2012 St Albans City and District Council election

The 2012 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the Conservatives were the largest party on the council with 29 of the 58 seats.[3] The Liberal Democrats had 23 seats, Labour had 4 seats, the Green Party had 1 seat and there was 1 Independent.[3] Since the last election in 2011 Labour had gained a seat in Batchwood from the Liberal Democrats at a by-election in January 2012.[4]

19 seats were contested in 2012 with both the Conservative and Labour parties having a full 19 candidates, the Liberal Democrats had 18 and the Greens had 17.[5] There were 3 independent candidates as well, the sitting independent councillor Tony Swendell in Redbourn, the former Labour group leader Maurice MacMillan in London Colney, who had left the party a few years before over the imposition of an all-women shortlist, and Conservative councillor John Chambers, who was standing in Harpenden North as an independent after having been deselected by the Conservatives.[5] Of the 19 seats the Conservatives were defending 9, the Liberal Democrats 8 and both the Green party and an independent were defending 1 seat.[6]

Election result

The Labour Party gained 4 seats to have 8 councillors after taking 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats and 1 seat from the Conservatives.[7] The Conservatives remained the largest party, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 19 seats and both the Green Party and Independent Tony Swendell held the seats they had been defending.[7]

St Albans local election result 2012[2][8]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 1 1 0 42.1 37.9 14,598 -4.6%
  Liberal Democrats 5 0 4 -4 26.3 25.0 9,625 -4.3%
  Labour 4 4 0 +4 21.1 22.0 8,461 +2.4%
  Green 1 0 0 0 5.3 8.6 3,313 +0.3%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 5.3 5.6 2,164 +5.3%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 274 +0.7%
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 83 +0.2%

Ward results

Ashley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Momotaz Rahim 768 35.8 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Nik Alatortsev 702 32.7 +0.1
Conservative Guy Young 431 20.1 −7.8
Green Graham Ward 246 11.5 +2.3
Majority 66 3.1
Turnout 2,147 38 −10
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Batchwood[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malachy Pakenham 896 48.5 +7.6
Conservative Tim Smith 395 21.4 −5.5
Liberal Democrats Allan Witherick 384 20.8 −3.6
Green Naomi Love 171 9.3 +7.6
Majority 501 27.1 +13.2
Turnout 1,846 34 −17
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Clarence[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher White 880 42.5 +5.2
Conservative Joe Hames 494 23.9 −8.9
Labour Matthew Wilson 383 18.5 −1.6
Green Jack Easton 312 15.1 +5.3
Majority 386 18.7 +14.2
Turnout 2,069 40 −24
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cunningham[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Harrison 735 39.5 −1.9
Conservative Jim Vessey 394 21.2 −9.8
Labour John Metcalf 386 20.7 −0.2
UKIP Michael Mason 151 8.1 +8.1
Green Greg Riener 113 6.1 −0.6
English Democrat Alan Malin 83 4.5 +4.5
Majority 341 18.3 +7.9
Turnout 1,862 38 −12
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Harpenden East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosemary Farmer 920 53.2 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Maria Moyes 420 24.3 −0.4
Labour Rosemary Ross 250 14.5 +1.6
Green Lorna Hann 139 8.0 −0.2
Majority 500 28.9 −0.4
Turnout 1,729 32 −17
Conservative hold Swing
Harpenden North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Bell 806 46.9 −12.5
Independent John Chambers 434 25.2 +25.2
Labour Linda Spiri 226 13.1 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Gordon Burrow 170 9.9 −8.4
Green Lucy Eggleston 84 4.9 −3.5
Majority 372 21.6 −19.5
Turnout 1,720 32 −19
Conservative hold Swing
Harpenden South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Heritage 1,280 71.1 +3.0
Labour Michael Gray-Higgins 215 11.9 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Crofts 196 10.9 −3.1
Green Pete Eggleston 110 6.1 +0.2
Majority 1,065 59.1 +4.9
Turnout 1,801 34 −18
Conservative hold Swing
Harpenden West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Weaver 1,345 66.8 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Alison Steer 280 13.9 −4.8
Labour Geoffrey Dignum 251 12.5 +0.4
Green Lydia El-Khouri 136 6.8 +1.3
Majority 1,065 52.9 +7.9
Turnout 2,012 35 −20
Conservative hold Swing
London Colney (2 seats)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dreda Gordon 1,162 47.1 +2.6
Conservative Simon Calder 912 36.9 −3.4
Conservative Dave Winstone 859 34.8 −5.5
Labour Ian Orton 813 32.9 −11.6
Independent Malcolm MacMillan 556 22.5 N/A
Green Mary Warren 197 8.0 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Vibs Nazeri 114 4.6 −3.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Pedroz 84 3.4 −4.4
Turnout 2,469 35 −5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Marshalswick North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Churchard 889 44.5 +3.7
Conservative Lyn Bolton 713 35.7 −3.4
Labour John Paton 239 12.0 −1.5
Green Rosalind Paul 155 7.8 +1.2
Majority 176 8.8 +7.1
Turnout 1,996 40 −14
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Marshalswick South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heidi Allen 929 39.8 −6.8
Liberal Democrats Melvyn Teare 651 27.9 +2.6
Labour Iain Grant 441 18.9 +0.7
Green Jill Mills 188 8.1 −1.8
UKIP Philip Singleton 123 5.3 +5.3
Majority 278 11.9 −9.5
Turnout 2,332 44 −14
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Park Street[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Yates 945 45.7 +5.7
Conservative Stella Nash 766 37.0 −4.0
Labour Martin McGrath 258 12.5 −1.9
Green Robert Barton 100 4.8 +0.2
Majority 179 8.7
Turnout 2,069 36 −12
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Redbourn[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Swendell 1,174 59.5 +59.5
Conservative Victoria Mead 624 31.6 −21.1
Labour Richard Windle 175 8.9 −1.1
Majority 550 27.9
Turnout 1,973 41 −12
Independent hold Swing
Sopwell[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Smith 881 47.1 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Axworthy 481 25.7 −0.1
Conservative Bruce Snell 324 17.3 −3.0
Green Kate Metcalf 184 9.8 +1.1
Majority 400 21.4 +2.0
Turnout 1,870 35 −13
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St Peters[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Simon Grover 719 34.7 +7.1
Labour Andrew Dixon 485 23.4 +0.1
Conservative Paul Davies 454 21.9 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Liz Needham 412 19.9 −5.3
Majority 234 11.3
Turnout 2,070 36 −11
Green hold Swing
St Stephen[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Gibbard 1,085 57.7 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Jay Baillie 430 22.9 −3.6
Labour Janet Blackwell 238 12.7 +1.7
Green Lesley Baker 127 6.8 −0.1
Majority 655 34.8 +5.6
Turnout 1,880 36 −15
Conservative hold Swing
Verulam[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Fred Wartenberg 1,211 50.2 +11.7
Conservative Panos Ifans 776 32.2 −9.6
Labour Dominic Benson 213 8.8 −3.4
Green Margaret Grover 213 8.8 +1.2
Majority 435 18.0
Turnout 2,413 47 −14
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wheathampstead[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Clark 1,091 53.7 +9.2
Liberal Democrats Jon Bareham 641 31.5 −12.2
Labour Gavin Ross 181 8.9 +1.8
Green Ian Troughton 119 5.9 +1.2
Majority 450 22.1 +21.3
Turnout 2,032 42 −17
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "St Albans". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Election results 2012: Non-Metro". The Guardian. 5 May 2012 – via NewsBank.
  3. ^ a b "Local elections 2012". BBC News. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ^ White, Debbie (20 January 2012). "Roma Mills wins St Albans by-election". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b Burton, Madeleine (16 April 2012). "Surprise independent candidates in St Albans Council elections". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ^ "2012 local election counting begins". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b Mistry, Manisha (4 May 2012). "Conservatives still largest St Albans District Council party". St Albans & Harpenden Review. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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