1990 St Albans City and District Council election

The 1990 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

1990 St Albans City and District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5	1	26.3	26	31	54.4	16,888	33.1	–16.1
	Liberal Democrats	10		52.6	7	17	29.8	15,184	29.8	–0.6
	Labour	3		15.8	5	8	14.0	13,561	26.6	+6.6
	Independent	1	1	5.3	0	1	1.8	1,387	2.7	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,999	7.8	+7.5

Ward results

Ashley

Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Allison*	1,119	40.6	+1.9
	Labour	C. Hayward	911	33.1	+11.3
	Conservative	P. Barnes	564	20.5	–19.1
	Green	E. Benjamin	162	5.9	N/A
Majority			208	7.5	N/A
Turnout			2,756	55.0	+12.6
Registered electors			5,015
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.7

Batchwood

Batchwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. McManus*	1,423	54.5	+12.8
	Conservative	J. Christie	561	21.5	–12.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Biddle	375	14.4	–9.7
	Green	S. Adamson	251	9.6	N/A
Majority			862	33.0	+25.5
Turnout			2,610	55.2	+5.7
Registered electors			4,727
	Labour hold		Swing	12.8

Clarence

Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Burton*	1,318	51.4	+12.2
	Conservative	T. Boyle	597	23.3	–22.0
	Labour	A. Conway	475	18.5	+5.1
	Green	A. Tindale	175	6.8	N/A
Majority			721	28.1	N/A
Turnout			2,565	61.4	+4.8
Registered electors			4,179
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	17.1

Colney Heath

Colney Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Henchley	649	41.2	–7.8
	Conservative	J. Jeffrey	457	29.0	–8.5
	Labour	C. Nash	394	25.0	+11.6
	Green	V. Lock	74	4.7	N/A
Majority			192	12.2	+0.7
Turnout			1,574	56.3	+7.6
Registered electors			2,796
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.4

Cunningham

Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Gunner*	1,167	40.0	+0.5
	Labour	C. Donovan	931	31.9	+11.2
	Conservative	M. Wragg	706	24.2	–15.6
	Green	E. Brown	117	4.0	N/A
Majority			236	8.1	N/A
Turnout			2,921	58.4	+10.3
Registered electors			4,999
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.4

Harpenden East

Harpenden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Burrows*	1,205	39.5	+12.2
	Conservative	R. White	1,134	37.2	–21.4
	Labour	D. Crew	457	15.0	+5.9
	Green	J. Bishop	254	8.3	+3.3
Majority			71	2.3	N/A
Turnout			3,050	61.0	+4.7
Registered electors			4,999
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	16.8

Harpenden North

Harpenden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Haywood*	1,386	48.2	–12.6
	Liberal Democrats	H. Adams	652	22.7	–3.4
	Labour	B. Saffery	624	21.7	+8.5
	Green	J. Baker	211	7.3	N/A
Majority			734	25.5	–9.2
Turnout			2,873	49.0	+8.4
Registered electors			5,860
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.6

Harpenden South

Harpenden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. McCaw*	1,460	54.9	–16.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Steer	472	17.7	–0.5
	Labour	K. Holmes	456	17.1	+6.8
	Green	A. Pearce	273	10.3	N/A
Majority			988	37.1	–15.7
Turnout			2,661	52.2	+13.3
Registered electors			5,095
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.9

Harpenden West

Harpenden West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Roberts*	1,407	54.4	–13.4
	Liberal Democrats	C. Canfield	515	19.9	–3.9
	Labour	J. O'Brien	375	14.5	+6.1
	Green	F. McKenzie	291	11.2	N/A
Majority			892	34.5	–9.5
Turnout			2,588	52.3	+12.5
Registered electors			4,951
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

London Colney

London Colney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Ransted*	1,585	61.0	+0.7
	Conservative	B. Cozens	613	23.6	–9.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. Gunner	243	9.3	+4.7
	Green	J. Stone	158	6.1	N/A
Majority			972	37.4	+12.2
Turnout			2,599	47.4	+3.9
Registered electors			5,485
	Labour hold		Swing	5.0

Marshallwick North

Marshallwick North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Churchard*	1,203	44.2	+11.4
	Conservative	P. Johnston	967	35.5	–20.2
	Labour	A. Rose	397	14.6	+3.0
	Green	A-M. Harrison	154	5.7	N/A
Majority			236	8.7	N/A
Turnout			2,691	55.4	+6.2
Registered electors			4,908
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	15.8

Marshallwick South

Marshallwick South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Rowlands*	1,410	44.0	+14.2
	Conservative	J. Smih	1,139	35.6	–19.2
	Labour	D. Allan	511	16.0	+0.6
	Green	J. Harrington	141	4.4	N/A
Majority			271	8.5	N/A
Turnout			3,201	62.1	+7.6
Registered electors			5,156
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	16.7

Park Street

Park Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Hendry	744	34.0	–4.9
	Conservative	D. Minter	730	33.4	–14.7
	Labour	L. Adams	468	21.4	+8.4
	Green	S. Hart	244	11.2	N/A
Majority			14	0.6	N/A
Turnout			2,186	50.3	+8.4
Registered electors			4,347
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.9

Redbourn

Redbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Robinson*	1,054	47.9	–11.1
	Labour	P. Murphy	641	29.1	+16.6
	Green	D. Cockcroft	504	22.9	N/A
Majority			413	18.8	–11.7
Turnout			2,199	50.3	+5.8
Registered electors			4,368
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.9

No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (28.5%).

Sopwell

Sopwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kerry Pollard*	1,770	65.2	+15.7
	Conservative	G. Brown	387	14.2	–2.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Halpin	334	12.3	–21.0
	Green	C. Hart	225	8.3	N/A
Majority			1,383	50.9	+34.7
Turnout			2,716	54.2	+2.8
Registered electors			5,013
	Labour hold		Swing	9.3

St. Peters

St. Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Thompson*	1,125	43.4	+4.9
	Labour	D. Paton	826	31.9	+2.8
	Conservative	R. Wakerley	416	16.1	–16.3
	Green	C. Simmons	224	8.6	N/A
Majority			299	11.5	+5.3
Turnout			2,591	54.9	+6.6
Registered electors			4,718
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.1

St. Stephens

St. Stephens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Neasel	1,387	39.7	*N/A*
	Conservative	M. Heap*	987	28.2	–25.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Evans	584	16.7	–18.4
	Labour	N. Williamson	435	12.4	+0.7
	Green	H. Clemow	105	3.0	N/A
Majority			400	11.4	N/A
Turnout			3,498	62.0	+11.6
Registered electors			5,646
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Verulam

Verulam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Moss*	1,286	44.2	–19.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Gunner	742	25.5	+1.5
	Labour	J. Bellchambers	567	19.5	+7.4
	Green	W. Berrington	317	10.9	N/A
Majority			544	18.7	–21.1
Turnout			2,912	57.9	+6.3
Registered electors			5,029
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.6

Wheathampstead

Wheathampstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Whittaker*	1,327	47.4	+10.6
	Conservative	R. Ansell	1,037	37.1	–15.8
	Labour	K. Spooner	315	11.3	+1.1
	Green	F. Ellis	119	4.3	N/A
Majority			290	10.4	N/A
Turnout			2,798	58.9	+5.9
Registered electors			4,752
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.2

References

^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[1] "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

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