The City of Westminster is a city and borough in London. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government. It occupies a large area of central London,including most of the West End. Many London landmarks are within the borough,including Buckingham Palace,Westminster Abbey,Whitehall,Westminster Cathedral,10 Downing Street,and Trafalgar Square.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is an Inner London borough with royal status. It is the smallest borough in London and the second smallest district in England;it is one of the most densely populated administrative regions in the United Kingdom. It includes affluent areas such as Notting Hill,Kensington,South Kensington,Chelsea,and Knightsbridge.
Andrew Hartley Dismore is a British Labour politician who was the Member of the London Assembly for Barnet and Camden from 2012 to 2021. He previously was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hendon from 1997 until 2010.
Murad Qureshi is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician,and a former Member of the London Assembly.
Westminster City Council is the local authority for the City of Westminster in Greater London,England. It is a London borough council,one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2022. Full council meetings are generally held at Westminster Council House,also known as Marylebone Town Hall,and the council has its main offices at Westminster City Hall on Victoria Street.
Christopher Laurie "Kit" Malthouse is a British politician and businessman who served as Secretary of State for Education from 6 September to 25 October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party,he previously served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from July to September 2022. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Hampshire since 2015.
Cities of London and Westminster is a constituency returning a single Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons in the United Kingdom Parliament. It is a borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer. As with all constituencies,the election is decided using the first past the post system of election. Since its creation at the 1950 general election,the constituency has always elected the candidate nominated by the Conservative Party.
West Central is a constituency represented on the London Assembly. The seat is currently held by James Small-Edwards from the Labour Party.
Westminster St George's,originally named St George's,Hanover Square,was a parliamentary constituency in Central London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom,elected by the first past the post system of election.
Church Street is an electoral ward of the City of Westminster. The population at the 2011 Census was 11,760. 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.
Andrew Boff is a British politician who has been Chair of the London Assembly since 2023,and previously from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party,he has served as a London-wide Assembly Member (AM) since the 2008 election. Boff served as Leader of the Conservatives in the London Assembly from June 2012 to October 2015.
St George Hanover Square was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of Westminster,Middlesex,later Greater London,England. The creation of the parish accompanied the building of the Church of St George's,Hanover Square,constructed by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches to meet the demands of the growing population. The parish was formed in 1724 from part of the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields in the Liberty of Westminster and county of Middlesex. It included some of the most fashionable areas of the West End,including Belgravia and Mayfair. Civil parish administration,known as a select vestry,was dominated by members of the British nobility until the parish adopted the Vestries Act 1831. The vestry was reformed again in 1855 by the Metropolis Management Act. In 1889 the parish became part of the County of London and the vestry was abolished in 1900,replaced by Westminster City Council. The parish continued to have nominal existence until 1922. As created,it was a parish for both church and civil purposes,but the boundaries of the ecclesiastical parish were adjusted in 1830,1835 and 1865.
West End is an electoral ward of the London borough of the City of Westminster,in the United Kingdom.
Westminster City Council,the local authority of the City of Westminster in London,England,is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 54 councillors representing 18 wards,with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held every four years.
The 2014 Westminster City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Westminster City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The London Conservativesare the regional party of the Conservative Party that operates in Greater London.
Philippa Marion Roe,Baroness Couttie was a British Conservative politician,who served as Leader of Westminster City Council from 2012 to 2017. Before entering public life she was an investment banker with Citigroup.
The 2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election was on 5 May 2022. All 60 members of Waltham Forest London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom. the Labour Party maintained its control of the council,winning 47 out of the 60 seats with the Conservative Party forming the council opposition with the remaining 13 seats.
The 2022 Westminster City Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 54 members of Westminster City Council have been elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
James Tacuma Small-Edwards is a British politician serving as Member of the London Assembly for West Central since 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he has served as a Member of Westminster City Council since 2022.
