Church Street (ward)

Church Street
Electoral ward for the Westminster City Council
Church Street ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Westminster
County	Greater London
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	Aicha Less   Matt Noble   Aziz Toki
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.

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)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aicha Less	1,303	70.6
	Labour	Matt Noble	1,249	67.7
	Labour	Aziz Toki	1,219	66.1
	Conservative	Blessings Kaseke	347	18.8
	Conservative	Amarjeet Singh Johal	318	17.2
	Conservative	Jaime Law	308	16.7
	Liberal Democrats	William Dunbar	143	7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Rachael Georgina Jagger	142	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Ryan	139	7.5
Turnout			1,845	25.85
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

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)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aicha Less	1,796	73.5	+5.1
	Labour	Aziz Toki	1,739	71.1	+12.0
	Labour	Matt Noble	1,727	70.6	+11.7
	Conservative	Margot Joan Bright	418	17.1	−1.2
	Conservative	Adam Dean	381	15.6	−0.9
	Conservative	Rachid Boufas	358	14.6	−2.0
	Green	David James Blyth	176	7.2	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mathieu Charles Emile Primot	121	4.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Georgina Jagger	120	4.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Paul Shaylor	84	3.4	N/A
Majority			1309	53.5
Turnout			6920	33.5	−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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aicha Less	2,174	70.3	+3.2
	Conservative	Rachid Boufas	512	16.6	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Graeme Barr	205	6.6	+6.6
	UKIP	Jill Sarah De Quincey	175	5.7	+5.7
	Pirate	Andreas Habeland	26	0.8	+0.8
Majority			1,662	53.7	+5.1
Turnout			3,151	45	+10.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2014 election

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

2014 Westminster City Council election: Church Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Grahame	1,854	68.4
	Labour	Aziz Toki	1,602	59.1
	Labour	Vincenzo Rampulla	1,597	58.9
	Conservative	Isobel Bradley	495	18.3
	Conservative	Rachid Boufas	449	16.6
	Conservative	Lauren Hankinson	448	16.5
	Green	Marta Helena Enflo	362	13.4
Majority			1102	40.6
Turnout			6807	34.8	−15.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2008 by-election

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

2008 Church Street by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mehfuz Ahmed	955	53.6	+24.5
	Labour	Dave Rowntree	652	36.6	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Martin A. Thompson	176	9.9	−1.3
Majority			303	17.0
Turnout			1,783	24.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2006 election

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

2006 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aziz Toki	1,099	39.5
	Labour	Barbara Grahame	1,078
	Labour	Antony Mothersdale	979
	Conservative	Abdus Hamid	807	29.0
	Conservative	Mesbah Uddin	794
	Conservative	Alexander Shaw	663
	Respect	Yvonne Ridley	565	20.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Castles	310	11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Evans	278
	Liberal Democrats	Artemis Nicolaou	209
Turnout				34.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1978–2002 Westminster council elections

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

1968–1978 Westminster council elections

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

1968 election

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

1968 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Jacobs	1,298
	Labour	K. E. A. Lucan	1,217
	Labour	J. Merriton	1,169
	Conservative	J. J. Walker-Smith	1,149
	Conservative	D. B. Pearl	1,130
	Conservative	M. H. K. Hamer	1,118
	Communist	L. R. Temple	234
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)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Jacobs	1,807
	Labour	J. Merriton	1,678
	Labour	R. C. Edmonds	1,669
	Conservative	J. M. Pearson	774
	Conservative	C. L. Gimblett	773
	Conservative	K. S. Solomons	761
	Communist	L. R. Temple	218
Turnout			2,654	30.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "City of Westminster population 2011". Neighbourhood Statististics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. "Church Street Ward 1964-". Westminster City Council Election Results. David Boothroyd. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
3. "Church Street Ward 1964-". Westminster City Council Election Results. David Boothroyd. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
4. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "5 May 2016 - Church Street Ward by-election results". Westminster City Council. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
7. Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
8. Michaels, Sean (28 July 2008). "Blur drummer in by-election defeat". guardian.co.uk . London. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
9. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
10. "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
11. "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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External links

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