Maida Vale (ward)

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Maida Vale
electoral ward
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
County Greater London
London borough Westminster

Maida Vale is an electoral ward of the City of Westminster. The population at the 2011 Census was 10,210. [1] The ward covers the area south of Kilburn, north of Little Venice and west of St John's Wood, bordered by Maida Vale (A5), Shirland Road, Sutherland Avenue and Kilburn Park Road. The ward contains Paddington Recreation Ground, Lauderdale Road Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, Saint Augustine's church and is home to the BBC Maida Vale Studios. The area is served by Maida Vale station on the Bakerloo line, in addition to several bus routes running through the locality. There are two primary schools, Essendine Primary School and St Augustine's Primary School, two secondary schools, St Augustine's CE High School and St. George's Catholic School, in addition to three GP surgeries located in the ward. [2]

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The original Maida Vale ward, created in 1964, was larger in size and elected five councillors. [3] For the May 1978 election, the ward was split into two: Maida Vale and Little Venice, each electing three councillors. There were minor boundary changes in 2002 and 2022.

The ward currently returns three councillors to Westminster City Council, with an election every four years. At the last election in May 2022, three candidates from the Labour Party were elected to represent the ward.

Councillors

1978–present

Three councillors represent Maida Vale ward. [3] Notable past councillors include MP Lee Rowley (2006 to 2014), former MP for Uxbridge Michael Shersby (1972 to 1997) and entrepreneur David Pitt-Watson (1986 to 1990).

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2022 Geoffrey Barraclough (Lab)Nafsika Butler-Thalassis (Lab)Iman Less (Lab)
2018 Geoffrey Barraclough (Lab)Rita Begum (Lab)Nafsika Butler-Thalassis (Lab)
2014 Jan Prendergast (Con)Rita Begum (Lab)Thomas Crockett (Con)
2010 Jan Prendergast (Con)Alastair Moss (Con) Lee Rowley (Con)
2006 Jan Prendergast (Con)Alastair Moss (Con) Lee Rowley (Con)
2002 Jan Prendergast (Con)Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con)Alastair Moss (Con)
1998 Susie Burbridge (Con)Jan Prendergast (Con)Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con)
1994 Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con)Jan Prendergast (Con)Martin Jiggens (Con)
1990 Martin Jiggens (Con)Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con)James Thorley (Con)
1986 Neale Coleman (Lab)Jacqueline Rosenberg (Lab) David Pitt-Watson (Lab)
1982 Neale Coleman (Lab)William McElroy (Lab)Susan Wolff (Lab)
1978 Jeffrey Walker (Con)Peter Hartley (Con)Michael Farrow (Con)

1964–1978

Five councillors represented Maida Vale ward between 1964 and 1978. [3]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1974 Tim Daniel (Lab)June Bremner (Lab)Keith Baker (Lab)Joan Mulley (Lab)William Robins (Lab)
1971 Tim Daniel (Lab)Joan Mulley (Lab)Peter Merriton (Lab)June Bremner (Lab)William Robins (Lab)
1968 William Brooks (Con)Elsie Lane (Con)Herbert Hodgson (Con)Gerard Wade (Con) Michael Shersby (Con)
1966 by-election*Raymond Brown (Con)William Brooks (Con)Elsie Lane (Con) Michael Shersby (Con)Gerard Wade (Con)
1964 George O'Connell (Con)

*1966 by-election caused by the death of George O'Connell.

Election results

Like the other wards of Westminster, Maida Vale is represented by three councillors on Westminster City Council. The last election was held on 5 May 2022, when all three councillors were elected representing the Labour Party. Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). [3]

2022 election

Maida Vale ward election, 5 May 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoffrey Mark Barraclough* 1,590 62.5
Labour Nafsika Butler-Thalassis* 1,531 60.2
Labour Iman Less 1,411 55.5
Conservative Jan Prendergast83332.8
Conservative Mohammed Janal71928.3
Conservative Iheoma Oteh68927.1
Liberal Democrats Harriet Elizabeth Sergeant2479.7
Liberal Democrats James Joshua Nisbet1686.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Howard Toeman1395.5
Turnout 2,54334.02
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

Maida Vale ward, 3 May 2018 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoff Barraclough 1,306 47.9 +11.6
Labour Rita Begum * 1,301 47.8 +4.4
Labour Nafsika Butler-Thalassis 1,254 46.0 +10.8
Conservative Jan Prendergast *1,19543.9-6.0
Conservative Amanda Lilian Langford1,08439.8-3.6
Conservative Nathan Patrick Parsad1,07939.6+2.8
Green Lynnet Jane Pready2469.0-7.3
Liberal Democrats Haude Jeanne Rose Lannon Polner2027.4-4.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Francis Cox1605.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Charles Jack Goodman1575.8N/A
Majority592.1
Turnout 798440.8+5.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2014 election

Maida Vale ward, 22 May 2014 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Prendergast * 1,222 49.9
Labour Rita Begum 1,063 43.4
Conservative Thomas Crockett 1,063 43.4
Conservative Frixos Tombolis90236.8
Labour Eram Ayub88936.3
Labour Romena Toki86135.2
Green Peter William Ronald Duke39916.3
Liberal Democrats Peter James Welch28811.8
Majority1616.6
Turnout 668735.8-22.0
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2010 election

Maida Vale ward, 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Prendergast * 2,085
Conservative Alastair Moss * 1,794
Conservative Lee Rowley * 1,724
Labour Peter Denton1,413
Labour John Edwards1,193
Labour Ewan McGaughey1,170
Liberal Democrats Marianne Magnin806
Liberal Democrats Mark Gray726
Green Peter Duke569
UKIP Simon Seligman79
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2006 election

Maida Vale ward, 4 May 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Prendergast * 1,489
Conservative Alastair Moss * 1,406
Conservative Lee Rowley 1,357
Labour Mark Davies535
Labour Peter Denton522
Labour Adam Kravitz497
Liberal Democrats Anne Couchman294
Liberal Democrats Neville Farmer263
Liberal Democrats Zena Lutrin247
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2002 election

Maida Vale ward, 4 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Prendergast * 1,179
Conservative Ronald Raymond-Cox * 1,108
Conservative Alastair Moss 1,066
Labour David Lancaster780
Labour Syed Hayat762
Labour Albert Catterall745
Liberal Democrats Anne Couchman279
Liberal Democrats Robert Scott237
Liberal Democrats Zena Lutrin201
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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