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St Albans — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

St Albans was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 19,834 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in St Albans from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Francis Vincent (Whig); Henry George Ward (Whig) 373 35.3% (top seat) William Turner (Conservative) 28 (2.5 pts) 84.5%
1835 Edward Harbottle Grimston (Conservative); Henry George Ward (Whig) 284 41.0% (top seat) William Horsley Beresford (Conservative) 47 (5.3 pts) 81.2%
1837 Edward Harbottle Grimston (Conservative); George Alfred Muskett (Whig) 347 38.9% (top seat) Benjamin Bond Cabbell (Conservative) 128 (13.8 pts) 77.9%
1841 George William John Repton (Conservative); William Hare (Whig) 258 30.4% (top seat) Henry Thomas Worley (Conservative) 7 (0.7 pts) 89.0%
1847 Alexander Raphael (Whig); George William John Repton (Conservative) 276 31.8% (top seat) John Wilks (Whig) 46 (5.0 pts) 87.1%
1885 James Walter Grimston (Conservative) 4,108 57.5% John Coles (Liberal) 1,071 (15.0 pts) 81.7%
1886 James Walter Grimston (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Vicary Gibbs (Conservative) 3,417 45.1% Thomas Morgan-Harvey (Liberal) 844 (11.2 pts) 78.3%
1895 Vicary Gibbs (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Vicary Gibbs (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Hildred Carlile (Conservative) 5,856 52.5% John Bamford Slack (Liberal) 552 (5.0 pts) 89.3%
Jan 1910 Hildred Carlile (Conservative) 7,323 58.1% Henry Roscoe Beddoes (Liberal) 2,052 (16.3 pts) 90.4%
Dec 1910 Hildred Carlile (Conservative) 6,899 59.1% Robert Charles Phillimore (Liberal) 2,122 (18.2 pts) 83.8%
1918 Hildred Carlile (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Francis Edward Fremantle (Unionist) 14,594 57.8% John William Brown (Labour) 3,932 (15.6 pts) 71.1%
1923 Francis Edward Fremantle (Unionist) 11,968 47.7% Christopher Birdwood Thomson (Labour) 5,328 (21.2 pts) 68.8%
1924 Francis Edward Fremantle (Unionist) 18,004 67.5% Frank Herbert (Labour) 9,322 (34.9 pts) 70.3%
1929 Francis Edward Fremantle (Unionist) 20,436 48.2% Mary Monica Whately (Labour) 8,737 (20.6 pts) 72.6%
1931 Francis Edward Fremantle (Conservative) 36,690 78.1% Mary Monica Whately (Labour) 26,401 (56.2 pts) 71.9%
1935 Francis Edward Freemantle (Conservative) 33,743 67.5% Hugh Arthur Franklin (Labour) 17,510 (35.0 pts) 62.6%
1945 Cyril Walter Dumpleton (Labour) 22,421 44.5% John Grimston (Conservative) 59 (0.1 pts) 70.1%
1950 John Grimston (Conservative) 24,733 47.2% Cyril Walter Dumpleton (Labour) 2,382 (4.5 pts) 84.9%
1951 John Grimston (Conservative) 28,602 54.5% John McKnight (Labour) 4,691 (8.9 pts) 84.1%
1955 John Grimston (Conservative) 21,828 57.5% Renée Short (Labour) 5,721 (15.1 pts) 79.3%
1959 Victor Henry Goodhew (Conservative) 23,157 52.9% Lawrence William Carroll (Labour) 8,507 (19.4 pts) 82.8%
1964 Victor Henry Goodhew (Conservative) 22,063 48.0% Bruce Leslie Home Douglas-Mann (Labour) 5,391 (11.7 pts) 82.6%
1966 Victor Goodhew (Conservative) 22,260 47.7% Keith Kyle (Labour) 2,832 (6.1 pts) 83.0%
1970 Victor Goodhew (Conservative) 24,503 51.5% Christopher Herbert Beaumont (Labour) 7,874 (16.6 pts) 76.3%
Feb 1974 Victor Goodhew (Conservative) 26,345 45.2% Charles Shaw (Liberal) 8,421 (14.4 pts) 84.6%
Oct 1974 Victor Goodhew (Conservative) 24,436 45.0% Edwin Hudson (Labour) 9,135 (16.8 pts) 78.0%
1979 Victor Goodhew (Conservative) 31,301 53.1% David Michael Picton (Liberal) 17,244 (29.2 pts) 80.4%
1983 Peter Lilley (Conservative) 29,676 52.1% Alexander Walkington (Liberal) 8,561 (15.0 pts) 78.2%
1987 Peter Lilley (Conservative) 31,726 52.5% Alexander Walkington (Liberal) 10,881 (18.0 pts) 80.2%
1992 Peter Lilley (Conservative) 32,709 52.8% Monica Howes (Liberal Democrat) 16,404 (26.5 pts) 83.5%
1997 Kerry Pollard (Labour) 21,338 42.0% David Rutley (Conservative) 4,459 (8.8 pts) 77.5%
2001 Kerry Pollard (Labour) 19,889 45.4% Charles Elphicke (Conservative) 4,466 (10.2 pts) 66.3%
2005 Anne Main (Conservative) 16,953 37.3% Kerry Pollard (Labour) 1,361 (3.0 pts) 70.4%
2010 Anne Main (Conservative) 21,533 40.8% Sandy Walkington (Liberal Democrat) 2,305 (4.4 pts) 75.6%
2015 Anne Main (Conservative) 25,392 46.6% Kerry Pollard (Labour) 12,732 (23.4 pts) 72.0%
2017 Anne Main (Conservative) 24,571 43.1% Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat) 6,109 (10.7 pts) 78.5%
2019 Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat) 28,867 50.1% Anne Main (Conservative) 6,293 (10.9 pts) 78.4%
2024 Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat) 29,222 56.6% James Spencer (Conservative) 19,834 (38.4 pts) 71.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Vincent Whig 39235.3% Yes
Henry George Ward Whig 37333.6% Yes
William Turner Conservative 34531.1% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Harbottle Grimston Conservative 36241.0% Yes
Henry George Ward Whig 28432.2% Yes
William Horsley Beresford Conservative 23726.8% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Harbottle Grimston Conservative 36138.9% Yes
George Alfred Muskett Whig 34737.4% Yes
Benjamin Bond Cabbell Conservative 21923.6% No

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William John Repton Conservative 28830.4% Yes
William Hare Whig 25827.2% Yes
Henry Thomas Worley Conservative 25126.5% No
George Alfred Muskett Whig 15015.8% No

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Raphael Whig 29531.8% Yes
George William John Repton Conservative 27629.8% Yes
John Wilks Whig 23024.8% No
Frederick Keppel Craven Whig 12613.6% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Walter Grimston Conservative 4,10857.5% Yes
John Coles Liberal 3,03742.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Walter Grimston Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vicary Gibbs Conservative 3,41745.1% Yes
Thomas Morgan-Harvey Liberal 2,57334.0% No
William Henry Bingham-Cox Independent Conservative 1,58020.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vicary Gibbs Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vicary Gibbs Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hildred Carlile Conservative 5,85652.5% Yes
John Bamford Slack Liberal 5,30447.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hildred Carlile Conservative 7,32358.1% Yes
Henry Roscoe Beddoes Liberal 5,27141.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hildred Carlile Conservative 6,89959.1% Yes
Robert Charles Phillimore Liberal 4,77740.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hildred Carlile Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Edward Fremantle Unionist 14,59457.8% Yes
John William Brown Labour 10,66242.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Edward Fremantle Unionist 11,96847.7% Yes
Christopher Birdwood Thomson Labour 6,64026.5% No
Harry Krauss Nield Liberal 6,46925.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Edward Fremantle Unionist 18,00467.5% Yes
Frank Herbert Labour 8,68232.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Edward Fremantle Unionist 20,43648.2% Yes
Mary Monica Whately Labour 11,69927.6% No
George Gordon Honeyman Labour 10,29924.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Edward Fremantle Conservative 36,69078.1% Yes
Mary Monica Whately Labour 10,28921.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Edward Freemantle Conservative 33,74367.5% Yes
Hugh Arthur Franklin Labour 16,23332.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Walter Dumpleton Labour 22,42144.5% Yes
John Grimston Conservative 22,36244.4% No
Enid Lakeman Liberal 5,60111.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Grimston Conservative 24,73347.2% Yes
Cyril Walter Dumpleton Labour 22,35142.7% No
Deryck Robert Endsleigh Abel Liberal 5,28010.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Grimston Conservative 28,60254.5% Yes
John McKnight Labour 23,91145.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Grimston Conservative 21,82857.5% Yes
Renée Short Labour 16,10742.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victor Henry Goodhew Conservative 23,15752.9% Yes
Lawrence William Carroll Labour 14,65033.5% No
WA Newton Jones Liberal 5,94813.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victor Henry Goodhew Conservative 22,06348.0% Yes
Bruce Leslie Home Douglas-Mann Labour 16,67236.3% No
William Glanville Brown Liberal 7,23115.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victor Goodhew Conservative 22,26047.7% Yes
Keith Kyle Labour 19,42841.6% No
Julian Wates Liberal 4,97710.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victor Goodhew Conservative 24,50351.5% Yes
Christopher Herbert Beaumont Labour 16,62935.0% No
Charles Shaw Liberal 6,43913.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victor Goodhew Conservative 26,34545.2% Yes
Charles Shaw Liberal 17,92430.7% No
Daniel Bernstein Labour 14,07724.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victor Goodhew Conservative 24,43645.0% Yes
Edwin Hudson Labour 15,30128.2% No
Charles Anthony Shaw Liberal 14,64026.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victor Goodhew Conservative 31,30153.1% Yes
David Michael Picton Liberal 14,05723.8% No
Ronald John Greaves Labour 13,63823.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Lilley Conservative 29,67652.1% Yes
Alexander Walkington Liberal 21,11537.0% No
Rita Austin Labour 6,21310.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Lilley Conservative 31,72652.5% Yes
Alexander Walkington Liberal 20,84534.5% No
Tony McWalter Labour 6,92211.5% No
Elaine Field Green 7881.3% No
William Pass CPRP 1100.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Lilley Conservative 32,70952.8% Yes
Monica Howes Liberal Democrat 16,30526.3% No
Kerry Pollard Labour 12,01619.4% No
Craig Simmons Green 7341.2% No
David Lucas Natural Law 1610.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kerry Pollard Labour 21,33842.0% Yes
David Rutley Conservative 16,87933.2% No
Anthony Rowlands Liberal Democrat 10,69221.0% No
Jim Warrilow Referendum Party 1,6193.2% No
Sari Craigen Rainbow Dream Ticket 1660.3% No
Ian Docker Natural Law 1110.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kerry Pollard Labour 19,88945.4% Yes
Charles Elphicke Conservative 15,42335.2% No
Nick Rijke Liberal Democrat 7,84717.9% No
Chris Sherwin UKIP 6021.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anne Main Conservative 16,95337.3% Yes
Kerry Pollard Labour 15,59234.3% No
Michael Green Liberal Democrat 11,56125.4% No
Richard Evans UKIP 7071.6% No
Janet Girsman St Albans Party 4300.9% No
Mark Reynolds Independent 2190.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anne Main Conservative 21,53340.8% Yes
Sandy Walkington Liberal Democrat 19,22836.4% No
Roma Mills Labour 9,28817.6% No
John Stocker UKIP 2,0283.8% No
Jack Easton Green 7581.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anne Main Conservative 25,39246.6% Yes
Kerry Pollard Labour 12,66023.3% No
Sandy Walkington Liberal Democrat 10,07618.5% No
Chris Wright UKIP 4,2717.8% No
Jack Easton Green 2,0343.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anne Main Conservative 24,57143.1% Yes
Daisy Cooper Liberal Democrat 18,46232.4% No
Kerry Pollard Labour 13,13723.0% No
Jack Easton Green 8281.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daisy Cooper Liberal Democrat 28,86750.1% Yes
Anne Main Conservative 22,57439.2% No
Rebecca Lury Labour 5,0008.7% No
Simon Grover Green 1,0041.7% No
Jules Sherrington Independent 1540.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daisy Cooper Liberal Democrat 29,22256.6% Yes
James Spencer Conservative 9,38818.2% No
Sophia Bhatti Labour 5,18910.1% No
John Dowdle Reform UK 4,3368.4% No
Simon Grover Green 3,2726.3% No
Dafydd Morriss Heritage Party 1040.2% No
Stewart Satterly Social Democratic Party 1030.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Whig margin 2.5 pts 1835: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1837: Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1841: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1847: Whig margin 5.0 pts 1885: Conservative margin 15.0 pts 1892: Conservative margin 11.2 pts 1906: Conservative margin 5.0 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 16.3 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 18.2 pts 1922: Unionist margin 15.6 pts 1923: Unionist margin 21.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 34.9 pts 1929: Unionist margin 20.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 56.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 35.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 0.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 8.9 pts 1955: Conservative margin 15.1 pts 1959: Conservative margin 19.4 pts 1964: Conservative margin 11.7 pts 1966: Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1970: Conservative margin 16.6 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 14.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 16.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 29.2 pts 1983: Conservative margin 15.0 pts 1987: Conservative margin 18.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 8.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 10.2 pts 2005: Conservative margin 3.0 pts 2010: Conservative margin 4.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 23.4 pts 2017: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 2019: Liberal Democrat margin 10.9 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 38.4 pts 1832 1835 1837 1841 1847 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

St Albans has been contested at 42 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Unionist, Labour, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won St Albans in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won St Albans in 2024 with 29,222 votes (56.6%), a majority of 19,834 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won St Albans since 1832?

Since 1832, St Albans has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in St Albans?

The closest result on record for St Albans was 1945, when Labour beat Conservative by just 59 votes (0.1 percentage points).

Did St Albans ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, St Albans elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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