The full list of district council candidates in St Albans has been published.

The council is currently run by a Conservative administration that does have a majority. 

As it stands, it is made up of 28 Conservatives, 17 Liberal Democrats, 10 Labour, and three independent and Green Party members.

The three main parties are standing candidates in all of the 20 wards and there are three independent candidates.

For a list of candidates, see the list below.

 

Ashley Ward

Emre Kata (Conservative)

Anne Lyons (Labour)

Mick Mason (UKIP)

Rob Whitford (Green)

Iqbal Zia (Liberal Democrat)

 

Batchwood Ward

Matthew Dovey (UKIP)

Lee Evans (Green)

Martin Leach (Labour)

Liz Needham (Liberal Democrat)

Tim Smith (Conservative)

 

Clarence Ward

Jane Cloke (Labour)

Keith Hussey (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts)

Charis Jennings (Green)

Samuel Rowlands (Liberal Democrat)

Barry Sumpter (Conservative)

 

Colney Heath Ward

Christopher Brazier (Liberal Democrat)

Stella Nash (Conservative)

John Paton (Labour)

Tim Robinson (Green)

Chris Thorpe (UKIP)

 

Cunningham Ward

Robert Donald (Liberal Democrat)

Rebecca Hurst (Green)

Alan Malin (UKIP)

John Metcalf (Labour and Co-operative Party)

Michael Roth (Conservative)

 

Harpenden East Ward

Paul De Kort (Liberal Democrat)

Pip Martyn (Independent)

Elsbeth Ross (Labour and Co-operative Party)

Mike Wakely (Conservative)

 

Harpenden North Ward

John Chambers (Independent)

Bill Day (Green)

Aileen King (Liberal Democrat)

Bert Pawle (Conservative)

Linda Spiri (Labour)

 

Harpenden South Ward

Brian Ellis (Conservative)

George Fraser (Labour)

John Hansen (Independent)

Gillian Tattersfield (Liberal Democrat)

 

Harpenden West Ward

Daniel Chichester-Miles (Conservative)

Paul Howe (Independent)

David Lawlor (Labour and Co-operative Party)

Jeffrey Phillips (Liberal Democrat)

 

London Colney Ward

Colin Botterill (UKIP)

Simon Calder (Conservative)

Matthre Farrell (Liberal Democrat)

Anne Kinnersley (Green)

Jacob Quagliozzi (Labour)

 

Marshalswick North Ward

Lyn Bolton (Conservative)

Geoff Churchard (Liberal Democrat)

Richard Harris (Labour)

Michael Hollins (UKIP)

James Lomas (Green)

 

Marshalswich South Ward

David Dickson (UKIP)

Salih Gaygusuz (Conservative)

Claire Gilbert (Green)

Mark Pedroz (Liberal Democrat)

Vivienne Windle (Labour)

 

Park Street Ward

Jay Baillie (Liberal Democrat)

Lesley Baker (Green)

Martin McGrath (Labour and Co-operative Party)

Paul Tilyard (UKIP)

Jock Wright (Conservative)

 

Redbourn Ward

Patrick Cahalane (UKIP)

Maxine Crawley (Conservative)

Joe French (Green)

Michael Morton (Liberal Democrat)

Nicholas Pullinger (Labour)

 

Sandridge Ward

Stefania Estacchini (Liberal Democrat)

Michael Gray-Higgins (Labour)

Frances Leonard (Conservative)

Paul Quinn (Green)

 

Sopwell Ward

Valerie Hardgrave (UKIP)

Eileen Harris (Labour)

Panos Ifans (Conservative)

Gail Jackson (Green)

David Poor (Liberal Democrat)

 

St Peters Ward

Alec Campbell (Conservative)

Michael Douglas (UKIP)

Matt Jones (Liberal Democrat)

Jill Mills (Green Party)

Charles Veitch (Labour)

 

St Stephen Ward

Janet Blackwell (Labour)

Lydia El-Khouri (Green)

Alison Ross (Liberal Democrat)

Pete Whitehead (UKIP)

Dave Winstone (Conservative)

 

Verulam Ward

Michael Bartlet (Labour and Co-operative Party)

Jessica Chivers (Conservative)

Colin Donald (UKIP)

Mark Ewington (Green)

Trisha Windsor-Williams (Liberal Democrat)

 

Wheathamspteaad Ward

Gavin Ross (Labour and Co-operative Party)

Harriet Sherlock (Liberal Democrat)

Ian Troughton (Green)

Sandra Wood (Conservative)

 

The election will take place on May 7, the same day as the General Election 2015.