Mr. Harpenden in work overalls with a 65 badge, holding a hammer

Town council

Harpenden Town Council

The town’s own council, based at the Town Hall on Leyton Road. It looks after many of the parks, greens and community services that make Harpenden what it is.

Contact the council

Town Hall, Leyton Road
Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2LX

Phone 01582 768278
Email harpenden.town.council@harpenden.gov.uk

Contact page and forms

To speak to someone in person, ask the council and they’ll arrange an appointment with the right officer.

The Mayor for 2026/27

Councillor Kirsti Wenn is Town Mayor, with Councillor Beth Fisher as Deputy Mayor. The Mayor chairs the council and represents Harpenden at events through the year, from prize-givings and official openings to the Christmas Carnival and Remembrance Day.

This year’s Mayor’s charities are Herts Young Homeless, which helps prevent youth homelessness in Hertfordshire, and Youth Talk, which offers free, confidential counselling to young people aged 13 to 25 in St Albans, Harpenden and the surrounding villages.

Your councillors

Councillor details

Sixteen councillors, four for each of the town’s four wards, elected every four years.

North ward

4 councillors

Beth Fisher (Deputy Mayor)
Vickie Paczek
Richard Scott
Kevin Timmons

East ward

4 councillors

Kirsti Wenn (Town Mayor)
Pip Liver
Nicholas Chichester-Miles
Calvin Chong

South ward

4 councillors

Samuel Spiri
John Drake
David Heritage
Jane Ray

West ward

4 councillors

Gill Haynes
Milan Cvetkovic
Fiona Gaskell
Alistair Ray

What the council looks after

Green spaces: Harpenden Common, Rothamsted Park, Lydekker Park, Batford Springs Nature Reserve and smaller sites such as Porters Hill Park and Westfield Recreation Ground, plus allotments, trees, floral displays and the Harpenden Green Loop.
Facilities: sports facilities, Park Hall and other halls for hire, public toilets, defibrillators and concourse bookings.
Events and markets: the Farmers’ Market, the Sustainability Market and town events through the year.
Community: volunteering, Dementia Friendly Harpenden, the winter support plan, arts and culture, community grants and support for local businesses, including business mentoring.

Who does what

Harpenden has three layers of local government. The Town Council handles the local services above. St Albans City and District Council covers bins, planning decisions and council tax. Hertfordshire County Council looks after roads, schools and social care. In Parliament, Harpenden is part of the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, represented by Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrats).

Meetings

Council and committee meetings are open to the public, and the Planning Committee meets regularly in the evenings to comment on planning applications. Dates and papers are on the council’s website.

Sources

Facts checked November 2026. This is an independent local site and isn’t run by Harpenden Town Council. For anything official, always check the council’s own website.