Westminster City Council elections
Westminster City Council, the local authority of the City of Westminster in London, England, is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
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Political control
Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Conservative | 1964 - present |
Council elections
- Westminster City Council election, 1964
- Westminster City Council election, 1968 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- Westminster City Council election, 1971
- Westminster City Council election, 1974
- Westminster City Council election, 1978 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- Westminster City Council election, 1982
- Westminster City Council election, 1986
- Westminster City Council election, 1990
- Westminster City Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2][n 3][n 4]
- Westminster City Council election, 1998
- Westminster City Council election, 2002 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6]
- Westminster City Council election, 2006
- Westminster City Council election, 2010
- Westminster City Council election, 2014
Borough result maps
By-election results
1964-1968
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Miss M. Bowen | 937 | |||
Conservative | C.L. Gimblett | 933 | |||
Labour | Mrs. D.M. Mackay | 309 | |||
Labour | W. Robins | 304 | |||
Communist | L.R. Temple | 73 | |||
Majority | 624 | ||||
Turnout | 13,811 | 9.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.G. Sheppard | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L.B. Farmiloe | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Miss A.M. Tennant | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F.D.B. Fitzgerald-Moore | 147 | |||
Liberal | N. Fogg | 46 | |||
Majority | 101 | ||||
Turnout | 2,156 | 9.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G.A. Wade | 2,518 | |||
Labour | Mrs. E. Ryan | 1,710 | |||
Liberal | M.G. Rabin | 543 | |||
Majority | 808 | ||||
Turnout | 14,094 | 33.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.J.L. Drapkin | 1,206 | |||
Labour | P.A.W. Merriton | 138 | |||
Communist | Dr. J.A. Atkinson | 45 | |||
Majority | 1,068 | ||||
Turnout | 12,539 | 11.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1968-1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. M. K. Taylor | 1,008 | |||
Communist | Dr. J. A. Atkinson | 97 | |||
Majority | 911 | ||||
Turnout | 12,137 | 9.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Countess D. P. Beatty | 1,667 | |||
Liberal | Dr. M. M. G. Andrews | 270 | |||
Labour | E. R. Packer | 213 | |||
Majority | 1,397 | ||||
Turnout | 13,936 | 15.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. B. C. Bowles | 1,163 | |||
Labour | Mrs. J. M. Brenner | 147 | |||
Majority | 1,016 | ||||
Turnout | 9,764 | 13.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. J. Walker-Smith | 861 | |||
Labour | W. G. Stuart | 238 | |||
Majority | 623 | ||||
Turnout | 9,100 | 12.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. C. Beveridge | 1,128 | |||
Independent | J. V. Kemp | 392 | |||
Liberal | A. J. Clinch | 162 | |||
Labour | T. M. Fuller | 152 | |||
Independent | Mrs. S. M. Harris | 45 | |||
Majority | 736 | ||||
Turnout | 9,294 | 20.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1971-1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Blackman | 1,657 | |||
Conservative | A. R. Dix | 373 | |||
Independent | D. J. B. Morgan | 32 | |||
Majority | 1,284 | ||||
Turnout | 10,966 | 18.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. F. Wigram | 927 | |||
Labour | W. A. Knight | 145 | |||
Majority | 782 | ||||
Turnout | 7,118 | 15.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1974-1978
There were no by-elections.[4]
1971-1982
There were no by-elections.[9]
1982-1986
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth A. Flach | 724 | |||
Labour | Peter E. Booker | 163 | |||
Majority | 561 | ||||
Turnout | 4,460 | 19.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael B. Forsyth.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Judith A. Warner | 786 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Richard J. de Ste Croix | 500 | |||
Labour | John B. Thirlwell | 272 | |||
Majority | 286 | ||||
Turnout | 4,445 | 35.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Francis Maude.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gavin J. Millar | 1,584 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Bernard J. Hughes | 704 | |||
Conservative | Peter J. Carre | 494 | |||
Majority | 880 | ||||
Turnout | 6,786 | 41.4 | |||
Labour gain from Labour Co-op | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Jean Merriton.
1986-1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon H. Milton | 1,209 | |||
Labour | Francis M. Prideaux | 443 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Veronica M. Chamberlain | 185 | |||
Majority | 766 | ||||
Turnout | 4,546 | 40.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter J. Hartley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David J. Harvey | 779 | |||
Labour | Martin H. Garside | 507 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Caroline F. Shorten | 207 | |||
Social Democrat | Peter F. Sire | 53 | |||
Majority | 272 | ||||
Turnout | 4,061 | 38.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rachel E. Whittaker.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Olga Polizzi | 826 | |||
Labour | Francis M. Prideaux | 301 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Rosemary Pettit | 81 | |||
Green | Annie Harris | 66 | |||
Social Democrat | Andrew R. Belt | 48 | |||
Majority | 525 | ||||
Turnout | 4,629 | 28.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patricia M. Kirwan.
1990-1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William A. Wells | 1,569 | 74.8 | ||
Labour | Mrs. Barbara J. Grahame | 529 | 25.2 | ||
Majority | 1,040 | ||||
Turnout | 5,767 | 36.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Barry C. Legg.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund A. Lazarus | 870 | 67.9 | ||
Labour | Robert V. Ashdown | 309 | 24.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Miss Zöe P. Goldstein | 103 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | 561 | ||||
Turnout | 4,349 | 29.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Shirley Porter.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs. Jacqueline M. Rosenberg | 1,639 | 73.3 | ||
Conservative | Timothy M. Joiner | 598 | 26.7 | ||
Majority | 1,041 | ||||
Turnout | 6,390 | 35.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph Glickman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon J. Winters | 1,286 | 57.6 | ||
Conservative | Harry Haynes | 722 | 32.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mrs. Margaret Lang | 223 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 564 | ||||
Turnout | 5,631 | 39.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Hugh G. Garside.
1994-1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mair E. Garside | 1,224 | 52.0 | ||
Conservative | Timothy J. Mitchell | 989 | 42.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Robin C. Metzner | 119 | 5.0 | ||
Natural Law | Richard P. Johnson | 18 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 235 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,350 | 41.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter C. S. Bradley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul H. Dimoldenberg | 974 | 77.5 | +31.0 | |
Conservative | Harry Phibbs | 227 | 18.1 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Herbert R. R. Hartwell | 55 | 4.4 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 747 | 59.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,256 | 20.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Karen P. Buck.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew J. Whitley | 906 | 72.0 | +15.5 | |
Conservative | Clive L. Collins | 284 | 22.6 | -8.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Morag G. Beattie | 68 | 5.4 | -7.2 | |
Majority | 622 | 49.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,258 | 17.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew H. Dismore.
1998-2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon P. Stockill | 1,139 | 61.6 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Iheoma E. U. Oteh | 450 | 24.3 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Hall-Matthews | 261 | 14.1 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 689 | 37.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,850 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Nicola Russell.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glenys M. Roberts | 520 | 65.5 | +24.1 | |
Labour | Wing K. Ho | 160 | 20.2 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard O'Brien | 114 | 14.4 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 360 | 45.3 | |||
Turnout | 794 | 16.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard A. Stirling-Gibb.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony G. Mothersdale | 1,159 | 56.1 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Martin A. Conway | 642 | 31.1 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony P. Williams | 264 | 12.8 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 517 | 25.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,065 | 32.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ron M. Harley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Guthrie K. McKie | 1,448 | |||
Labour | Josephine S. Ohene-Djan | 1,333 | |||
Conservative | Daniel P. Astaire | 618 | |||
Conservative | Richard H. W. N. Phibbs | 516 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Philip J. Wardle | 228 | |||
Turnout | 4,143 | 34.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. Jillian A. Selbourne and Gary P. Martin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Daniel P. Astaire | 499 | 64.6 | -1.7 | |
Labour | Katharine M. Hoskyns | 227 | 29.4 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Philip J. Wardle | 46 | 6.0 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 272 | 35.2 | |||
Turnout | 772 | 12.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jonathan S. Djanogly.
2002-2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ruth E. Bush | 774 | 62.9 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Jasna Badzak | 306 | 24.9 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Brian G. F. Mathew | 150 | 12.2 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 468 | 38.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,230 | 16.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Josephine S. Ohene-Djan.
2006-2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lindsey J. B. Hall | 1,334 | 65.2 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark D. Blackburn | 355 | 17.3 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Alon Or-Bach | 280 | 13.7 | -1.4 | |
Independent | Alberto M. Lidji | 78 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 979 | 47.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,047 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Kevin A. Gardner.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian D. Rowley | 1,041 | 66.7 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stuart A. Bonar | 258 | 16.5 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Dave Rowntree | 222 | 14.2 | -1.4 | |
UKIP | Colin R. Merton | 40 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 783 | 50.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,561 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael G. Vearncombe.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mehfuz Ahmed | 955 | 53.6 | +24.5 | |
Labour | Dave Rowntree | 652 | 36.6 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin A. Thompson | 176 | 9.9 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 303 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,783 | 24.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Antony G. Mothersdale.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Smith | 805 | 60.3 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sue Baring | 325 | 24.3 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Ahmed Hamid | 205 | 15.4 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 480 | 36.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,335 | 15.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Simon H. Milton.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Glanz | 526 | 60.8 | +10.3 | |
Labour | Damian Dewhirst | 169 | 19.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Gonzalez | 108 | 12.5 | -1.2 | |
Green | Tristan Smith | 62 | 7.2 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 357 | 41.3 | |||
Turnout | 865 | 46.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ian G. Wilder.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia McAllister | 814 | 62.6 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Abdul Ahad | 211 | 16.2 | -13.7 | |
Green | Susanna Rustin | 152 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Blackburn | 123 | 9.5 | -8.1 | |
Majority | 603 | 46.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,300 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mushtaq A. Qureshi.
2010-2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ms. Antonia M. Cox | 1448 | |||
Labour | Jack Gordon | 563 | |||
Green | Mark J. Cridge | 182 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Martin Thompson | 178 | |||
UKIP | Richard, Earl of Bradford | 96 | |||
Independent | Ms. Abdulla A. J. Dharamsey | 40 | |||
Turnout | 33% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Colin Barrow.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Bott | 921 | |||
Labour | Nik Slingsby | 203 | |||
Fighting for Spaces for People | Yael Saunders | 184 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Hill | 104 | |||
UKIP | Paul Mercieca | 96 | |||
Green | Hugh Small | 50 | |||
Turnout | 23.1% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Harvey C. J. Marshall.
2014-2018
There have been no by-elections so far.
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