2002 Westminster City Council election

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Milton 2000 Conservative Party (UK) 47 seats, 55.02% 48 1 60,245 58.84% 3.82 115x50px|Blank Unknown Unknown Labour Party (UK) 13 seats, 33.80% 12 1 29,461 28.78% 5.02 115x50px|Blank Unknown Unknown Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 seats, 9.03% 0 11,272 11.01% 1.98 United Kingdom 2002 Westminster City Council election all 60 seats up for election to Westminster City Council 31 Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 36,480, 27.37% ( 4.62)Item 7 https://committees.westminster.gov.uk/Data/General%20Purposes/20020710/Agenda/$E%20-%20Item%207%20-%20Programme%20of%20Mtgs.doc.pdf November 27, 2002 Coat of arms of City of Westminster.svg 133,281 Lancaster Gate Unknown Unknown The 2002 Westminster City Council election took place on May 2, 2002, to elect 60 members of Westminster City Council. It resulted in a Conservative majority. Background Like all the other 31 London boroughs, the City of Westminster went through a major redistricting prior to the 2002 local elections, merging several wards, eliminating others as well as creating new wards. The changes were as follows:The City of Westminster (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978legislation.gov.uk - The City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 2 March 2015. New wards Abbey Road (3 seats) Marylebone High Street (3 seats) Tachbrook (3 seats) Vincent Square (3 seats) Warwick (3 seats) Eliminated wards Baker Street (2 seats) Cavendish (3 seats) Hamilton Terrace (2 seats) Lord's (2 seats) Millbank (3 seats) St George's (3 seats) Victoria (2 seats) Merged wards Knightsbridge (2 seats) and Belgrave (2 seats) - Knightsbridge and Belgravia (3 seats) Expanded wards St James's - Increased from 2 to 3 seats West End - Increased from 2 to 3 seats Election results 2002 Westminster City Council local electionshttps://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 27 Sep 2025 London Datastore Greater London Authority Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 174–176https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Westminster-1964-2010.pdf Westminster City Council Election Results 1964-2010 27 Sep 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 11–12Conservative Party (UK) 48 23n several wards were eliminated an merged in between this election and the previous election 22 1 80.00 58.84 60,245 3.82 yesLabour Party (UK) 12 0 1 1 20.00 28.78 29,461 5.02Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 11.01 11,272 1.98Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 685 0.37Independent politician 0 0 0 0.00 0.51 526 0.11London Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.00 0.19 193 New 60 102,382 After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓1248Labour Party (UK) LabourConservative Party (UK) Conservative Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Abbey Road Abbey Road (3)Conservative Party (UK) Judith Warner†n Warner was a sitting councillor representing the Hamilton Terrace ward 1,269 55.85 NewConservative Party (UK) Cyril Nemeth†n "Lord's" Nemeth and Gardner were sitting councillors representing the Lord's ward 1,265Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Gardner†n "Lord's" 1,230Labour Party (UK) Katharine Hoskyns 338 14.20 NewLabour Party (UK) Phillida Inman 313Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Bell 308 13.71 NewLabour Party (UK) Margherita Rendel 306Independent politician Elizabeth Maxwell 217 9.66 NewIndependent politician Michele Staniland 148 6.59 New6,872 New1,901 27.66 New7 0.37 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Bayswater Bayswater (3)Conservative Party (UK) Frixos Tombolis* 911 52.50 2.93Conservative Party (UK) Michael Brahams* 908Conservative Party (UK) Brian Connell 867Labour Party (UK) Timothy Nolan 558 30.16 5.30Labour Party (UK) Lewis Baston 510Labour Party (UK) Daphne Segre 475Liberal Democrats (UK) Morag Beattle 319 17.34 8.62Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Castles 293Liberal Democrats (UK) Monica Kendall 2756,978 4191,789 25.64 7.8113 0.73 0.69Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Bryanston and Dorset Square Bryanston and Dorset Square (3)Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Lewis 1,157 68.53 NewConservative Party (UK) Carolyn Keen 1,147Conservative Party (UK) Angela Hooper†n Hooper was a sitting councillor representing the Baker Street ward 1,123Labour Party (UK) Brenda Buxton 295 16.72 NewLabour Party (UK) David Bradby 277Labour Party (UK) Derek Buckland 264Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexis Batterbee 260 14.76 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Nikhil Seth 2326,800 New3,656 53.76 New6 0.16 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Church Street Church Street (3)Labour Party (UK) Barbara Grahame* 969 59.17 1.60Labour Party (UK) Antony Mothersdale*n Mothersdale was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Ron Harley in 2000https://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - By-elections 30 Sep 2025 London Datastore Greater London Council Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 176 921Labour Party (UK) Murad Qureshi* 905Conservative Party (UK) Ian Balcombe 460 27.94 0.45Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Defoe 450Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Garside 410Liberal Democrats (UK) Iain Black 211 12.89 2.05Liberal Democrats (UK) Niall Macmahon 1956,450 3761,659 25.72 0.5417 1.02 0.08Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Churchill Churchill (3)Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Havery 1,378 66.87 11.01Conservative Party (UK) John Wyatt 1,364Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Richardson 1,361Labour Party (UK) Josephine Abercrombie 499 23.22 8.93Labour Party (UK) Margaret Cavalla 486Labour Party (UK) Cass Cass-Horne 444Liberal Democrats (UK) Rhoda Torres 214 10.11 3.70Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Bell 211Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Holmans 1976,146 5132,222 36.15 9.168 0.36 0.36Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Harrow Road Harrow Road (3)Labour Party (UK) Guthrie McKie*n "HarrowRoad" McKie and Ohene-Djan were both elected in a by-election triggered by the resignations of Cllr Jillian Selbourne and Cllr Gary Martin in 2000 1,029 52.19 13.60Labour Party (UK) Sharan Tabari 952Labour Party (UK) Josephine Ohene-Djan*n "HarrowRoad" 942Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Reid 362 17.44 5.41Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Fox 328Green Party of England and Wales Paul Miller 289 15.48 NewConservative Party (UK) Edward Vaizey 287Liberal Democrats (UK) Melissa Foux 278 14.89 3.546,568 8341,642 25.00 0.845 0.30 1.01Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Hyde Park Hyde Park (3)Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Batty* 1,095 72.34 4.10Conservative Party (UK) Anne Mallinson* 1,071Conservative Party (UK) Colin Barrow 1,066Labour Party (UK) Louis Al-Dhahir 250 15.62 0.41Labour Party (UK) Prosser-Wegg 236Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Bridge 231 12.04 2.53Labour Party (UK) Joseph Ogden 212Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Mackeith 157Liberal Democrats (UK) Esther Stansfield 1506,636 1,2791,590 23.96 1.959 0.57 0.28Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Knightsbridge and Belgravia Knightsbridge and Belgravia (3)Conservative Party (UK) Angela Harvey 1,126 77.96 NewConservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Blois†n "Belgrave" Blois and Longworth were sitting councillors representing the Belgrave ward 1,124Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Longworth†n "Belgrave" 1,114Liberal Democrats (UK) Tania Chislett 144 9.36 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Simon Bryden-Brook 130Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Whitelegge 130Green Party of England and Wales Thomas Bewley 112 7.79 NewLabour Party (UK) Peter Cavalla 74 4.89 NewLabour Party (UK) Angela Forrester 72Labour Party (UK) Malwine Eyre 656,401 New1,419 22.17 New4 0.28 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Lancaster Gate Lancaster Gate (3)Conservative Party (UK) Susan Burbridge†n Burbridge was a sitting councillor representing the Maida Vale ward 1,180 66.51 0.46Conservative Party (UK) Robert Davis* 1,160Conservative Party (UK) Simon Milton* 1,128Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Whitmore 332 18.05 4.38Labour Party (UK) Tony Rea 310Labour Party (UK) Stephen Gruneberg 299Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Baring 295 15.44 4.84Liberal Democrats (UK) Monica Wilson 269Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Gray 2417,408 1,8011,841 24.85 1.359 0.49 0.39Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Little Venice Little Venice (3)Conservative Party (UK) Melvyn Caplan* 1,177 65.99 4.67Conservative Party (UK) Ian Adams 1,159Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Schmeling* 1,147Labour Party (UK) Paul O'Donnell 395 21.71 8.83Labour Party (UK) Beryl Leaver 377Labour Party (UK) Basma Elsafi 374Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Ryan 236 12.30 4.16Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Dearden 214Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Wardle 1996,645 5471,843 27.74 9.868 0.43 0.40Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Maida Vale Maida Vale (3)Conservative Party (UK) Janet Prendergast* 1,179 52.74 4.18Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Raymond-Cox* 1,108Conservative Party (UK) Alastair Moss 1,066Labour Party (UK) David Lancaster 780 35.98 0.04Labour Party (UK) Syed Hayat 762Labour Party (UK) Albert Catterall 745Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Couchman 279 11.28 4.22Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Scott 237Liberal Democrats (UK) Zena Lutrin 2016,728 42,196 32.64 6.1910 0.46 0.27Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Marylebone High Street Marylebone High Street (3)New 71.79 1,328 Harvey Marshall†n "Cavendish" Marshall and Page were sitting councillors representing the Cavendish ward Conservative Party (UK)1,295 Mark Page†n "Cavendish" Conservative Party (UK)1,257 Michael Vearncombe Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Stocker 278 14.04 NewLabour Party (UK) Mair Garside 264 14.17 NewLabour Party (UK) Owain Garside 255Labour Party (UK) David Worton 247Liberal Democrats (UK) David Brewin 246Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Sibley 2356,751 New1,899 28.13 New6 0.32 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Queen's Park Queen's Park (3)Labour Party (UK) Barrie Taylor* 1,154 61.40 9.59Labour Party (UK) Paul Dimoldenberg* 1,122Labour Party (UK) Mushtaq Qureshi* 1,080Conservative Party (UK) Peter Prendergast 318 16.94 0.64Conservative Party (UK) Nita Fernandez 317Conservative Party (UK) Richard Phibbs 291Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Wardle 219 11.06 7.22London Socialist Alliance Monia Kefi 193 10.59 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Silver 1846,992 7161,836 26.26 1.7012 0.65 0.89Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Regent's Park Regent's Park (3)Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Astaire*n Astaire was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Jonathan Djanogly in 2001 1,145 60.36 7.56Conservative Party (UK) Gwyneth Hampson 1,138Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Joiner* 1,079Labour Party (UK) Peter Denton 410 20.50 2.31Labour Party (UK) Joseph Thomas 375Labour Party (UK) David Woodgate 357Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard de Ste Croix 207 10.47 1.20Liberal Democrats (UK) Herbert Hartwell 199Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Thompson 177Independent politician Nasir Qureshi 161 8.67 New6,678 5641,860 27.85 6.327 0.38 0.19Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) St James's St James's (3)Conservative Party (UK) Louise Hyams* 1,056 58.99 5.84Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Mitchell†n Mitchell was a sitting councillor representing the Victoria ward 1,034Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Nicoll* 977Labour Party (UK) Stephanie Ayres 355 19.72 15.45Labour Party (UK) Lynda Giddings 343Labour Party (UK) Pamela Eyre 327Liberal Democrats (UK) Marie-Louise Rossi 255 13.10 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Bliss 199Green Party of England and Wales Peter Budge 144 8.19 NewGreen Party of England and Wales Lydia Howitt 1406,439 2,8921,699 26.39 7.1316 0.94 0.57Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Tachbrook Tachbrook (3)Conservative Party (UK) Alan Bradley†n Bradley was a sitting councillor representing the St George's ward 1,451 62.69 NewConservative Party (UK) Nicholas Evans 1,377Conservative Party (UK) Dominic Schofield 1,369Labour Party (UK) Charles Campion 583 25.01 NewLabour Party (UK) William Thomson 548Labour Party (UK) Michael Dumigan 543Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Hayes 300 12.30 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) John Stevens 2496,194 New2,313 37.34 New8 0.35 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Vincent Square Vincent Square (3)Conservative Party (UK) Duncan Sandys 1,351 67.74 NewConservative Party (UK) Danny Chalkley 1,308Conservative Party (UK) Justin Powell-Tuck 1,270Labour Party (UK) Steven Friel 406 19.90 NewLabour Party (UK) Gillian Guy 391Labour Party (UK) Alen Mathewson 357Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Lang 264 12.36 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Janice Taverne 230Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Hobbins 2236,199 New2,048 33.04 New6 0.29 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Warwick Warwick (3)Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Mitchell 1,282 70.00 NewConservative Party (UK) David Clark 1,265Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Malthouse†n Malthouse was a sitting councillor representing the St George's ward 1,259Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Gartside 318 14.99 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Brett-Jones 283 15.01 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Keith Dugmore 261Labour Party (UK) Violet Spencer 251Labour Party (UK) Babette Payne 2466,488 New1,846 28.45 New8 0.43 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) West End West End (3)Conservative Party (UK) Glenys Roberts*n Roberts was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Glenys Roberts in 1999 949 64.65 23.91Conservative Party (UK) Ian Wilder†n Wilder was a sitting councillor representing the Baker Street ward 938Conservative Party (UK) John Cox 919Labour Party (UK) David Bleda 409 22.19 8.84Labour Party (UK) Harold Brookstone 340Labour Party (UK) Richard Hearnden 214Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Pepperrell 198 13.16 2.03Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Steers 191Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Kendrick 1826,726 1,9101,577 23.45 7.454 0.25 0.02Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Westbourne Westbourne (3)Labour Party (UK) David Boothroyd 969 62.48 7.31Labour Party (UK) Simon Stockill†n Stockill was a sitting councillor representing the Westbourne ward. He replaced Cllr Nicola Russell in a by-election triggered by here resignation in 1999 923Labour Party (UK) Vinod d'Cruz 908Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Story 399 24.44 2.30Conservative Party (UK) Mary Agrafiotou 365Conservative Party (UK) Iheoma Oteh 331Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Thompson 203 13.08 1.51Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Williams 202Liberal Democrats (UK) Vera Williams 1817,182 2141,644 22.89 2.5218 1.09 0.82Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Notes n References 2002 Category:2002 London Borough council elections