Abbey Road (ward)
Electoral ward in the City of Westminster, England
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Abbey Road is an electoral ward in the City of Westminster. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns three councillors to Westminster City Council.
| Abbey Road | |
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| Electoral ward for the Westminster City Council | |
 Abbey Road ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Westminster |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 13,043 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 7,803 (2022) |
| Major settlements | St John's Wood |
| Area | 1.149 square kilometres (0.444 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2002 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Councillors |
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| GSS code |
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List of councillors
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2022 | Judith Warner | Conservative | |
| 2002–2014 | Cyril Nemeth | Conservative | |
| 2002–2007 | Kevin Gardner | Conservative | |
| 2007–2022 | Lindsey Hall | Conservative | |
| 2014–2022 | Peter Freeman | Conservative | |
| 2022–2024 | Amanda Langford | Conservative | |
| 2022–present | Caroline Sargent | Conservative | |
| 2022–present | Alan Mendoza[b][1] | Conservative | |
| Reform | |||
| 2024–present | Hannah Galley | Conservative | |
Westminster council elections since 2022
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 2022. There was an exchange of territory with Regent's Park ward.
2024 by-election
The by-election on 4 July 2024 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. It followed the resignation of Amanda Langford.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hannah Galley | 1,852 | 43.9 | ||
| Labour | Alexander Burgess | 1,344 | 31.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Toeman Helen | 560 | 13.3 | ||
| Green | Rajiv Sinha | 459 | 10.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,255 | 52.16 | +20.58 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Amanda Langford | 1,241 | 50.6 | ||
| Conservative | Caroline Sargent | 1,199 | 48.9 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Mendoza | 1,193 | 48.6 | ||
| Labour | Sarah Hanson | 803 | 32.7 | ||
| Labour | James Evans | 770 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour | Sheyda Monshizadeh-Azar | 702 | 28.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Trish Griffiths | 367 | 15.0 | ||
| Green | Cristian Dinu | 311 | 12.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gunness | 231 | 9.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Seth Weisz | 204 | 8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,454 | 31.58 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
2002–2022 Westminster council elections
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lindsey Hall | 1,542 | 65.2 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | Peter Freeman | 1,503 | 63.6 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Judith Warner | 1,480 | 62.6 | +0.5 | |
| Labour | Phillida Inman | 480 | 20.3 | −3.9 | |
| Labour | Sam Gardner | 479 | 20.3 | −1.0 | |
| Labour | Connor Jones | 402 | 17.0 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Davies | 294 | 12.4 | +1.4 | |
| Green | Emmanuelle Tandy | 212 | 9.0 | −4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Seth Weisz | 203 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Toeman | 193 | 8.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1000 | 42.3 | |||
| Turnout | 6788 | 37.0 | +6.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2014 election
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lindsey Hall | 1,277 | 63.5 | ||
| Conservative | Judith Warner | 1,248 | 62.1 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Freeman | 1,247 | 62.0 | ||
| Labour | Katharine Hoskyns | 487 | 24.2 | ||
| Labour | Peter Denton | 429 | 21.3 | ||
| Labour | Angelo Sommariva | 359 | 17.9 | ||
| Green | Emmanuelle Tandy | 265 | 13.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tilly Boulter | 221 | 11.0 | ||
| Majority | 760 | 37.8 | |||
| Turnout | 5533 | 30.9 | −25.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2010 election
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lindsey Hall | 2,533 | |||
| Conservative | Judith Warner | 2,361 | |||
| Conservative | Cyril Nemeth | 2,357 | |||
| Labour | Katharine Hoskyns | 855 | |||
| Labour | Patrick Griffin | 847 | |||
| Labour | Margherita Rendel | 735 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Hobbins | 652 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sophia Service | 548 | |||
| Green | Ludovic Hunter-Tilney | 436 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2007 by-election
The by-election took place on 3 May 2007, following the death of Kevin Gardner.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lindsey Hall | 1,334 | 65.2 | −3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Blackburn | 355 | 17.3 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Alon Or-Bach | 280 | 13.7 | −1.4 | |
| Independent | Alberto Lidji | 78 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 979 | 47.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,047 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2006 election
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judith Warner | 1,490 | 68.9 | ||
| Conservative | Cyril Nemeth | 1,483 | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Gardner | 1,456 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Bell | 345 | 16.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Wheeler | 330 | |||
| Labour | Katharine Hoskyns | 326 | 15.1 | ||
| Labour | Margherita Rendel | 306 | |||
| Labour | Patrick Griffin | 302 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Evans | 281 | |||
| Turnout | 30.9 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2002 election
The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judith Warner | 1,269 | 55.85 | New | |
| Conservative | Cyril Nemeth | 1,265 | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Gardner | 1,230 | |||
| Labour | Katharine Hoskyns | 338 | 14.20 | New | |
| Labour | Phillida Inman | 313 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Bell | 308 | 13.71 | New | |
| Labour | Margherita Rendel | 306 | |||
| Independent | Elizabeth Maxwell | 217 | 9.66 | New | |
| Independent | Michele Staniland | 148 | 6.59 | New | |
| Registered electors | 6,872 | New | |||
| Turnout | 1,901 | 27.66 | New | ||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.37 | New | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||