# 2015 St Albans City and District Council election

The 2015 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary Results

St Albans City and District Council election, 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53.4% | 43.6% | 35,047 |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27.6% | 23.0% | 18,468 |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.8% | 18.5% | 14,870 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2,183 |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.7% | 6.3% | 5,055 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0% | 5.9% | 4,736 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0% | > 0.1% | 28 |

## Ward results
### Ashley

Ashley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Zia | 1,306 | 29.5 | −13.0 |
| | Labour | Anne Lyons | 1,248 | 28.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Emre Kaya | 1,193 | 27.0 | +13.0 |
| | Green | Robert Whitford | 360 | 8.1 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Charles Mason | 313 | 7.0 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 1.3 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,420 | 74.8 | +28.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Batchwood

Batchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Smith | 1,368 | 33.8 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Leach | 1,348 | 33.3 | −15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Needham | 654 | 16.2 | +6.7 |
| | UKIP | Matthew Dovey | 378 | 9.3 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Lee Evans | 300 | 7.4 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.5 | −26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,048 | 73.8 | +32.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Clarence

Clarence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Rowlands | 1,606 | 39.3 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Barry Sumpter | 1,375 | 33.6 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Jane Cloke | 683 | 16.7 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Charis Jennings | 399 | 9.8 | −5.8 |
| | TUSC | Keith Hussey | 28 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 5.6 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,091 | 78.3 | +33.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Colney Heath

Colney Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brazier | 1,421 | 43.8 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Stella Nash | 994 | 30.6 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | John Paton | 417 | 12.8 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Thorpe | 255 | 7.9 | −10.7 |
| | Green | Timothy Robinson | 159 | 4.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,246 | 73.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cunningham

Cunningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Donald | 1,233 | 35.2 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Roth | 936 | 26.7 | +6.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | John Metcalf | 743 | 21.2 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | Alan Malin | 371 | 10.6 | −8.0 |
| | Green | Rebecca Hurst | 217 | 6.2 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Harpenden East

Harpenden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Wakely | 2,020 | 49.9 | +5.9 |
| | Independent | Phillipa Martyn | 829 | 20.5 | −10.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Rosemary Ross | 632 | 15.6 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul De Kort | 571 | 14.1 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,191 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harpenden North

Harpenden North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Albert Pawle | 2,179 | 53.7 | +7.8 |
| | Independent | John Chambers | 565 | 13.9 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Linda Spiri | 524 | 12.9 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aileen King | 467 | 11.5 | +0.1 |
| | Green | William Day | 324 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,614 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harpenden South

Harpenden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Ellis | 2,756 | 66.4 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | George Fraser | 600 | 14.5 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Tattersfield | 503 | 12.1 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | John Hansen | 293 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,156 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harpenden West

Harpenden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Chichester-Miles | 2,670 | 60.9 | −6.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Lawlor | 633 | 14.4 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Phillips | 582 | 13.3 | −2.1 |
| | Independent | Paul Howe | 496 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,037 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### London Colney

London Colney :
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Farrell | 1,434 | 38.9 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Jacob Quagliozzi | 1,737 | 35.9 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Calder | 882 | 9 | +4.3 |
| | UKIP | Colin Botterill | 587 | 12.1 | −6.7 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Anna Kinnersley | 198 | 4.1 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Marshalswick North

Marshalswick North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Bolton | 1,443 | 37.5 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Churchard | 1,326 | 34.5 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Harris | 485 | 12.6 | +2.0 |
| | UKIP | Michael Hollins | 337 | 8.8 | −8.4 |
| | Green | James Lomas | 256 | 6.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Marshalswick South

Marshalswick South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Salih Gaygusuz | 1,915 | 44.5 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Pedroz | 1,055 | 24.5 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Vivienne Windle | 721 | 16.8 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Miriam Gilbert | 391 | 9.1 | −1.1 |
| | UKIP | David Dickson | 217 | 5.0 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 80 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Park Street

Park Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Wright | 1,519 | 37.2 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jadwiga Baillie | 1,203 | 29.4 | −10.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Tilyard | 593 | 14.5 | −5.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Martin McGrath | 587 | 14.4 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Lesley Baker | 185 | 4.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Redbourn

Redbourn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Wright | 2,075 | 58.2 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Pullinger | 541 | 15.2 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | Daragh Cahalane | 400 | 11.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Morton | 337 | 9.5 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Joseph French | 210 | 5.9 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,534 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sandridge

Sandridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frances Leonard | 1,703 | 58.2 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stefania Estacchini | 501 | 17.1 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Gary-Higgings | 415 | 14.2 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Paul Quinn | 305 | 10.4 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,202 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sopwell

Sopwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Harris | 1,347 | 34.7 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Poor | 1,055 | 27.2 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Panagiotis Yfantoudas | 880 | 22.7 | +10.0 |
| | UKIP | Valerie Hargrave | 315 | 8.1 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Gail Jackson | 282 | 7.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Peters

St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Campbell | 1,634 | 35.6 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Jones | 1,250 | 27.2 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Alexander Veitch | 778 | 16.9 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Jill Mills | 741 | 16.1 | −7.5 |
| | UKIP | Michael Douglas | 191 | 4.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Stephen

St Stephen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Winstone | 2,078 | 50.3 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Ross | 920 | 22.3 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Whitehead | 527 | 12.8 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Janet Blackwell | 442 | 10.7 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Lydia El-Khouri | 163 | 3.9 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,158 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Verulam

Verulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jessica Chivers | 2,183 | 48.0 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trisha Windsor-Williams | 1,298 | 28.5 | −9.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Michael Bartlet | 533 | 11.7 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Mark Ewington | 282 | 6.2 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Colin Donald | 252 | 5.5 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 82.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wheathampstead

Wheathampstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sandra Wood | 2,244 | 60.2 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harriet Sherlock | 746 | 20.0 | −0.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Gavin Ross | 456 | 12.2 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Ian Troughton | 283 | 7.6 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,498 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |