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City of St Albans, the Glossary

St Albans, also known as the City and District of St Albans, is a local government district with city status in Hertfordshire, England.^[1]

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Cities in the East of England
Districts of Hertfordshire
Politics of St Albans

A1081 road

The A1081 is a road in the south of England.

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A414 road

The A414 is a major road in England, which connects the towns of Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire and Maldon in Essex.

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Abbey Line

The Abbey Line, also known as the St Albans Abbey branch line, is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey.

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AECOM

AECOM (formerly AECOM Technology Corporation; stylised AΞCOM) is an American multinational infrastructure consulting firm.

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Ancient borough

An ancient borough was a historic unit of lower-tier local government in England and Wales.

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Average weekly earnings

In the United Kingdom and in Australia, the Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) is the lead indicator of short-term changes in earnings.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.

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Bedford

Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England.

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Bernards Heath

Bernards Heath is a heathland in St Albans, Hertfordshire, the site of the Second Battle of St Albans in 1461 during the Wars of the Roses.

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Bim Afolami

Abimbola "Bim" Afolami (born 11 February 1986) is a British Conservative Party politician.

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Black British people

Black British people are a multi-ethnic group of British people of either African or Afro-Caribbean descent.

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Borehamwood

Borehamwood (historically also Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, England, from Charing Cross.

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Borough status in the United Kingdom

Borough status is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Bricket Wood

Bricket Wood is a village in the county of Hertfordshire, England, south of St Albans city centre (though in said city's contiguous built-up area) and north-northeast of Watford.

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Brighton

Brighton is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the city of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England.

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British Asians

British Asians (also referred to as Asian Britons) are British people of Asian descent.

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During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more.

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Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England.

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Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.

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Chiswell Green

Chiswell Green is a village, on the southern outskirts of St Albans, in the parish of St Stephen and district of the City of St Albans in Hertfordshire.

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City of St Albans

St Albans, also known as the City and District of St Albans, is a local government district with city status in Hertfordshire, England. City of St Albans and city of St Albans are boroughs in England, cities in the East of England, districts of Hertfordshire and politics of St Albans.

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City status in the United Kingdom

City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally accepted definition of cities.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Colney Heath

Colney Heath is a large village in Hertfordshire, England.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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Council

A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions.

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Councillor

A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council.

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Countries of the United Kingdom

Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland (variously described as a country, province, jurisdiction or region).

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Dacorum

Dacorum is a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England. City of St Albans and Dacorum are boroughs in England and districts of Hertfordshire.

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Daisy Cooper

Daisy Cooper (born 29 October 1981) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans since 2019.

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Deloitte

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, commonly referred to as Deloitte, is a multinational professional services network.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Dunstable

Dunstable is a market town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, east of the Chiltern Hills, north of London.

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East of England

The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is an ethnically diverse society.

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Executive arrangements

In England, local authorities are required to adopt one of three types of executive arrangements, having an "elected mayor and cabinet", a "leader and cabinet", or a "committee system".

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Fano

Fano is a town and comune of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy.

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Greater London

Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region.

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Green Party of England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr; Parti Gwer Pow Sows ha Kembra; often known simply as the Green Party or the Greens) is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales.

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Greenwich Mean Time

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the local mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight.

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Hansard

Hansard is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.

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Harpenden

Harpenden is a town and civil parish in the City and District of St Albans in the county of Hertfordshire, England.

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Harpenden railway station

Harpenden railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, serving the town of Harpenden, Hertfordshire.

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Harpenden Rural

Harpenden Rural is a civil parish in the City and District of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England, to the west of Harpenden parish.

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Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield.

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Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead is a town in the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire, England.

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Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire (or; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties.

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Hertfordshire County Council

Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England.

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Hertsmere

Hertsmere is a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England. City of St Albans and Hertsmere are boroughs in England and districts of Hertfordshire.

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HMS St Albans (F83)

HMS St Albans is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy.

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Independent politician

An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

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Irreligion in the United Kingdom

Irreligion in the United Kingdom is more prevalent than in some parts of Europe, with about 8% indicating they were atheistic in 2018, and 52% listing their religion as "none".

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Islam in England

Islam in England is the second largest religion after Christianity.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (colloquially known as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988.

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List of English districts by area

This is a list of the districts of England ordered by area, according to Standard Area Measurements published by the Office for National Statistics.

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List of English districts by population

This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for from the Office for National Statistics.

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List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election

In the United Kingdom's 2019 general election, 650 members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency.

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List of sovereign states

The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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London Colney

London Colney is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England.

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Luton

Luton is a town and unitary authority with borough status in Bedfordshire, England, with a population at the 2021 census of 225,262. City of St Albans and Luton are boroughs in England.

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M1 motorway

The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) near Aberford, to connect to Newcastle.

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M25 motorway

The M25 or London Orbital Motorway is a major road encircling most of Greater London.

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Mayors in England

In England, the offices of mayor and lord mayor have long been ceremonial posts, with few or no duties attached to them.

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Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

Mixed is an ethnic group category that was first introduced by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics for the 2001 Census.

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Municipal borough

A municipal borough was a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1836 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Nevers

Nevers (Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a town and the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France.

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New towns in the United Kingdom

The new towns in the United Kingdom were planned under the powers of the New Towns Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 68) and later acts to relocate people from poor or bombed-out housing following the Second World War.

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Nieuwleusen

Nieuwleusen (Low Saxon: Ni'jlusen) is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel with 9300 inhabitants as of 2021.

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Non-metropolitan county

A non-metropolitan county, or colloquially, shire county, is a subdivision of England used for local government.

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Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England.

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North Hertfordshire

North Hertfordshire is one of ten local government districts in the county of Hertfordshire, England. City of St Albans and North Hertfordshire are districts of Hertfordshire.

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Nyíregyháza

Nyíregyháza (Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg.

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Odense

Odense is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen.

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Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS; Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.

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ONS coding system

The ONS coding system was a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data.

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Ordnance Survey National Grid

The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system (OSGB), also known as British National Grid (BNG), is a system of geographic grid references, distinct from latitude and longitude, whereby any location in Great Britain can be described in terms of its distance from the origin (0, 0), which lies to the west of the Isles of Scilly.

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Park Street, Hertfordshire

Park Street is a small village in Hertfordshire, England.

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Premier Foods

Premier Foods plc is a British food manufacturer headquartered in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

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PwC

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited is a multinational professional services brand of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand.

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Redbourn

Redbourn is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, from Harpenden, from St Albans and from Hemel Hempstead.

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Regions of England

The regions of England, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England.

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Religion in England

Religion in England is characterised by a variety of beliefs and practices that has historically been dominated by Christianity.

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Sainsbury's

J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.

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Sandridge

Sandridge is a village and civil parish between the city centre of St Albans (to the south-west) and Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire, England, forming part of the contiguous built-up area of St Albans.

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Sister city

A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.

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Spreadex

Spreadex is a British-based company that offers financial spread betting, sports spread betting, and sports fixed-odds betting.

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St Albans

St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. City of St Albans and st Albans are cities in the East of England.

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St Albans Abbey railway station

St Albans Abbey is one of two railway stations in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England; the other being the much larger and busier St Albans City.

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St Albans Cathedral

St Albans Cathedral, officially the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, also known as "the Abbey", is a Church of England cathedral in St Albans, England.

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St Albans City railway station

St Albans City railway station, also known simply as St Albans, is one of two railway stations serving the city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England (the other being). The 'City' station is the larger of the two, as it is on the better-connected Midland Main Line from London St Pancras, being served by Govia Thameslink trains on the Thameslink route.

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St Albans Market

is an outdoor street market in the cathedral city and market town of St Albans.

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St Albans Museums

St Albans Museums is a collection of museums and historic buildings in the city of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England that is run by St Albans City and District Council.

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St Albans Rural District

St Albans Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Hertfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974.

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St Michael, Hertfordshire

St Michael is a civil parish in the St Albans district in Hertfordshire, England.

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St Stephen, Hertfordshire

St Stephen is a civil parish in the St Albans City and District in Hertfordshire, England.

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Sylhet

Sylhet (Bengali: সিলেট), is a metropolitan city located in the northeastern region of Bangladesh.

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Thameslink

Thameslink is a mainline route on the British railway network, running from,,,,, and via central London to,,, Rainham,,, and.

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Three Rivers District

Three Rivers is a local government district in south-west Hertfordshire, England. City of St Albans and Three Rivers District are districts of Hertfordshire.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Unparished area

In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish).

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Urban district (England and Wales)

In England and Wales, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area.

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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors.

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Watford

Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne. City of St Albans and Watford are boroughs in England and districts of Hertfordshire.

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Watford Junction railway station

Watford Junction is a railway station that serves Watford, Hertfordshire.

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Welwyn Garden City

Welwyn Garden City is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London.

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Welwyn Hatfield

Welwyn Hatfield is a local government district with borough status in the county of Hertfordshire, England. City of St Albans and Welwyn Hatfield are boroughs in England and districts of Hertfordshire.

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Wheathampstead

Wheathampstead is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, north of St Albans.

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White people in the United Kingdom

White people in the United Kingdom are a multi-ethnic group consisting of indigenous and European UK residents who identify as and are perceived to be 'white people'.

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Worms, Germany

Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated on the Upper Rhine about south-southwest of Frankfurt am Main.

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2021 United Kingdom census

The 2021 United Kingdom census is the 23rd official census of the United Kingdom.

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2024 St Albans City and District Council election

The 2024 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_St_Albans

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City of St Albans, the Glossary

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See also

Cities in the East of England

Districts of Hertfordshire

Politics of St Albans

References