2002 Westminster City Council election

2002 Westminster City Council election

←  1998 May 2, 2002 (2002-05-02) 2006  →
all 60 seats up for election to Westminster City Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	133,281
Turnout	36,480, 27.37% ( 4.62) [1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Simon H. Milton Unknown Unknown Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader since 2000 Unknown Unknown Leader's seat Lancaster Gate Unknown Unknown Last election 47 seats, 55.02% 13 seats, 33.80% 0 seats, 9.03% Seats won 48 12 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 60,245 29,461 11,272 Percentage 58.84% 28.78% 11.01% Swing 3.82 5.02 1.98
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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.

Background

Like all other boroughs in this election, Westminster went through a major redistricting, merging several wards, eliminating others as well as creating new wards. The changes were as follows: ^{[2] [3]}

New wards

• Abbey Road (3 seats)
• Marylebone High Street (3 seats)
• Tachbrook (3 seats)
• Vincent Square (3 seats)
• Warwick (3 seats)

Eliminated wards

• Baker Street (2 seats)
• Cavendish (3 seats)
• Hamilton Terrace (2 seats)
• Lord's (2 seats)
• Millbank (3 seats)
• St George's (3 seats)
• Victoria (2 seats)

Merged wards

• Knightsbridge (2 seats) and Belgrave (2 seats) - Knightsbridge and Belgravia (3 seats)

Expanded wards

• St James's - Increased from 2 to 3 seats
• West End - Increased from 2 to 3 seats

Election results

2002 Westminster City Council local elections ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	48	23 [n 1]	22	1	80.00	58.84	60,245	3.82
	Labour	12	0	1	1	20.00	28.78	29,461	5.02
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.00	11.01	11,272	1.98
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	0.67	685	0.37
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.51	526	0.11
	London Socialist	0	0	0		0.00	0.19	193	New
Total		60						102,382

After the election the composition of the council was as follows:

↓

12	48
Labour	Conservative

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Abbey Road

Abbey Road (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Judith A. Warner† [n 2]	1,269	55.85	New
	Conservative	Cyril Nemeth† [n 3]	1,265
	Conservative	Kevin A. Gardner† [n 3]	1,230
	Labour	Katharine M. Hoskyns	338	14.20	New
	Labour	Phillida R.L. Inman	313
	Liberal Democrats	Robert E. Bell	308	13.71	New
	Labour	Margherita N. Rendel	306
	Independent	Elizabeth B. Maxwell	217	9.66	New
	Independent	Michele Staniland	148	6.59	New
Registered electors			6,872		New
Turnout			1,901	27.66	New
Rejected ballots			7	0.37	New
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bayswater

Bayswater (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frixos G. Tombolis*	911	52.50	2.93
	Conservative	Michael C. Brahams*	908
	Conservative	Brian A. Connell	867
	Labour	Timothy J. Nolan	558	30.16	5.30
	Labour	Lewis S. Baston	510
	Labour	Daphne M. Segre	475
	Liberal Democrats	Morag G. Beattle	319	17.34	8.62
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Castles	293
	Liberal Democrats	Monica E. Kendall	275
Registered electors			6,978		419
Turnout			1,789	25.64	7.81
Rejected ballots			13	0.73	0.69
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Bryanston and Dorset Square

Bryanston and Dorset Square (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Audrey R. Lewis	1,157	68.53	New
	Conservative	Carolyn R. Keen	1,147
	Conservative	Angela M. Hooper† [n 4]	1,123
	Labour	Brenda J. Buxton	295	16.72	New
	Labour	David H. Bradby	277
	Labour	Derek J. Buckland	264
	Liberal Democrats	Alexis G. Batterbee	260	14.76	New
	Liberal Democrats	Nikhil Seth	232
Registered electors			6,800		New
Turnout			3,656	53.76	New
Rejected ballots			6	0.16	New
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Church Street

Church Street (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara J. Grahame*	969	59.17	1.60
	Labour	Antony G. Mothersdale* [n 5]	921
	Labour	Murad Qureshi*	905
	Conservative	Ian S. Balcombe	460	27.94	0.45
	Conservative	Daniel G.J.W.N. Defoe	450
	Conservative	Stephen B. Garside	410
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Black	211	12.89	2.05
	Liberal Democrats	Niall Macmahon	195
Registered electors			6,450		376
Turnout			1,659	25.72	0.54
Rejected ballots			17	1.02	0.08
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Churchill

Churchill (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew J. Havery	1,378	66.87	11.01
	Conservative	John Wyatt	1,364
	Conservative	Sarah L. Richardson	1,361
	Labour	Josephine Abercrombie	499	23.22	8.93
	Labour	Margaret M. Cavalla	486
	Labour	Cass J-C. Cass-Horne	444
	Liberal Democrats	Rhoda M. Torres	214	10.11	3.70
	Liberal Democrats	Colin J. Bell	211
	Liberal Democrats	Michael D. Holmans	197
Registered electors			6,146		513
Turnout			2,222	36.15	9.16
Rejected ballots			8	0.36	0.36
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Harrow Road

Harrow Road (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Guthrie K. McKie* [n 6]	1,029	52.19	13.60
	Labour	Sharan Tabari	952
	Labour	Josephine S. Ohene-Djan* [n 6]	942
	Conservative	Andrew R. Reid	362	17.44	5.41
	Conservative	Jeremy M. Fox	328
	Green	Paul A. Miller	289	15.48	New
	Conservative	Edward H.B. Vaizey	287
	Liberal Democrats	Melissa Foux	278	14.89	3.54
Registered electors			6,568		834
Turnout			1,642	25.00	0.84
Rejected ballots			5	0.30	1.01
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Hyde Park

Hyde Park (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela J.J. Batty*	1,095	72.34	4.10
	Conservative	Anne M. Mallinson*	1,071
	Conservative	Colin Barrow	1,066
	Labour	Louis Al-Dhahir	250	15.62	0.41
	Labour	Prosser-Wegg	236
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Bridge	231	12.04	2.53
	Labour	Joseph G. Ogden	212
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth M. Mackeith	157
	Liberal Democrats	Esther M. Stansfield	150
Registered electors			6,636		1,279
Turnout			1,590	23.96	1.95
Rejected ballots			9	0.57	0.28
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Knightsbridge and Belgravia

Knightsbridge and Belgravia (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela A. Harvey	1,126	77.96	New
	Conservative	Elizabeth F.M. Blois† [n 7]	1,124
	Conservative	Catherine Longworth† [n 7]	1,114
	Liberal Democrats	Tania T. Chislett	144	9.36	New
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Bryden-Brook	130
	Liberal Democrats	Angela M. Whitelegge	130
	Green	Thomas H. Bewley	112	7.79	New
	Labour	Peter Cavalla	74	4.89	New
	Labour	Angela Forrester	72
	Labour	Malwine Eyre	65
Registered electors			6,401		New
Turnout			1,419	22.17	New
Rejected ballots			4	0.28	New
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lancaster Gate

Lancaster Gate (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan M. Burbridge† [n 8]	1,180	66.51	0.46
	Conservative	Robert J. Davis*	1,160
	Conservative	Simon H. Milton*	1,128
	Labour	Elizabeth S. Whitmore	332	18.05	4.38
	Labour	Tony S. Rea	310
	Labour	Stephen L. Gruneberg	299
	Liberal Democrats	Susan M. Baring	295	15.44	4.84
	Liberal Democrats	Monica Wilson	269
	Liberal Democrats	Mark R. Gray	241
Registered electors			7,408		1,801
Turnout			1,841	24.85	1.35
Rejected ballots			9	0.49	0.39
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Little Venice

Little Venice (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melvyn B. Caplan*	1,177	65.99	4.67
	Conservative	Ian McL. Adams	1,159
	Conservative	Barbara J. Schmeling*	1,147
	Labour	Paul A. O'Donnell	395	21.71	8.83
	Labour	Beryl J. Leaver	377
	Labour	Basma M.A. Elsafi	374
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Ryan	236	12.30	4.16
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dearden	214
	Liberal Democrats	Philip J. Wardle	199
Registered electors			6,645		547
Turnout			1,843	27.74	9.86
Rejected ballots			8	0.43	0.40
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Maida Vale

Maida Vale (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet M. Prendergast*	1,179	52.74	4.18
	Conservative	Ronald C.M. Raymond-Cox*	1,108
	Conservative	Alastair M. Moss	1,066
	Labour	David C. Lancaster	780	35.98	0.04
	Labour	Syed O. Hayat	762
	Labour	Albert M.A. Catterall	745
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Couchman	279	11.28	4.22
	Liberal Democrats	Robert A. Scott	237
	Liberal Democrats	Zena Lutrin	201
Registered electors			6,728		4
Turnout			2,196	32.64	6.19
Rejected ballots			10	0.46	0.27
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Marylebone High Street

Marylebone High Street (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harvey C.J. Marshall† [n 9]	1,328	71.79	New
	Conservative	Mark L. Page† [n 9]	1,295
	Conservative	Michael G. Vearncombe	1,257
	Liberal Democrats	Susan V. Stocker	278	14.04	New
	Labour	Mair E. Garside	264	14.17	New
	Labour	Owain R. Garside	255
	Labour	David Worton	247
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Brewin	246
	Liberal Democrats	Michael F.O'H. Sibley	235
Registered electors			6,751		New
Turnout			1,899	28.13	New
Rejected ballots			6	0.32	New
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barrie K. Taylor*	1,154	61.40	9.59
	Labour	Paul H. Dimoldenberg*	1,122
	Labour	Mushtaq A. Qureshi*	1,080
	Conservative	Peter J. Prendergast	318	16.94	0.64
	Conservative	Nita M. Fernandez	317
	Conservative	Richard H.W.N. Phibbs	291
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan J. Wardle	219	11.06	7.22
	London Socialist	Monia Kefi	193	10.59	New
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Silver	184
Registered electors			6,992		716
Turnout			1,836	26.26	1.70
Rejected ballots			12	0.65	0.89
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel P. Astaire* [n 10]	1,145	60.36	7.56
	Conservative	Gwyneth A. Hampson	1,138
	Conservative	Timothy M. Joiner*	1,079
	Labour	Peter F. Denton	410	20.50	2.31
	Labour	Joseph R. Thomas	375
	Labour	David R. Woodgate	357
	Liberal Democrats	Richard J. de Ste Croix	207	10.47	1.20
	Liberal Democrats	Herbert R.R. Hartwell	199
	Liberal Democrats	Alan W. Thompson	177
	Independent	Nasir Qureshi	161	8.67	New
Registered electors			6,678		564
Turnout			1,860	27.85	6.32
Rejected ballots			7	0.38	0.19
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

St James's

St James's (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louise R. Hyams*	1,056	58.99	5.84
	Conservative	Timothy J. Mitchell† [n 11]	1,034
	Conservative	Alexander J.McD. Nicoll*	977
	Labour	Stephanie M. Ayres	355	19.72	15.45
	Labour	Lynda Giddings	343
	Labour	Pamela R. Eyre	327
	Liberal Democrats	Marie-Louise E. Rossi	255	13.10	New
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel G. Bliss	199
	Green	Peter Budge	144	8.19	New
	Green	Lydia H. Howitt	140
Registered electors			6,439		2,892
Turnout			1,699	26.39	7.13
Rejected ballots			16	0.94	0.57
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Tachbrook

Tachbrook (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Bradley† [n 12]	1,451	62.69	New
	Conservative	Nicholas R.H. Evans	1,377
	Conservative	Dominic J. Schofield	1,369
	Labour	Charles E. Campion	583	25.01	New
	Labour	William Thomson	548
	Labour	Michael C. Dumigan	543
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine M. Hayes	300	12.30	New
	Liberal Democrats	John C.C. Stevens	249
Registered electors			6,194		New
Turnout			2,313	37.34	New
Rejected ballots			8	0.35	New
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Vincent Square

Vincent Square (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Duncan J.W. Sandys	1,351	67.74	New
	Conservative	Danny J. Chalkley	1,308
	Conservative	Justin D. Powell-Tuck	1,270
	Labour	Steven Friel	406	19.90	New
	Labour	Gillian M.D. Guy	391
	Labour	Alen J. Mathewson	357
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Lang	264	12.36	New
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Taverne	230
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen J. Hobbins	223
Registered electors			6,199		New
Turnout			2,048	33.04	New
Rejected ballots			6	0.29	New
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Warwick

Warwick (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew R. Mitchell	1,282	70.00	New
	Conservative	David G. Clark	1,265
	Conservative	Christopher L. Malthouse† [n 13]	1,259
	Labour	Nicholas J. Gartside	318	14.99	New
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony T. Brett-Jones	283	15.01	New
	Liberal Democrats	Keith R. Dugmore	261
	Labour	Violet R. Spencer	251
	Labour	Babette G. Payne	246
Registered electors			6,488		New
Turnout			1,846	28.45	New
Rejected ballots			8	0.43	New
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

West End

West End (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Glenys M. Roberts* [n 14]	949	64.65	23.91
	Conservative	Ian G. Wilder† [n 15]	938
	Conservative	John C.L. Cox	919
	Labour	David Bleda	409	22.19	8.84
	Labour	Harold Brookstone	340
	Labour	Richard C. Hearnden	214
	Liberal Democrats	Michael J. Pepperrell	198	13.16	2.03
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Steers	191
	Liberal Democrats	Susan M. Kendrick	182
Registered electors			6,726		1,910
Turnout			1,577	23.45	7.45
Rejected ballots			4	0.25	0.02
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Westbourne

Westbourne (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Boothroyd	969	62.48	7.31
	Labour	Simon P. Stockill† [n 16]	923
	Labour	Vinod R. d'Cruz	908
	Conservative	Alexander P. Story	399	24.44	2.30
	Conservative	Mary Agrafiotou	365
	Conservative	Iheoma E.U. Oteh	331
	Liberal Democrats	Martin A. Thompson	203	13.08	1.51
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony P. Williams	202
	Liberal Democrats	Vera G. Williams	181
Registered electors			7,182		214
Turnout			1,644	22.89	2.52
Rejected ballots			18	1.09	0.82
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Notes

1. several wards were eliminated an merged in between this election and the previous election
2. Warner was a sitting councillor representing the Hamilton Terrace ward
3. Nemeth and Gardner were sitting councillors representing the Lord's ward
4. Hooper was a sitting councillor representing the Baker Street ward
5. Mothersdale was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Ron M. Harley in 2000 ^[6]
6. McKie and Ohene-Djan were both elected in a by-election triggered by the resignations of Cllr. Jillian A. Selbourne and Cllr. Gary P. Martin in 2000 ^[6]
7. Blois and Longworth were sitting councillors representing the Belgrave ward
8. Burbridge was a sitting councillor representing the Maida Vale ward
9. Marshall and Page were sitting councillors representing the Cavendish ward
10. Astaire was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Jonathan S. Djanogly in 2001 ^[6]
11. Mitchell was a sitting councillor representing the Victoria ward
12. Bradley was a sitting councillor representing the St George's ward
13. Malthouse was a sitting councillor representing the St George's ward
14. Roberts was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Glenys M. Roberts in 1999 ^[6]
15. Wilder was a sitting councillor representing the Baker Street ward
16. Stockill was a sitting councillor representing the Westbourne ward. He replaced Cllr. Nicola Russell in a by-election triggered by here resignation in 1999 ^[6]

References

1. Item 7 (PDF), November 27, 2002
2. The City of Westminster (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
3. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 2 March 2015.
4. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. pp. 174–176. Retrieved 27 Sep 2025.
5. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Westminster City Council Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 27 Sep 2025.
6. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - By-elections" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. p. 176. Retrieved 30 Sep 2025.