2023 St Albans City and District Council election

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18 out of 56 seats to St Albans City and District Council
29 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Chris White	Brian Ellis
Party	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Last election	50 seats, 47.9%	4 seats, 24.0%
Seats before	50	4
Seats won	15	1
Seats after	49	4
Seat change	1
Popular vote	20,859	11,127
Percentage	50.4%	26.8%
Swing	2.5%	2.8%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	Simon Grover
Party	Green	Independent
Last election	1 seat, 14.9%	1 seat, 2.5%
Seats before	1	1
Seats won	1	0
Seats after	2	1
Seat change	1
Popular vote	5,287	0
Percentage	12.8%	0.0%
Swing	2.4%	2.5%

Winner of each seat at the 2023 St Albans City and District Council election

Leader before election

Chris White
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Chris White
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.^[2]

Eighteen members of the council were up for election.

The Liberal Democrats obtained 15 seats, the Green Party obtained 2 seats (including winning one from the Liberal Democrats in Clarence ward), and the Conservatives obtained 1 seat (in Harpenden South).^[3]^[4]

The Liberal Democrats remained in control of the council after the election, with 49 out of 56 seats being held by them.^[5]

On 5 May 2023, one day after the election, it was announced that there would be a by-election for a district councillor in St. Peters ward on 13 June 2023 due to a vacancy.^[6]

The next elections took place in May 2024.^[3]

Election result

2023 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	15	1	83.3	34	49	87.5	20,859	50.4	+2.5
	Conservative	1		5.6	3	4	7.1	11,127	26.8	+2.8
	Green	2	1	11.1	0	2	3.6	5,287	12.8	–2.4
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.8	0	0.0	–2.5
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,075	9.8	–0.6
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	49	0.1	N/A
	Communist	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	30	0.1	±0.0

Ward results

The 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 2023.^[7]^[8]

The Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour, and the Green Party had candidates in all 18 wards. The results for each ward were as follows:^[9]

Batchwood

Batchwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jenni Murray*	1,184	56.4	+3.4
	Labour	Emma Turnbull	344	16.4	–1.2
	Conservative	Alexandra Clark	309	14.7	–1.6
	Green	Danielle Durant-Taylor	214	10.2	–2.8
	Reform UK	David Thurston	49	2.3	N/A
Majority			840	40.0	N/A
Turnout			2,100	37.6	–6.7
Registered electors			5,584
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.3

Bernards Heath

Bernards Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Brattle	1,419	60.7	+8.2
	Conservative	Ambrose Killen	406	17.3	+1.2
	Green	Rosalind Paul	276	11.8	–10.1
	Labour	Jane Cloke	238	10.2	+0.8
Majority			1,013	43.4	N/A
Turnout			2,339	40.4	–6.3
Registered electors			5,796
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.5

Clarence

Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Matt Fisher	1,503	50.9	+18.3
	Liberal Democrats	Oluwasheun Onamusi	1,055	35.8	–11.1
	Conservative	Don Deepthi	198	6.7	–3.2
	Labour	George Sanderson	194	6.6	–4.0
Majority			448	15.1	N/A
Turnout			2,950	48.5	–2.3
Registered electors			6,089
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	14.7

Cunningham

Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Cotton	1,281	59.6	+0.2
	Conservative	Lyn Bolton	408	19.0	+3.1
	Labour	John Paton	293	13.6	+1.0
	Green	Caroline Hall	168	7.8	–4.3
Majority			873	40.6	N/A
Turnout			2,150	38.0	–3.0
Registered electors			5,660
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.5

Harpenden East

Harpenden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dason Canning*	1,221	58.0	+7.4
	Conservative	Nigel Turnbull	570	27.1	–3.2
	Labour	Neil Mulcock	172	8.2	+0.4
	Green	Ian Troughton	142	6.7	–4.7
Majority			651	30.9	N/A
Turnout			2,105	37.3	–6.0
Registered electors			5,637
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.3

Harpenden North & Rural

Harpenden North & Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ayesha Rohale*	1,217	53.1	–2.5
	Conservative	Alexia D'Rosario	736	32.1	+2.4
	Green	Candida Whittome	171	7.5	–0.9
	Labour	Ben Dearman	167	7.3	+1.0
Majority			481	21.0	N/A
Turnout			2,291	39.3	–5.5
Registered electors			5,832
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.5

Harpenden South

Harpenden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Teresa Heritage	1,220	52.0	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Denise de Mattos Bowser	885	37.7	+0.1
	Labour	David Crew	134	5.7	–4.2
	Green	Anne McQuade	106	4.6	–6.0
Majority			335	14.3	N/A
Turnout			2,345	42.2	+1.0
Registered electors			5,558
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

Harpenden West

Harpenden West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Gaskell*	1,256	45.4	+2.0
	Conservative	Matt Cowley	1,189	42.9	+9.6
	Green	Kyle Riley	205	7.4	–10.0
	Labour	Victoria Thompson	119	4.3	–1.6
Majority			67	2.5	N/A
Turnout			2,769	45.9	–3.2
Registered electors			6,036
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.8

Hill End

Hill End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graeme Shaw	1,468	66.5	+10.0
	Conservative	Sudha Bharadia	295	13.3	+0.6
	Green	Marianne Jordan	250	11.3	+0.8
	Labour	Steve Clark	197	8.9	±0.0
Majority			1,173	53.2	N/A
Turnout			2,210	39.7	–6.4
Registered electors			5,569
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.7

London Colney

London Colney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Gampell*	646	35.6	+2.2
	Labour	Sam Vosper	619	34.1	+6.2
	Conservative	Dave Winstone	470	25.9	–4.3
	Green	Allie Park-Crowne	76	4.1	–3.9
Majority			27	1.5	N/A
Turnout			1,811	30.7	–1.2
Registered electors			5,897
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.0

Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm

Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Raj Visram*	1,156	49.9	–0.7
	Conservative	Frances Leonard	788	34.0	+2.3
	Green	James Lomas	195	8.4	–1.3
	Labour	Nick Pullinger	178	7.7	–0.3
Majority			368	15.9	N/A
Turnout			2,317	39.9	–7.9
Registered electors			5,809
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.5

Park Street

Park Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nuala Webb*	1,234	54.8	+7.6
	Conservative	James Cook	705	31.3	–3.2
	Labour	Laurence Chester	172	7.6	–1.4
	Green	Mark Park-Crowne	140	6.3	–3.1
Majority			529	23.5	N/A
Turnout			2,251	35.2	–5.9
Registered electors			6,396
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.5

Redbourn

Redbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Thurston	859	49.8	+18.0
	Conservative	Victoria Mead	615	35.6	+12.7
	Labour	Symon Vegro	156	9.0	+2.8
	Green	Stephen Clough	95	5.6	–2.1
Majority			244	14.2	N/A
Turnout			1,725	40.2	–1.7
Registered electors			4,292
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.7

Sandridge & Wheathampstead

Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sharon Hollingsworth*	1,213	48.8	+7.7
	Conservative	Gill Clark	960	38.6	+1.1
	Green	Oliver Hitch	166	6.7	–6.4
	Labour	James Morrell	148	6.0	–2.3
Majority			253	10.2	N/A
Turnout			2,487	41.2	–4.8
Registered electors			6,039
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.3

Sopwell

Sopwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Harriet Sherlock	1,144	55.5	+0.7
	Labour	Iain Grant	414	20.1	–0.8
	Conservative	Richard Curthoys	278	13.5	+1.4
	Green	Tricia Gibbons	194	9.4	–2.8
	Communist	Mark Ewington	30	1.5	–1.7
Majority			730	35.4	N/A
Turnout			2,060	37.7	–5.1
Registered electors			5,458
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.8

St Peters

St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Simon Grover*	1,045	46.1	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Partridge	760	33.4	–5.9
	Conservative	Graham Leonard	251	11.0	+1.0
	Labour	David Byatt	217	9.5	–4.6
Majority			285	12.7	N/A
Turnout			2,273	36.9	–2.7
Registered electors			6,164
	Green hold		Swing	7.7

St Stephen

St Stephen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Cavinder	1,243	47.7	+3.5
	Conservative	Aaron Jacob	1,079	41.4	+6.3
	Labour	Janet Blackwell	156	6.0	–2.7
	Green	Matthew Thomas	129	4.9	–3.2
Majority			164	6.3	N/A
Turnout			2,607	39.4	–4.8
Registered electors			6,610
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.4

Verulam

Verulam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Degg	1,618	61.4	+4.4
	Conservative	Susan Devi	650	24.6	+0.5
	Green	Gabriel Roberts	212	8.0	–3.4
	Labour	Geoff Meade	157	6.0	–1.6
Majority			968	36.8	N/A
Turnout			2,637	46.1	–5.0
Registered electors			5,722
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.0

By-elections

St Peters

A by-election was held in the St Peters ward on 13 June 2023, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Danny Clare.^[10]^[11]

St Peters: 13 June 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Juliet Voisey	628	44.7	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	David John Patridge	537	38.2	+4.8
	Conservative	Ambrose Killen	156	11.1	+0.1
	Labour	David James Byatt	84	6.0	–3.5
Majority			91	6.5	–6.2
Turnout			1,412	22.8	–14.1
Registered electors			6,196
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.1

Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm

A second by-election was held in Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm ward on 17 August 2023 following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Elissa Da Costa-Waldman.^[12]^[13]

Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm: 17 August 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Raihaanah Ahmed	774	46.0	–3.9
	Conservative	Frances Leonard	661	39.3	+5.3
	Green	James Lomas	102	6.1	–2.3
	Labour	Nick Pullinger	82	4.9	–2.8
	Independent	Samuel Posner	62	3.7	N/A
Majority			113	6.7	−9.2
Turnout			1,685	28.8	−11.1
Registered electors			5,853
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sandridge and Wheathampstead

A third by-election was held on 7 December 2023 due to a vacancy in the Sandridge and Wheathampstead ward.^[14]^[15]^[16]

Sandridge and Wheathampstead: 7 December 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Johns	793	55.6	+6.8
	Conservative	Claudio Duran	480	33.7	−4.9
	Green	Oliver Hitch	78	5.5	−1.2
	Labour	James Morrell	68	4.8	−1.2
Majority			313	21.9	+11.7
Turnout			1,426	23.4	−18.1
Registered electors			6,093
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.2%

References

↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). St Albans City and District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
↑ "Local elections 2023: In maps and charts". BBC News. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
1 2 "Elections and results | St Albans City and District Council". www.stalbans.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
↑ Voce, Antonio; Leach, Anna; Hoog, Niels de; Clarke, Seán. "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". the Guardian. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
↑ Bates, Pearce (5 May 2023). "St Albans Election: Clarence goes Green as Lib Dems retain control". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
↑ "By-election called as St Albans City and District councillor resigns". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). St Albans City and District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
↑ "Local Election 2023: St Albans & District candidates revealed". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
↑ "Results of the St Albans City and District Council elections held on Thursday 4 May 2023". St Albans City and District Council. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
↑ "By-election in St Peters ward". St Albans City and District Council. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
↑ Bates, Pearce (14 June 2023). "St Albans council: Green Party claim victory in St Peters ward". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
↑ Bates, Pearce (18 August 2023). "St Albans: Lib Dems take Marshalswick East and Jersey Farm". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
↑ "By-election called in Marshalswick East and Jersey Farm ward | St Albans City and District Council". www.stalbans.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
↑ "More by-elections as district and county seats open up". Herts Advertiser. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
↑ "By-elections called for both District and County Councils | St Albans City and District Council". www.stalbans.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
↑ "By-election result for Sandridge and Wheathampstead" (PDF). St Albans City and District Council. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.

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