England · Constituency
St Albans
Covers St Albans · Bernards Heath · Marshalswick · Sopwell
Photograph shows St Albans. The constituency reaches beyond the city itself.
Your member of parliament
Daisy Cooper
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won St Albans at the 2024 general election with a majority of 19,834 votes, or 38.4 points. A swing of 19.2 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 616 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 34.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 38.4 points, which is larger than 616 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 19,834 votes.
Majority
19,834
38.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
71.0%
+11.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
51,614 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy CooperElected | Liberal Democrat | 29,222 | 56.6% | +44.4 |
| James Spencer | Conservative | 9,388 | 18.2% | -5.5 |
| Sophia Bhatti | Labour | 5,189 | 10.1% | -23.6 |
| John Dowdle | Reform UK | 4,336 | 8.4% | -5.9 |
| Simon Grover | Green Party | 3,272 | 6.3% | -0.1 |
| Dafydd Morriss | Heritage Party | 104 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
| Stewart Satterly | Social Democratic Party | 103 | 0.2% | +0.1 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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