LGA Governance


Mayor Peter Taylor

Mayor Peter Taylor

Title: Mayor

Party: Liberal Democrat

Political grouping: Liberal Democrat

Committee appointments

Additional Information

Peter Taylor has been Elected Mayor of Watford since 2018. Prior to becoming Mayor, he served as a ward councillor since his election in 2012 and as Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Client Services, overseeing the town’s parks, leisure centres, bin collections and theatres. He has worked as a teacher and was an Assistant Director at the Catholic Education Service.

His key priorities since becoming Mayor have been to improve the town’s transport infrastructure and increase support for local rough sleepers, having successfully achieved zero verified rough sleepers in Watford at the start of 2021.