# Church Street (ward)

Church Street is an electoral ward of the City of Westminster. The population at the 2011 Census was 11,760. The ward covers the eponymous street market and the surrounding area of Lisson Grove, to the north of the Edgware Road. The area is currently the focus of regeneration plans by the council.
The ward returns three councillors to Westminster City Council, with an election every four years. At the last election in May 2022, Matt Noble, Aicha Less and Abdul Toki, all candidates from the Labour Party, were elected to represent the ward.
Since the ward was created for the formation of the council in 1965, it has usually elected Labour councillors, with most results indicating a safe seat for the party. The sole occasion another party represented the ward was following the by-election of 24 July 2008, when a seat was won by a Conservative candidate for the first and only time to date, beating Labour's candidate Dave Rowntree, the drummer from the band Blur. The seat was regained by Labour at the subsequent council election in May 2010, held on the same day as the general election.
Previous councillors elected for the area include the Dowager Countess of Lucan, barrister and current QC Gavin Millar, and subsequent London Assembly AM Murad Qureshi.

## Westminster council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 2022. Like the other wards of Westminster, Church Street is represented by three councillors on Westminster City Council. The last election was held on 5 May 2022, when all three councillors were elected. All three currently represent the Labour Party.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Aicha Less | 1,303 | 70.6 |
| | Labour | Matt Noble | 1,249 | 67.7 |
| | Labour | Aziz Toki | 1,219 | 66.1 |
| | Conservative | Blessings Kaseke | 347 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | Amarjeet Singh Johal | 318 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | Jaime Law | 308 | 16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Dunbar | 143 | 7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachael Georgina Jagger | 142 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Ryan | 139 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,845 | 25.85 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## 2002–2022 Westminster council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Wetminster in 2002.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aicha Less | 1,796 | 73.5 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Aziz Toki | 1,739 | 71.1 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | Matt Noble | 1,727 | 70.6 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Margot Joan Bright | 418 | 17.1 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Adam Dean | 381 | 15.6 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Rachid Boufas | 358 | 14.6 | −2.0 |
| | Green | David James Blyth | 176 | 7.2 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mathieu Charles Emile Primot | 121 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Georgina Jagger | 120 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Paul Shaylor | 84 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1309 | 53.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6920 | 33.5 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Results are compared with the 2014 council election, not the 2016 by-election.

### 2016 by-election

The by-election was held on 5 May 2016 following the resignation of Vincenzo Rampulla.
2016 Church Street by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aicha Less | 2,174 | 70.3 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Rachid Boufas | 512 | 16.6 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Graeme Barr | 205 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| | UKIP | Jill Sarah De Quincey | 175 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Pirate | Andreas Habeland | 26 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,662 | 53.7 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,151 | 45 | +10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Westminster City Council election: Church Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Grahame | 1,854 | 68.4 | |
| | Labour | Aziz Toki | 1,602 | 59.1 | |
| | Labour | Vincenzo Rampulla | 1,597 | 58.9 | |
| | Conservative | Isobel Bradley | 495 | 18.3 | |
| | Conservative | Rachid Boufas | 449 | 16.6 | |
| | Conservative | Lauren Hankinson | 448 | 16.5 | |
| | Green | Marta Helena Enflo | 362 | 13.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1102 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6807 | 34.8 | −15.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2008 by-election

A by-election was held on 24 July 2008, following the death of Antony Mothersdale.
2008 Church Street by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mehfuz Ahmed | 955 | 53.6 | +24.5 |
| | Labour | Dave Rowntree | 652 | 36.6 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin A. Thompson | 176 | 9.9 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,783 | 24.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Aziz Toki | 1,099 | 39.5 |
| | Labour | Barbara Grahame | 1,078 | |
| | Labour | Antony Mothersdale | 979 | |
| | Conservative | Abdus Hamid | 807 | 29.0 |
| | Conservative | Mesbah Uddin | 794 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Shaw | 663 | |
| | Respect | Yvonne Ridley | 565 | 20.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Castles | 310 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Evans | 278 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Artemis Nicolaou | 209 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2002 election
## 1978–2002 Westminster council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 1978.

### 1978 election
## 1968–1978 Westminster council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 1968.

### 1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1968 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | L. Jacobs | 1,298 |
| | Labour | K. E. A. Lucan | 1,217 |
| | Labour | J. Merriton | 1,169 |
| | Conservative | J. J. Walker-Smith | 1,149 |
| | Conservative | D. B. Pearl | 1,130 |
| | Conservative | M. H. K. Hamer | 1,118 |
| | Communist | L. R. Temple | 234 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

## 1964–1968 Westminster council elections
### 1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.
1964 Westminster City Council election: Church Street (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Jacobs | 1,807 | | |
| | Labour | J. Merriton | 1,678 | | |
| | Labour | R. C. Edmonds | 1,669 | | |
| | Conservative | J. M. Pearson | 774 | | |
| | Conservative | C. L. Gimblett | 773 | | |
| | Conservative | K. S. Solomons | 761 | | |
| | Communist | L. R. Temple | 218 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,654 | 30.0 | |
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