1986 St Albans City and District Council election
Appearance
The 1986 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
At the election, the SDP-Liberal Alliance displaced the Conservatives as the largest party for the first time since the council's creation in 1973.
Summary
[edit]1986 St Albans City and District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Alliance | 11 | ![]() |
55.0 | 14 | 25 | 43.9 | 19,743 | 39.4 | –1.9 | |
Conservative | 6 | ![]() |
30.0 | 17 | 23 | 40.4 | 18,776 | 37.5 | –3.7 | |
Labour | 3 | ![]() |
15.0 | 5 | 8 | 14.0 | 9,620 | 19.2 | +3.7 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 1,067 | 2.1 | +0.4 | |
Independent Labour | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 553 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 300 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
Ward results
[edit]Ashley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | T. Allison | 1,157 | 48.5 | –9.8 | |
Conservative | S. Capper | 722 | 30.3 | +2.8 | |
Labour | C. Leet | 507 | 21.2 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 435 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,386 | 49.0 | –7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,869 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Batchwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | D. McManus | 955 | 38.1 | ||
Alliance | R. Biddle | 939 | 37.5 | ||
Labour | R. Mills | 930 | 37.1 | ||
Alliance | J. Haggerty | 873 | 34.8 | ||
Conservative | G. Barnes | 613 | 24.5 | ||
Conservative | A. Smith | 545 | 21.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,507 | 49.0 | |||
Registered electors | 5,116 | ||||
Labour gain from Alliance | |||||
Alliance hold |
Clarence
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | S. Burton | 1,237 | 47.9 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | J. Telfer | 925 | 35.8 | –10.4 | |
Labour | S. Seelig | 421 | 16.3 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 312 | 12.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,583 | 59.0 | +0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,378 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Colney Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | B. Howard* | 868 | 59.8 | –2.3 | |
Conservative | R. Wakeley | 369 | 25.4 | –5.3 | |
Labour | D. Landman | 215 | 14.8 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 499 | 34.4 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,452 | 52.0 | +0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,792 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Cunningham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | C. Gunner* | 1,052 | 46.9 | –12.2 | |
Conservative | C. Ellis | 739 | 33.0 | +5.6 | |
Labour | T. Jones | 451 | 20.1 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 313 | 14.0 | –17.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,242 | 47.0 | –5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,770 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Harpenden East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | P. Burrows | 1,283 | 44.1 | –1.4 | |
Conservative | B. Bartman* | 1,214 | 41.7 | –3.7 | |
Labour | D. Crew | 286 | 9.8 | +0.7 | |
Green | J. Bishop | 128 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 69 | 2.4 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,911 | 57.0 | +4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 5,107 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Harpenden North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Haywood* | 1,380 | 47.0 | –5.0 | |
Alliance | D. Wright | 1,066 | 36.3 | +4.0 | |
Labour | B. Saffery | 317 | 10.8 | –0.4 | |
Green | H. Swailes | 172 | 5.9 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 314 | 10.7 | –9.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,935 | 51.0 | +8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,755 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Harpenden South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. McCaw* | 1,434 | 56.7 | –10.0 | |
Alliance | L. Johnstone | 874 | 34.6 | +11.6 | |
Labour | J. Bailey | 220 | 8.7 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 560 | 22.2 | –21.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,528 | 49.0 | +6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,159 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Harpenden West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Roberts | 1,461 | 54.8 | –3.9 | |
Alliance | D. Groom | 982 | 36.8 | +3.1 | |
Labour | L. Fryd | 225 | 8.4 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 479 | 18.0 | –7.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,668 | 51.0 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 5,231 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
London Colney
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Ranstead | 1,016 | 41.9 | –18.3 | |
Conservative | T. Rodell | 694 | 28.6 | –11.2 | |
Independent Labour | F. Perham* | 553 | 22.8 | N/A | |
Independent | I. Holt | 161 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 322 | 13.3 | –7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,424 | 43.0 | +8.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,637 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Marshallwick North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | G. Churchard* | 1,337 | 49.5 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | L. Caims | 1,095 | 40.6 | –1.1 | |
Labour | C. Pearce | 268 | 9.9 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 242 | 9.0 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,762 | 53.0 | –1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,094 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Marshallwick South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | A. Rowlands | 1,285 | 44.4 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | A. Hill | 1,281 | 44.2 | –4.9 | |
Labour | L. Adams | 330 | 11.4 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,896 | 56.0 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,171 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Park Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | W. Lawrence | 935 | 51.9 | –3.1 | |
Conservative | S. Biggs | 581 | 32.3 | –3.0 | |
Labour | J. Gipps | 285 | 15.8 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 354 | 19.7 | ±0.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,801 | 42.0 | –9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,288 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Redbourn
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Robinson* | 1,065 | 46.9 | +5.5 | |
Alliance | P. Schofield | 759 | 33.4 | N/A | |
Labour | G. Harris | 447 | 19.7 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 306 | 13.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,271 | 51.0 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,453 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Sopwell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. Pollard* | 1,245 | 48.1 | +3.0 | |
Alliance | M. Saunders | 784 | 30.3 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | J. Rabuszko | 562 | 21.7 | –5.7 | |
Majority | 461 | 17.8 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,591 | 51.0 | +5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,080 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
St. Peters
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | P. Thompson* | 1,037 | 46.4 | –1.1 | |
Labour | G. Powell | 652 | 29.2 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | F. Newton | 547 | 24.5 | –1.8 | |
Majority | 385 | 17.2 | –4.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,236 | 50.0 | –2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,472 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
St. Stephens
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Heap* | 1,093 | 35.1 | –8.1 | |
Independent | A. Neasel | 869 | 27.9 | N/A | |
Alliance | F. Smith | 812 | 26.1 | –20.6 | |
Labour | K. Morcom | 341 | 10.9 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 224 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,115 | 54.0 | –0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,769 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Verulam
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Moss | 1,404 | 49.1 | –0.8 | |
Alliance | C. White | 1,107 | 38.7 | –2.1 | |
Labour | M. Bromberg | 309 | 10.8 | +1.5 | |
Independent | A. Clifford | 37 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 297 | 10.4 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,857 | 55.0 | –2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,195 | ||||
Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | ![]() |
Wheathampstead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | S. Whittaker | 1,356 | 52.0 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | R. Norsworthy | 1,052 | 40.3 | +0.7 | |
Labour | J. McPheat | 200 | 7.7 | –1.5 | |
Majority | 304 | 11.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,608 | 54.0 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,830 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 January 2023.