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Local Elections 2026
Results in Sopwell
These are the local election records for Sopwell (St Albans) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
St Albans Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared22 of 22 seats declared
200.0%
22.7%
13.6%
Liberal Democrats 44 (200.0%)(-1)Conservative 5 (22.7%)(+1)Green Party 3 (13.6%)(0)Independent 2 (9.1%)(0)Labour 2 (9.1%)(0)
Current councillors in Sopwell
Sarwar Shamsher was elected in Sopwell.
2,310 valid candidate votes were recorded across 6 candidates.
Turnout was 41.6%.
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6 candidates across 6 partiesSS
Sarwar ShamsherElected
Liberal Democrats
53.07 %
1,226 votes
JD
Jane Dawson-DavisNot elected
Reform UK
15.89 %
367 votes
LP
Len PattendenNot elected
Green Party
14.89 %
344 votes
JS
Janet SmithNot elected
Labour
8.1 %
187 votes
HR
Heather RenchNot elected
Conservative
7.4 %
171 votes
ME
Mark Antony EwingtonNot elected
Communist Party of Britain
0.65 %
15 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 1 |
| Candidates | 6 |
| Parties on ballot | 6 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 2,310 |
| Turnout | 41.6% |