2002 Westminster City Council election

2002 Westminster City Council election
all 60 council seats; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	27%

Last updated May 19, 2025

The 2002 Westminster City Council election took place on May 2, 2002, to elect members of the Westminster City Council. It resulted in a Conservative majority.

Election results

Election results^[2]
Party	Votes	Percent	Seats	Change
Conservative	20,573	55.5%	48	1
Labour	10,387	28.0%	12	1
Liberal Democrat	4,982	13.4%	0	0
Green Party	545	1.5%	0	0
Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground	378	1.0%	0	0
Socialist Alliance	193	0.5%	0	0
Total votes	37,058

The election resulted in a Conservative majority of 36 and 48 seats. The Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground party ran in protest of the 40% budget cut of the playground by the previous city council.^[3]^[4]

Ward results

The results for each individual ward are as follows.^[2]

Abbey Road

Abbey Road
Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Judith Warner	Conservative	1269	59.5%
Cyril Nemeth		1265
Kevin Gardner		1230
Katharine Hoskyns	Labour	338	15.9%
Phillida Inman	Labour	313	15.9%
Robert Bell	Liberal Democrats	308	14.4%
Margherita Rendel	Labour	306
Elizabeth Maxwell	Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground	217	10.2%
Michele Staniland	Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground	217	10.2%

Bayswater

Bayswater
Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Frixos Tombolis	Conservative	911	51.0%
Michael Brahams		908
Brian Connell		867
Timothy Nolan	Labour	558	31.2%
Lewis Baston		510
Daphne Segre		475
Morag Beattie	Liberal Democrats	319	17.8%
Jacqueline Castles		293
Monica Kendall		275

Bryanston and Dorset Square

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Audrey Lewis	Conservative	1157	67.6%
Carolyn Keen		1147
Angela Hooper		1123
Brenda Buxton	Labour	295	17.2%
David Bradby		277
Derek Buckland		264
Alexis Batterbee	Liberal Democrats	260	15.2%
Nikhil Seth	Liberal Democrats	232	15.2%

Church Street

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Barbara Graham	Labour	969	59.1%
Antony Mothersdale		921
Murad Qureshi		905
Ian Balcombe	Conservative	460	28.0%
Daniel Defoe		450
Stephen Garside		410
Iain Black	Liberal Democrats	211	12.9%
Niall McMahon	Liberal Democrats	195	12.9%

Churchill

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Andrew Havery	Conservative	1378	65.9%
John Wyatt		1364
Sarah Richardson		1361
Josephine Abercrombie	Labour	499	23.9%
Madge Cavalla		486
Cass Cass-Horne		444
Rhoda Torres	Liberal Democrats	214	10.2%
Colin Bell		211
Michael Holmans		197

Harrow Road

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Guthrie McKie	Labour	1029	52.6%
Sharan Tabari		952
Josephine Ohene-Djan		942
Andrew Reid	Conservative	499	18.5%
Jeremy Fox	Conservative	486	18.5%
Paul Miller	Green	444	14.8%
Edward Vaizey	Conservative	214
Melissa Foux	Liberal Democrats	211	14.2%

Hyde Park

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Pamela Batty	Conservative	1095	69.5%
Anne Mallinson		1071
Colin Barrow		1066
Louis Al-Dhahir	Labour	250	15.9%
Victoria Wegg-Prosser	Labour	236	15.9%
Barbara Bridge	Liberal Democrats	231	14.7%
Joseph Ogden	Labour	212
Elizabeth Mackeith	Liberal Democrats	157
Esther Stansfield	Liberal Democrats	150

Knightsbridge and Belgravia

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Angela Harvey	Conservative	1126	77.3%
Elizabeth Blois		1124
Catherine Longworth		1114
Tania Chislett	Liberal Democrats	144	9.9%
Simon Bryden-Brook		130
Angela Whittelegge		130
Thomas Bewley	Green	112	7.7%
Peter Cavalla	Labour	74	5.1%
Angelar Forester		72
Malwine Eyre		65

Lancaster Gate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Susan Burbridge	Conservative	1180	65.3%
Robert Davis		1160
Simon Milton		1128
Elizabeth Whitmore	Labour	332	18.4%
Tony Rea		310
Stephen Gruneberg		299
Susan Baring	Liberal Democrats	295	16.3%
Monica Wilson		269
Mark Gray		241

Little Venice

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Melvin Caplan	Conservative	1177	65.1%
Ian Adams		1159
Barbara Schmeling		1147
Paul O'Donnell	Labour	395	21.8%
Beryl Leaver		377
Basema Elsafi		374
Michael Ryan	Liberal Democrats	236	13.1%
Michael Dearden		214
Phillip Wardle		199

Maida Vale

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Jan Prendergast	Conservative	1179	52.7%
Ronald Raymond-Cox		1108
Alastair Moss		1066
David Lancaster	Labour	780	34.9%
Syed Hayat		762
Albert Catterall		745
Anne Couchman	Liberal Democrats	279	12.5%
Robert Scott		237
Zena Lutrin		201

Marylebone High Street

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Harvey Marshall	Conservative	1328	71.0%
Mark Page		1295
Michael Vearncombe		1257
Susan Stocker	Liberal Democrats	278	14.9%
Mair Garside	Labour	264	14.1%
Owain Garside		255
David Worton		236
David Brewin	Liberal Democrats	214
Michael Sibley	Liberal Democrats	199

Queen's Park

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Barrie Taylor	Labour	1154	61.3%
Paul Dimoldenberg		1122
Mushtaq Qureshi		1080
Peter Prendergast	Conservative	318	16.9%
Nita Fernandez		317
Richard Phibbs		291
Jonathan Wardle	Liberal Democrats	219	11.6%
Monica Kefi	Socialist Alliance	193	10.2%
Bernard Silver	Liberal Democrats	184

Regent's Park

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Daniel Astaire	Conservative	1145	59.5%
Gwyneth Hampson		1138
Timothy Joiner		1079
Peter Denton	Labour	410	21.3%
Joseph Thomas		375
David Woodgate		357
Richard Croix	Liberal Democrats	207	10.8%
Herbert Hartwell		199
Alan Thompson		177
Nasir Qureshi	Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground	161	8.4%

St James's

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Louise Hyams	Conservative	1056	58.3%
Timothy Mitchell		1034
Alexander Nicoll		977
Stephanie Ayres	Labour	355	19.6%
Lynda Giddings		343
Pamela Eyre		327
Marie-Louise Rossi	Liberal Democrats	255	14.1%
Nigel Bliss	Liberal Democrats	199	14.1%
Peter Budge	Green	144	8.0%
Lydia Howitt	Green	140	8.0%

Tachbrook

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Alan Bradley	Conservative	1451	62.2%
Nicholas Evans		1377
Dominic Schofield		1369
Charles Campion	Labour	583	25.0%
William Thomson		548
Michael Dumigan		543
Josephine Hayes	Liberal Democrats	300	12.9%
John Stephens	Liberal Democrats	249	12.9%

Vincent Square

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Duncan Sandys	Conservative	1351	66.8%
Danny Chalkley		1308
Justin Powell-Truck		1270
Steven Friel	Labour	406	20.1%
Gillian Guy		391
Alen Matthewson		357
Margaret Lang	Liberal Democrats	264	13.1%
Jancie Taverne		230
Kathleen Hobbins		223

Warwick

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Matthew Mitchell	Conservative	1282	68.1%
David Clark		1265
Christopher Malthouse		1259
Nicholas Gartside	Labour	318	16.9%
Anthony Brett-Jones	Liberal Democrats	283	15.0%
Keith Dugmore	Liberal Democrats	261	15.0%
Violet Spencer	Labour	251
Babette Payne	Labour	246

West End

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Glenys Roberts	Conservative	949	61.0%
Ian Wilder		938
John Cox		919
David Bieda	Labour	409	26.3%
Harold Brookstone		340
Richard Hearnden		214
Michael Pepperell	Liberal Democrats	198	12.7%
Ian Steers		191
Susan Kendrick		182

Westbourne

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
David Boothroyd	Labour	969	61.7%
Simon Stockill		923
Rupert d'Cruz		908
Alexander Story	Conservative	399	25.4%
Mary Agrafiotou		365
Iheoma Oteh		331
Martin Thompson	Liberal Democrats	203	12.9%
Anthony Williams		202
Vera Williams		181

References

↑ Item 7 (PDF), November 27, 2002
1 2 "Local Election Results 2002". Local Elections Archive Project.
↑ "Single-issue candidates in shock victories". The Independent. 2002-05-03. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
↑ Addley, Esther (2003-11-25). "'It's just a lot of suits and faceless men'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-03-07.

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[1] Item 7 (PDF), November 27, 2002

[:0-2] 1 2 "Local Election Results 2002". Local Elections Archive Project.

[3] "Single-issue candidates in shock victories". The Independent. 2002-05-03. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[4] Addley, Esther (2003-11-25). "'It's just a lot of suits and faceless men'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-03-07.

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