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The 2012 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 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 19
- Labour 8
- Green 1
- Independent 1[2]
Background
[edit]Before the election the Conservatives were the largest party on the council with 29 of the 58 seats.[3] The Liberal Democrats had 23 seats, Labour had 4 seats, the Green Party had 1 seat and there was 1 Independent.[3] Since the last election in 2011 Labour had gained a seat in Batchwood from the Liberal Democrats at a by-election in January 2012.[4]
19 seats were contested in 2012 with both the Conservative and Labour parties having a full 19 candidates, the Liberal Democrats had 18 and the Greens had 17.[5] There were 3 independent candidates as well, the sitting independent councillor Tony Swendell in Redbourn, the former Labour group leader Maurice MacMillan in London Colney, who had left the party a few years before over the imposition of an all-women shortlist, and Conservative councillor John Chambers, who was standing in Harpenden North as an independent after having been deselected by the Conservatives.[5] Of the 19 seats the Conservatives were defending 9, the Liberal Democrats 8 and both the Green party and an independent were defending 1 seat.[6]
Election result
[edit]The Labour Party gained 4 seats to have 8 councillors after taking 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats and 1 seat from the Conservatives.[7] The Conservatives remained the largest party, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 19 seats and both the Green Party and Independent Tony Swendell held the seats they had been defending.[7]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.1 | 37.9 | 14,598 | -4.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 9,625 | -4.3% | |
Labour | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 8,461 | +2.4% | |
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 3,313 | +0.3% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 2,164 | +5.3% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 274 | +0.7% | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 83 | +0.2% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Momotaz Rahim | 768 | 35.8 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nik Alatortsev | 702 | 32.7 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Guy Young | 431 | 20.1 | −7.8 | |
Green | Graham Ward | 246 | 11.5 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 66 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,147 | 38 | −10 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malachy Pakenham | 896 | 48.5 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Tim Smith | 395 | 21.4 | −5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Allan Witherick | 384 | 20.8 | −3.6 | |
Green | Naomi Love | 171 | 9.3 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 501 | 27.1 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,846 | 34 | −17 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher White | 880 | 42.5 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Joe Hames | 494 | 23.9 | −8.9 | |
Labour | Matthew Wilson | 383 | 18.5 | −1.6 | |
Green | Jack Easton | 312 | 15.1 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 386 | 18.7 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,069 | 40 | −24 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Geoff Harrison | 735 | 39.5 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | Jim Vessey | 394 | 21.2 | −9.8 | |
Labour | John Metcalf | 386 | 20.7 | −0.2 | |
UKIP | Michael Mason | 151 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Green | Greg Riener | 113 | 6.1 | −0.6 | |
English Democrat | Alan Malin | 83 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 341 | 18.3 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,862 | 38 | −12 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rosemary Farmer | 920 | 53.2 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Maria Moyes | 420 | 24.3 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Rosemary Ross | 250 | 14.5 | +1.6 | |
Green | Lorna Hann | 139 | 8.0 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 500 | 28.9 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,729 | 32 | −17 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Bell | 806 | 46.9 | −12.5 | |
Independent | John Chambers | 434 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
Labour | Linda Spiri | 226 | 13.1 | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Burrow | 170 | 9.9 | −8.4 | |
Green | Lucy Eggleston | 84 | 4.9 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 372 | 21.6 | −19.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,720 | 32 | −19 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Heritage | 1,280 | 71.1 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Michael Gray-Higgins | 215 | 11.9 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Crofts | 196 | 10.9 | −3.1 | |
Green | Pete Eggleston | 110 | 6.1 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 1,065 | 59.1 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,801 | 34 | −18 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Weaver | 1,345 | 66.8 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Steer | 280 | 13.9 | −4.8 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Dignum | 251 | 12.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | Lydia El-Khouri | 136 | 6.8 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 1,065 | 52.9 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,012 | 35 | −20 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dreda Gordon | 1,162 | 47.1 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | Simon Calder | 912 | 36.9 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Dave Winstone | 859 | 34.8 | −5.5 | |
Labour | Ian Orton | 813 | 32.9 | −11.6 | |
Independent | Malcolm MacMillan | 556 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Green | Mary Warren | 197 | 8.0 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vibs Nazeri | 114 | 4.6 | −3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Pedroz | 84 | 3.4 | −4.4 | |
Turnout | 2,469 | 35 | −5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Janet Churchard | 889 | 44.5 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Lyn Bolton | 713 | 35.7 | −3.4 | |
Labour | John Paton | 239 | 12.0 | −1.5 | |
Green | Rosalind Paul | 155 | 7.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 176 | 8.8 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,996 | 40 | −14 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heidi Allen | 929 | 39.8 | −6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Melvyn Teare | 651 | 27.9 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Iain Grant | 441 | 18.9 | +0.7 | |
Green | Jill Mills | 188 | 8.1 | −1.8 | |
UKIP | Philip Singleton | 123 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 278 | 11.9 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,332 | 44 | −14 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Yates | 945 | 45.7 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Stella Nash | 766 | 37.0 | −4.0 | |
Labour | Martin McGrath | 258 | 12.5 | −1.9 | |
Green | Robert Barton | 100 | 4.8 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 179 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,069 | 36 | −12 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tony Swendell | 1,174 | 59.5 | +59.5 | |
Conservative | Victoria Mead | 624 | 31.6 | −21.1 | |
Labour | Richard Windle | 175 | 8.9 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 550 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,973 | 41 | −12 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janet Smith | 881 | 47.1 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Axworthy | 481 | 25.7 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Bruce Snell | 324 | 17.3 | −3.0 | |
Green | Kate Metcalf | 184 | 9.8 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 400 | 21.4 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,870 | 35 | −13 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Simon Grover | 719 | 34.7 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Andrew Dixon | 485 | 23.4 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Davies | 454 | 21.9 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liz Needham | 412 | 19.9 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 234 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,070 | 36 | −11 | ||
Green hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Gibbard | 1,085 | 57.7 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jay Baillie | 430 | 22.9 | −3.6 | |
Labour | Janet Blackwell | 238 | 12.7 | +1.7 | |
Green | Lesley Baker | 127 | 6.8 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 655 | 34.8 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,880 | 36 | −15 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Fred Wartenberg | 1,211 | 50.2 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | Panos Ifans | 776 | 32.2 | −9.6 | |
Labour | Dominic Benson | 213 | 8.8 | −3.4 | |
Green | Margaret Grover | 213 | 8.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 435 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,413 | 47 | −14 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gill Clark | 1,091 | 53.7 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon Bareham | 641 | 31.5 | −12.2 | |
Labour | Gavin Ross | 181 | 8.9 | +1.8 | |
Green | Ian Troughton | 119 | 5.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 450 | 22.1 | +21.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,032 | 42 | −17 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
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- ^ a b "Election results 2012: Non-Metro". The Guardian. NewsBank. 5 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Local elections 2012". BBC News Online. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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