West End is an electoral ward of the London borough of the City of Westminster, in the United Kingdom.
The ward has existed since elections to Westminster City Council that took place on 4 May 1978. It is named after the West End of London, which covers a wider area of inner West London.
It lies in the east of the borough and since 2022 broadly covers the neighbourhoods of Mayfair, Soho, Marylebone immediately north of Oxford Street and the section of Fitzrovia in Westminster. The boundaries of the ward were revised in 2002 and 2022. From 1978 it returned two councillors and since 2002 has returned three.
For elections to Parliament, West End is part of the Cities of London and Westminster constituency.
Notable former councillors for the ward include Nick Boles, MP for Grantham and Stamford from 2010 to 2019, and journalist Glenys Roberts.
Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 2022. Still principally made up of Soho and Mayfair, the part north of Oxford Street was reduced and now takes in only the streets of Marylebone immediately north of it and the section of Fitzrovia in Westminster.
The population of the ward at the 2021 Census (using 2022 boundaries) was 11,243.[1]
The by-election took place on 19 September 2024, following the resignation of Jessica Toale. It took place on the same day as the by-election in Harrow Road ward.
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 2002.[3] Councillors representing West End increased from two to three.
The boundary to the south with St James's ward was Shaftesbury Avenue, Piccadilly, and Hyde Park Corner. The boundary to the west with Knightsbridge & Belgravia ward was Park Lane. The boundary to the north with Bryanston and Dorset Square ward was Oxford Street and with Marylebone High Street ward was Oxford Street, Vere Street, Henrietta Place, Cavendish Square, Harley Street, and New Cavendish Street. The boundary with the London Borough of Camden was Cleveland Street, Goodge Street, Charlotte Place, Rathbone Street, Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place, Gresse Street, Hanway Street, Tottenham Court Road and Charing Cross Road.
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[6]
The by-election took place on 8 October 2009, following the death of Ian Wilder.[6]
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]
The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]
The ward of West End was created for the 1978 London borough council elections, returning two councillors. It was part of the City of London and Westminster South UK Parliament constituency. For elections to the Greater London Council it was part of the City of London and Westminster South electoral division until 1986.
The by-election took place on 24 June 1999, following the resignation of Richard Stirling-Gibb.[8]
The election on 7 May 1998 coincided with the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[9]
The election took place on 5 May 1994.[10]
The election took place on 3 May 1990.[11]
The election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]
The election took place on 6 May 1982.[13]
The election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]
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