# 2011 St Albans City and District Council election

The 2011 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 29
* Liberal Democrats 24
* Labour 3
* Green 1
* Independent 1

## Election result

The Liberal Democrats lost control of the council as the Conservatives came up 1 seat short of taking a majority themselves, after the Conservatives gained 5 seats from the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative gains took them to 29 of the 58 seats on the council, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 24 seats. Meanwhile, the Green Party gained their first councillor on the council after taking 1 of the 2 seats that were contested in St Peters ward.
Following the election Conservative Julian Daly became the new leader of the council at the head of a minority administration.
St Albans local election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 57.1 | 42.5 | 23,628 | +0.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 23.8 | 29.3 | 16,290 | -8.9% |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 19.6 | 10,891 | +5.5% |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 4,607 | +3.6% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 168 | +0.3% |

## Ward results

Ashley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iqbal Zia | 867 | 32.6 | −16.6 |
| | Labour | Iain Grant | 806 | 30.3 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Chris Baker | 741 | 27.9 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Graham Ward | 245 | 9.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 2.3 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,659 | 48 | −25 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Batchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Leach | 1,128 | 40.9 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Dowden | 743 | 26.9 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Partridge | 675 | 24.4 | −8.1 |
| | Independent | Gerry Foster | 168 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Naomi Love | 47 | 1.7 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,761 | 51 | −21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Clarence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Burton | 1,021 | 37.3 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Rock | 899 | 32.8 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Dixon | 551 | 20.1 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Jack Easton | 267 | 9.8 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 4.5 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,738 | 64 | −12 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Colney Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Brazier | 1,191 | 59.8 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Marks | 467 | 23.5 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Jane Hobday | 234 | 11.8 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Robert Barton | 98 | 4.9 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 36.4 | +23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,990 | 48 | −26 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Cunningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Donald | 990 | 41.4 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Jim Vessey | 741 | 31.0 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | John Paton | 500 | 20.9 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Greg Riener | 159 | 6.7 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 10.4 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,390 | 50 | −21 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Harpenden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Wakely | 1,445 | 54.1 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Upton | 661 | 24.7 | −17.8 |
| | Labour | Vivienne Windle | 346 | 12.9 | +6.0 |
| | Green | Lorna Hann | 220 | 8.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 29.3 | +24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,672 | 49 | −26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harpenden North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bert Pawle | 1,591 | 59.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Burrow | 491 | 18.3 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Ross | 369 | 13.8 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Annett Tate | 226 | 8.4 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,100 | 41.1 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,677 | 51 | −25 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harpenden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Ellis | 1,893 | 68.1 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Moyses | 388 | 14.0 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Linda Spiri | 332 | 12.0 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Tony Grover | 165 | 5.9 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,505 | 54.2 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,778 | 52 | −26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harpenden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Chichester-Miles | 1,992 | 63.7 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Steer | 585 | 18.7 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | David Lawlor | 379 | 12.1 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Lydia El-Khouri | 172 | 5.5 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,407 | 45.0 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,128 | 55 | −22 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
London Colney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacob Quagliozzi | 1,220 | 44.5 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Simon Calder | 1,105 | 40.3 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vibs Nazeri | 215 | 7.8 | −13.5 |
| | Green | Mary Warren | 203 | 7.4 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,743 | 40 | −28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Marshalswick North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Churchard | 1,076 | 40.8 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | John Foster | 1,031 | 39.1 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Harris | 355 | 13.5 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Rosalind Paul | 173 | 6.6 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.7 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,635 | 54 | −23 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Marshalswick South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Salih Gaygusuz | 1,433 | 46.6 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Teare | 776 | 25.3 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | Ruairi McCourt | 560 | 18.2 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Jill Mills | 303 | 9.9 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,072 | 58 | −21 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Park Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Bowes-Phipps | 1,105 | 41.0 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola McAlister-Baillie | 1,078 | 40.0 | −6.4 |
| | Labour | Janet Smith | 389 | 14.4 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Miriam Vincken | 125 | 4.6 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,697 | 48 | −26 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Redbourn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maxine Crawley | 1,334 | 52.7 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin O'Donovan | 791 | 31.2 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | Gavin Ross | 252 | 10.0 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Tom Hardy | 155 | 6.1 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 21.4 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,532 | 53 | −23 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frances Leonard | 1,087 | 55.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Clegg | 397 | 20.4 | −11.6 |
| | Labour | Jane Cloke | 307 | 15.8 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Ian Troughton | 158 | 8.1 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | 35.4 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,949 | 51 | −26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sopwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Harris | 1,133 | 45.2 | +16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Barron | 647 | 25.8 | −14.6 |
| | Conservative | Bruce Snell | 510 | 20.3 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Kate Metcalf | 217 | 8.7 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 486 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,507 | 48 | −21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Peters (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alec Campbell | 795 | 29.2 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Simon Grover | 751 | 27.6 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Davies | 718 | 26.4 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Needham | 684 | 25.2 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Pia | 652 | 24.0 | −18.0 |
| | Labour | John Baker | 634 | 23.3 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | John Metcalf | 533 | 19.6 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Daniel Jordan | 376 | 13.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,718 | 47 | −25 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
St Stephen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Myland | 1,467 | 55.7 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dick Downs | 698 | 26.5 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Alex Breed | 290 | 11.0 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Lesley Baker | 181 | 6.9 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 769 | 29.2 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,636 | 51 | −27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Verulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dursun Altun | 1,289 | 41.8 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Frearson | 1,187 | 38.5 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Miriam Foster | 375 | 12.2 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Margaret Grover | 235 | 7.6 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 3.3 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,086 | 61 | −21 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Wheathampstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Huddleston | 1,242 | 44.5 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Oxley | 1,220 | 43.7 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Woodhams | 198 | 7.1 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Gillian Patrick | 131 | 4.7 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.8 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,791 | 59 | −19 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2011 and 2012

A by-election was held in Batchwood ward on 19 January 2012 after Liberal Democrat councillor Amanda Archer resigned from the council. The seat was gained for Labour by their former group leader Roma Mills with a majority of 607 votes over the Liberal Democrats.
Batchwood by-election 19 January 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roma Mills | 1,002 | 55.1 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Partridge | 395 | 21.7 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Tim Smith | 347 | 19.1 | −7.8 |
| | Green | Naomi Love | 76 | 4.2 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 33.4 | +19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,820 | 33.2 | −18 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |