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As of July 2018, the Commission has begun a three-year programme of electoral reviews of London Boroughs that it has not reviewed in the last 5 years.

This will mean that 25 of London’s 32 Boroughs will be reviewed before the end of 2020. 

As a result, the Commission is now carrying out an electoral review of the London Borough of Westminster.

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.

We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.

To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Westminster. You can find out more about the review below.

Review Dates
  Date from: Date to:
Consultation on warding arrangements 26 March 3 June 2019
Consultation on draft recommendations 1 October 2019 20 January 2020
Publication of final recommendation 12 May 2020  
Latest Information:

Recommendations become law 

The City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2020, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Westminster Council, was made on 5 November 2020. 

New ward arrangements for Westminster Council have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2022. 

The Order for City of Westminster can be viewed through the following here.

Previous Steps:

On 09 September 2020, the City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2020 was laid in draft in Parliament. 

The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in Westminster Council and published on 12 May 2020. 

The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Westminster Council in May 2022. 

The draft order can be viewed here. 

The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 12 May, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Westminster City Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Westminster.

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available.

 

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Westminster City Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2022.

 

Opinion Survey

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.

 

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Westminster City Council closed on 20 January 2020.

 

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

MPs:

Local Organisations:

Local Residents:

 

The consultation on warding arrangements for Westminster City Council closed on 20 January 2020.

 

Following the publication of our draft recommendations, we have very slightly amended the projected electorate in four wards: Pimlico, Riverside, St James’s and West End. The draft recommendations report and consultation portal has been updated to reflect this. All four wards are forecast to have good electoral equality by 2025. The overall electorate forecast for the authority remains the same.

On 1 October, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Westminster City Council.

From 1 October to 20 January, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Westminster Council.

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Westminster Council electoral review:

  1. through our consultation area,
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3. writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Westminster)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

 

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

 

From 26 March 2019 to 3 June 2019, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Westminster Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Westminster Council should have 54 councillors in the future. This is 6 fewer than the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Westminster to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 54 councillors.

For more information, see our:

To view an interactive map of the existing ward boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Westminster electoral review:

  1. through our consultation area, 
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3. writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Westminster)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Westminster Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.

We received 2 submissions on council size:

The Commission is minded to recommend that 54 councillors should serve Westminster Council in the future. This is 6 fewer than the current number of councillors.

Previous Reviews:

This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE), beginning on 22 September 1998.

Final report, (PDF) published on 7 September 1999

Draft report (PDF) published on 23 March 1999.