The 1984 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Following the election, the council fell into No overall control, with the Conservatives forming the largest group.
Summary edit
1984 St Albans City and District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 8 | 5 | 36.4 | 17 | 25 | 43.9 | 22,103 | 41.2 | –6.2 | |
Alliance | 11 | 6 | 50.0 | 12 | 23 | 40.4 | 22,149 | 41.3 | +8.6 | |
Labour | 2 | 2 | 9.1 | 5 | 7 | 12.3 | 8,338 | 15.5 | –1.3 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 920 | 1.7 | –1.1 | |
Ecology | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 117 | 0.2 | –0.1 |
Ward results edit
Ashley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | B. Rigby | 1,579 | 58.3 | ||
Alliance | J. Hurd | 1,456 | 53.7 | ||
Conservative | D. Evans | 744 | 27.5 | ||
Conservative | M. Dance | 706 | 26.1 | ||
Labour | D. McCarthy | 385 | 14.2 | ||
Labour | C. Leet | 349 | 12.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,709 | 56.4 | |||
Registered electors | 4,804 | ||||
Alliance hold | |||||
Alliance hold |
Batchwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | N. Lamb | 852 | 36.3 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | R. Moss | 762 | 32.5 | +0.9 | |
Labour | J. Ramsden* | 733 | 31.2 | –4.4 | |
Majority | 90 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,347 | 46.9 | –8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,797 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 1.3 |
Clarence edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Wheeldon* | 1,191 | 46.2 | +0.6 | |
Alliance | B. Bird | 1,030 | 39.9 | –4.0 | |
Labour | T. Skinner | 359 | 13.9 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 161 | 6.2 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,580 | 58.3 | –2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.3 |
Colney Heath edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | P. Hughes* | 923 | 62.1 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | J. Jeffrey | 457 | 30.7 | –10.9 | |
Labour | N. Ord | 107 | 7.2 | –3.7 | |
Majority | 466 | 31.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,487 | 51.6 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,880 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | 12.8 |
Cunningham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | R. Donald* | 1,468 | 59.1 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | C. Ellis | 679 | 27.4 | –8.0 | |
Labour | M. Fletcher | 335 | 13.5 | –5.1 | |
Majority | 789 | 31.8 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,482 | 52.4 | –4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,735 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | 10.6 |
Harpenden East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | A. Stevens | 1,218 | 45.5 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | M. Morrell* | 1,213 | 45.4 | +3.6 | |
Labour | T. Morris | 243 | 9.1 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,674 | 52.3 | –0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,108 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.3 |
No Independent candidate as previous (25.0%).
Harpenden North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Purkiss | 1,329 | 52.0 | –8.3 | |
Alliance | V. Salter | 825 | 32.3 | +6.6 | |
Labour | D. Crew | 285 | 11.2 | +1.6 | |
Ecology | H. Swailes | 117 | 4.6 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 504 | 19.7 | –14.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,556 | 42.6 | –6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,772 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.5 |
Harpenden South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Martyn | 1,424 | 66.7 | –0.4 | |
Alliance | P. Jones | 491 | 23.0 | –2.1 | |
Labour | K. Griffin | 221 | 7.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 933 | 43.7 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,086 | 42.2 | –6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,060 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 |
Harpenden West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Tarry* | 1,333 | 58.7 | –7.3 | |
Alliance | J. Glendinning | 766 | 33.7 | +9.6 | |
Labour | K. Griffin | 171 | 7.5 | –2.4 | |
Majority | 567 | 25.0 | –16.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,270 | 48.3 | –0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,182 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 |
London Colney edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Macmillan* | 1,136 | 60.2 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | J. Kalaher | 751 | 39.8 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 385 | 20.4 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,887 | 34.4 | –10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,481 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 |
No Alliance candidate as previous (13.8%).
Marshallwick North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | P. Halpin | 1,311 | 49.3 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | A. Maclennan | 1,109 | 41.7 | –7.7 | |
Labour | B. York | 241 | 9.1 | –1.9 | |
Majority | 202 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,661 | 54.6 | –3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,872 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.7 |
Marshallwick South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Turner* | 1,326 | 49.1 | –8.8 | |
Alliance | A. Rowlands | 1,126 | 41.7 | +10.9 | |
Labour | A. Goodsall | 249 | 9.2 | –2.1 | |
Majority | 200 | 7.4 | –19.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,701 | 52.2 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,117 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.9 |
Park Street edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | G. Bliss | 1,196 | 55.0 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | R. Scranage* | 767 | 35.3 | –5.4 | |
Labour | M. Rogers | 211 | 9.7 | –2.7 | |
Majority | 429 | 19.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,174 | 51.2 | –3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,245 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.8 |
Redbourn edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S. Bailey* | 920 | 43.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | E. Lee | 881 | 41.4 | –10.7 | |
Labour | R. Dunham | 329 | 15.4 | –0.5 | |
Majority | 39 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,130 | 47.2 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,510 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
No Alliance candidate as previous (32.0%).
Sopwell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Harris | 958 | 45.1 | –1.7 | |
Alliance | G. Heaton | 585 | 27.5 | –0.2 | |
Conservative | M. Ward | 583 | 27.4 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 373 | 17.5 | –1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,126 | 45.7 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,652 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 |
St. Peters edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | S. Walkington | 1,110 | 47.5 | +8.1 | |
Labour | P. Fowler* | 614 | 26.3 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | P. Welch | 614 | 26.3 | –8.6 | |
Majority | 496 | 21.2 | +16.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,338 | 52.7 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,435 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 3.8 |
St. Stephens edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | D. Parry | 1,465 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | A. Newell* | 1,354 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Heap | 1,280 | 40.8 | ||
Alliance | M. Moore | 1,207 | 38.5 | ||
Conservative | G. Russell | 1,195 | 38.1 | ||
Alliance | M. Hutchens | 1,142 | 36.4 | ||
Labour | R. Mitchell | 316 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | J. Churcher | 305 | 9.7 | ||
Labour | S. Noble | 302 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,134 | 54.9 | |||
Registered electors | 5,709 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Verulam edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Woodsmith | 1,492 | 49.9 | –3.5 | |
Alliance | J. Gunner | 1,220 | 40.8 | +0.4 | |
Labour | S. Page | 278 | 9.3 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 272 | 9.1 | –3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,990 | 57.9 | –4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,163 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 |
Wheathampstead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | D. Whittaker | 1,179 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Z. Swire | 913 | 39.6 | –45.4 | |
Labour | J. Brown | 211 | 9.2 | –5.8 | |
Majority | 266 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,303 | 48.5 | –1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,749 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
References edit
- ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 January 2023.