Westminster City Council

See for former leaders of the council.

Westminster City Council elections

(Labour, Harrow Road 1982–86), MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987^[15]

Diane Abbott

(Conservative, Warwick 2006–22), MP for Cities of London and Westminster since 2019^[15]

Nickie Aiken

(Conservative, Warwick ward 2006–15), Member of Parliament for Charnwood since 2015^[15]

Edward Argar

(Conservative, West End 1998–2002), MP for Grantham and Stamford, 2010–19^[15]

Nicholas Boles

(Conservative, Baker Street 1964–68), councillor for Battersea South on London County Council^[15]

Muriel Bowen

(Labour, Millbank 1986–96), MP for The Wrekin, 1997–2005^[15]

Peter Bradley

(Labour, Alderney 1964–68), MP for Bexley 1946–50 and Leader of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) 1970–81; councillor for Bethnal Green on London County Council, 1961–65 and Greater London Council 1965–86 (also Alderman of former Westminster City Council 1959–65)^[15]

Sir Ashley Bramall

(Conservative, Knightsbridge 1974–78), MP for Winchester, 1979–92^[15]

John Browne

(Labour, Queen's Park 1990–97), MP for Regent's Park and Kensington North (1997–2010) and Westminster North since 2010^[15]

Karen Buck

(Conservative, Little Venice 1990–), leader of the council 1995–2000^[15]

Melvyn Caplan

(Conservative, Warwick 2002–05), MP for Tunbridge Wells since 2005^[15]

Greg Clark

(Labour, Maida Vale 1982–90), former senior adviser to Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party^[16]

Neale Coleman

(Conservative, Bayswater 1982–86; Lancaster Gate 1986–2018), deputy leader of the council, 2008–18 and Lord Mayor (1996)^[15]

Robert Davis

(Conservative, Knightsbridge and Belgravia 2006–), Member of the London Assembly for West Central since 2016^[15]

Anthony Devenish

(Labour, Westbourne 1982–97), MP for Hendon 1997–2010, London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden 2012–21^[15]

Andrew Dismore

(Conservative, Regent's Park 1994–2001), MP for Huntingdon since 2001^[15]

Jonathan Djanogly

(Labour, Westbourne 1971–78), MP for Battersea South (1979–83) and Battersea (1983–87)^[15]

Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs

(Conservative, Churchill 1978–82; Belgrave 1982–83), MP for Stirling 1983–97^[15]

Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean

(Conservative, Hyde Park 1968–78), first Australian female peer. Councillor on the Greater London Council (GLC), representing Havering 1970–73 and Enfield Southgate 1977–86^[15]

Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes

(Labour, Millbank 1996–98), councillor for Woolwich West on London County Council (1958–61); Greenwich (1970–73) and Woolwich East (1973–86) on Greater London Council^[15]

Mair Garside

(Conservative, Millbank 1982–86), MP for Billericay, 1987–2001^[15]

Teresa Gorman

(Labour, Harrow Road 1964–68, 1971–78; also Harrow Road South 1959–65 on former Paddington Borough Council), deputy leader of the Greater London Council (1981–84) and subsequently GLC chairman (1984–85)^[15]

Illtyd Harrington

(Conservative, Churchill 1968–71), MP for Melton, 1974–83; Rutland and Melton 1983–92^[15]

Michael Latham

(Conservative, Warwick 1964–71; Victoria 1956–59, Warwick 1959–65 on former Westminster City Council), MP for High Peak 1970–83^[15]

Sir Spencer Le Marchant

(Conservative, Regent's Park 1978–91), MP for Milton Keynes South West 1992–97^[15]

Barry Legg

(Conservative, Little Venice 1994–2002), MP for Woking since 2010^[15]

Jonathan Lord

(Labour, Westbourne 1971–74), Social Democratic Party–Alliance councillor in Richmond Upon Thames, 1982–90; Liberal Democrat councillor in Richmond Upon Thames, 1990–2010; Leader of the Council (Richmond) 2001–02 and 2006–10^[15]

Serge Lourie

(Conservative, St. George's 1998–2002; Warwick 2002–06), Assembly Member for West Central on the London Assembly; MP for North West Hampshire since 2015 and Secretary of State for Education^[15]

Kit Malthouse

(Conservative, Churchill 1982–86), Member of the European Parliament for Hampshire North and Oxford (1994–99)^[15]

Graham Mather

(Conservative, Bayswater 1978–82; Hamilton Terrace 1982–84), MP for North Warwickshire, 1983–92 and Horsham, 1997–2015^[15]

Francis Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham

(Labour, Millbank 1971–78), judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia 1997–2004; Leader of the Opposition on Westminster Council 1974–77.^[17]

Richard May

(Conservative, Lancaster Gate 1988–2008; Hon. Alderman 2008–11), Deputy Mayor of London for Policy and Planning (2008–11)^[15]

Sir Simon Milton

(Conservative, Knightsbridge 1990–98), MEP for Staffordshire East 1979–84^[15]

Robert Moreland

(Conservative, Alderman 1964–71; Grosvenor 1948–62, Alderman 1962–65 on previous Westminster City Council), solicitor^[15]

Sir Charles Norton

(Labour, Maida Vale 1986–90), business and social entrepreneur^[15]

David Pitt–Watson

(Conservative, Lancaster Gate 1989–94), hotelier and interior designer^[15]

Olga Polizzi

(Conservative, Hyde Park 1974–93), leader of the council 1983–91 and Lord Mayor of Westminster (1991)^[15]

Dame Shirley Porter

(Labour, Church Street 1998–2006), Member of the London Assembly, 2004–16; former chair of Stop the War Coalition^[15]

Murad Qureshi

(Conservative, West End 1999–2018), journalist^[15][18]

Glenys Roberts

(Conservative, Knightsbridge and Belgravia 2006–18), leader of the council 2012–17^[15]

Philippa Roe, Baroness Couttie

(Conservative, Maida Vale 2006–2014), MP for North East Derbyshire since 2017^[15]

Lee Rowley

(Conservative, Little Venice 1982–86), MP for Guildford, 1997–2001^[15]

Nicholas St Aubyn

(Conservative, Maida Vale 1964–71; also Maida Vale North 1959–65 on former Paddington Borough Council) MP for Uxbridge, 1972–97^[15]

Michael Shersby

(Labour, Westbourne 1994–98), former chief executive of Stonewall^[15]

Ben Summerskill

(Labour, Churchill 1971–78), lecturer, writer, and public relations adviser^[15]

Manuela Sykes

(Conservative, Warwick 1974–78; St. George's 1978–98), leader of the council 1991–93^[15]

David Weeks

(Labour, Little Venice 1978–82), vice–chair of Britain for Europe^[15]

Anne Weyman

(Conservative, Victoria 1986–98), businessman^[15]

Miles Young

Homes for votes scandal

Westminster cemeteries scandal

2022 Westminster City Council election

2018 Westminster City Council election