Church Street (ward)

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Church Street
Electoral ward
for the Westminster City Council
Borough Westminster
County Greater London
Current electoral ward
Created1965
GSS code E05013794 (2022–present)

Church Street is an electoral ward of the City of Westminster. The population at the 2011 Census was 11,760. [1] The ward covers the eponymous street market and the surrounding area of Lisson Grove, to the north of the Edgware Road. The area is currently the focus of regeneration plans by the council.

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The ward returns three councillors to Westminster City Council, with an election every four years. At the last election in May 2022, Matt Noble, Aicha Less and Abdul Toki, all candidates from the Labour Party, were elected to represent the ward.

Since the ward was created for the formation of the council in 1965, it has usually elected Labour councillors, with most results indicating a safe seat for the party. The sole occasion another party represented the ward was following the by-election of 24 July 2008, when a seat was won by a Conservative candidate for the first and only time to date, beating Labour's candidate Dave Rowntree, the drummer from the band Blur. [2] The seat was regained by Labour at the subsequent council election in May 2010, held on the same day as the general election.

Previous councillors elected for the area include the Dowager Countess of Lucan, barrister and current QC Gavin Millar, and subsequent London Assembly AM Murad Qureshi. [3]

Westminster council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 2022. Like the other wards of Westminster, Church Street is represented by three councillors on Westminster City Council. The last election was held on 5 May 2022, when all three councillors were elected. All three currently represent the Labour Party.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [4]

2022 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aicha Less* 1,303 70.6
Labour Matt Noble* 1,249 67.7
Labour Abdul Aziz Toki* 1,219 66.1
Conservative Blessings Kaseke34718.8
Conservative Amarjeet Singh Johal31817.2
Conservative Jaime Law30816.7
Liberal Democrats William Dunbar1437.8
Liberal Democrats Rachael Georgina Jagger1427.7
Liberal Democrats Patrick Ryan1397.5
Turnout 1,84525.85
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002–2022 Westminster council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Wetminster in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [5]

2018 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aicha Less 1,796 73.5 +5.1
Labour Abdul Aziz Toki 1,739 71.1 +12.0
Labour Matt Noble 1,727 70.6 +11.7
Conservative Margot Joan Bright41817.1−1.2
Conservative Adam Dean38115.6−0.9
Conservative Rachid Boufas35814.6−2.0
Green David James Blyth1767.2−6.2
Liberal Democrats Mathieu Charles Emile Primot1214.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Rachel Georgina Jagger1204.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Paul Shaylor843.4N/A
Majority130953.5
Turnout 692033.5−1.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Results are compared with the 2014 council election, not the 2016 by-election.

2016 by-election

The by-election was held on 5 May 2016 following the resignation of Vincenzo Rampulla. [6]

2016 Church Street by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aicha Less2,17470.3+3.2
Conservative Rachid Boufas51216.6−1.9
Liberal Democrats Alistair Graeme Barr2056.6+6.6
UKIP Jill Sarah De Quincey1755.7+5.7
Pirate Andreas Habeland260.8+0.8
Majority1,66253.7+5.1
Turnout 3,15145+10.2
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [7]

2014 Westminster City Council election: Church Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Grahame 1,854 68.4
Labour Aziz Toki 1,602 59.1
Labour Vincenzo Rampulla 1,597 58.9
Conservative Isobel Bradley49518.3
Conservative Rachid Boufas44916.6
Conservative Lauren Hankinson44816.5
Green Marta Helena Enflo36213.4
Majority110240.6
Turnout 680734.8−15.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

2008 by-election

A by-election was held on 24 July 2008, following the death of Antony Mothersdale. [8]

2008 Church Street by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mehfuz Ahmed 955 53.6 +24.5
Labour Dave Rowntree 65236.6−3.0
Liberal Democrats Martin A. Thompson1769.9−1.3
Majority30317.0
Turnout 1,78324.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [9]

2006 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Toki 1,099 39.5
Labour Barbara Grahame 1,078
Labour Antony Mothersdale 979
Conservative Abdus Hamid80729.0
Conservative Mesbah Uddin794
Conservative Alexander Shaw663
Respect Yvonne Ridley 56520.3
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Castles31011.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Evans278
Liberal Democrats Artemis Nicolaou209
Turnout 34.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

1978–2002 Westminster council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 1978.

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1968–1978 Westminster council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 1968.

1974 election

1971 election

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. [10]

1968 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Jacobs 1,298
Labour K. E. A. Lucan 1,217
Labour J. Merriton 1,169
Conservative J. J. Walker-Smith1,149
Conservative D. B. Pearl1,130
Conservative M. H. K. Hamer1,118
Communist L. R. Temple234
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1964–1968 Westminster council elections

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [11]

1964 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Jacobs 1,807
Labour J. Merriton 1,678
Labour R. C. Edmonds 1,669
Conservative J. M. Pearson774
Conservative C. L. Gimblett773
Conservative K. S. Solomons761
Communist L. R. Temple218
Turnout 2,65430.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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