Some London Colney voters would move to a different polling station under a council review open until 27 November. Elsewhere in the district, almost nothing changes.
Some voters in London Colney would cast their ballot at a different polling station next May, under proposals St Albans City and District Council published on 5 October. Across the rest of the district, every polling station stays where it is.
The council is reviewing its polling districts and polling places ahead of the local elections on Thursday 6 May 2027. Anyone on the electoral register in the district can comment until 27 November 2026.
What would change
The council’s proposed scheme lists 69 polling districts covering 114,517 electors, counted in September 2026. Ten of them carry a change. Only one set touches where people actually vote.
- London Colney: the eight current polling districts (LCA to LCH) become seven (LCA to LCG). Their boundaries are redrawn to match London Colney Parish Council’s new wards, and the council says polling stations “will therefore also need to be amended” for some areas.
- Hill End: polling district HLC formally moves from Nicholas Breakspear School to St Albans Rugby Club on Oaklands Lane, Smallford. The school has not been used since May 2024 and voters there have already been going to the rugby club, so nothing changes in practice.
- Clarence: districts CLA and CLB are merged into one CLA, and CLC is renamed CLB. The council calls this a fix for “a historic anomaly” and says no one in Clarence ward changes polling station.
- Harpenden North and Rural: district HNA, with 350 electors, moves into Harpenden Town Council’s area because Harpenden Rural Parish Council is abolished on 1 April 2027. Its polling station stays at Wood End School.
The London Colney and Hill End changes both follow from the Community Governance Review that Full Council approved on 15 July. That review also created the new St Albans City Centre Parish Council, whose first elections are on 6 May 2027.
The London Colney proposals in full
London Colney keeps the same four buildings. What changes is which streets vote at which one. The proposal map shows the old and new boundaries side by side.
| Proposed district | Parish ward | Proposed polling station | Electors (Sept 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LCA | Kings | Cotlandswick Leisure Centre, 341 High Street | 439 |
| LCB | Kings | London Colney Baptist Church Hall, 30 Kings Road | 973 |
| LCC | Caledon | London Colney Community Centre, Caledon Road | 950 |
| LCD | St Annes | London Colney Community Centre, Caledon Road | 1,001 |
| LCE | Alexander | Cotlandswick Leisure Centre, 341 High Street | 1,111 |
| LCF | White Horse | St Peter’s Parish Centre, Riverside | 460 |
| LCG | London Colney South | St Peter’s Parish Centre, Riverside | 940 |
That is 5,874 electors in the ward. Six of the seven districts are marked “Changed” in the scheme; only LCA is unchanged.
The current London Colney map pairs the districts differently. Today LCB and LCG both vote at the Baptist Church hall, and LCE and LCF both vote at St Peter’s. Under the proposals the Baptist Church hall would serve LCB alone.
Napsbury Park is in London Colney parish but sits in Park Street ward for district elections. Its polling station, The Pavilion on Pegrum Drive, is unchanged.
What it means for you
- If you live in London Colney, your polling station may move. Look up your address with the Where I Live service on the council’s polling stations page and compare it with the proposal map. If the new station is harder for you to reach, say so before 27 November.
- If you live anywhere else in the district, the proposals leave your polling station where it is. The review is still open to you, and the council particularly wants to hear about access problems at any station.
- Everyone should check their poll card when it arrives in March. The council’s announcement asks voters to check their poll cards carefully, “as their polling station may have changed”.
How to respond
Email elections@stalbans.gov.uk, or write to Electoral Services, St Albans City and District Council, Civic Centre, St Peters Street, St Albans AL1 3JE. The official notice asks anyone who disagrees with a proposal to suggest an alternative building where possible.
Responses will be published without names or contact details.
What happens next
- 27 November 2026: consultation closes.
- January 2027: the council’s Licensing and Regulatory Committee considers the responses.
- Late January or early February 2027: the approved list of polling districts and stations is published.
- March 2027: poll cards go out.
- Thursday 6 May 2027: local elections, using the new arrangements.
Amanda Foley, the district’s Electoral Registration Officer, said the council wanted “to make sure that we have effective and convenient polling stations in place” for next year’s council elections.
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