English local election
The 2022 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 5 May 2022, to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England.[1] It was on the same day as other local elections.
The whole council was up for election on new boundaries.[2] At the election, the Liberal Democrats retained control of the council with a greatly increased majority, while Labour were eliminated from the council entirely.[3]
Summary
Election result
2022 St Albans City and District Council election |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 54 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 89.3 | 47.9 | 28,208 | +6.7 |
| Conservative | 41 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 7.1 | 24.0 | 14,153 | –10.3 |
| Green | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.8 | 14.9 | 8,769 | +2.9 |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1,457 | +1.3 |
| Labour | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 6,156 | –0.7 |
| CPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 127 | N/A |
| Communist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 75 | N/A |
Ward results
Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
Batchwood
Batchwood (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Needham* | 1,499 | 60.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sinéad Howland* | 1,441 | 57.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenni Murray | 1,399 | 56.1 | |
| Labour | Mal Pakenham | 499 | 20.0 | |
| Labour | Iain Grant | 494 | 19.8 | |
| Conservative | Louise Tallon | 462 | 18.5 | |
| Green | Danielle Durant-Taylor | 369 | 14.8 | |
| Green | Lucy Swift | 368 | 14.8 | |
Turnout | 2,493 | 44.34 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bernards Heath
Bernards Heath (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Campbell* | 1,846 | 68.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jez Levy | 1,503 | 55.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mangala Patil Mead | 1,326 | 49.2 | |
| Green | Nadia Bishara | 768 | 28.5 | |
| Conservative | Ambrose Killen | 570 | 21.1 | |
| Labour | Jane Cloak | 330 | 12.2 | |
| Green | Stephane Farenga | 294 | 10.9 | |
| Green | Pam Maisey | 288 | 10.7 | |
Turnout | 2,696 | 46.65 | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Clarence
Clarence (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Josie Madoc* | 2,045 | 66.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris White* | 1,910 | 61.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Pedroz* | 1,443 | 46.6 | |
| Green | Matthew Fisher | 1,422 | 45.9 | |
| Labour | Ed Bailey | 462 | 14.9 | |
| Conservative | David Kaloczi | 432 | 13.9 | |
| Green | Gregory Riener | 370 | 11.9 | |
| Green | Gabriel Roberts | 361 | 11.7 | |
Turnout | 3,097 | 50.78 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Colney Heath
Colney Heath (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Brazier* | 461 | 59.1 | |
| Conservative | Graham Leonard | 214 | 27.4 | |
| Green | Rosalind Paul | 67 | 8.6 | |
| Labour | Laurence Chester | 38 | 4.9 | |
Turnout | 784 | 37.28 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Cunningham
Cunningham (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Donald* | 1,679 | 72.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roly Everall | 1,511 | 64.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Harrison* | 1,476 | 63.3 | |
| Conservative | Rachael Drewitt | 451 | 19.3 | |
| Labour | John Paton | 357 | 15.3 | |
| Green | Caroline Hall | 341 | 14.6 | |
| Green | Phil Fletcher | 259 | 11.1 | |
Turnout | 2,331 | 41.02 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Harpenden East
Harpenden East (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Pip Liver* | 1,435 | 58.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul de Kort* | 1,434 | 58.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dason Canning | 1,293 | 52.4 | |
| Conservative | Teresa Heritage | 859 | 34.8 | |
| Conservative | Mary Maynard* | 859 | 34.8 | |
| Conservative | Kieran Mitchell | 708 | 28.7 | |
| Green | Ian Troughton | 322 | 13.0 | |
| Labour | Christopher Gillen | 220 | 8.9 | |
Turnout | 2,468 | 43.28 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Harpenden North & Rural
Harpenden North & Rural (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Moore | 1,610 | 61.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Allison Wren* | 1,500 | 57.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ayesha Rohale | 1,264 | 48.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Cousin* | 861 | 32.8 | |
| Conservative | Bert Pawle* | 846 | 32.2 | |
| Conservative | Alexia D'Rosario | 761 | 29.0 | |
| Green | Stephen Folwell | 243 | 9.3 | |
| Green | Candy Whittome | 221 | 8.4 | |
| Labour | Linda Spiri | 182 | 6.9 | |
Turnout | 2,625 | 44.78 | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Harpenden South
Harpenden South (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Heritage* | 1,152 | 50.1 | |
| Conservative | Brian Ellis* | 1,074 | 46.7 | |
| Conservative | Mark Beashel* | 1,056 | 46.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zoe Galvin | 1,030 | 44.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maddy Liver | 812 | 35.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Melanie Priggen | 711 | 30.9 | |
| Green | Sally Leonard | 287 | 12.5 | |
| Labour | David Crew | 271 | 11.8 | |
| Green | Anne McQuade | 202 | 8.8 | |
Turnout | 2,298 | 41.19 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harpenden West
Harpenden West (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Haynes | 1,479 | 49.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Galvin | 1,447 | 48.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Gaskell | 1,318 | 44.3 | |
| Conservative | Matt Cowley | 1,133 | 38.1 | |
| Conservative | Julian Daly* | 1,094 | 36.8 | |
| Conservative | Susan Griffiths | 1,042 | 35.0 | |
| Green | Kyle Riley | 592 | 19.9 | |
| Green | Louise Schlich | 256 | 8.6 | |
| Labour | Philip Moura | 200 | 6.7 | |
| Green | Julian Wathen | 136 | 4.6 | |
Turnout | 2,973 | 49.13 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hill End
Hill End (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Day* | 1,798 | 69.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Rowlands* | 1,742 | 67.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Azmat Mughal | 1,467 | 57.1 | |
| Conservative | Sudha Bharadia | 405 | 15.8 | |
| Independent | Peter Cook | 364 | 14.2 | |
| Green | Lesley Baker | 336 | 13.1 | |
| Green | Marianne Jordan | 300 | 11.7 | |
| Labour | Steven Clarke | 285 | 11.1 | |
Turnout | 2,571 | 46.12 | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
London Colney
London Colney (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Lillico | 704 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative | Simon Calder | 637 | 33.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Gampbell | 596 | 31.6 | |
| Labour | Katherine Gardner* | 588 | 31.2 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Tallon* | 583 | 30.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Winston Davis | 542 | 28.8 | |
| Conservative | Liz Winstone | 523 | 27.8 | |
| Labour | Jim Hopkins | 440 | 23.4 | |
| Labour | Andy Osborne | 419 | 22.2 | |
| Green | Sarah Gillhespy | 171 | 9.1 | |
| Green | Matthew Maddock | 125 | 6.6 | |
Turnout | 1,884 | 31.87 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Kirby | 1,488 | 55.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elissa Dacosta-Waldman | 1,420 | 52.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Raj Visram* | 1,318 | 48.8 | |
| Conservative | Lyn Bolton | 934 | 34.6 | |
| Conservative | Frances Leonard* | 913 | 33.8 | |
| Conservative | Beric Read* | 869 | 32.2 | |
| Green | Stephen Clough | 285 | 10.6 | |
| Green | James Lomas | 264 | 9.8 | |
| Labour | Nick Pullinger | 236 | 8.7 | |
Turnout | 2,701 | 47.77 | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Marshalswick West
Marshalswick West (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Jones | 1,150 | 60.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Mostyn | 1,103 | 57.7 | |
| Conservative | Tom Clegg* | 508 | 26.6 | |
| Conservative | Don Deepthi | 482 | 25.2 | |
| Green | Clare Sayce | 206 | 10.8 | |
| Green | Rachel Timbs | 162 | 8.5 | |
| Labour | Anthony Nicolson | 133 | 7.0 | |
Turnout | 1,910 | 49.61 | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Park Street
Park Street (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Syed Abidi* | 1,303 | 50.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Parry | 1,296 | 50.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nuala Webb | 1,154 | 44.5 | |
| Conservative | Stella Nash* | 954 | 36.8 | |
| Conservative | Alexandra Clark | 950 | 36.6 | |
| Conservative | Richard Curthoys* | 950 | 36.6 | |
| Green | Alison Park-Crowne | 257 | 9.9 | |
| Labour | Martin McGrath | 248 | 9.6 | |
| Green | Mark Park-Crowne | 166 | 6.4 | |
Turnout | 2,593 | 41.11 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Redbourn
Redbourn (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Mitchell* | 886 | 49.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucinda Carney | 874 | 48.5 | |
| Conservative | Victoria Mead* | 641 | 35.6 | |
| Conservative | Jane West | 341 | 18.9 | |
| Green | Dee Thomas | 213 | 11.8 | |
| Labour | Symon Vegro | 172 | 9.6 | |
| Labour | Andy Hayes | 167 | 9.3 | |
Turnout | 1,801 | 41.92 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Sandridge & Wheathampstead (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynn Cunningham | 1,358 | 48.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kristian Gavan | 1,298 | 46.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Hollingsworth | 1,254 | 44.8 | |
| Conservative | Gill Clark* | 1,240 | 44.3 | |
| Conservative | Claudio Duran | 1,125 | 40.2 | |
| Conservative | Salih Gaygusuz | 984 | 35.2 | |
| Green | Oliver Hitch | 432 | 15.4 | |
| Labour | Jon Hegerty | 274 | 9.8 | |
Turnout | 2,798 | 46.03 | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Sopwell
Sopwell (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarwar Shamsher | 1,440 | 61.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Matanle* | 1,412 | 60.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Muki Gorar | 1,237 | 53.2 | |
| Labour | Janet Smith | 550 | 23.6 | |
| Labour | Jagat Chatrath | 442 | 19.0 | |
| Green | Jack Easton | 322 | 13.8 | |
| Conservative | Heather Rench | 317 | 13.6 | |
| Green | Tricia Gibbons | 295 | 12.7 | |
| Independent | Pia Honey | 207 | 8.9 | |
| Communist | Mark Ewington | 75 | 3.2 | |
Turnout | 2,326 | 42.79 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Peter's
St Peter's (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqui Taylor* | 1,588 | 65.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Clare* | 1,531 | 63.1 | |
| Green | Simon Grover* | 1,478 | 60.9 | |
| Labour | David Byatt | 569 | 23.5 | |
| Conservative | Georgie Callé | 403 | 16.6 | |
| Conservative | Paul Verity | 336 | 13.9 | |
Turnout | 2,425 | 39.56 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Green hold | Swing | | |
St Stephen
St Stephen (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ajanta Hilton | 1,444 | 49.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Giles Fry | 1,400 | 48.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vladimir Jirasek | 1,187 | 40.9 | |
| Conservative | Aaron Jacob* | 1,145 | 39.5 | |
| Conservative | Dave Winstone | 1,112 | 38.4 | |
| Conservative | Joshua Varghese | 1,048 | 36.2 | |
| Labour | Janet Blackwell | 285 | 9.8 | |
| Green | Kate Bennett | 263 | 9.1 | |
| Green | Susana Garcia | 202 | 7.0 | |
| CPA | Adrian Ruffhead | 127 | 4.4 | |
Turnout | 2,899 | 44.19 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Verulam
Verulam (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dawn Gamble | 1,977 | 67.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Edgar Hill* | 1,941 | 65.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Warwick-Thompson | 1,705 | 57.8 | |
| Conservative | Susan Devi | 835 | 28.3 | |
| Green | Veronique Corney | 395 | 13.4 | |
| Green | Jordan Barnes | 333 | 11.3 | |
| Labour | Geoff Meade | 262 | 8.9 | |
Turnout | 2,952 | 51.12 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "St Albans City and District Council". St Albans City and District Council. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "LGBCE". LGBCE. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "BBC". BBC. Retrieved 13 June 2022.