St Albans City and District Council elections explained

St Albans City and District Council elections are held three years out of every four to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 56 councillors, with the district being divided into 20 wards. Elections to Hertfordshire County Council are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no district council elections.[1]

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after each council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 1999 election increasing the number of seats by 1.[2]

YearConservativeLiberal Democrats[3] LabourIndependentGreenVacantNotes
1973[4] 32714100
19764516200
19794328400New ward boundaries[5]
198037511400
1982291510300
198330179100
198425237200
198623258100
198724257100
198832178000
1990[6] 31178100
1991[7] 27209100
1992[8] 232310100
1994[9] 19299000
1995[10] 133410000
1996[11] 53911101
1998[12] 113016000
1999212116000New ward boundaries[13]
2000[14] 192315100
2002[15] 202115101
2003[16] 212313100
2004[17] 172911100
2006[18] 17318200
2007[19] 19298200Some new ward boundaries[20]
2008[21] 22305100
2010[22] 24303100
2011[23] 29243110
2012[24] 29198110
2014[25] 291710110
2015[26] 32168110
2016[27] 31177210
2018[28] 30187210
2019[29] 23256310
202123302210
20224500110New ward boundaries
2023[30] 4480121
20243452131

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[31] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Sopwell13 June 1996
Marshalswick North27 February 1997
Sopwell23 July 1998
Verulam2 December 1999
Park Street12 October 2000
Sopwell7 June 2001
Verulam27 June 2002
Verulam5 April 2004
Harpenden South4 June 2009
Ashley3 June 2010
Batchwood19 January 2012
Marshalswick South29 January 2015
Clarence20 October 2016
Clarence3 October 2019
St Peters13 June 2023
Marshalswick East and Jersey Farm17 August 2023
Sandridge and Wheathampstead7 December 2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. si. The St Albans (Electoral Changes) Order 2021. 2021. 900. 13 May 2023.
  2. News: St Albans. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  3. [Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]
  4. Web site: Council compositions by year. The Elections Centre. 14 May 2019.
  5. The City of St Albans (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  6. News: Local election results. 5 May 1990. The Times. NewsBank.
  7. News: Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections. 4 May 1991. The Times. NewsBank.
  8. News: Local election results 1992. 9 May 1992. The Times. NewsBank.
  9. News: Non Metropolitan Districts - Local elections. 7 May 1994. The Times. NewsBank. 9.
  10. News: Complete list of results from thursday's council elections - Council elections. 6 May 1995. The Times. NewsBank.
  11. News: Complete list of results - Elections. 4 May 1996. The Times. NewsBank. 8.
  12. News: Local Elections results. 9 May 1998. The Times. NewsBank. 46.
  13. legislation.gov.uk - The City of St Albans (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  14. News: St Albans. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  15. News: St Albans. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  16. News: Local elections. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  17. News: St Albans council. 11 June 2004. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  18. News: 'Life made easier' for Lib Dems. Lewis. Alex. 5 May 2006. Hertfordshire County Publications. NewsBank.
  19. News: St Albans. 4 May 2007. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  20. legislation.gov.uk - The St Albans (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  21. News: St Albans. 2 May 2008. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  22. News: St Albans. 11 May 2010. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  23. News: England council elections. 10 May 2011. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  24. News: St Albans. 4 May 2012. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  25. News: St Albans. BBC News Online. 6 January 2015.
  26. Web site: Local elections 2015. 18 June 2015. House of Commons Library. Steven Ayres. 20.
  27. Web site: Local elections 2016. 19 May 2016. House of Commons Library. Steven Ayres. 23.
  28. Web site: St Albans City & District Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505193435/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c06zd83769kt/st-albans-city-district-council. dead. BBC News. 5 May 2018.
  29. Web site: St Albans City & District Council. BBC News.
  30. News: St Albans election result . 13 May 2023 . BBC News.
  31. Web site: Local Authority Byelection Results. 6 January 2015.