City and District of St Albans
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City and District of St Albans
Shown within Hertfordshire
Geography
Status:	Non-metropolitan district and City (1877)
Region:	East of England
County:	Hertfordshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 205th 161.18 km²
Admin. HQ:	St Albans
ONS code:	26UG
Demographics
Population: - Total (2007 est.) - Density	Ranked 142nd 132,300 821 / km²
Ethnicity[1]:	90.9% White 4.1% S.Asian 1.7% Black 1.9% Mixed Race 1.4% Chinese or Other
Politics
City and District of St Albans http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrat
MPs:	Anne Main (St Albans), Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden)

The City and District of St Albans is a local government district, in Hertfordshire, England.

The district includes:

• St Albans (population c. 58,000)
• Harpenden (population c. 27,600)
• the parishes of Colney Heath, Harpenden Rural, London Colney, Redbourn, St Michael's, St Stephen's (including the villages of Chiswell Green and Bricket Wood), Sandridge and Wheathampstead.

Naming

The district's irregular sounding name reflects its diverse nature, with two main urban areas and several villages: typically districts with the status of cities are known simply as Cities (for example the City of Peterborough or the City of York).

The district was created on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough and city of St Albans, the Harpenden urban district and most of St Albans Rural District. City status was inherited by the entire district [1], as may be determined from legislation and from the lack of charter trustees.

The council however calls itself St Albans District Council, although council vehicles, letterhead and website bear the brand St Albans City & District.

Election results

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Past results

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In the 2007 local elections the Liberal Democrats lost their majority but due to having the Mayor this year they were able to continue to control the council (the Mayor has the deciding vote).

Locality

Nearby places outside the district 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.

References

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2. ^ "LibDems gain control in St Albans as Labour collapse". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
3. ^ "St Albans District Council - Local Democracy - Electoral Services - District Council Election Results 1st May 2008". Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
4. ^ "St Albans District Council - Local Democracy - Electoral Services - District Council Election Results 3rd May 2007". Retrieved on 2008-05-02.

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