs	638	23.1	+13.2
	Green	W. Berrington	115	4.2	–0.1
Majority			217	7.9	N/A
Turnout			2,760	53.1	+3.9
Registered electors			5,207
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	14.3

Wheathampstead

Wheathampstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Oxley*	1,421	56.6	+17.2
	Conservative	B. Collings	774	30.8	–19.8
	Labour	P. Woodhams	315	12.5	+2.6
Majority			647	25.8	N/A
Turnout			2,510	53.8	+5.8
Registered electors			4,673
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	18.5

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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