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St James's (Westminster ward)

Electoral ward in the City of Westminster, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

St James's is an electoral ward in the City of Westminster. The ward has existed since the 1978 elections and returns three councillors to Westminster City Council. The boundaries of the ward were altered in May 2022.

BoroughWestminster
CountyGreater London
Population11,239 (2024)[1]
Electorate6,943 (2022)
Quick facts Borough, County ...
St James's
Electoral ward
for the Westminster City Council
St James's from Methodist Central Hall
BoroughWestminster
CountyGreater London
Population11,239 (2024)[1]
Electorate6,943 (2022)
Area3.170 square kilometres (1.224 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
Number of members
  • 1978–2002: 2
  • 2002–present: 3
Councillors
  •   San Abishev
  •   Tim Mitchell
  •   Mark Shearer
GSS codeE05013806 (2022–present)
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For elections to Parliament, St James's is part of the Cities of London and Westminster constituency.

Geography

The ward is based on the district of St James's and is located at the centre of Central London. St James's is the largest ward in the city, stretching from Vincent Square to Chancery Lane, and from the river to Piccadilly and Shaftesbury Avenue. The ward contains numerous famous landmarks such as the 10 Downing Street, Palace of Westminster, Parliament Square, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, St James's Park, Covent Garden and King's College London.

List of councillors

More information Term, Councillor ...
Term Councillor Party
1978–1990 Angela Killick Conservative
1978–1986 Nicholas Thompson Conservative
1986–1990 Karen Buxton Conservative
1990–1994 Simon Brocklebank-Fowler Conservative
1990–1998 Carolyn Keen Conservative
1994–2010 Alexander Nicoll Conservative
1998–2026 Louise Hyams Conservative
2002–present Tim Mitchell Conservative
2010–2018 Cameron Thomson Conservative
2018–present Mark Shearer Conservative
2026–present San Abishev Conservative
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Westminster council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 2022. Still principally made up of St James's, Victoria, Whitehall, Covent Garden and Strand, the area south of Greatcoat Place and west of Horseferry road became a part of Vincent Square ward.

The population of the ward at the 2021 Census (using 2022 boundaries) was 12,482.[2]

2026 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 7 May 2026.[3][4]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Mitchell * 1,035 44.9 −3.1
Conservative Mark Shearer * 997 43.3 −4.0
Conservative San Abishev 974 42.3 −4.4
Labour Samira Richardson 495 21.5 −17.2
Labour Hannah Turnbull 484 21.0 −13.3
Labour Ammar Yusuf 406 17.6 −16.7
Green Maria Dowell 387 16.8 N/A
Green Sam Graham 354 15.4 N/A
Green Mike Walker 324 14.1 N/A
Reform Samuel Harwood 285 12.4 N/A
Reform Roger Walters 266 11.6 N/A
Reform Elke Sweetland 248 10.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Moreland Agnew 177 7.7 −6.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Stokes 144 6.3 −7.5
Liberal Democrats Isabelle Pucher 134 5.8 −8.0
Majority 479 20.8 +12.8
Turnout 2,303 33.8 +4.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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2022 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[5]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise Hyams * 979 48.0 −3.7
Conservative Tim Mitchell * 965 47.3 −4.2
Conservative Mark Shearer * 954 46.7 −5.8
Labour Karina Darbin 789 38.7 +6.6
Labour Paul Raphael James Spence 701 34.3 +3.1
Labour Nigel Stephen Medforth 700 34.3 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Anthony Ahearne 295 14.5 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Diggory 281 13.8 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Alice Anne Wells 249 13.8 +5.1
Majority 165 8.0 −11.4
Turnout 2,041 29.6
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
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Westminster council elections 2002–2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Westminster in 2002. The existing wards of the City were abolished and 20 new wards were created.[6] Councillors representing St James's increased from two to three.

2018 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[7]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (3)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Angus Shearer 1,398 52.5 +7.9
Conservative Louise Ruth Hyams * 1,376 51.7 +3.2
Conservative Tim Mitchell * 1,373 51.5 +4.3
Labour Georgina Tracey Newson 854 32.1 +4.5
Labour Dorothy Nkechinyere Edwin 830 31.2 +6.0
Labour Zayna Ali 815 30.6 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Gabrielle Diana Ward-Smith 321 12.0 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Diggory 311 11.7 +2.1
Green Sean Charles Ironside 235 8.8 −6.8
Liberal Democrats Freddie Anderton Joseph Poser 232 8.7 −0.2
Majority 519 19.4
Turnout 2,873 37.1 +7.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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2014 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[10]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (3)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise Ruth Hyams * 1,038 48.5
Conservative Timothy Julian Mitchell * 1,011 47.2
Conservative Cameron Alexander James Thomson * 955 44.6
Labour David Kenneth Lumby 591 27.6
Labour Tim Roca 539 25.2
Labour Fraser Welsh 475 22.2
Green Juliet Dinah Lyle 335 15.6
UKIP Silvia Le Marchant 299 14.0
Liberal Democrats Steven Dominique Cheung 228 10.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Geoffrey David Pettinger 206 9.6
Liberal Democrats Paul James Thompson 191 8.9
Majority 364 17.0
Turnout 29.6 −19.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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2010 Westminster City Council election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[12]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (3)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise Ruth Hyams * 1,896 45.7
Conservative Timothy Julian Mitchell * 1,818
Conservative Cameron Alexander James Thomson 1,714
Liberal Democrats Rachel Jagger 884 21.3
Liberal Democrats Jamie Wood 870
Labour Sally Bercow 868 20.9
Labour Mair Garside 714
Labour Vernon Hunte 690
Green Juliet Dinah Lyle 499 12
Green Peter Jackson 475
Green Benjamin Parker 329
Majority 24.4
Turnout 49.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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2006 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[14]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Mitchell * 1,304 64.0
Conservative Louise Hyams * 1,290
Conservative Alexander Nicoll * 1,216
Labour David Cole 372 18.3
Liberal Democrats Marie-Louise Rossi 360 17.7
Labour Mair Garside 343
Labour Owain Garside 335
Liberal Democrats David Hughes 307
Liberal Democrats John Stevens 305
Turnout 29.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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2002 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[15]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (3)[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise Ruth Hyams * 1,056 58.3
Conservative Timothy Julian Mitchell 1,034
Conservative Alexander Nicoll * 977
Labour Stephanie Ayres 355 19.6
Labour Lynda Giddings 343
Labour Pamela Eyre 690
Liberal Democrats Marie-Louise Rossi 255 14.1
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bliss 199
Green Peter Budge 144 8.0
Green Lydia Howitt 140
Majority 26.4
Turnout 38.7
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
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Westminster council elections 1978–2002

The ward of St James's was created for the 1978 London borough council elections, returning two councillors. It was part of the City of London and Westminster South UK Parliament constituency. For elections to the Greater London Council it was part of the City of London and Westminster South electoral division until 1986.

1998 Westminster City Council election

The election on 7 May 1998 coincided with the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[17]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise R. Hyams 742 64.83 Increase 7.32
Conservative Alexander Nicoll * 714
Labour David Propert 405 35.17 Increase 1.86
Labour James Sheward 385
Registered electors 3,547 Increase 287
Turnout 1,189 33.52 Decrease11.82
Rejected ballots 18 1.51 Increase 1.31
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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1994 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[18]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carolyn Keen * 816 57.8
Conservative Alexander Nicoll 761
Labour Stephen Hilditch 463 32.8
Labour Sara Kibel 450
Liberal Democrats Guy Halliwell 132 9.4
Liberal Democrats Esther Stansfield 120
Registered electors 3,260
Turnout 41.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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1990 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[19]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Brocklebank-Fowler 956 58.1
Conservative Carolyn Keen 913
Labour Arthur Smith 608 36.9
Labour Allan Wylie 590
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bliss 82 5.0
Liberal Democrats Keilh Dugmore 74
Registered electors 3,344
Turnout 50.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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1986 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[20]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Killick * 662 50.5
Conservative Karen Buxton 631
Labour Ruth Bush 501 38.2
Labour Simon Timm 450
Alliance Nigel Bliss 147 11.2
Alliance Richard K.F. Ng 137
Registered electors 3,981
Turnout 33.9
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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1982 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[21]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Killick * 764 58.8
Conservative Nicholas Thompson * 727
Labour Christopher Holmes 362 37.8
Labour Sir Ernest Ashley Bramall 333
Alliance Vicki Freeman 174 13.4
Alliance Clare Ritzema 154
Registered electors 4,906
Turnout 30.9
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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1978 Westminster City Council election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[22]

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Killick 746 56.2
Conservative Nicholas Thompson 741
Labour Robert Davies 385 29.0
Labour Dorothea Thornton 359
Independent Michael Bunney 296 14.8
Independent Helen Bunney 184
Registered electors 4,933
Turnout 27.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
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