Church Street (ward)

Church Street is an electoral ward of the City of Westminster. The population at the 2011 Census was 11,760.[1] 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.

Church Street
electoral ward
Coordinates: 51.524°N 0.169°W / 51.524; -0.169
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughWestminster

The ward returns three councillors to Westminster City Council, with an election every four years. At the last election in May 2022, Matt Noble, Aicha Less and Abdul Toki, all candidates from the Labour Party, were elected to represent the ward.

Since the ward was created for the formation of the council in 1965, it has usually elected Labour councillors, with most results indicating a safe seat for the party. The sole occasion another party represented the ward was following the by-election of 24 July 2008, when a seat was won by a Conservative candidate for the first and only time to date, beating Labour's candidate Dave Rowntree, the drummer from the band Blur.[2] The seat was regained by Labour at the subsequent council election in May 2010, held on the same day as the general election.

Previous councillors elected for the area include the Dowager Countess of Lucan, barrister and current QC Gavin Millar, and subsequent London Assembly AM Murad Qureshi.[3]

Election results

Like the other wards of Westminster, Church Street is represented by three councillors on Westminster City Council. The last election was held on 5 May 2022, when all three councillors were elected. All three currently represent the Labour Party.

2022 election
Church Street ward election, 5 May 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aicha Less* 1,303 70.6
Labour Matt Noble* 1,249 67.7
Labour Abdul Aziz Toki* 1,219 66.1
Conservative Blessings Kaseke 347 18.8
Conservative Amarjeet Singh Johal 318 17.2
Conservative Jaime Law 308 16.7
Liberal Democrats William Dunbar 143 7.8
Liberal Democrats Rachael Georgina Jagger 142 7.7
Liberal Democrats Patrick Ryan 139 7.5
Turnout 1,845 25.85
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2018 election
Church Street ward election, 3 May 2018[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aicha Less 1,796 73.5 +5.1
Labour Abdul Aziz Toki 1,739 71.1 +12.0
Labour Matt Noble 1,727 70.6 +11.7
Conservative Margot Joan Bright 418 17.1 -1.2
Conservative Adam Dean 381 15.6 -0.9
Conservative Rachid Boufas 358 14.6 -2.0
Green David James Blyth 176 7.2 -6.2
Liberal Democrats Mathieu Charles Emile Primot 121 4.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rachel Georgina Jagger 120 4.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Paul Shaylor 84 3.4 N/A
Majority 1309 53.5
Turnout 6920 33.5 -1.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Results are compared with the 2014 council election, not the 2016 by-election.

2016 by-election
Church Street ward by-election, 5 May 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aicha Less 2,174 70.3 +3.2
Conservative Rachid Boufas 512 16.6 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Alistair Graeme Barr 205 6.6 +6.6
UKIP Jill Sarah De Quincey 175 5.7 +5.7
Pirate Andreas Habeland 26 0.8 +0.8
Majority 1,662 53.7 +5.1
Turnout 3,151 45 +10.2
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Vincenzo Rampulla.

2014 election
Church Street ward election, 22 May 2014[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Grahame 1,854 68.4
Labour Aziz Toki 1,602 59.1
Labour Vincenzo Rampulla 1,597 58.9
Conservative Isobel Bradley 495 18.3
Conservative Rachid Boufas 449 16.6
Conservative Lauren Hankinson 448 16.5
Green Marta Helena Enflo 362 13.4
Majority 1102 40.6
Turnout 6807 34.8 -15.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. "City of Westminster population 2011". Neighbourhood Statististics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. "Church Street Ward 1964-". Westminster City Council Election Results. David Boothroyd. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. "Church Street Ward 1964-". Westminster City Council Election Results. David Boothroyd. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. "Local elections on 5 May 2022 | Westminster City Council". www.westminster.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. Colombeau, Joseph. "London Borough Council Elections 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. "Results - Westminster City Council election 2018". Westminster City Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  7. "5 May 2016 - Church Street Ward by-election results". Westminster City Council. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. Piggott, Gareth. "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). Elections - London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. "2014 Westminster City Council Election Results". Westminster City Council. Westminster City Council. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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