The 2002 Westminster City Council election took place on May 2, 2002, to elect 60 members of Westminster City Council. It resulted in a Conservative majority.
Background Like all the other 31 London boroughs, the City of Westminster went through a major redistricting prior to the 2002 local elections, merging several wards, eliminating others as well as creating new wards. The changes were as follows:The City of Westminster (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978legislation.gov.uk - The City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 2 March 2015.
New wards
Abbey Road (3 seats) Marylebone High Street (3 seats) Tachbrook (3 seats) Vincent Square (3 seats) Warwick (3 seats)
Eliminated wards
Baker Street (2 seats) Cavendish (3 seats) Hamilton Terrace (2 seats) Lord's (2 seats) Millbank (3 seats) St George's (3 seats) Victoria (2 seats)
Merged wards
Knightsbridge (2 seats) and Belgrave (2 seats) - Knightsbridge and Belgravia (3 seats)
Expanded wards
St James's - Increased from 2 to 3 seats West End - Increased from 2 to 3 seats
Election results
After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓1248
Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward
Abbey Road
Bayswater
Bryanston and Dorset Square
Church Street
Churchill
Harrow Road
Hyde Park
Knightsbridge and Belgravia
Lancaster Gate
Little Venice
Maida Vale
Marylebone High Street
Queen's Park
Regent's Park
St James's
Tachbrook
Vincent Square
Warwick
West End
Westbourne
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