# 1996 St Albans City and District Council election

The 1996 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Election result

1996 St Albans City and District Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 10 | 5 | 52.6 | 29 | 39 | 68.4 | 13,937 | 37.5 | -4.3 |
| | Labour | 5 | 2 | 26.3 | 7 | 12 | 21.1 | 12,533 | 33.7 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 7 | 21.1 | 2 | 6 | 10.5 | 10,678 | 28.7 | +2.7 |

## Ward results
### Ashley

Ashley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Cooper | 1,135 | 48.6 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Goodyear* | 898 | 38.4 | –3.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Caroline | 304 | 13.0 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 10.1 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,337 | 45.4 | –1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,150 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Batchwood

Batchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Mills* | 1,192 | 66.4 | –0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Law | 306 | 17.1 | –2.1 |
| | Conservative | P. Farley | 296 | 16.5 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 49.4 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,794 | 36.5 | –3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,931 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |
No Green candidate as previous (2.4%).

### Clarence

Clarence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Wright | 938 | 49.4 | –4.4 |
| | Labour | D. Pratley | 609 | 32.1 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Christie | 353 | 18.6 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 17.3 | –8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,900 | 43.8 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,357 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### Colney Heath

Colney Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Defoe* | 562 | 52.9 | –11.7 |
| | Labour | G. Humbles | 265 | 25.0 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Jeffrey | 235 | 22.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 28.0 | –18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,062 | 37.8 | –13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,810 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Cunningham

Cunningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Clegg* | 907 | 44.2 | –10.8 |
| | Labour | J. Gipps | 856 | 41.7 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | M. Elsdon | 291 | 14.2 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 2.5 | –21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,054 | 42.5 | –1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,843 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.6 | |

### Harpenden East

Harpenden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Steer | 889 | 43.1 | –7.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Hughes | 726 | 35.2 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | D. Crew | 450 | 21.8 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 7.9 | –13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,065 | 40.7 | –3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,088 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Harpenden North

Harpenden North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Peyton | 948 | 45.4 | –0.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Pawle | 704 | 33.7 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | C. Wade | 435 | 20.8 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 11.7 | –2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,087 | 35.8 | –3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,842 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Harpenden South

Harpenden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Morrell* | 1,030 | 51.7 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Ransom | 574 | 28.8 | –13.1 |
| | Labour | K. Holmes | 387 | 19.4 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 22.9 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,991 | 37.8 | –8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,270 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.6 | |

### Harpenden West

Harpenden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Haynes | 1,068 | 56.0 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Skinner | 536 | 28.1 | –10.0 |
| | Labour | E. Rayner | 303 | 15.9 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 27.9 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,907 | 35.9 | –9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,326 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.7 | |

### London Colney

London Colney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Macmillan* | 1,444 | 78.4 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Shaw | 224 | 12.2 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Lambert | 174 | 9.4 | –1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,220 | 66.2 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | 31.7 | –0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,823 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
No Green candidate as previous (4.2%).

### Marshallwick North

Marshallwick North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Hicks | 945 | 49.9 | –15.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Foster* | 621 | 27.2 | +8.5 |
| | Labour | J. Gibbs | 526 | 23.1 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 20.9 | –18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,092 | 39.8 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,763 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.9 | |

### Marshallwick South

Marshallwick South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Peters | 1,134 | 49.7 | –2.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Turner* | 621 | 27.2 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | R. Harris | 526 | 23.1 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 22.5 | –3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,281 | 44.0 | –1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,185 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Park Street

Park Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Abidi | 599 | 43.1 | –12.3 |
| | Labour | M. Morley | 441 | 31.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Truelove | 349 | 25.1 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 11.4 | –17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,389 | 31.1 | –5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,467 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.7 | |

### Redbourn

Redbourn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Corley* | 747 | 44.7 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Finigan | 628 | 37.6 | –4.2 |
| | Labour | D. Allan | 295 | 17.7 | –2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,670 | 37.7 | –4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,436 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Sopwell

Sopwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Portia-Harris | 1,294 | 70.1 | –5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Hale | 306 | 16.6 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | V. Holley | 247 | 13.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 53.5 | –9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,847 | 35.7 | –3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,183 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 | |

### St. Peters

St. Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Warren | 940 | 45.6 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Biddle* | 921 | 44.7 | –3.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Brown | 200 | 9.7 | –0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,061 | 41.4 | –1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,984 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 3.5 | |

### St. Stephens

St. Stephens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Blackwell | 948 | 40.9 | –1.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Myland | 823 | 35.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | N. Williamson | 546 | 23.6 | –0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 5.4 | –3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,317 | 39.0 | –1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,047 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Verulam

Verulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Fearson | 1,048 | 42.1 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | C. Whiteside | 969 | 38.9 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | P. Robinson | 471 | 18.9 | –2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 3.2 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,488 | 47.9 | –0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,210 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Wheathampstead

Wheathampstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. Stammers* | 942 | 43.6 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Reason | 676 | 31.3 | –10.6 |
| | Labour | P. Woodhams | 543 | 25.1 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,161 | 45.8 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,735 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 | |