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The council's full legal name is "The Lord Mayor and Citizens of the City of Westminster", but it is generally known as Westminster City Council. [ 12 ] From 1965 until 1986 the council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the Greater London Council .
Vincent Square 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. The boundaries of the ward were revised in 2022.
Abbey Road is an electoral ward in the City of Westminster. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections . It returns three councillors to Westminster City Council .
A referendum was held in the Queen's Park ward of Westminster in 2012 to gauge support for a new parish council and it was approved by Westminster City Council in May 2012. [3] The council was created on 1 April 2014 as part of the City of Westminster (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2013. [4]
In the late 19th century the parishes of St Margaret and St John held their meetings at the old Westminster Town Hall in Caxton Street. [1] However, after the enlarged Metropolitan Borough of Westminster was formed in 1900, [2] civic leaders decided the Caxton Street building was inadequate for their needs, and decided to find larger facilities; they selected an existing building in Charing ...
Westminster Council House, also known as Marylebone Town Hall: Completed 1920 for the old St Marylebone Borough Council and now serves as main meeting place of Westminster City Council. From 1856 the area was also governed by the Metropolitan Board of Works , which was established to provide services across the metropolis of London.
From 1977 to 1979 he was the chief whip of the council's ruling Conservative group. He was Leader of the Council at the time it agreed to buy back the Westminster Cemeteries after they were sold without proper provision for maintenance - a decision made by Shirley Porter to which David was not a party.
His winning total was about 6,500 votes, but only 2,000 Vietnamese-Americans in the city were eligible to vote. His campaign had the backing of the police, the Mayor and local mobile-home owners. He defeated another Vietnamese candidate, Jimmy Tong Nguyen, for the Westminster City Council seat. [1]