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.
Results summary From the first elections to the council in 1964 until 2022, overall political control of the council was held by the Conservatives, with Labour gaining control in 2022: ElectionOverall Control Conservative Labour Resident 1964 41 19 - 1968 55 5 - 1971 37 23 - 1974 37 23 - 1978 39 19 2 1982 43 16 1 1986 32 27 1 1990 45 15 - 1994 45 15 - 1998 47 13 - 2002 48 12 - 2006 48 12 - 2010 48 12 - 2014 44 16 - 2018 41 19 - 2022 23 31 - 2026 32 22 -
Council elections 1964 Westminster City Council election 1968 Westminster City Council election (boundary changes took place, but the number of seats remained the same) 1971 Westminster City Council election 1974 Westminster City Council election 1978 Westminster City Council election (boundary changes took place, but the number of seats remained the same) 1982 Westminster City Council election 1986 Westminster City Council election 1990 Westminster City Council election 1994 Westminster City Council election (boundary changes took place, but the number of seats remained the same) 1998 Westminster City Council election 2002 Westminster City Council election (boundary changes took place, but the number of seats remained the same) 2006 Westminster City Council election 2010 Westminster City Council election 2014 Westminster City Council election 2018 Westminster City Council election 2022 Westminster City Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by six) 2026 Westminster City Council election
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By-election results 1964–1968
1968–1971
1971–1974
1974–1978 There were no by-elections.
1971–1982 There were no by-elections.
1982–1986
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Michael Forsyth.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Francis Maude.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Jean Merriton.
1986–1990
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Peter Hartley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Rachel Whittaker.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Patricia Kirwan.
1990–1994
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Barry Legg.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Shirley Porter.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Joseph Glickman.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Hugh Garside.
1994–1998
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Peter Bradley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Karen Buck.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Andrew Dismore.
1998–2002
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Nicola Russell.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Richard Stirling-Gibb.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ron Harley.
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs Jillian Selbourne and Gary Martin.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Jonathan Djanogly.
2002–2006
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Josephine Ohene-Djan.
2006–2010
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Kevin Gardner.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Michael Vearncombe.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Antony Mothersdale.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Simon Milton.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Ian Wilder.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Mushtaq Qureshi.
2010–2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Colin Barrow.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Harvey Marshall.
2014–2018
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Edward Argar.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Nilavra Mukerji.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Audrey Lewis.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Vincenzo Rampulla.
2018–2022
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Robert Davis.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Andrea Mann.
2022–2026
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Cllr Amanda Langford.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Cllr Tim Roca.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Cllr Jessica Toale.
The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Gillian Arrindell.
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External links City of Westminster Council By-election results