West End (ward)
West End | |
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Electoral ward | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Region | London |
County | Greater London |
London borough | Westminster |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,575 |
• Density | 14,000/sq mi (5,300/km2) |
GSS code | E05000649 |
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1] |
West End is a ward of the London borough of the City of Westminster, in the United Kingdom. It is a part of London's wider West End, which includes both areas in other wards of Westminster and areas of the London borough of Camden. For elections to Parliament, West End is part of the Cities of London and Westminster constituency.
It lies in the east of the borough, and its boundaries broadly cover the neighbourhoods of Mayfair and Soho, the southern part of Fitzrovia, and the south-eastern corner of Marylebone. It is separated from St. James's ward by Shaftesbury Avenue, Piccadilly, and Hyde Park Corner; Hyde Park ward by Park Lane; Bryanston and Dorset Square ward by Oxford Street; Marylebone High Street ward by Oxford Street, Vere Street, Henrietta Place, Cavendish Square, Harley Street, and New Cavendish Street; and from the borough of Camden by Cleveland Street, Goodge Street, Charlotte Place, Rathbone Street, Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place, Gresse Street, Hanway Street, Tottenham Court Road, and Charing Cross Road.
Election results
Like all other wards of Westminster, West End is represented by three councillors on Westminster City Council. The last election was held on 6 May 2010, when all three councillors were elected. They are all elected for the Conservative Party, for whom it has become a safe seat in recent years.
West End ward election, 6 May 2010 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Jonathan Glanz | 1,648 | 17.9 | ||
Conservative | Glenys Roberts | 1,557 | 17 | ||
Conservative | Frixos Tombolis | 1,383 | 15 | ||
Labour | David Bieda | 813 | 8.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Steers | 690 | 7.5 | ||
Labour | Damian Dewhirst | 686 | 7.4 | ||
Labour | Ann Pettifor | 657 | 7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stephanie Taylor | 641 | 7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Morris | 574 | 6.2 | ||
Green | Cassandra Scott-Planer | 429 | 4.7 | ||
English Democrats | Frank Roseman | 107 | 1.2 | ||
Majority | 570 | ||||
Turnout | 9,185 | +53.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
West End ward election, 4 May 2006 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Glenys Roberts | 1,011 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | Ian Wilder | 958 | 19.6 | ||
Conservative | Frixos Tombolis | 883 | 18.1 | ||
Labour | David Bieda | 379 | 7.8 | ||
Labour | Damian Dewhurst | 298 | 6.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Morag Beattie | 275 | 5.6 | ||
Green | Tristan Smith | 271 | 5.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Steers | 263 | 5.4 | ||
Labour | Alon Or-Bach | 261 | 5.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Blackburn | 219 | 4.5 | ||
UKIP | Colin Merton | 67 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 504 | ||||
Turnout | 4,885 | 25.8 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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