1984 St Albans City and District Council election

The 1984 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Following the election, the council fell into No overall control, with the Conservatives forming the largest group.

Summary

1984 St Albans City and District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8	5	36.4	17	25	43.9	22,103	41.2	–6.2
	Alliance	11	6	50.0	12	23	40.4	22,149	41.3	+8.6
	Labour	2	2	9.1	5	7	12.3	8,338	15.5	–1.3
	Independent	1	1	4.5	1	2	3.5	920	1.7	–1.1
	Ecology	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	117	0.2	–0.1

Ashley (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	B. Rigby	1,579	58.3
	Alliance	J. Hurd	1,456	53.7
	Conservative	D. Evans	744	27.5
	Conservative	M. Dance	706	26.1
	Labour	D. McCarthy	385	14.2
	Labour	C. Leet	349	12.9
Turnout			2,709	56.4
Registered electors			4,804
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold

Batchwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	N. Lamb	852	36.3	+3.5
	Conservative	R. Moss	762	32.5	+0.9
	Labour	J. Ramsden*	733	31.2	–4.4
Majority			90	3.8	N/A
Turnout			2,347	46.9	–8.0
Registered electors			4,797
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	1.3

Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wheeldon*	1,191	46.2	+0.6
	Alliance	B. Bird	1,030	39.9	–4.0
	Labour	T. Skinner	359	13.9	+3.5
Majority			161	6.2	+4.5
Turnout			2,580	58.3	–2.2
Registered electors			4,426
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

Colney Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Hughes*	923	62.1	+14.6
	Conservative	J. Jeffrey	457	30.7	–10.9
	Labour	N. Ord	107	7.2	–3.7
Majority			466	31.3	N/A
Turnout			1,487	51.6	+0.5
Registered electors			2,880
	Alliance hold		Swing	12.8

Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Donald*	1,468	59.1	+13.1
	Conservative	C. Ellis	679	27.4	–8.0
	Labour	M. Fletcher	335	13.5	–5.1
Majority			789	31.8	+21.2
Turnout			2,482	52.4	–4.1
Registered electors			4,735
	Alliance hold		Swing	10.6

Harpenden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Stevens	1,218	45.5	+20.1
	Conservative	M. Morrell*	1,213	45.4	+3.6
	Labour	T. Morris	243	9.1	+1.2
Majority			5	0.1	N/A
Turnout			2,674	52.3	–0.4
Registered electors			5,108
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	8.3

No Independent candidate as previous (25.0%).

Harpenden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Purkiss	1,329	52.0	–8.3
	Alliance	V. Salter	825	32.3	+6.6
	Labour	D. Crew	285	11.2	+1.6
	Ecology	H. Swailes	117	4.6	+0.1
Majority			504	19.7	–14.9
Turnout			2,556	42.6	–6.4
Registered electors			5,772
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.5

Harpenden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Martyn	1,424	66.7	–0.4
	Alliance	P. Jones	491	23.0	–2.1
	Labour	K. Griffin	221	7.5	+2.5
Majority			933	43.7	+1.7
Turnout			2,086	42.2	–6.3
Registered electors			5,060
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Harpenden West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Tarry*	1,333	58.7	–7.3
	Alliance	J. Glendinning	766	33.7	+9.6
	Labour	K. Griffin	171	7.5	–2.4
Majority			567	25.0	–16.9
Turnout			2,270	48.3	–0.8
Registered electors			5,182
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.5

London Colney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Macmillan*	1,136	60.2	+8.4
	Conservative	J. Kalaher	751	39.8	+5.4
Majority			385	20.4	+3.0
Turnout			1,887	34.4	–10.2
Registered electors			5,481
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

No Alliance candidate as previous (13.8%).

Marshallwick North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Halpin	1,311	49.3	+9.7
	Conservative	A. Maclennan	1,109	41.7	–7.7
	Labour	B. York	241	9.1	–1.9
Majority			202	7.6	N/A
Turnout			2,661	54.6	–3.4
Registered electors			4,872
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	8.7

Marshallwick South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Turner*	1,326	49.1	–8.8
	Alliance	A. Rowlands	1,126	41.7	+10.9
	Labour	A. Goodsall	249	9.2	–2.1
Majority			200	7.4	–19.7
Turnout			2,701	52.2	–3.0
Registered electors			5,117
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Park Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Bliss	1,196	55.0	+8.1
	Conservative	R. Scranage*	767	35.3	–5.4
	Labour	M. Rogers	211	9.7	–2.7
Majority			429	19.7	N/A
Turnout			2,174	51.2	–3.5
Registered electors			4,245
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	6.8

Redbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Bailey*	920	43.2	*N/A*
	Conservative	E. Lee	881	41.4	–10.7
	Labour	R. Dunham	329	15.4	–0.5
Majority			39	1.8	N/A
Turnout			2,130	47.2	–3.9
Registered electors			4,510
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

No Alliance candidate as previous (32.0%).

Sopwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Harris	958	45.1	–1.7
	Alliance	G. Heaton	585	27.5	–0.2
	Conservative	M. Ward	583	27.4	+1.9
Majority			373	17.5	–1.6
Turnout			2,126	45.7	–3.6
Registered electors			4,652
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

St. Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Walkington	1,110	47.5	+8.1
	Labour	P. Fowler*	614	26.3	+0.6
	Conservative	P. Welch	614	26.3	–8.6
Majority			496	21.2	+16.7
Turnout			2,338	52.7	+1.6
Registered electors			4,435
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	3.8

St. Stephens (3 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	D. Parry	1,465	46.7
	Conservative	A. Newell*	1,354	43.2
	Conservative	M. Heap	1,280	40.8
	Alliance	M. Moore	1,207	38.5
	Conservative	G. Russell	1,195	38.1
	Alliance	M. Hutchens	1,142	36.4
	Labour	R. Mitchell	316	10.1
	Labour	J. Churcher	305	9.7
	Labour	S. Noble	302	9.6
Turnout			3,134	54.9
Registered electors			5,709
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Verulam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Woodsmith	1,492	49.9	–3.5
	Alliance	J. Gunner	1,220	40.8	+0.4
	Labour	S. Page	278	9.3	+3.1
Majority			272	9.1	–3.9
Turnout			2,990	57.9	–4.8
Registered electors			5,163
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Wheathampstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Whittaker	1,179	51.2	*N/A*
	Conservative	Z. Swire	913	39.6	–45.4
	Labour	J. Brown	211	9.2	–5.8
Majority			266	11.6	N/A
Turnout			2,303	48.5	–1.1
Registered electors			4,749
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 January 2023.