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[edit]
| 1992 St Albans City and District Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 11 |  3
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57.9 | 13 | 24 | 42.1 | 18,269 | 44.7 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 |  3
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26.3 | 18 | 23 | 40.4 | 14,548 | 35.6 | -0.9 | |
| Labour | 3 |  0
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15.8 | 6 | 9 | 15.8 | 7,287 | 17.8 | -3.4 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0
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0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | N/A | N/A | -1.0 | |
| Green | 0 | 0
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 727 | 1.8 | -2.9 | |
Ward results[edit]
Ashley[edit]
| 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
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Batchwood[edit]
| 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
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Clarence[edit]
| 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
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Colney Heath[edit]
| 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
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No Green candidate as previous (4.7%).
Cunningham[edit]
| 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
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Harpenden East[edit]
| 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
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Harpenden North[edit]
| 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
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Harpenden South[edit]
| 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
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No Green candidate as previous (2.9%).
Harpenden West[edit]
| 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
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London Colney[edit]
| 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
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No Green candidate as previous (3.3%).
Marshallwick North[edit]
| 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
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No Green candidate as previous (2.7%).
Marshallwick South[edit]
| 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
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Park Street[edit]
| 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
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Redbourn[edit]
| 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
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Sopwell[edit]
| 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
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No Green candidate as previous (4.0%).
St. Peters[edit]
| 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
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St. Stephens[edit]
| 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
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No Green candidate as previous (3.2%).
Verulam[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
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Wheathampstead[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
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No Green candidate as previous (15.3%).
References[edit]
- ^ "St Albans City and District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
