1994 Westminster City Council election

1994 Westminster City Council election
All 60 council seats of the Westminster City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	111,268
Turnout	51,291, 46.10%
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1994 Westminster Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.^[2]

Background

Election result

1994 Westminster City Council local election^[3]^[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	45	0	0		75.00	52.02	66,201	1.97
	Labour	15	1	0	1	25.00	37.30	47,475	0.69
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.00	9.84	12,528	4.31
	Ind. Labour Party	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.58	734	New
	Natural Law	0	0	0		0.00	0.19	247	New
	SDP	0	0	0		0.00	0.07	89	0.02
Total		60						127,274

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate who is standing in a different ward

Baker Street

Baker Street (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian G. Wilder	744	65.63	4.68
	Conservative	Angela M. Hooper*	734
	Labour	Stephen L. Gruneberg	232	20.25	2.78
	Labour	Pamela N. Hurtt	224
	Liberal Democrats	Richard O'Brien	151	12.79	6.13
	Liberal Democrats	Arline Woutersz	137
	Natural Law	Heather G. Butensky	15	1.33	New
Registered electors			2,916		122
Turnout			1,195	40.98	4.26
Rejected ballots			2	0.17	0.15
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bayswater

Bayswater (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne E. Barns*	1,442	50.35	2.02
	Conservative	Michael C. Brahams*	1,374
	Conservative	Timothy Joiner	1,335
	Labour	Robert V. Ashdown	1,228	43.07	7.40
	Labour	Charles E. Payne	1,173
	Labour	Edward H.A. Firth	1,152
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline A. Reeves	232	6.58	0.04
	Liberal Democrats	Bharat K. Janani	166
	Liberal Democrats	Susan M. Baring	144
Registered electors			5,583		347
Turnout			2,979	53.36	6.23
Rejected ballots			3	0.10	0.19
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Belgrave

Belgrave (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth F.M. Blois*	993	76.16	7.85
	Conservative	Catherine Longworth	974
	Labour	Peter Cavalla	175	13.39	0.26
	Labour	Angela Forrester	170
	Liberal Democrats	Angela M. Whitelegge	138	10.45	8.11
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Bryden-Brook	131
Registered electors			3,395		209
Turnout			1,435	42.27	3.07
Rejected ballots			7	0.49	0.37
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bryanston

Bryanston (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jennifer Bianco*	789	71.65	2.32
	Conservative	John Bull*	772
	Labour	Derek J. Buckland	319	28.35	8.52
	Labour	Brenda J. Buxton	299
Registered electors			2,693		178
Turnout			1,154	42.85	3.75
Rejected ballots			5	0.43	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Cavendish

Cavendish (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harvey C.J. Marshall*	1,340	56.99	3.00
	Conservative	James W. Hood	1,303
	Conservative	Nicholas F. Markham*	1,296
	Labour	Paul H. Dimoldenberg	818	33.51	1.32
	Labour	Linda C. Hardman	791
	Labour	David J. Pitt-Watson	706
	Liberal Democrats	Michael D. Holmans	227	9.50	5.76
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley P.D. Tunnadine	224
	Liberal Democrats	June Strick	205
Registered electors			5,071		212
Turnout			2,490	49.10	2.48
Rejected ballots			5	0.20	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Church Street

Church Street (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara J. Grahame	1,383	53.21	13.71
	Labour	Richard H. Nicholls*	1,377
	Labour	Ron M. Harley	1,240
	Conservative	Luftur R. Choudhury	882	34.45	1.37
	Conservative	Richard M. Bacon	863
	Conservative	Hifzur Rahman	843
	Liberal Democrats	Robert E. Bell	288	9.74	New
	Liberal Democrats	Martin A. Thompson	223
	Liberal Democrats	Jose V. Da Silva	220
	Natural Law	Alaric S. Law	65	2.60	New
Registered electors			6,209		391
Turnout			2,802	45.13	3.51
Rejected ballots			7	0.25	0.14
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Churchill

Churchill (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carol A. Bailey	1,977	50.88	9.63
	Conservative	Gareth S. Kybett	1,848
	Conservative	Nicola J. Woodhead Page	1,790
	Labour	Margaret M. Cavalia	1,494	38.95	9.04
	Labour	Judith C. Page	1,408
	Labour	Steve Barwick	1,396
	Liberal Democrats	Keith R. Dugmore	392	10.17	15.61
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Taverne	375
	Liberal Democrats	Rhoda M. Torres	355
Registered electors			6,426		85
Turnout			4,018	62.53	5.93
Rejected ballots			7	0.17	0.11
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hamilton Terrace

Hamilton Terrace (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Katherine P. Ivens*	1,013	66.29	4.81
	Conservative	Judith A. Warner*	980
	Labour	Guy W. Howard	231	14.43	4.81
	Liberal Democrats	Richard J. de Ste Croix	209	12.37	11.45
	Labour	Trevor G. Sheppard	202
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline F. Shorten	163
	SDP	Joe Aveline	89	5.92	New
	Natural Law	Jonathan Leslie	15	1.00	New
Registered electors			3,604		87
Turnout			1,629	45.20	11.92
Rejected ballots			1	0.06	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Harrow Road

Harrow Road (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Jacqueline M. Rosenberg^{[n 1]}**	1,577	64.43	4.42
	Labour	Alan G. Lazarus*	1,511
	Labour	Jillian A. Selbourne*	1,471
	Conservative	Simon R. Lapthorne	638	26.45	5.47
	Conservative	Douglas Jacobs	622
	Conservative	Anthony P. Frieze	612
	Liberal Democrats	John Laurie	249	9.11	New
	Liberal Democrats	Donald McLachlan	211
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Mukherjee	186
Registered electors			6,375		422
Turnout			2,683	42.09	7.62
Rejected ballots			5	0.19	0.12
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hyde Park

Hyde Park (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela J.J. Batty*	1,125	71.43	3.14
	Conservative	*Edmund A. Lazarus^{[n 2]}**	1,102
	Conservative	Anne M. Mallinson*	1,088
	Labour	Louis Al-Dhahir	272	17.13	0.30
	Labour	Linda Julian	266
	Labour	Margaret A. Lynch	258
	Liberal Democrats	Zoe P. Goldstein	199	11.44	5.60
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney R.T. Smith	174
	Liberal Democrats	Mark R. Smale-Adams	158
Registered electors			4,533		291
Turnout			1,729	38.14	5.64
Rejected ballots			1	0.06	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon M.P. Macdonagh	666	68.94	7.52
	Conservative	Robert J. Moreland*	647
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth M. Mackeith	199	19.73	17.00
	Liberal Democrats	Marguerite A. Valverde	177
	Labour	Mair E. Garside	117	11.33	5.08
	Labour	Ivy Searle	98
Registered electors			3,238		262
Turnout			1,063	32.83	14.85
Rejected ballots			2	0.19	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lancaster Gate

Lancaster Gate (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher G. Potts	1,055	62.19	2.07
	Conservative	Robert J. Davis*	1,054
	Conservative	Simon H. Milton*	1,045
	Labour	Patricia M. Parsons	465	26.09	2.86
	Labour	Avril S. Rippingdale	443
	Labour	Edwardo E. Taylor	415
	Liberal Democrats	Heather J. Widoger	205	11.72	New
	Liberal Democrats	John F. Abrams	196
	Liberal Democrats	Ting-Kit Levy	194
Registered electors			4,802		327
Turnout			1,829	38.09	4.26
Rejected ballots			6	0.33	0.01
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Little Venice

Little Venice (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julia K. Hunt*	1,461	53.91	0.17
	Conservative	Melvyn B. Caplan*	1,453
	Conservative	Jonathan Lord	1,405
	Labour	Margaret E. Cahill	1,064	38.45	2.02
	Labour	David E.R. Obaze	1,023
	Labour	Francis M. Prideaux	995
	Liberal Democrats	Martin J. Sale	215	7.64	1.85
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Brewin	201
	Liberal Democrats	Philip J. Wardle	196
Registered electors			5,304		6
Turnout			2,891	54.51	4.95
Rejected ballots			11	0.38	0.25
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lord's

Lord's (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril H. Nemeth*	1,025	70.38	1.20
	Conservative	Kevin A. Gardner*	1,009
	Labour	John J. Barry	315	20.55	0.98
	Labour	John E. Bolt	279
	Liberal Democrats	Herbert R.R. Hartwell	139	8.79	New
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J. Franklin	115
	Natural Law	David Fawcett	4	0.28	New
Registered electors			3,930		50
Turnout			1,595	40.59	9.62
Rejected ballots			5	0.31	0.21
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Maida Vale

Maida Vale (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald C.M. Raymond-Cox*	1,462	48.87	0.19
	Conservative	Janet M. Prendergast	1,460
	Conservative	Martin Jiggens*	1,433
	Labour	Neale Coleman	1,359	44.53	0.16
	Labour	Jenifer McClelland	1,329
	Labour	Richard J. Tayler	1,280
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Couchman	222	6.60	0.03
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas H.C. Billson	187
	Liberal Democrats	Lewis J. Wigoder	180
Registered electors			6,057		681
Turnout			3,235	53.41	7.12
Rejected ballots			1	0.03	0.22
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Millbank

Millbank (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter D. Wright*	1,412	49.94	1.89
	Labour	Peter C.S. Bradley*	1,383
	Labour	*Simon J. Winters^{[n 3]}**	1,325
	Conservative	Harry Haynes	1,137	39.58	3.26
	Conservative	Graham C. Mitchell	1,067
	Conservative	Timothy J. Mitchell	1,060
	Liberal Democrats	Jessica F. Beattie	248	8.48	3.15
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Lang	247
	Liberal Democrats	Robin C. Metzner	205
	Natural Law	Joseph Sen	55	2.00	New
Registered electors			5,597		202
Turnout			2,989	53.40	3.69
Rejected ballots			6	0.20	0.04
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen P. Buck*	1,250	44.25	20.18
	Labour	Barrie K. Taylor	1,047
	Labour	Mushtaq A. Qureshi	921
	Ind. Labour Party	Mary W. Nicholas*	734	30.27	New
	Conservative	Sarah Livingstone	543	19.79	7.91
	Conservative	Noel Connaughton	483
	Conservative	Richard H.W.N. Phibbs	413
	Liberal Democrats	Philip G. Barnard	162	5.69	2.18
	Liberal Democrats	Norman D. Manington	133
	Liberal Democrats	Barnaby H. Rogerson	120
Registered electors			5,511		14
Turnout			2,466	44.75	3.49
Rejected ballots			15	0.61	0.08
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger J.L. Bramble*	1,617	68.12	0.17
	Conservative	Richard P. Jones	1,609
	Conservative	Jonathan S. Djanogly	1,607
	Labour	Hilary L. Allen	518	21.35	1.12
	Labour	Daniel J. Carlen	501
	Labour	Sidney Norden	496
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia C. McCarthy	244	8.96	0.28
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Silver	211
	Liberal Democrats	Alan W. Thompson	180
	Natural Law	Tony Davids	37	1.57	New
Registered electors			5,991		209
Turnout			2,542	42.43	6.91
Rejected ballots			3	0.12	0.20
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St George's

St George's (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Bradley*	1,889	65.26	8.05
	Conservative	Benjamin A. Segal*	1,789
	Conservative	David P. Weeks*	1,775
	Labour	Sir Ashley Bramall	611	20.60	0.95
	Labour	Pamela R. Eyre	583
	Labour	Allan C. Wylie	529
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Smithard	384	12.67	5.63
	Liberal Democrats	Gwenda M. Wood	355
	Liberal Democrats	Colin E. Wing	320
	Natural Law	John D. Small	41	1.47	New
Registered electors			6,708		441
Turnout			3,114	46.42	2.02
Rejected ballots			12	0.39	0.19
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St James's

St James's (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carolyn R. Keen*	816	57.51	0.49
	Conservative	Alexander J.McD. Nicoll	761
	Labour	Stephen Hilditch	463	33.31	3.85
	Labour	Sara R. Kibel	450
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Halliwell	132	9.18	4.34
	Liberal Democrats	Esther M. Stansfield	120
Registered electors			3,260		84
Turnout			1,478	45.34	5.02
Rejected ballots			3	0.20	0.20
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David J. Harvey*	976	64.20	0.43
	Conservative	Peter M. Young*	971
	Labour	Colin Baker	347	22.81	8.28
	Labour	Martin H. Garside	345
	Liberal Democrats	Marie F. Garde	192	12.00	7.72
	Liberal Democrats	John F. Thompson	172
	Natural Law	Richard P. Johnson	15	0.99	New
Registered electors			3,449		327
Turnout			1,686	48.88	1.33
Rejected ballots			2	0.12	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Westbourne

Westbourne (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew H. Dismore*	1,473	57.05	0.98
	Labour	Katherine G. Wilkins	1,410
	Labour	Ben Summerskill	1,378
	Conservative	Elizabeth M.A. Noel	806	31.38	2.01
	Conservative	Michael A. Bosco-Rothery	789
	Conservative	Ian D. Priestner	749
	Liberal Democrats	Morag Beatie	329	11.57	1.03
	Liberal Democrats	Vera G. Williams	275
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Goodridge	259
Registered electors			6,528		454
Turnout			2,756	42.22	5.64
Rejected ballots			9	0.33	0.16
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

West End

West End (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David J. Avery*	869	59.80	2.65
	Conservative	Peter J. Martindale*	821
	Liberal Democrats	Richard W. Rawlinson	339	23.28	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Michael C. Durnigan	318
	Labour	Harold Brookstone	255	16.92	3.32
	Labour	May H. Harley	223
Registered electors			4,088		102
Turnout			1,533	37.50	5.39
Rejected ballots			1	0.07	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Notes

^ Rosenberg replaced Cllr. Joseph Glickman after his resignation in 1993
^ Lazarus replaced Cllr. Shirley Porter after her resignation in 1993
^ Winters replaced Cllr. Hugh G. Garside after his death in 1993

References

^ ^a ^b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 220. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 184–187, 220–221. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Westminster City Council Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[5] Rosenberg replaced Cllr. Joseph Glickman after his resignation in 1993

[6] Lazarus replaced Cllr. Shirley Porter after her resignation in 1993

[7] Winters replaced Cllr. Hugh G. Garside after his death in 1993

[Turnout-1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 220. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[London_1994_election-2] "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[electionResults-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 184–187, 220–221. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

[electionsCentre-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Westminster City Council Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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