title: 1984 St Albans City and District Council election
text: # 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. 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 | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | 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 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Ashley
  
  Ashley (2 seats due to by-election) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,709 | 56.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,804 | |
  | | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold |
  | | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold |
  
  ### Batchwood
  
  Batchwood :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 90 | 3.8 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,347 | 46.9 | –8.0 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,797 | | |
  | | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 1.3 | |
  
  ### Clarence
  
  Clarence :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 161 | 6.2 | +4.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,580 | 58.3 | –2.2 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,426 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.3 | |
  
  ### Colney Heath
  
  Colney Heath :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 466 | 31.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,487 | 51.6 | +0.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,880 | | |
  | | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 12.8 | |
  
  ### Cunningham
  
  Cunningham :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 789 | 31.8 | +21.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,482 | 52.4 | –4.1 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,735 | | |
  | | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 10.6 | |
  
  ### Harpenden East
  
  Harpenden East :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.1 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,674 | 52.3 | –0.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,108 | | |
  | | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.3 | |
  
  No Independent candidate as previous (25.0%).
  
  ### Harpenden North
  
  Harpenden North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 504 | 19.7 | –14.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,556 | 42.6 | –6.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,772 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.5 | |
  
  ### Harpenden South
  
  Harpenden South :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 933 | 43.7 | +1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,086 | 42.2 | –6.3 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,060 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
  
  ### Harpenden West
  
  Harpenden West :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 567 | 25.0 | –16.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,270 | 48.3 | –0.8 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,182 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |
  
  ### London Colney
  
  London Colney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Macmillan* | 1,136 | 60.2 | +8.4 |
  | | Conservative | J. Kalaher | 751 | 39.8 | +5.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 20.4 | +3.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,887 | 34.4 | –10.2 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,481 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
  
  No Alliance candidate as previous (13.8%).
  
  ### Marshallwick North
  
  Marshallwick North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 202 | 7.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,661 | 54.6 | –3.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,872 | | |
  | | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.7 | |
  
  ### Marshallwick South
  
  Marshallwick South :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 200 | 7.4 | –19.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,701 | 52.2 | –3.0 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,117 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.9 | |
  
  ### Park Street
  
  Park Street :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 429 | 19.7 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,174 | 51.2 | –3.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,245 | | |
  | | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.8 | |
  
  ### Redbourn
  
  Redbourn :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 39 | 1.8 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,130 | 47.2 | –3.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,510 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  No Alliance candidate as previous (32.0%).
  
  ### Sopwell
  
  Sopwell :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 373 | 17.5 | –1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,126 | 45.7 | –3.6 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,652 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
  
  ### St. Peters
  
  St. Peters :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 496 | 21.2 | +16.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,338 | 52.7 | +1.6 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,435 | | |
  | | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 3.8 | |
  
  ### St. Stephens
  
  St. Stephens (3 seats due to by-election) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,134 | 54.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,709 | |
  | | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Verulam
  
  Verulam :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 272 | 9.1 | –3.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,990 | 57.9 | –4.8 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,163 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
  
  ### Wheathampstead
  
  Wheathampstead :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 266 | 11.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,303 | 48.5 | –1.1 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,749 | | |
  | | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
  