1996 St Albans City and District Council election

St Albans City and District Council election

The 1996 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

1996 St Albans City and District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	10	5	52.6	29	39	68.4	13,937	37.5	-4.3
	Labour	5	2	26.3	7	12	21.1	12,533	33.7	+2.5
	Conservative	4	7	21.1	2	6	10.5	10,678	28.7	+2.7

Ward results

Ashley

Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cooper	1,135	48.6	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Goodyear*	898	38.4	–3.5
	Conservative	D. Caroline	304	13.0	+0.6
Majority			237	10.1	+6.4
Turnout			2,337	45.4	–1.4
Registered electors			5,150
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.3

Batchwood

Batchwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Mills*	1,192	66.4	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Law	306	17.1	–2.1
	Conservative	P. Farley	296	16.5	+4.6
Majority			886	49.4	+2.1
Turnout			1,794	36.5	–3.9
Registered electors			4,931
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

No Green candidate as previous (2.4%).

Clarence

Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wright	938	49.4	–4.4
	Labour	D. Pratley	609	32.1	+4.4
	Conservative	J. Christie	353	18.6	±0.0
Majority			329	17.3	–8.7
Turnout			1,900	43.8	+0.8
Registered electors			4,357
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.4

Colney Heath

Colney Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Defoe*	562	52.9	–11.7
	Labour	G. Humbles	265	25.0	+7.6
	Conservative	D. Jeffrey	235	22.1	+4.1
Majority			297	28.0	–18.5
Turnout			1,062	37.8	–13.1
Registered electors			2,810
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.7

Cunningham

Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clegg*	907	44.2	–10.8
	Labour	J. Gipps	856	41.7	+10.3
	Conservative	M. Elsdon	291	14.2	+0.6
Majority			51	2.5	–21.0
Turnout			2,054	42.5	–1.2
Registered electors			4,843
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.6

Harpenden East

Harpenden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Steer	889	43.1	–7.0
	Conservative	M. Hughes	726	35.2	+6.4
	Labour	D. Crew	450	21.8	+0.7
Majority			163	7.9	–13.4
Turnout			2,065	40.7	–3.0
Registered electors			5,088
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	6.7

Harpenden North

Harpenden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Peyton	948	45.4	–0.7
	Conservative	A. Pawle	704	33.7	+1.8
	Labour	C. Wade	435	20.8	±0.0
Majority			244	11.7	–2.5
Turnout			2,087	35.8	–3.6
Registered electors			5,842
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.3

Harpenden South

Harpenden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Morrell*	1,030	51.7	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ransom	574	28.8	–13.1
	Labour	K. Holmes	387	19.4	+5.1
Majority			456	22.9	+21.1
Turnout			1,991	37.8	–8.2
Registered electors			5,270
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.6

Harpenden West

Harpenden West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Haynes	1,068	56.0	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Skinner	536	28.1	–10.0
	Labour	E. Rayner	303	15.9	+2.6
Majority			532	27.9	+17.4
Turnout			1,907	35.9	–9.0
Registered electors			5,326
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

London Colney

London Colney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Macmillan*	1,444	78.4	+3.6
	Conservative	M. Shaw	224	12.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Lambert	174	9.4	–1.8
Majority			1,220	66.2	+2.6
Turnout			1,842	31.7	–0.8
Registered electors			5,823
	Labour hold		Swing	0.6

No Green candidate as previous (4.2%).

Marshallwick North

Marshallwick North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Hicks	945	49.9	–15.3
	Conservative	J. Foster*	621	27.2	+8.5
	Labour	J. Gibbs	526	23.1	+6.7
Majority			324	20.9	–18.4
Turnout			2,092	39.8	–2.8
Registered electors			4,763
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	11.9

Marshallwick South

Marshallwick South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Peters	1,134	49.7	–2.6
	Conservative	J. Turner*	621	27.2	+0.8
	Labour	R. Harris	526	23.1	+1.8
Majority			513	22.5	–3.5
Turnout			2,281	44.0	–1.7
Registered electors			5,185
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.8

Park Street

Park Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Abidi	599	43.1	–12.3
	Labour	M. Morley	441	31.7	+5.1
	Conservative	G. Truelove	349	25.1	+7.2
Majority			158	11.4	–17.4
Turnout			1,389	31.1	–5.3
Registered electors			4,467
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	8.7

Redbourn

Redbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Corley*	747	44.7	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Finigan	628	37.6	–4.2
	Labour	D. Allan	295	17.7	–2.1
Majority			119	7.1	N/A
Turnout			1,670	37.7	–4.0
Registered electors			4,436
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Sopwell

Sopwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Portia-Harris	1,294	70.1	–5.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hale	306	16.6	+3.7
	Conservative	V. Holley	247	13.4	+2.4
Majority			988	53.5	–9.6
Turnout			1,847	35.7	–3.1
Registered electors			5,183
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

St. Peters

St. Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Warren	940	45.6	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	R. Biddle*	921	44.7	–3.1
	Conservative	G. Brown	200	9.7	–0.9
Majority			19	0.9	N/A
Turnout			2,061	41.4	–1.8
Registered electors			4,984
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.5

St. Stephens

St. Stephens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Blackwell	948	40.9	–1.2
	Conservative	G. Myland	823	35.5	+2.1
	Labour	N. Williamson	546	23.6	–0.9
Majority			125	5.4	–3.3
Turnout			2,317	39.0	–1.1
Registered electors			6,047
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.7

Verulam

Verulam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Fearson	1,048	42.1	+3.2
	Conservative	C. Whiteside	969	38.9	+0.8
	Labour	P. Robinson	471	18.9	–2.5
Majority			79	3.2	+2.4
Turnout			2,488	47.9	–0.3
Registered electors			5,210
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.2

Wheathampstead

Wheathampstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Stammers*	942	43.6	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	T. Reason	676	31.3	–10.6
	Labour	P. Woodhams	543	25.1	+1.9
Majority			266	12.3	N/A
Turnout			2,161	45.8	+0.1
Registered electors			4,735
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

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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