Peter Taylor (mayor)

Taylor was born in Preston in April 1980. His father was a computer systems programmer for Midland Bank (now HSBC) and his mother was a childminder. He has three siblings. Taylor's family moved to Sheffield when he was seven, where he attended Notre Dame Catholic High School. He graduated with a Master of Arts degree in economics and politics from the University of Edinburgh. After graduation, he taught economics at St Dominic's Sixth Form College in Harrow on the Hill. He continued to work in the education sector as assistant director of education for the Catholic Education Service, representing over 2000 Catholic schools in England and Wales, until his election as Mayor of Watford. ==Political career==

Taylor worked as a research assistant for Alistair Carmichael, Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, from December 2002 to August 2007. Borough Councillor Taylor was elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor for Oxhey ward in the 2012 Watford Borough Council election, with a majority of 757 votes. He was re-elected as a councillor in 2016. Mayor of Watford Taylor was selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of Watford in the 2018 mayoral election, which he won with 48.7% of the vote in the first round and 61.6% in the second. That July, the council partnered with Arriva to launch a Watford operation of the company's on-demand bus service ArrivaClick, which ran until December 2023, when Arriva ended it citing low passenger numbers. He was re-elected as Mayor in 2022, winning 54.8% of the vote in the first round which bypassed the need for a second round. He was selected to stand for re-election in 2026. County Councillor Taylor was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Central Watford and Oxhey in the 2025 Hertfordshire County Council election. He won the seat with a majority of 1,311 votes. ==Personal life==

Taylor lives in Oxhey with his wife Rachel and their three children. ==Electoral performance==

===Hertfordshire County Council=== ===Mayor of Watford=== ===Watford Borough Council=== ==References==