The 2024 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
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21 out of 56 seats to St Albans City and District Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2024 St Albans City and District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There were 21 members of the council up for election, being the usual approximate third of the council plus three by-elections. The council remained under Liberal Democrat majority control.
Summary
editPrior to the election, the council was under Liberal Democrat majority control. The leader of the council, Chris White, did not stand for re-election in 2024.[1]
Following the election, the Liberal Democrats retained their majority. They chose Paul De Kort to be their new group leader, who was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2024.[2]
Candidates by party
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Election result
edit2024 St Albans City and District Council election[3] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 17 | 2 | 80.9 | 30 | 47 | 83.9 | 22,472 | 49.7 | –0.7 | |
Conservative | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 5.4 | 9,596 | 21.3 | –5.5 | |
Green | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 5.4 | 6,591 | 14.6 | +1.8 | |
Labour | 2 | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 3.6 | 5,443 | 12.0 | +2.2 | |
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 776 | 1.7 | +1.6 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 279 | 0.6 | +0.6 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
Ward results
editThe Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by St Albans City and District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[4]
Batchwood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Lynn Cunningham | 1,015 | 43.7 | −12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sinéad Howland | 970 | 41.8 | −14.6 | |
Green | Damian Gaskin | 928 | 40.0 | +29.8 | |
Green | Matthew Thomas | 432 | 18.6 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Joshua Varghese | 256 | 11.0 | −3.7 | |
Labour | Mal Pakenham | 255 | 11.0 | −5.4 | |
Labour | Janet Smith | 240 | 10.3 | −6.1 | |
Independent | Gerry Foster | 85 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,322 | 41.19 | |||
Registered electors | 5,637 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bernards Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jez Levy | 1,257 | 55.8 | –4.9 | |
Conservative | John Page | 305 | 13.5 | –3.8 | |
Green | Gabriel Roberts | 267 | 11.9 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Jane Cloke | 229 | 10.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Gee Smedley | 194 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 952 | 42.3 | –1.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,252 | 38.4 | –2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,892 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Clarence
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Joanna Meaden | 1,347 | 46.6 | +10.8 | |
Green | Lucy Swift | 1,211 | 42.0 | –8.9 | |
Conservative | Lyn Bolton | 166 | 5.7 | –1.0 | |
Labour | Martin Mcgrath | 164 | 5.7 | –0.9 | |
Majority | 136 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,888 | 47.3 | –1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,134 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Cunningham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Roly Everall | 1,189 | 56.7 | –2.9 | |
Conservative | Jordan Sweeny | 284 | 13.5 | –5.5 | |
Labour | John Paton | 281 | 13.4 | –0.2 | |
Green | Caroline Hall | 220 | 10.5 | +2.7 | |
Reform UK | Larraine Charters | 123 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 905 | 43.2 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,097 | 37.1 | –0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,677 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Harpenden East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul de Kort | 1,081 | 54.4 | –3.6 | |
Conservative | Mitchell Kieran | 539 | 27.1 | ±0.0 | |
Labour | Neil Mulcock | 197 | 9.9 | +1.7 | |
Green | Louise Schlich | 170 | 8.6 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 542 | 27.3 | –3.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,987 | 34.9 | –2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,716 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Harpenden North & Rural
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Beth Fisher | 1,161 | 53.7 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Samuel Spiri | 662 | 30.6 | –1.5 | |
Labour | Ross Harper | 186 | 8.7 | +1.4 | |
Green | Mario May | 152 | 7.0 | –0.5 | |
Majority | 499 | 23.1 | –2.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,161 | 36.6 | –2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 5,921 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Harpenden South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Matt Cowley | 1,097 | 46.2 | –5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Denise Bowser | 1,039 | 43.7 | +6.0 | |
Labour | James Morrell | 146 | 6.1 | +0.4 | |
Green | Gordon Baisley | 94 | 4.0 | –0.6 | |
Majority | 58 | 2.5 | –11.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,376 | 42.9 | +0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 5,572 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Harpenden West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Galvin | 1,327 | 49.1 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Clark Alex | 1,027 | 38.0 | –4.9 | |
Labour | Victoria Thompson | 220 | 8.1 | +3.8 | |
Green | Kyle Riley | 131 | 4.8 | –2.6 | |
Majority | 300 | 11.1 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,705 | 44.5 | –1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,108 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
London Colney
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hobday Mike | 835 | 46.7 | +12.6 | |
Labour | Emma Turnbull | 684 | 36.2 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karl Mugele | 487 | 27.2 | −8.4 | |
Conservative | Simon Calder | 463 | 25.9 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Onamusi | 433 | 24.2 | −11.4 | |
Conservative | Ambrose Killen | 268 | 15.0 | −10.9 | |
Reform UK | Eleanor Jackson | 164 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Green | Matt Maddock | 160 | 8.9 | +4.8 | |
Green | Rosalind Paul | 85 | 4.7 | +0.6 | |
Turnout | 3579 | 33.21 | +2.51 | ||
Registered electors | 5,857 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Hill End
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Anthony Rowlands | 1,584 | 70.5 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Sudha Bharadia | 256 | 11.4 | –1.9 | |
Green | Marianne Jordan | 223 | 9.9 | –1.4 | |
Labour | Steven Clark | 185 | 8.2 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 1,328 | 59.1 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,248 | 40.2 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,623 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ahmed Raihaanah | 1,069 | 46.7 | –3.2 | |
Conservative | Frances Leonard | 855 | 37.3 | +3.3 | |
Green | James Lomas | 187 | 8.2 | –0.2 | |
Labour | Nick Pullinger | 178 | 7.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 214 | 9.4 | –6.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,289 | 40.4 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,932 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Marshalswick West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Simon Mostyn | 1,035 | 63.0 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Don Deepthi | 342 | 20.8 | −4.4 | |
Green | Rachel Timbs | 158 | 9.6 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Sarah Heiser | 108 | 6.6 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 693 | 42.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,643 | 42.8 | |||
Registered electors | 3,856 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Park Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Smith Terrie | 1,087 | 50.7 | –4.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Curthoys | 519 | 24.2 | –7.1 | |
Reform UK | Roger Gray | 201 | 9.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Laurence Chester | 178 | 8.3 | +0.7 | |
Green | Mark Park-Crowne | 159 | 7.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 568 | 26.5 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,144 | 33.0 | –2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,532 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Owain McKenzie | 1,003 | 46.0 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Johns | 990 | 45.8 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Claudio Duran | 743 | 34.4 | −4.2 | |
Labour | Hannah Thornley Hill | 349 | 16.2 | +10.2 | |
Green | Danielle Durant-Taylor | 277 | 12.8 | +6.1 | |
Green | Oliver Hitch | 217 | 10.0 | +3.3 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,160 | 35.32 | |||
Registered electors | 6,115 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Sopwell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jesús Pastor | 968 | 50.5 | –5.0 | |
Labour | Iain Grant | 376 | 19.6 | –0.5 | |
Green | Deborah McGettrick | 226 | 11.9 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Heather Rench | 203 | 10.6 | –2.9 | |
Reform UK | Lexine Savva | 125 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Communist | Mark Ewington | 17 | 0.9 | –0.6 | |
Majority | 592 | 30.9 | –4.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,915 | 35.5 | –2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,419 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St Peters
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Juliet Voisey | 918 | 43.9 | –2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Naina Bloom | 758 | 36.2 | +2.8 | |
Labour | David Byatt | 225 | 10.8 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Graham Leonard | 190 | 9.1 | –1.9 | |
Majority | 160 | 7.7 | –5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,091 | 34.2 | –2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,136 | ||||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
St Stephen
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Giles Fry | 1,066 | 43.3 | –4.4 | |
Conservative | James Cook | 866 | 35.3 | –6.1 | |
Labour | Janet Blackwell | 216 | 8.8 | +2.8 | |
Reform UK | David Thurston | 163 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Green | Meryl Burleigh | 145 | 6.0 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 200 | 8.0 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,456 | 36.8 | –2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,690 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Verulam
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Edgar Hill | 1,606 | 62.2 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | June Reid | 555 | 21.5 | –3.1 | |
Green | Candy Whittome | 231 | 8.9 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Geoff Meade | 191 | 7.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 1,051 | 40.7 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,583 | 45.3 | –0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,746 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ Mountney, Dan (8 April 2024). "St Albans: Council leader Chris White to step down". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Mountney, Dan (23 May 2024). "St Albans City and District Council elects new leader". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Bates, Pearce (3 May 2024). "The 2024 St Albans City & District local election results". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). St Albans City and District Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.