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St Albans 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

18 ward races
18 seats
7 elected below the proportional quota
38.9% 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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Liberal Democrats20,85850.3%1583.3%1055.6%+5
Conservative and Unionist Party11,12726.9%15.6%527.8%-4
Green Party5,28812.8%211.1%211.1%0
Labour Party4,0759.8%00.0%15.6%-1
Reform UK490.1%00.0%00.0%0
CPB300.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total41,427100.0%18100.0%18100.0%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

Wards in this council

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

Race results

London Colney · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,811

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Gampell, G.Liberal Democrats64535.6%Elected
2Vosper, S.Labour Party61934.2%
3Winstone, D.Conservative and Unionist Party47026.0%
4Park-Crowne, A.Green Party774.3%

Electorate 5,897 · Ballots cast 1,811 · Back to ward index

Harpenden West · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,769

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Gaskell, F.Liberal Democrats1,25645.4%Elected
2Cowley, M.Conservative and Unionist Party1,18942.9%
3Riley, K.Green Party2057.4%
4Thompson, V.Labour Party1194.3%

Electorate 6,036 · Ballots cast 2,769 · Back to ward index

St Peters · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,273

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Grover, S.Green Party1,04546.0%Elected
2Partridge, D.Liberal Democrats76033.4%
3Leonard, G.Conservative and Unionist Party25111.0%
4Byatt, D.Labour Party2179.5%

Electorate 6,164 · Ballots cast 2,273 · Back to ward index

St Stephen · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,607

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cavinder, S.Liberal Democrats1,24347.7%Elected
2Jacob, A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,07941.4%
3Blackwell, J.Labour Party1566.0%
4Thomas, M.Green Party1294.9%

Electorate 6,610 · Ballots cast 2,607 · Back to ward index

Sandridge & Wheathampstead · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,487

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hollingsworth, S.Liberal Democrats1,21348.8%Elected
2Clark, G.Conservative and Unionist Party96038.6%
3Hitch, O.Green Party1666.7%
4Morrell, J.Labour Party1486.0%

Electorate 6,039 · Ballots cast 2,487 · Back to ward index

Redbourn · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,725

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Thurston, A.Liberal Democrats85949.8%Elected
2Mead, V.Conservative and Unionist Party61535.7%
3Vegro, S.Labour Party1569.0%
4Clough, S.Green Party955.5%

Electorate 4,292 · Ballots cast 1,725 · Back to ward index

Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,317

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Visram, R.Liberal Democrats1,15649.9%Elected
2Leonard, F.Conservative and Unionist Party78834.0%
3Lomas, J.Green Party1958.4%
4Pullinger, N.Labour Party1787.7%

Electorate 5,809 · Ballots cast 2,317 · Back to ward index

Clarence · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 2,950

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Fisher, M.Green Party1,50350.9%Elected
2Onamusi, O.Liberal Democrats1,05535.8%
3Deepthi, D.Conservative and Unionist Party1986.7%
4Sanderson, G.Labour Party1946.6%

Electorate 6,089 · Ballots cast 2,950 · Back to ward index

Harpenden South · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.0 pts Valid ballots 2,345

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Heritage, T.Conservative and Unionist Party1,22052.0%Elected
2Bowser, D.Liberal Democrats88537.7%
3Crew, D.Labour Party1345.7%
4McQuade, A.Green Party1064.5%

Electorate 5,558 · Ballots cast 2,345 · Back to ward index

Harpenden North & Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.1 pts Valid ballots 2,291

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rohale, A.Liberal Democrats1,21753.1%Elected
2D'Rosario, A.Conservative and Unionist Party73632.1%
3Whittome, C.Green Party1717.5%
4Dearman, B.Labour Party1677.3%

Electorate 5,832 · Ballots cast 2,291 · Back to ward index

Park Street · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.8 pts Valid ballots 2,251

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Webb, N.Liberal Democrats1,23454.8%Elected
2Cook, J.Conservative and Unionist Party70531.3%
3Chester, L.Labour Party1727.6%
4Park-Crowne, M.Green Party1406.2%

Electorate 6,396 · Ballots cast 2,251 · Back to ward index

Sopwell · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 2,060

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sherlock, H.Liberal Democrats1,14455.5%Elected
2Grant, I.Labour Party41420.1%
3Curthoys, R.Conservative and Unionist Party27813.5%
4Gibbons, P.Green Party1949.4%
5Ewington, M.CPB301.5%

Electorate 5,458 · Ballots cast 2,060 · Back to ward index

Batchwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.4 pts Valid ballots 2,100

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Murray, J.Liberal Democrats1,18456.4%Elected
2Turnbull, E.Labour Party34416.4%
3Clark, A.Conservative and Unionist Party30914.7%
4Durant-Taylor, D.Green Party21410.2%
5Thurston, D.Reform UK492.3%

Electorate 5,584 · Ballots cast 2,100 · Back to ward index

Harpenden East · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.0 pts Valid ballots 2,105

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Canning, D.Liberal Democrats1,22158.0%Elected
2Turnbull, N.Conservative and Unionist Party57027.1%
3Mulcock, N.Labour Party1728.2%
4Troughton, I.Green Party1426.7%

Electorate 5,637 · Ballots cast 2,105 · Back to ward index

Cunningham · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 2,150

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cotton, K.Liberal Democrats1,28159.6%Elected
2Bolton, C.Conservative and Unionist Party40819.0%
3Paton, J.Labour Party29313.6%
4Hall, C.Green Party1687.8%

Electorate 5,660 · Ballots cast 2,150 · Back to ward index

Bernards Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.7 pts Valid ballots 2,339

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brattle, C.Liberal Democrats1,41960.7%Elected
2Killen, J.Conservative and Unionist Party40617.4%
3Paul, R.Green Party27611.8%
4Cloke, J.Labour Party23810.2%

Electorate 5,796 · Ballots cast 2,339 · Back to ward index

Verulam · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.4 pts Valid ballots 2,637

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Degg, J.Liberal Democrats1,61861.4%Elected
2Devi, S.Conservative and Unionist Party65024.6%
3Roberts, G.Green Party2128.0%
4Meade, R.Labour Party1576.0%

Electorate 5,722 · Ballots cast 2,637 · Back to ward index

Hill End · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.4 pts Valid ballots 2,210

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Shaw, G.Liberal Democrats1,46866.4%Elected
2Bharadia, S.Conservative and Unionist Party29513.3%
3Jordan, M.Green Party25011.3%
4Clark, S.Labour Party1978.9%

Electorate 5,569 · Ballots cast 2,210 · Back to ward index