Westminster City Council elections


, the local authority of the City of Westminster in London, England, is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.

Political control

Since 1964 overall political control of the council has been held by one party:

Council elections

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

1990-1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Barry C. 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 G. Garside.

1994-1998

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter C. S. Bradley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Karen P. Buck.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew H. 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 A. Stirling-Gibb.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ron M. Harley.
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. Jillian A. Selbourne and Gary P. Martin.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jonathan S. Djanogly.

2002-2006

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

2006-2010

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

2014-2018

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