| Election Name: | 2024 St Albans City and District Council election |
| Country: | Hertfordshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2023 St Albans City and District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2026 St Albans City and District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | 21 out of 56 seats to St Albans City and District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 29 |
| Leader1: | Chris White |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 49 seats, 50.4% |
| Seats Before1: | 45 |
| Seats After1: | 47 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,472 |
| Percentage1: | 49.7% |
| Swing1: | 0.7 |
| Leader2: | Brian Ellis |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 4 seats, 26.8% |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,596 |
| Percentage2: | 21.3% |
| Swing2: | 5.5 |
| Leader3: | Simon Grover |
| Party3: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election3: | 2 seat, 12.8% |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 6,591 |
| Percentage3: | 14.6% |
| Swing3: | 1.8 |
| Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 0 seat, 9.8% |
| Seats Before4: | 0 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,443 |
| Percentage4: | 12.0% |
| Swing4: | 2.2 |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 0% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 279 |
| Percentage5: | 0.6% |
| Swing5: | 0.6 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Chris White |
| Before Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| After Election: | Paul De Kort |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
There were 21 members of the council up for election, being the usual approximate third of the council plus three by-elections. The council remained under Liberal Democrat majority control.
Prior to the election, the council was under Liberal Democrat majority control. The leader of the council, Chris White, did not stand for re-election in 2024.[1]
Following the election, the Liberal Democrats retained their majority. They chose Paul De Kort to be their new group leader, who was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2024.[2]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by St Albans City and District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[3]