# St Albans

The south west of the East of England. About 102,137 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 60 square kilometres.

Daisy Cooper has been the Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans since July 2024. They won by 19,834 votes on a 71.0% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001507. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## MP and the 2024 result

Daisy Cooper has been the Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans since July 2024.
They won by 19,834 votes on a 71.0% turnout.

MP: [Daisy Cooper](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4769) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: St Albans

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daisy Cooper (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 29,222 | 56.6% |
| James Spencer | Conservative | 9,388 | 18.2% |
| Sophia Bhatti | Labour | 5,189 | 10.1% |
| John Dowdle | Reform UK | 4,336 | 8.4% |
| Simon Grover | Green Party | 3,272 | 6.3% |
| Dafydd Morriss | Heritage Party | 104 | 0.2% |
| Stewart Satterly | Social Democratic Party | 103 | 0.2% |

Electorate 72,739. Turnout 71.0%. Majority 19,834 (38.4%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3791

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 38.4%** (July 2024). The winner in St Albans had a majority of 38.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 33rd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-albans#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 71.0%** (July 2024). Turnout in St Albans at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 71.0% (House of Commons Library). Joint 18th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-albans#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 99,528** (2021). St Albans had 99,528 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 281st least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-albans#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 75%** (2022). About 75% of people in St Albans live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-albans#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001507) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 75% of people in St Albans live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001507) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of St Albans, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is St Albans.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001507) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of St Albans, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is St Albans.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001507) (Census 2021, England and Wales): St Albans had 99,528 usual residents at the census.

## How St Albans compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | St Albans | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 38.4% | joint 33rd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 71.0% | joint 18th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 99,528 | 281st least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 75% | joint 183rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of St Albans?

St Albans had 99,528 usual residents at the census.
St Albans is the 281st least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of St Albans

Most of St Albans lies in St Albans. These figures are published for the whole of St Albans, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not St Albans itself. [See St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans)

- **Average house price: £646,781** (July 2026). St Albans’s average house price was £646,781 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £57,396** (2025). Full-time workers living in St Albans earned a median of £57,396 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.3×** (2025). A home in St Albans costs 11.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 29th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). St Albans has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## St Albans in brief

The winner in St Albans had a majority of 38.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in St Albans at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 71.0%.
St Albans had 99,528 usual residents at the census.
About 75% of people in St Albans live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001507
- Council: [St Albans †](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 59.69 km²
- People, mid-2024: 102,137*
- Wards: 12
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 58
- Output areas: 299

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Harpenden and Berkhamsted](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harpenden-and-berkhamsted), [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertsmere), [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/welwyn-hatfield), [South West Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-hertfordshire), [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/watford)

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## Latest updates for St Albans

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001507

## How to cite

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