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2015 St Albans City and District Council election
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7 May 2015
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20 of the 58 seats to St Albans City and District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats after 31 16 8
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 35,047 18,468 14,870
Percentage 43.6% 23.0% 18.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Green
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,183 5,055
Percentage 2.7% 6.3%
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 2015 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

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St Albans City and District Council election, 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 31 0 1 Decrease 1 53.4 43.6 35,047
  Liberal Democrats 16 2 0 Increase 2 27.6 23.0 18,468
  Labour 8 0 2 Decrease 2 13.8 18.5 14,870
  Independent 2 0 0 Steady 3.4 2.7 2,183
  Green 1 0 0 Steady 1.7 6.3 5,055
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 5.9 4,736
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 > 0.1 28

Ward results

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Ashley

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Ashley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Zia 1,306 29.5 −13.0
Labour Anne Lyons 1,248 28.2 +0.5
Conservative Emre Kaya 1,193 27.0 +13.0
Green Robert Whitford 360 8.1 +1.5
UKIP Charles Mason 313 7.0 −2.2
Majority 58 1.3 −13.5
Turnout 4,420 74.8 +28.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Batchwood

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Batchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Smith 1,368 33.8 +11.5
Labour Martin Leach 1,348 33.3 −15.9
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Needham 654 16.2 +6.7
UKIP Matthew Dovey 378 9.3 −2.5
Green Lee Evans 300 7.4 −0.3
Majority 20 0.5 −26.4
Turnout 4,048 73.8 +32.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Clarence

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Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Samuel Rowlands 1,606 39.3 +6.8
Conservative Barry Sumpter 1,375 33.6 +9.0
Labour Jane Cloke 683 16.7 −3.8
Green Charis Jennings 399 9.8 −5.8
TUSC Keith Hussey 28 0.7 +0.1
Majority 231 5.6 −2.3
Turnout 4,091 78.3 +33.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Colney Heath

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Colney Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Brazier 1,421 43.8 +2.5
Conservative Stella Nash 994 30.6 +11.2
Labour John Paton 417 12.8 −2.2
UKIP Christopher Thorpe 255 7.9 −10.7
Green Timothy Robinson 159 4.9 −0.8
Majority 427 13.2
Turnout 3,246 73.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cunningham

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Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Donald 1,233 35.2 +2.7
Conservative Michael Roth 936 26.7 +6.9
Labour Co-op John Metcalf 743 21.2 −1.3
UKIP Alan Malin 371 10.6 −8.0
Green Rebecca Hurst 217 6.2 −0.4
Majority 297
Turnout 70.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Harpenden East

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Harpenden East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Wakely 2,020 49.9 +5.9
Independent Phillipa Martyn 829 20.5 −10.4
Labour Co-op Rosemary Ross 632 15.6 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Paul De Kort 571 14.1 +1.4
Majority 1,191
Turnout 73.2
Conservative hold Swing

Harpenden North

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Harpenden North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Pawle 2,179 53.7 +7.8
Independent John Chambers 565 13.9 −1.5
Labour Linda Spiri 524 12.9 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Aileen King 467 11.5 +0.1
Green William Day 324 8.0 N/A
Majority 1,614
Turnout 75.6
Conservative hold Swing

Harpenden South

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Harpenden South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Ellis 2,756 66.4 −6.5
Labour George Fraser 600 14.5 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Gillian Tattersfield 503 12.1 −0.7
Independent John Hansen 293 7.1 N/A
Majority 2,156
Turnout 77.2
Conservative hold Swing

Harpenden West

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Harpenden West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Chichester-Miles 2,670 60.9 −6.7
Labour Co-op David Lawlor 633 14.4 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Phillips 582 13.3 −2.1
Independent Paul Howe 496 11.3 N/A
Majority 2,037
Turnout 75.5
Conservative hold Swing

London Colney

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London Colney
Liberal Democrats Matthew Farrell 1,434 38.9 +8.0
Labour Jacob Quagliozzi 1,737 35.9 −4.0
Conservative Simon Calder 882 9 +4.3
UKIP Colin Botterill 587 12.1 −6.7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Anna Kinnersley 198 4.1 −0.5
Majority 145
Turnout 67.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Marshalswick North

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Marshalswick North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carolyn Bolton 1,443 37.5 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Churchard 1,326 34.5 −1.9
Labour Richard Harris 485 12.6 +2.0
UKIP Michael Hollins 337 8.8 −8.4
Green James Lomas 256 6.7 −0.6
Majority 117
Turnout 75.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Marshalswick South

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Marshalswick South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Salih Gaygusuz 1,915 44.5 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Pedroz 1,055 24.5 +5.2
Labour Vivienne Windle 721 16.8 −5.9
Green Miriam Gilbert 391 9.1 −1.1
UKIP David Dickson 217 5.0 −4.2
Majority 860
Turnout 80
Conservative hold Swing

Park Street

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Park Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Wright 1,519 37.2 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Jadwiga Baillie 1,203 29.4 −10.7
UKIP Paul Tilyard 593 14.5 −5.8
Labour Co-op Martin McGrath 587 14.4 +5.0
Green Lesley Baker 185 4.5 +1.0
Majority 316
Turnout 71.4
Conservative hold Swing

Redbourn

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Redbourn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Wright 2,075 58.2 −4.2
Labour Nicholas Pullinger 541 15.2 −3.8
UKIP Daragh Cahalane 400 11.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael Morton 337 9.5 −0.4
Green Joseph French 210 5.9 −2.9
Majority 1,534
Turnout 72.9
Conservative hold Swing

Sandridge

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Sandridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frances Leonard 1,703 58.2 +12.1
Liberal Democrats Stefania Estacchini 501 17.1 +2.2
Labour Michael Gary-Higgings 415 14.2 +2.3
Green Paul Quinn 305 10.4 +1.5
Majority 1,202
Turnout 76.7
Conservative hold Swing

Sopwell

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Sopwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eileen Harris 1,347 34.7 +0.1
Liberal Democrats David Poor 1,055 27.2 −6.1
Conservative Panagiotis Yfantoudas 880 22.7 +10.0
UKIP Valerie Hargrave 315 8.1 −4.5
Green Gail Jackson 282 7.3 +0.5
Majority 292
Turnout 72.3
Labour hold Swing

St Peters

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St Peters
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Campbell 1,634 35.6 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Matthew Jones 1,250 27.2 +3.2
Labour Alexander Veitch 778 16.9 −3.8
Green Jill Mills 741 16.1 −7.5
UKIP Michael Douglas 191 4.2 −1.9
Majority 384
Turnout 73.0
Conservative hold Swing

St Stephen

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St Stephen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Winstone 2,078 50.3 +13.1
Liberal Democrats Alison Ross 920 22.3 +2.4
UKIP Peter Whitehead 527 12.8 −12.1
Labour Janet Blackwell 442 10.7 +1.5
Green Lydia El-Khouri 163 3.9 −4.0
Majority 1,158
Turnout 76.7
Conservative hold Swing

Verulam

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Verulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jessica Chivers 2,183 48.0 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Trisha Windsor-Williams 1,298 28.5 −9.3
Labour Co-op Michael Bartlet 533 11.7 +3.0
Green Mark Ewington 282 6.2 −1.7
UKIP Colin Donald 252 5.5 −6.1
Majority 885
Turnout 82.3
Conservative hold Swing

Wheathampstead

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Wheathampstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sandra Wood 2,244 60.2 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Harriet Sherlock 746 20.0 −0.9
Labour Co-op Gavin Ross 456 12.2 +2.7
Green Ian Troughton 283 7.6 −7.9
Majority 1,498
Turnout 75.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "St Albans City & District Council - 07th May 2015 District Council Election Results". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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