St Albans City Council

St Albans City Council
St Albans City and District Council
St Albans District Council
Type
Type Non-metropolitan district council of City of St Albans
Leadership
Mayor of St Albans Aislinn Lee
Executive Leader Julian Daly, Con.
Members 58
Elections
Voting system Plurality voting system
Last election 5 May 2011
Meeting place
Civic Centre, St Peters Street, St Albans
Website
http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/

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 of England, the United Kingdom. St Albans is located in the centre of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in St Albans, the largest settlement in the district.

The Council consists of 58 elected members, representing twenty electoral wards. 18 of the wards elect three councillors each. Two elect only two.

Contents

Composition

Party Councillors Change
Conservative 29
Liberal Democrat 24
Labour 3
Green 1
Independent 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.

Election results

Main article: St Albans local elections
Local election results, 2008
PARTY PREVIOUS +/- 2008
Liberal Democrat 29 Gained 1 30
Conservative 19 Gained 3 22
Labour 8 Lost 3 5
Others 2 Lost 1 1

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

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References

  1. ^ "LibDems gain control in St Albans as Labour collapse". The Herts Advertiser. http://www.hertsad.co.uk/content/herts/news/story.aspx?brand=HADOnline&category=News&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=newslatestHAD&itemid=WEED02%20May%202008%2009%3A39%3A24%3A203. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  2. ^ "St Albans District Council - Local Democracy - Electoral Services - District Council Election Results 1st May 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20080505060419/http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/local-democracy/electoral/results/dcsamay08.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  3. ^ "St Albans District Council - Local Democracy - Electoral Services - District Council Election Results 3rd May 2007". Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20080506082500/http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/local-democracy/electoral/results/dcsamay07.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 

External links

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