St Albans City and District Council election, 2014
The 2014 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 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
- Conservative 29
- Liberal Democrats 17
- Labour 10
- Green 1
- Independent 1[2]
Contents
Background
Before the election the Conservatives had half of the seats on the council with 29 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 19 seats, Labour had 8 and both the Greens and an independent had 1 seat.[3] 20 seats were contested in 2014 with each of the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties putting up a full 20 candidates.[3] The Green party stood 16 candidates, while the UK Independence Party had a big increase in candidates after only standing in 2 wards at the 2012 election.[3]
Election result
The Conservatives remained the largest party on the council with 29 seats, but failed to win a majority on the council.[4] Labour gained 2 seats to have 10 councillors, taking London Colney from the Conservatives and a narrow 32 vote gain in Sopwell from the Liberal Democrats after a recount.[4][5] The Liberal Democrats dropped to 17 seats and blamed their loss of a seat in St Peters ward to the Conservatives on votes for the Green party, who came a close third in the ward.[4][5] The UK Independence Party failed to win any seats but came second in Sandridge, and third in St Stephen ward where 2 seats were contested.[4] Overall turnout at the election was 42.77%.[6]
St Albans local election result 2014[2][6] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54.5 | 38.5 | 19,044 | +0.6% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 7 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 31.8 | 23.2 | 11,477 | -1.8% | ||
Labour | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 13.6 | 19.2 | 9,503 | -2.8% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 4,705 | +8.8% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 3,424 | -1.7% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1,241 | -3.1% | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | +0.0% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Rowlands | 1,131 | 42.5 | +9.8 | |
Labour | Anne Lyons | 738 | 27.7 | -8.1 | |
Conservative | Chris Dey | 373 | 14.0 | -6.1 | |
UKIP | Michael Mason | 244 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Green | Mike George | 177 | 6.6 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 393 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,663 | 46.0 | +8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roma Mills | 1,130 | 49.2 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Tim Smith | 512 | 22.3 | +0.9 | |
UKIP | Colin Donald | 272 | 11.8 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jon Humphrey | 219 | 9.5 | -11.3 | |
Green | Lee Evans | 163 | 7.1 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 618 | 26.9 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,296 | 41.5 | +8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Gerard McHale | 764 | 32.5 | -10.0 | |
Conservative | Joe Hames | 579 | 24.6 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Helen Ives-Rose | 483 | 20.5 | +2.0 | |
Green | Jack Easton | 367 | 15.6 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | Beverley Rands | 145 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
TUSC | Keith Hussey | 14 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 185 | 7.9 | -10.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,352 | 44.8 | +5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Jamie Day | 751 | 41.3 | -18.5 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Marks | 353 | 19.4 | -4.1 | |
UKIP | Christopher Thorpe | 339 | 18.6 | +18.6 | |
Labour | John Paton | 273 | 15.0 | +3.2 | |
Green | Steve Clough | 104 | 5.7 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 398 | 21.9 | -14.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,820 | 41.6 | -6.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Rob Prowse | 701 | 32.5 | -7.0 | |
Labour | Vivienne Windle | 484 | 22.5 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Jim Vessey | 427 | 19.8 | -1.4 | |
UKIP | Alan Malin | 400 | 18.6 | +10.5 | |
Green | Gregory Riener | 143 | 6.6 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 217 | 10.1 | -8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,155 | 43.7 | +6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mary Maynard | 966 | 44.0 | -9.2 | |
Independent | Pip Martyn | 677 | 30.9 | +30.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mike Waddilove | 278 | 12.7 | -11.6 | |
Labour | Rosemary Ross | 273 | 12.4 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 289 | 13.2 | -15.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,194 | 39.8 | +8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Turner | 902 | 45.9 | -1.0 | |
Independent | John Chambers | 302 | 15.4 | -9.8 | |
Labour | Linda Spiri | 276 | 14.0 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Paul Howe | 262 | 13.3 | +13.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Pauline Waddilove | 224 | 11.4 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 600 | 30.5 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,966 | 37.3 | +5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Teresa Heritage | 1,565 | 72.9 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Michael Gray-Higgins | 306 | 14.3 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Maria Moyses | 275 | 12.8 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 1,259 | 58.7 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,146 | 39.9 | +6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Daly | 1,599 | 67.6 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeffrey Phillips | 402 | 17.0 | +3.1 | |
Labour | David Lawlor | 364 | 15.4 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 1,197 | 50.6 | -2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,365 | 41.5 | +7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Katherine Gardner | 1,066 | 39.9 | ||
Conservative | Simon Calder | 853 | 31.9 | ||
UKIP | David Kilpatrick | 502 | 18.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Price | 126 | 4/7 | ||
Green | William Simmons | 124 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 213 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,671 | 37.7 | +3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Tom Clegg | 803 | 36.4 | -8.1 | |
Conservative | Lyn Bolton | 627 | 28.4 | -7.3 | |
UKIP | Michael Hollins | 380 | 17.2 | +17.2 | |
Labour | Jane Cloke | 233 | 10.6 | -1.4 | |
Green | Claire Gilbert | 162 | 7.3 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 176 | 8.0 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | 44.1 | +4 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seema Kennedy | 972 | 38.6 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Anthony Nicolson | 573 | 22.7 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Pedroz | 486 | 19.3 | -8.6 | |
Green | Katherine Reeve | 258 | 10.2 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | David Dickson | 232 | 9.2 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 399 | 15.8 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,521 | 47.0 | +3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Aislinn Lee | 976 | 40.1 | -5.6 | |
Conservative | Stella Nash | 649 | 26.7 | -10.3 | |
UKIP | Roger Gray | 493 | 20.3 | +20.3 | |
Labour | Martin McGrath | 228 | 9.4 | -3.1 | |
Green | Rosalind Paul | 85 | 3.5 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 327 | 13.5 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,431 | 42.3 | +6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victoria Mead | 1,194 | 62.4 | +30.8 | |
Labour | Nick Pullinger | 363 | 19.0 | +10.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Morton | 189 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Green | Lydia El-Khouri | 168 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 831 | 43.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,914 | 39.5 | -1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beric Read | 770 | 46.1 | -9.7 | |
UKIP | John Stocker | 304 | 18.2 | +18.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sheila Clegg | 248 | 14.9 | -5.5 | |
Labour | Richard Harris | 198 | 11.9 | -3.9 | |
Green | Paul Quinn | 149 | 8.9 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 466 | 27.9 | -7.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,669 | 44.1 | -7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Iain Grant | 840 | 34.6 | -12.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Poor | 808 | 33.3 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Nick Chivers | 309 | 12.7 | -4.6 | |
UKIP | Greg Peachey | 306 | 12.6 | +12.6 | |
Green | Kate Metcalf | 166 | 6.8 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 32 | 1.3 | -20.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,429 | 45.5 | +11 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alun Davies | 667 | 25.6 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Green | 624 | 24.0 | +4.1 | |
Green | Jill Mills | 616 | 23.6 | -11.1 | |
Labour | Rebecca Rideal | 539 | 20.7 | -2.7 | |
UKIP | Daragh Cahalane | 159 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 43 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,605 | 42.3 | +6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Featherstone | 1,340 | |||
Conservative | Dave Winstone | 923 | |||
UKIP | Peter Whitehead | 618 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David Parry | 513 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Alison Ross | 492 | |||
Labour | Janet Blackwell | 229 | |||
Green | Lesley Baker | 197 | |||
Labour | James Hopkins | 162 | |||
Turnout | 4,474 | 46.2 | +11 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Edgar Hill | 1,018 | 37.8 | -12.4 | |
Conservative | Steve McKeown | 916 | 34.0 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Paul Tilyard | 311 | 11.6 | +11.6 | |
Labour | Heather Troy | 234 | 8.7 | -0.1 | |
Green | Margaret Grover | 213 | 7.9 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 102 | 3.8 | -14.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,692 | 49.4 | +2 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Annie Brewster | 1,445 | |||
Conservative | Sandra Wood | 1,103 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Harriet Sherlock | 449 | |||
Green | Ian Troughton | 332 | |||
Labour | David Cheale | 307 | |||
Labour | Gavin Ross | 204 | |||
Turnout | 3,840 | 44.4 | +2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2014 and 2015
A by-election was held in Marshalswick South on 29 January 2015 for 2 seats on the council after the resignation of Conservative councillors Heidi Allen and Seema Kennedy.[7] The 2 seats were held for Conservatives by Steve McKeown and Richard Curthoys with 667 and 647 votes respectively.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steve McKeown | 667 | |||
Conservative | Richard Curthoys | 647 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Pedroz | 495 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Needham | 488 | |||
Green | Jill Mills | 450 | |||
Labour | Richard Harris | 406 | |||
Labour | Vivienne Windle | 312 | |||
Green | Tim Robinson | 166 | |||
UKIP | David Dickson | 148 | |||
UKIP | Michael Hollins | 147 | |||
Turnout | 3,926 | 37.5 | -9.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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