1994 St Albans City and District Council election

The 1994 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 5 May 1994 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

1994 St Albans City and District Council
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	16	6	84.2	13	29	50.9	22,059	49.8	+14.2
	Conservative	0	5	0.0	19	19	33.3	10,221	23.1	-21.6
	Labour	3	0	15.8	6	9	15.8	11,191	25.3	+7.5
	Green	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	451	1.0	-0.8
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	356	0.8	N/A

Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Riley*	1,313	51.7	+11.4
	Labour	P. Hobbs	900	35.4	+9.8
	Conservative	P. Grimes	329	12.9	–18.1
Majority			413	16.2	+6.8
Turnout			2,542	52.2	+7.4
Registered electors			4,885
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.8

No Green candidate as previous (3.1%).

Batchwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. McManus*	1,293	60.6	+13.7
	Liberal Democrats	L. Booth	521	24.4	+6.2
	Conservative	R. Langham	318	14.9	–15.6
Majority			772	36.2	+19.8
Turnout			2,132	45.2	+0.1
Registered electors			4,730
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

No Green candidate as previous (4.5%).

Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Burton*	1,313	61.5	+12.0
	Labour	D. Pratley	393	18.4	+6.1
	Conservative	J. Christie	358	16.8	–17.9
	Green	D. Burningham	70	3.3	–0.2
Majority			920	43.1	+28.3
Turnout			2,134	50.4	–1.3
Registered electors			4,236
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.0

Colney Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Henchley*	888	64.6	+5.5
	Conservative	D. Jeffery	248	18.0	–11.7
	Labour	G. Humbles	239	17.4	+6.2
Majority			640	46.5	+17.1
Turnout			1,375	50.9	+2.6
Registered electors			2,712
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.6

Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Gunner*	1,370	60.7	+20.4
	Labour	A. Gilson	559	24.8	–2.6
	Conservative	M. Brownlie	328	14.5	–17.8
Majority			811	35.9	+27.9
Turnout			2,257	47.2	–4.8
Registered electors			4,791
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	11.5

Harpenden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Burrows*	1,551	60.2	+20.1
	Conservative	D. Fisher	691	26.8	–21.6
	Labour	D. Crew	336	13.0	+4.8
Majority			860	33.4	N/A
Turnout			2,578	51.7	+1.6
Registered electors			4,996
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	20.9

Harpenden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Coad	1,383	52.4	+14.0
	Conservative	D. Caroline	869	33.0	–18.9
	Labour	E. Rayner	385	14.6	+4.9
Majority			514	19.5	N/A
Turnout			2,637	45.7	+4.6
Registered electors			5,822
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.5

Harpenden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Sutton	1,321	48.8	+25.0
	Conservative	J. Robinson	1,130	41.8	–24.3
	Labour	K. Holmes	254	9.4	–0.7
Majority			191	7.1	N/A
Turnout			2,705	52.1	+7.3
Registered electors			5,199
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	25.7

Harpenden West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Webb	1,068	45.3	+19.7
	Conservative	J. Roberts*	1,033	43.8	–22.4
	Labour	J. Thompson	257	10.9	+2.7
Majority			35	1.5	N/A
Turnout			2,358	46.9	+5.7
Registered electors			5,052
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	21.1

London Colney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Ransted*	1,555	68.3	+1.1
	Conservative	W. Billing	355	15.6	–11.0
	Liberal Democrats	L. Wain	277	12.2	+6.0
	Green	M. Gibson	89	3.9	N/A
Majority			1,200	52.7	+12.1
Turnout			2,276	40.5	–0.6
Registered electors			5,634
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

Marshallwick North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Churchard*	1,536	66.1	+24.4
	Conservative	B. Holley	462	19.9	–29.5
	Labour	L. Adams	324	14.0	+5.1
Majority			1,074	46.3	N/A
Turnout			2,322	48.6	+0.7
Registered electors			4,786
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	27.0

Marshallwick South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Rowlands*	1,588	57.7	+17.2
	Conservative	C. Ellis	653	23.7	–19.4
	Labour	D. Allan	425	15.4	+4.2
	Green	A. Cripps	88	3.2	–2.0
Majority			935	34.0	N/A
Turnout			2,754	53.4	+2.2
Registered electors			5,165
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	18.3

Park Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Hendry*	1,079	61.2	+19.0
	Labour	M. Morley	360	20.4	+9.2
	Conservative	A. Nawathe	325	18.4	–28.2
Majority			719	40.8	N/A
Turnout			1,764	40.9	+0.7
Registered electors			4,321
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.9

Redbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Schofield*	1,289	68.1	+31.0
	Independent	A. Malski	356	18.8	N/A
	Labour	M. Brennan	248	13.1	+4.5
Majority			933	49.3	N/A
Turnout			1,893	43.3	–0.8
Registered electors			4,428
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

No Conservative candidate as previous (51.9%).

Sopwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kerry Pollard*	1,423	66.1	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Goodall	490	22.8	+6.1
	Conservative	G. Truelove	240	11.1	–16.7
Majority			933	43.3	+15.6
Turnout			2,153	43.2	+2.2
Registered electors			4,967
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

St. Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Thompson*	1,248	53.7	+10.4
	Labour	L. Warren	725	31.2	+3.1
	Conservative	D. Morgan	262	11.3	–11.9
	Green	V. Tansley	89	3.8	–1.6
Majority			523	22.5	+7.2
Turnout			2,324	49.3	+4.9
Registered electors			4,722
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.7

St. Stephens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Moghul*	1,291	46.0	+13.8
	Conservative	G. Myland	951	33.9	–22.7
	Labour	P. Allen	562	20.0	+8.8
Majority			340	12.1	N/A
Turnout			2,804	48.3	+2.6
Registered electors			5,814
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.3

Verulam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Gunner	1,112	40.3	+7.7
	Conservative	C. Blackman	895	32.4	–20.8
	Labour	J. Gibbs	638	23.1	+13.2
	Green	W. Berrington	115	4.2	–0.1
Majority			217	7.9	N/A
Turnout			2,760	53.1	+3.9
Registered electors			5,207
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	14.3

Wheathampstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Oxley*	1,421	56.6	+17.2
	Conservative	B. Collings	774	30.8	–19.8
	Labour	P. Woodhams	315	12.5	+2.6
Majority			647	25.8	N/A
Turnout			2,510	53.8	+5.8
Registered electors			4,673
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	18.5

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