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St Albans 2019

Local elections held 2 May 2019.

20 ward races
21 seats
9 elected below the proportional quota
42.9% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 21 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Liberal Democrats18,98942.4%1257.1%1047.6%+2
Conservative Party13,15829.4%733.3%628.6%+1
Labour Party6,96715.6%14.8%314.3%-2
Green Party4,53210.1%00.0%29.5%-2
Independent1,1532.6%14.8%00.0%+1
Total44,799100.0%21100.0%21100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2019)
Previous (2018)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Harpenden East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,019

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Geoffrey NewmanConservative Party65832.6%−17.4 ptsElected
2Pip LiverLiberal Democrats60830.1%
3Anne JamesIndependent40620.1%
4James GillLabour Party1798.9%
5Angela TroughtonGreen Party1688.3%

EC ward code E05004790 · Back to ward index

London Colney · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,196

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Helen PakenhamLabour Party85538.9%−11.1 ptsElected
2Liz WinstoneConservative Party74934.1%
3Tony LillicoLiberal Democrats40318.4%
4Mark Park-CrowneGreen Party1898.6%

EC ward code E05004794 · Back to ward index

Batchwood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,224

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Liz NeedhamLiberal Democrats87839.5%−10.5 ptsElected
2Gordon BaisleyLabour Party75533.9%
3Alex Harisha-ClarkConservative Party38117.1%
4Anne McQuadeGreen Party2109.4%

EC ward code E05004786 · Back to ward index

Redbourn · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,812

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1David MitchellIndependent74741.2%−8.8 ptsElected
2Ed WebsterConservative Party58632.3%
3Symon VegroLabour Party24513.5%
4Will JankowskiLiberal Democrats23412.9%

EC ward code E05004798 · Back to ward index

Park Street · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,985

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Syed AbidiLiberal Democrats86643.6%−6.4 ptsElected
2Claudio DuranConservative Party71035.8%
3Sally LeonardGreen Party21110.6%
4Gary ChambersLabour Party19810.0%

EC ward code E05004797 · Back to ward index

Wheathampstead · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,948

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Sandra WoodConservative Party85143.7%−6.3 ptsElected
2Gerard PantingLiberal Democrats71036.4%
3Oliver HitchGreen Party23312.0%
4Neill SankeyLabour Party1547.9%

EC ward code E05004804 · Back to ward index

Harpenden North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,820

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Bert PawleConservative Party81844.9%−5.1 ptsElected
2Melanie PriggenLiberal Democrats63334.8%
3Ian TroughtonGreen Party20011.0%
4Emily TillyLabour Party1699.3%

EC ward code E05004791 · Back to ward index

Sandridge · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,436

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Frances LeonardConservative Party68948.0%−2.0 ptsElected
2Sharon HollingsworthLiberal Democrats39427.4%
3Matthew MaddockGreen Party19913.9%
4Jonathan HegertyLabour Party15410.7%

EC ward code E05004801 · Back to ward index

Harpenden West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,267

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Roger ButterworthConservative Party1,12249.5%−0.5 ptsElected
2Jeffrey PhillipsLiberal Democrats62227.4%
3Lesley BakerGreen Party31113.7%
4Henry MeredithLabour Party2129.4%

EC ward code E05004793 · Back to ward index

St Peters · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,625

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Will TuckerLiberal Democrats1,36552.0%+2.0 ptsElected
2Alec CampbellConservative Party50519.2%
3Jill MillsGreen Party49518.9%
4Mark EwingtonLabour Party2609.9%

EC ward code E05004799 · Back to ward index

St Stephen · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,904

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Dave WinstoneConservative Party1,00652.8%+2.8 ptsElected
2Sinéad HowlandLiberal Democrats52727.7%
3Caroline HallGreen Party21711.4%
4Janet BlackwellLabour Party1548.1%

EC ward code E05004800 · Back to ward index

Marshalswick South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,723

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Karen YoungLiberal Democrats1,46153.7%+3.7 ptsElected
2Salih GaygusuzConservative Party83330.6%
3Richard HarrisLabour Party2258.3%
4Susana Garcia-MartinezGreen Party2047.5%

EC ward code E05004796 · Back to ward index

Harpenden South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,833

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Brian EllisConservative Party99454.2%+4.2 ptsElected
2Zoe GalvinLiberal Democrats38220.8%
3Rosalind PaulGreen Party23012.5%
4George FraserLabour Party22712.4%

EC ward code E05004792 · Back to ward index

Cunningham · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,075

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Robert DonaldLiberal Democrats1,13254.6%+4.6 ptsElected
2Muhammad Abdur RahimLabour Party42620.5%
3Sarah TallonConservative Party37217.9%
4Greg BlomGreen Party1457.0%

EC ward code E05004789 · Back to ward index

Verulam · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,760

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Stephen BarrettLiberal Democrats1,52955.4%+5.4 ptsElected
2Paul VerityConservative Party86531.3%
3Candy WhittomeGreen Party2137.7%
4Michael BartletLabour Party1535.5%

EC ward code E05004803 · Back to ward index

Ashley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,519

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Iqbal ZiaLiberal Democrats1,41156.0%+6.0 ptsElected
2Mohammed MortuzaLabour Party55622.1%
3Stephane FarengaGreen Party30812.2%
4Yasmin-May HarishaConservative Party2449.7%

EC ward code E05004785 · Back to ward index

Marshalswick North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,138

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Clare JulienLiberal Democrats1,22357.2%+7.2 ptsElected
2Lyn BoltonConservative Party54925.7%
3James LomasGreen Party1939.0%
4Alexander VeitchLabour Party1738.1%

EC ward code E05004795 · Back to ward index

Colney Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,774

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Chris BrazierLiberal Democrats1,02257.6%+7.6 ptsElected
2Susan DeviConservative Party42123.7%
3Andrew OsborneLabour Party1749.8%
4James RyanGreen Party1578.9%

EC ward code E05009028 · Back to ward index

Sopwell · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 46.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,181

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Emma MatanleLiberal Democrats1,05024.1%48.1%+14.8 ptsElected
2Mandy McNeilLiberal Democrats1,01823.3%46.7%+13.3 ptsElected
3Iain GrantLabour Party72916.7%33.4%
4Eileen HarrisLabour Party72016.5%33.0%
5Barry SumpterConservative Party2335.3%10.7%
6Graham LeonardConservative Party2154.9%9.9%
7Lucy SwiftGreen Party2084.8%9.5%
8Phil FletcherGreen Party1894.3%8.7%

EC ward code E05004802 · Back to ward index

Clarence · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,379

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Danny ClareLiberal Democrats1,52163.9%+13.9 ptsElected
2Don DeepthiConservative Party35715.0%
3Catherine MichelGreen Party25210.6%
4Jagat ChatrathLabour Party24910.5%

EC ward code E05004787 · Back to ward index