St Albans City Council, also known as St Albans City and District Council or St Albans District Council, is the local authority for the St Albans non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...

 of England

England

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, the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. St Albans is located in the centre of Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, in the East of England

East of England

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 region

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. The Council itself is based in St Albans

St Albans

St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...

, the largest settlement in the district.

The Council consists of 58 elected members, representing twenty electoral wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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. 18 of the wards elect three councillors each. Two elect only two.

Composition

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Party		Councillors	Change
29
24
3
1
1
Total		58	-
Source: SAC&DC

Wards

St Albans consists of twenty wards. Wards electing two members are denoted with an obelisk (†). The rest elect three members.

Ashley Batchwood Clarence Colney Heath Colney Heath Colney Heath is a large village south-east of St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.The population of the ward of Colney Heath at the time of the 2001 census was 5,449.... † Cunningham

Harpenden East Harpenden North Harpenden South Harpenden West London Colney London Colney London Colney is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the north of London, at Junction 22 of the M25 motorway....

Marshalwick North Marshalwick South Park Street Park Street, Hertfordshire Park Street is a village on the outskirts of St Albans, Hertfordshire.-Location:Park Street is situated approximately 2½ miles south of St Albans along the Watling Street, the old Roman road from London to Chester and Holyhead. It lies south of the A405 North Orbital Road and on Watling Street... Redbourn Redbourn Redbourn is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, lying on Watling Street, 3 miles from Harpenden, 4 miles from St Albans and 5 miles from Hemel Hempstead. It has a population of around 6,000.-History:... Sandridge Sandridge Sandridge is a small village and civil parish between St Albans and Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.-Early history:... †

Sopwell St Peters St Stephen St Stephen, Hertfordshire St Stephen is a civil parish in the City and District of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. The parish is to the south-west of St Albans proper, and includes the areas of Park Street, Chiswell Green, How Wood, Bricket Wood, and Frogmore.... Verulam Wheathampstead Wheathampstead Wheathampstead is a village and civil parish in the City and District of St Albans, in Hertfordshire, England. It is north of St Albans and in the Hitchin and Harpenden parliamentary constituency....

Election results

Local election results, 2008

St Albans Council election, 2008

The 2008 St Albans Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.After the election, the...

PARTY	PREVIOUS	+/-	2008
Liberal Democrat	29	Gained 1	30
Conservative	19	Gained 3	22
Labour	8	Lost 3	5
Others	2	Lost 1	1

Local election results, 2007

St Albans Council election, 2007

The 2007 St Albans Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.After the election, the composition...

PARTY	PREVIOUS	+/-	2007
Liberal Democrat	31	Lost 2	29
Conservative	17	Gained 2	19
Labour	8	0	8
Others	2	0	2

External links

• St Albans District Council official website