West End (ward)

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West End
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
County Greater London
London borough Westminster
Created4 May 1978
Named for West End of London
Government
  Body Westminster City Council
Area
  Total0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
Population
  Total10,575
  Density14,000/sq mi (5,300/km2)
ONS code 00BKGW
GSS code E05000649
London Assembly West Central
UK Parliament Cities of London and Westminster
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census [1]

West End is a ward of the London borough of the City of Westminster, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since elections to Westminster City Council that took place on 4 May 1978. It is named after the West End of London, which covers a wider area. While it has a resident population of about 10,000, its daytime population is around 250,000 due to the high number of businesses in the area.

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Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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1978–2002

The ward of West End was created for the 1978 London borough council elections, returning two councillors. It was part of the City of London and Westminster South constituency. [2]

From 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 2002. [3]

For elections to Parliament, West End is part of the Cities of London and Westminster constituency.

It lies in the east of the borough, and its boundaries broadly cover the neighbourhoods of Mayfair and Soho, the southern part of Fitzrovia, and the south-eastern corner of Marylebone. The boundary to the south with St James's ward is Shaftesbury Avenue, Piccadilly, and Hyde Park Corner. The boundary to the west with Knightsbridge & Belgravia ward is Park Lane. The boundary to the north with Bryanston and Dorset Square ward is Oxford Street and with Marylebone High Street ward is Oxford Street, Vere Street, Henrietta Place, Cavendish Square, Harley Street, and New Cavendish Street. The boundary with the London Borough of Camden is Cleveland Street, Goodge Street, Charlotte Place, Rathbone Street, Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place, Gresse Street, Hanway Street, Tottenham Court Road and Charing Cross Road.

Like all other wards of Westminster, West End is represented by three councillors on Westminster City Council. The last election was held on 3 May 2018, when all three councillors were elected. Since the ward's creation, all representatives had been elected for the Conservative Party; however, in 2018, the Labour Party gained its first councillor here. The ward is thus currently represented by two Conservatives and one Labour member.

2002 election

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West End ward election, 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glenys Marjorie Roberts949
Conservative Ian Godfrey Wilder938
Conservative John Colin Leslie Cox919
Labour David A. Bieda409
Labour Harold Brookstone340
Labour Richard Christopher Hearnden214
Liberal Democrats Michael James Pepperrell198
Liberal Democrats Ian Steers191
Liberal Democrats Mrs. Susan Margaret Kendrick182
Majority510
Turnout 6,72623.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2006 election

West End ward election, 4 May 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glenys Roberts1,01120.7
Conservative Ian Wilder95819.6
Conservative Frixos Tombolis88318.1
Labour David Bieda3797.8
Labour Damian Dewhurst2986.1
Liberal Democrats Morag Beattie2755.6
Green Tristan Smith2715.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Steers2635.4
Labour Alon Or-Bach2615.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Blackburn2194.5
UKIP Colin Merton671.4
Majority504
Turnout 4,88525.8+2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2010 election

West End ward election, 6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Glanz1,64817.9
Conservative Glenys Roberts1,55717
Conservative Frixos Tombolis1,38315
Labour David Bieda8138.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Steers6907.5
Labour Damian Dewhirst6867.4
Labour Ann Pettifor 6577.2
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Taylor6417
Liberal Democrats Paul Morris5746.2
Green Cassandra Scott-Planer4294.7
English Democrat Frank Roseman1071.2
Majority570
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2014 election

West End ward election, 22 May 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Church1,027
Conservative Glenys Roberts914
Conservative Jonathan Glanz865
Labour Katherine Cook453
Labour Michael Dumigan435
Labour Damian Dewhirst393
Independent Andrew Murray347
Green Anton David De Beristain Humphrey309
Liberal Democrats A. W. Ravenscroft152
Liberal Democrats S. A. Sperry145
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2018 election

West End ward election, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Barnes 990
Labour Pancho Lewis 984
Conservative Jonathan Glanz 973
Labour Patrick Lilley947
Labour Caroline Saville927
Conservative Hillary Su868
Campaign Against Pedestrianisation of Oxford StreetRonald Whelan291
Green Minne Fry188
Liberal Democrats Sophie Taylor178
Liberal Democrats Florian Chevoppe-Verdier142
Liberal Democrats Alan Ravenscroft127
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Table PHP01 2011 Census: Usual residents by resident type, and population density, number of households with at least one usual resident and average household size, wards in England and Wales (ONS) accessed 8 February 2013
  2. "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF).
  3. "The City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2000".
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