Maida Vale (ward) explained

Maida Vale
Constituency Type:electoral ward
Parl Name:Westminster City Council
District Label:Borough
District:Westminster
Region:Greater London
Region Label:County
Year:1965
Members Label:Councillors
Blank1 Name:GSS code
Blank1 Info:E05013800 (2022–present)

Maida Vale is an electoral ward of the City of Westminster. The population at the 2011 Census was 10,210.[1] The ward covers the area south of Kilburn, north of Little Venice and west of St John's Wood, bordered by Maida Vale (A5), Shirland Road, Sutherland Avenue and Kilburn Park Road. The ward contains Paddington Recreation Ground, Lauderdale Road Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, Saint Augustine's church and is home to the BBC Maida Vale Studios. The area is served by Maida Vale station on the Bakerloo line, in addition to several bus routes running through the locality. There are two primary schools, Essendine Primary School and St Augustine's Primary School, two secondary schools, St Augustine's CE High School and St. George's Catholic School, in addition to three GP surgeries located in the ward.[2]

The original Maida Vale ward, created in 1964, was larger in size and elected five councillors. For the May 1978 election, the ward was split into two: Maida Vale and Little Venice, each electing three councillors. There were minor boundary changes in 2002 and 2022.

The ward currently returns three councillors to Westminster City Council, with an election every four years. At the last election in May 2022, three candidates from the Labour Party were elected to represent the ward.

Councillors

1978–present

Three councillors represent Maida Vale ward.[3] Notable past councillors include former MPs Lee Rowley (2006 to 2014) and Michael Shersby (1972 to 1997) and entrepreneur David Pitt-Watson (1986 to 1990).

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2022Geoffrey Barraclough (Lab)Nafsika Butler-Thalassis (Lab)Iman Less (Lab)
2018Geoffrey Barraclough (Lab)Rita Begum (Lab)Nafsika Butler-Thalassis (Lab)
2014Jan Prendergast (Con)Rita Begum (Lab)Thomas Crockett (Con)
2010Jan Prendergast (Con)Alastair Moss (Con)Lee Rowley (Con)
2006Jan Prendergast (Con)Alastair Moss (Con)Lee Rowley (Con)
2002Jan Prendergast (Con)Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con)Alastair Moss (Con)
1998Susie Burbridge (Con)Jan Prendergast (Con)Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con)
1994Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con)Jan Prendergast (Con)Martin Jiggens (Con)
1990Martin Jiggens (Con)Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con)James Thorley (Con)
1986Neale Coleman (Lab)Jacqueline Rosenberg (Lab)David Pitt-Watson (Lab)
1982Neale Coleman (Lab)William McElroy (Lab)Susan Wolff (Lab)
1978Jeffrey Walker (Con)Peter Hartley (Con)Michael Farrow (Con)

1964–1978

Five councillors represented Maida Vale ward between 1964 and 1978.

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1974Tim Daniel (Lab)June Bremner (Lab)Keith Baker (Lab)Joan Mulley (Lab)William Robins (Lab)
1971Tim Daniel (Lab)Joan Mulley (Lab)Peter Merriton (Lab)June Bremner (Lab)William Robins (Lab)
1968William Brooks (Con)Elsie Lane (Con)Herbert Hodgson (Con)Gerard Wade (Con)Michael Shersby (Con)
1966 by-election*Raymond Brown (Con)William Brooks (Con)Elsie Lane (Con)Michael Shersby (Con)Gerard Wade (Con)
1964George O'Connell (Con)
*1966 by-election caused by the death of George O'Connell.

Election results

Like the other wards of Westminster, Maida Vale is represented by three councillors on Westminster City Council. The last election was held on 5 May 2022, when all three councillors were elected representing the Labour Party. Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).[3]

2002 election

See also

References

  1. Web site: Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics . 2022-05-12 . www.nomisweb.co.uk . 2022-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608200647/https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E05000639%2CE09000033%2CE92000001 . live .
  2. Web site: 2022 ward profiles Westminster City Council . 2022-10-28 . www.westminster.gov.uk . en.
  3. Web site: Elections – London Datastore. 2022-06-08. 2022-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220602041808/https://data.london.gov.uk/elections/. live.

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