2026 St Albans City and District Council election
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 May 2026
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 out of 56 seats to St Albans City & District Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 St Albans City and District Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 20 of 56 members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England.[2][3]
Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, this will be the final election to St Albans City and District Council before it is abolished and replaced by a successor unitary authority. Elections to the successor authority are due to take place in 2027.
Summary
Background
In 2024, the Liberal Democrats retained control of the council.[4][5]
Election result
| 2026 St Albans City & District Council election[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 28 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 3 | |||||||||
| Green | 3 | |||||||||
| Labour | 2 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batchwood | Sinéad Howland | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Bernards Heath | Helen Campbell | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Clarence | Josie Madoc | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Colney Heath | Chris Brazier | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Cunningham | Robert Donald | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Harpenden East | Pip Liver | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Harpenden North & Rural | Ed Moore | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Harpenden South | David Heritage | Conservative | ||
| Harpenden West | Gill Haynes | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Hill End | Jamie Day | Liberal Democrats | ||
| London Colney | Tony Lillico | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm |
Lorraine Kirby | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Marshalswick West | Michael Jones | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Park Street | Syed Abidi | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Redbourn | David Mitchell | Independent | ||
| Sandridge & Wheathampstead |
Simon Johns[a] | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Sopwell | Sarwar Shamsher | Liberal Democrats | ||
| St Peters | Jacqui Taylor | Liberal Democrats | ||
| St Stephen | Ajanta Hilton | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Verulam | Dawn Gamble | Liberal Democrats | ||
Candidates
References
- ^ Elected at the 2023 Sandridge & Wheathampstead by-election.
- ^ a b "St Albans Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Government asks district council for view on 2026 local election postponement". Herts Advertiser. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Voting and elections | St Albans City and District Council". www.stalbans.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "St Albans result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "RESULTS: How the 2024 St Albans Local elections unfolded". Herts Advertiser. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
