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The City and District of St Albans (/ˈɔːlbənz/) is a local authority district in Hertfordshire in the East of England region. The main urban settlements are St Albans and Harpenden. The council offices are in St Albans.

City and District of St Albans
Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City
St Albans Cathedral
Flag
St Albans shown within Hertfordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Hertfordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City
Admin HQ	St Albans
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	St Albans City and District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Committee Structure
• MPs	Daisy Cooper (LD) Bim Afolami (C)
Area
• Total	62.23 sq mi (161.18 km2)
• Rank	177 (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	147,095[1]
• Rank	141 (of 309)
• Ethnicity	90.9% White 4.1% S.Asian 1.7% Black 1.9% Mixed Race 1.4% Chinese or Other
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	26UG (ONS) E07000100 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL148073
Website	www.stalbans.gov.uk

History

St Albans City and District is a non-metropolitan district and city created on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the Municipal Borough of St Albans, the Harpenden Urban District and most of St Albans Rural District. The municipal borough had had city status since 1877[2] and it was granted to the entire district by letters patent on 9 July 1974.[3]

Geography

The district is in the west of Hertfordshire, bounded on the north west by Luton, on the north east by North Hertfordshire, on the east by Welwyn Hatfield, on the south by Hertsmere, on the south west by Watford and Three Rivers and on the west by Dacorum. The largest urban settlement is St Albans, followed in size by Harpenden, with lesser settlements at Redbourn, Wheathamstead, London Colney, Chiswell Green and Bricket Wood. Nearby towns include Hatfield to the east, Welwyn Garden City to the northeast, Luton and Dunstable to the northwest, Hemel Hempstead to the west, Watford to the southwest and Borehamwood to the south.

Communications

The M1 motorway, the M25 motorway, the A414 road and A1081 road run through the district. There are rail routes to London St Pancras from St Albans City railway station and to Watford from St Albans Abbey railway station.

Governance

Local government responsibilities are divided among Hertfordshire County Council, St Albans City and District Council and local parish councils. Hertfordshire County Council is responsible for education, transport, fire and public safety, social care and libraries. The district council has a wide range of responsibilities including electoral services, food safety, licensing, car parks, allotments, cemeteries, grounds maintenance, leisure and theatre facilities (in Council's ownership) museums, parks and open spaces, markets, street cleaning, management and maintenance of council owned housing, the administration of housing benefits, planning applications, building control, local development framework and spatial planning.[4] Parish council responsibilities include allotments, youth projects, leisure facilities, open spaces, traffic calming and community transport schemes.[4]

District council

St Albans City and District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council
Leadership
Mayor	Geoff Harrison, Liberal Democrats since 25 May 2022
Leader	Chris White, Liberal Democrats since 22 May 2019[5]
Structure
Seats	56
Political groups	Administration (50)   Liberal Democrats (50) Opposition (6)   Conservatives (4)   Green (1)   Independent (1)
Elections
Last election	5 May 2022[6]
Meeting place
Civic Centre, St Peter's Street, St Albans
Website
http://www.stalbans.gov.uk

The main offices of St Albans City and District Council are in St Albans. There are 56 elected councillors, representing twenty electoral wards. 18 wards elect three councillors each; two elect two each. Since 2021, the Liberal Democrats have had control of the council. Its present (2022) composition is: Liberal Democrats – 50, Conservative – 4; Green Party – 1; Independent – 1. The party group leaders are: Liberal Democrats – Chris White; Conservatives – Brian Ellis; Independent and Green – Simon Grover.

Electoral wards

The wards electing two members are denoted with an obelisk (†). The rest elect three members.

Ashley Batchwood Clarence Colney Heath† Cunningham

Harpenden East Harpenden North Harpenden South Harpenden West London Colney

Marshalwick North Marshalwick South Park Street Redbourn Sandridge†

Sopwell St Peters St Stephen Verulam Wheathampstead

Electoral history

Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of seats on the council being elected at each election. Since the first election in 1973, the Conservative party and the Liberal Democrats have had periods in control.[7] The Conservatives had a majority from 1973 to 1984, and then again from 1988 to 1991 after a period of no overall control. The Liberal Democrats won control in 1994 but lost their majority in 1999. They had control from 2006 to 2007 and from 2008 to 2011.[7] In the 2011 election the Conservatives took half the seats, with 29 councillors.[7][8] The Conservatives won a majority in the 2015 election which they held until 2019.[9] The Liberal Democrats regained control in the 2021 election, which was delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Mayoralty

St Albans has had a Mayor for over 450 years since the Charter of 1553. Under modern arrangements, there is an Executive Cabinet of eight senior councillors and the Mayor's role is purely ceremonial. A list of past Mayors is available on the St Albans City and District Council website.[11]

Parish councils

There are parish councils in Colney Heath, Harpenden, Harpenden Rural, London Colney, Redbourn, St Michael, St Stephen (including the villages of Chiswell Green and Bricket Wood), Sandridge and Wheathampstead. The city of St Albans is unparished[12] but local affairs are overseen by a City Neighbourhoods Committee.

Parish	Council	Population (2011)	Area (2011)
Colney Heath	Colney Heath Parish Council	5,962	1,119 hectares (4.32 sq mi)
Harpenden	Harpenden Town Council	29,448	1,278 hectares (4.93 sq mi)
Harpenden Rural	Harpenden Rural Parish Council	405	923 hectares (3.56 sq mi)
London Colney	London Colney Parish Council	9,507	513 hectares (1.98 sq mi)
Redbourn	Redbourn Parish Council	5,344	1,908 hectares (7.37 sq mi)
Sandridge	Sandridge Parish Council	11,451	1,518 hectares (5.86 sq mi)
St Michael	St Michael Parish Council	477	2,120 hectares (8.2 sq mi)
St Stephen	St Stephen Parish Council	13,865	2,329 hectares (8.99 sq mi)
Wheathampstead	Wheathampstead Parish Council	6,410	2,599 hectares (10.03 sq mi)
Total parishes		82,869	14,307 hectares (55.24 sq mi)
St Albans (unparished)	City Neighbourhood Committee	57,795	1,811 hectares (6.99 sq mi)
St Albans City and District	St Albans City and District Council	140,664	16,118 hectares (62.23 sq mi)

Economy

The City and District of St Albans has a strong local economy, is an excellent location for rail, road and airports, and is seen by many employers^[who?] as a desirable place to be. The District also benefits from the proximity of the University of Hertfordshire, based close by at Hatfield, which is one of the country's leading business orientated universities.

St Albans has a highly skilled workforce, with the 4th highest proportion of managers, senior officials and professional occupations in the country. Nearly half of working age residents have a degree or equivalent qualification. Average weekly earnings are £724.40, 44% higher than the national average.[13] The St Albans District has lower than average unemployment and the lowest in Hertfordshire.[13] 2.8% of residents are disabled or permanently sick, compared with 5–6% nationally.[13]

Deloitte, Spreadex, AECOM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Premier Foods have offices in the district. Sainsbury's Retail Distribution Centre at London Colney employs over 600 staff.[14]

Demography

In 2001 St Albans City and District had a population of 129,005 (50.8% female, 49.2% male). The mid 2012 population estimate was 138,800. In 2001 there were 20.5% children, 64.5% people of working age (16–64) and 14.9% older people (65+).[13] 86.9% of St Albans residents are White British, 4.3% Other White, 2% Irish and 1.3% Bangladeshi. 71% identify as Christian, 24.1% as "no religion" or "religion not stated", 2.6% as Muslim and 0.9% as Jewish.[13]

Twin towns

St Albans is twinned with:[15]

• Fano, Italy
• Nyíregyháza, Hungary
• Nevers, France
• Odense, Denmark
• Worms, Germany
• Nieuwleusen, Netherlands
• Sylhet, Bangladesh

In addition, there are friendship links with:

• HMS St Albans (F83)

Arms

Coat of arms of St Albans City and District

Crest Issuant from a mural crown Or a demi figure of a knight armed of the period circa 1215 holding in the dexter hand a sword erect and in the sinister hand a roll of parchment Proper. Escutcheon Azure a saltire Or. Supporters On the dexter side an abbot in Liturgical vestments and plain mitre and supporting with the exterior hand a crozier on the sinister side a figure representing John the Printer and holding in the exterior hand an ink-ball. Compartment Per pale of a ploughed field and cobbles all Proper.[16]

See also

• St Albans Museums

References

External links

• St Albans District Council official website

На других языках

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[de] City and District of St Albans

City and District of St Albans ist ein Verwaltungsbezirk in Hertfordshire, England.

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- [en] St Albans City and District

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[ru] Сент-Олбанс (район)

Сент-Олбанс (англ. St Albans) — неметрополитенский район (англ. non-metropolitan district) со статусом «сити» в графстве Хартфордшир (Англия). Административный центр — город Сент-Олбанс.

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