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. 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
		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