1992 St Albans City and District Council election

The 1992 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

1992 St Albans City and District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	11	3	57.9	13	24	42.1	18,269	44.7	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	5	3	26.3	18	23	40.4	14,548	35.6	-0.9
	Labour	3	0	15.8	6	9	15.8	7,287	17.8	-3.4
	Independent	0	0	0.0	1	1	1.8	N/A	N/A	-1.0
	Green	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	727	1.8	-2.9

Ward results

Ashley

Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	V. Goodyear	878	40.3	–3.2
	Conservative	J. White	674	31.0	+6.7
	Labour	P. Murphy	557	25.6	–2.8
	Green	E. Benjamin	67	3.1	–0.7
Majority			204	9.4	–5.7
Turnout			2,176	44.8	–6.9
Registered electors			4,867
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	5.0

Batchwood

Batchwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Mills*	987	46.9	–0.1
	Conservative	J. Christie	642	30.5	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Willey	383	18.2	–4.5
	Green	S. Adamson	94	4.5	–1.2
Majority			345	16.4	–6.0
Turnout			2,106	45.1	–4.9
Registered electors			4,668
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

Clarence

Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Pearman	1,078	49.5	–2.5
	Conservative	G. Myland*	756	34.7	+7.4
	Labour	J. Dearman	268	12.3	–3.7
	Green	D. Burningham	76	3.5	–1.2
Majority			322	14.8	–9.9
Turnout			2,178	51.7	–4.1
Registered electors			4,215
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	5.0

Colney Heath

Colney Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hughes*	790	59.1	+17.9
	Conservative	D. Jeffrey	397	29.7	+0.7
	Labour	C. Nash	149	11.2	–13.8
Majority			393	29.4	+17.2
Turnout			1,336	48.3	–8.0
Registered electors			2,770
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.6

No Green candidate as previous (4.7%).

Cunningham

Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clegg	1,021	40.3	–7.1
	Conservative	C. Ellis*	819	32.3	+7.5
	Labour	M. Pakenham	693	27.4	+2.3
Majority			202	8.0	–14.3
Turnout			2,533	52.0	–3.0
Registered electors			4,848
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.3

Harpenden East

Harpenden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hughes	1,204	48.4	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Jeffrey	998	40.1	–3.5
	Labour	D. Crew	205	8.2	–2.5
	Green	J. Bishop	82	3.3	+0.3
Majority			206	8.3	N/A
Turnout			2,489	50.1	–6.9
Registered electors			5,006
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.6

Harpenden North

Harpenden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Purkiss*	1,232	51.9	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Newbury-Ecob	912	38.4	+5.6
	Labour	R. Botterill	230	9.7	–7.1
Majority			320	13.5	–4.0
Turnout			2,374	41.1	–2.0
Registered electors			5,795
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Harpenden South

Harpenden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Morrell	1,518	66.1	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ogborn	548	23.8	–3.3
	Labour	E. Gale	232	10.1	–2.5
Majority			970	42.2	+11.9
Turnout			2,298	44.8	–1.5
Registered electors			5,131
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

No Green candidate as previous (2.9%).

Harpenden West

Harpenden West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Ponton	1,350	66.2	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	K. Sutton	522	25.6	–3.8
	Labour	C. O'Brien	168	8.2	–0.5
Majority			828	40.6	+12.4
Turnout			2,040	41.2	–5.5
Registered electors			4,957
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

London Colney

London Colney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Macmillan*	1,472	67.2	+6.4
	Conservative	E. Humbles	583	26.6	–3.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hale	135	6.2	+0.7
Majority			889	40.6	+10.3
Turnout			2,190	41.1	–2.1
Registered electors			5,337
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

No Green candidate as previous (3.3%).

Marshallwick North

Marshallwick North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Foster*	1,134	49.4	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	T. Clegg	957	41.7	–11.8
	Labour	A. Gilson	205	8.9	–0.1
Majority			177	7.7	N/A
Turnout			2,296	47.9	–4.6
Registered electors			4,803
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.2

No Green candidate as previous (2.7%).

Marshallwick South

Marshallwick South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Turner*	1,151	43.1	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Cooper	1,082	40.5	–6.6
	Labour	D. Allan	298	11.2	–1.8
	Green	C. Hart	138	5.2	+1.5
Majority			69	2.6	N/A
Turnout			2,669	51.2	–6.5
Registered electors			5,110
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Park Street

Park Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Goulding	804	46.6	+16.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Churcher	728	42.2	–10.3
	Labour	M. Yerby	193	11.2	–3.1
Majority			76	4.4	N/A
Turnout			1,725	40.2	–1.0
Registered electors			4,295
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.3

Redbourn

Redbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Corley*	1,010	51.9	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hunt	721	37.1	–4.9
	Labour	H. Gordon	167	8.6	–1.3
	Green	D. Cockroft	48	2.5	–2.2
Majority			289	14.9	+13.4
Turnout			1,946	44.1	–6.7
Registered electors			4,432
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Sopwell

Sopwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Harris*	1,106	55.5	–5.0
	Conservative	G. Brown	554	27.8	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Graham	332	16.7	–0.8
Majority			1,992	27.7	–14.8
Turnout			552	41.0	–5.4
Registered electors			4,915
	Labour hold		Swing	7.4

No Green candidate as previous (4.0%).

St. Peters

St. Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Biddle*	915	43.3	–5.3
	Labour	D. Paton	593	28.1	+1.1
	Conservative	D. Richards	489	23.2	+5.8
	Green	C. Simmons	114	5.4	–1.6
Majority			322	15.3	–6.3
Turnout			2,111	44.4	–4.6
Registered electors			4,757
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.2

St. Stephens

St. Stephens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Brockhurst*	1,472	56.6	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Eagling	839	32.2	–6.5
	Labour	N. Williamson	292	11.2	–2.6
Majority			633	24.3	+18.6
Turnout			2,603	45.7	–3.9
Registered electors			5,718
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

No Green candidate as previous (3.2%).

Verulam

Verulam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Wood-Smith*	1,339	53.2	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Goodall	821	32.6	–3.8
	Labour	K. Sutton	248	9.9	–1.7
	Green	W. Berrington	108	4.3	–0.2
Majority			518	20.6	+9.6
Turnout			2,516	49.2	–4.9
Registered electors			5,112
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

Wheathampstead

Wheathampstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Stammers*	1,141	50.6	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	E. Mathews	888	39.4	+10.5
	Labour	C. Chadney	224	9.9	–1.1
Majority			253	11.2	–4.7
Turnout			2,253	48.0	–4.9
Registered electors			4,696
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

No Green candidate as previous (15.3%).

References

^ "St Albans City and District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[1] "St Albans City and District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

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