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, the local authority of the

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, England, is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60

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s have been elected from 20 wards. New boundary changes will come into effect for the 2022 elections, when the borough will be represented by 54 councillors in 18 three-member wards.

Political control

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:

Leadership

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. The leaders since 1964 have been:

Council elections

* 1964 Westminster City Council election *

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(boundary changes took place, but the number of seats remained the same) *

1971 Westminster City Council election The 1971 Westminster Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party The Conservative Party is a name used by many pol ...

* 1974 Westminster City Council election *

1978 Westminster City Council election The 1978 Westminster Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It ...

(boundary changes took place, but the number of seats remained the same) * 1982 Westminster City Council election *

1986 Westminster City Council election The 1986 Westminster Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It ...

* 1990 Westminster City Council election *

1994 Westminster City Council election The 1994 Westminster Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It ...

(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 *

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* 2018 Westminster City Council election *

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Borough result maps

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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 Michael B. Forsyth. The by-election was called following the resignation of

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. The by-election was called following the death of Jean Merriton.

1986–1990

The by-election was called following the resignation of Peter J. Hartley. The by-election was called following the resignation of Rachel E. Whittaker. The by-election was called following the resignation of Patricia M. Kirwan.

1990–1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Barry C. Legg. The by-election was called following the resignation of

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. The by-election was called following the resignation of Joseph Glickman. The by-election was called following the death of Hugh G. Garside.

1994–1998

The by-election was called following the resignation of Peter C. S. Bradley. The by-election was called following the resignation of Karen P. Buck. The by-election was called following the resignation of Andrew H. Dismore.

1998–2002

The by-election was called following the resignation of Nicola Russell. The by-election was called following the resignation of Richard A. Stirling-Gibb. The by-election was called following the resignation of Ron M. Harley. The by-election was called following the resignations of Jillian A. Selbourne and Gary P. Martin. The by-election was called following the resignation of Jonathan S. Djanogly.

2002–2006

The by-election was called following the resignation of Josephine S. Ohene-Djan.

2006–2010

The by-election was called following the death of Kevin A. Gardner. The by-election was called following the resignation of Michael G. Vearncombe. The by-election was called following the death of Antony G. Mothersdale. The by-election was called following the resignation of Simon H. Milton. The by-election was called following the death of Ian G. Wilder. The by-election was called following the death of Mushtaq A. Qureshi.

2010–2014

The by-election was called following the resignation of Colin Barrow. The by-election was called following the resignation of Harvey C. J. Marshall.

2014–2018

The by-election was called following the resignation of Edward J. C. Argar. The by-election was called following the resignation of Nilavra Mukerji. The by-election was called following the death of Audrey R. Lewis. The by-election was called following the resignation of Vincenzo Rampulla.

2018–2022

The by-election was called following the resignation of Robert J. Davis. The by-election was called following the resignation of Andrea Mann.

Notes

References

External links

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