2024 St Albans City and District Council election

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2024 St Albans City and District Council election

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21 out of 56 seats to St Albans City and District Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Chris White Brian Ellis
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 49 seats, 50.4% 4 seats, 26.8%
Seats before 45 4

  Third party Fourth party
  Blank
Leader Simon Grover
Party Green Independent
Last election 2 seat, 12.8% 1 seat, 0%
Seats before 3 1

Leader before election

Chris White
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 St Albans City and District Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. This will be on the same day as other local elections across England.

Twenty-one members of the council were up for election.

Summary[edit]

Candidates by party[edit]

Liberal Democrats (21/21)





Green Party (21/21)





Labour Party (20/21)





Conservative Party (19/21)





Reform UK (5/21)





Independent (2/21)





Communist (1/21)





Election result[edit]

2024 St Albans City and District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 30
  Conservative 2
  Green 2
  Independent 1
  Labour 0
  Reform UK 0
  Communist 0

Ward results[edit]

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 2024.[1]

Batchwood[edit]

Batchwood (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lynn Cunningham
Independent Gerry Foster N/A
Green Damian Gaskin
Liberal Democrats Sinéad Howland
Labour Mal Pakenham
Labour Janet Smith
Green Matthew Thomas
Conservative Joshua Varghese
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Bernards Heath[edit]

Bernards Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Cloke
Liberal Democrats Jez Levy
Conservative John Page
Green Gabriel Roberts
Independent Gee Smedley N/A
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Clarence[edit]

Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lyn Bolton
Labour Martin Mcgrath
Liberal Democrats Joanna Meaden
Green Lucy Swift
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors

Cunningham[edit]

Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Larraine Charters N/A
Liberal Democrats Roly Everall
Green Caroline Hall
Labour John Paton
Conservative Jordan Sweeny
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Harpenden East[edit]

Harpenden East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul de Kort
Conservative Mitchell Kieran
Labour Neil Mulcock
Green Louise Schlich
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Harpenden North & Rural[edit]

Harpenden North & Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Beth Fisher
Labour Ross Harper
Green Mario May
Conservative Samuel Spiri
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Harpenden South[edit]

Harpenden South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Gordon Baisley
Liberal Democrats Denise Bowser
Conservative Matt Cowley
Labour James Morrell
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Harpenden West[edit]

Harpenden West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clark Alex
Liberal Democrats John Galvin
Green Kyle Riley
Labour Victoria Thompson
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

London Colney[edit]

London Colney (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Calder
Labour Hobday Mike
Reform UK Eleanor Jackson N/A
Conservative Ambrose Killen
Green Matt Maddock
Liberal Democrats Karl Mugele
Liberal Democrats David Onamusi
Green Rosalind Paul
Labour Emma Turnbull
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Hill End[edit]

Hill End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sudha Bharadia
Labour Steven Clark
Green Marianne Jordan
Liberal Democrats Anthony Rowlands
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm[edit]

Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ahmed Raihaanah
Conservative Frances Leonard
Green James Lomas
Labour Nick Pullinger
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing


Marshalswick West[edit]

Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Don Deepthi
Labour Sarah Heiser
Liberal Democrats Simon Mostyn
Green Rachel Timbs
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Park Street[edit]

Park Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence Chester
Conservative Richard Curthoys
Reform UK Roger Gray N/A
Green Mark Park-Crowne
Liberal Democrats Smith Terrie
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Sandridge & Wheathampstead[edit]

Sandridge & Wheathampstead (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claudio Duran
Green Danielle Durant-Taylor
Green Oliver Hitch
Liberal Democrats Simon Johns
Liberal Democrats Owain McKenzie
Labour Hannah Thornley Hill
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Sopwell[edit]

Sopwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Mark Ewington
Labour Iain Grant
Green Deborah McGettrick
Liberal Democrats Jesús Pastor
Conservative Heather Rench
Reform UK Lexine Savva N/A
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

St Peters[edit]

St Peters
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bloom Naina
Labour David Byatt
Conservative Graham Leonard
Green Juliet Voisey
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

St Stephen[edit]

St Stephen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Blackwell
Green Meryl Burleigh
Conservative James Cook
Liberal Democrats Giles Fry
Reform UK David Thurston N/A
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Verulam[edit]

Verulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Edgar Hill
Labour Geoff Meade
Conservative June Reid
Green Candy Whittome
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). St Albans City and District Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.