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Westminster.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled london_borough. £304m net revenue. 18 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

Typelondon_borough
Seats54 councillors · 18 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitewestminster.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£304m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£1,019
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
32/54
Conservative and Unionist Party 59%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, opposed area.

Westminster is a london_borough controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (32 of 54 seats). Net revenue is £304m for 2025-26. It covers 18 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.54 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 32Lab 22

Conservative and Unionist Party 59% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Caroline Emma SargentConAbbey Road2026
Festus Kehinde AkinbusoyeConAbbey Road2026
Hannah Rebecca GalleyConAbbey Road2026
Christabel Diana Beatrice FlightConBayswater2026
Maggie CarmanLabBayswater2026
Mark Brunel TozerConBayswater2026
Abdul Aziz TokiLabChurch Street2026
Aicha LessLabChurch Street2026
Fiona ParkerLabChurch Street2026
Concia AlbertLabHarrow Road2026
Regan HookLabHarrow Road2026
Rhys ThomasLabHarrow Road2026
Showing 12 of 54·All 54 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

24%
Council tax
£73.0m · median 47%
53%
Central grants
£161.2m · median 38%
23%
Business rates
£69.4m · median 16%

This is a grant-heavy councils (london_borough): 24% from council tax vs the cohort median of 47%.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£527
County / upper-tier£490
Police£0
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Parish average£1
Total Band-D£1,019

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 32 other councils (london_borough)

How does Westminster split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (london_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education22.5% of net spend · cohort median 42%
32 of 33-46% vs median
Adult Social Care22.3% of net spend · cohort median 22%
14 of 33+4% vs median
Housing & Homelessness20.5% of net spend · cohort median 6%
1 of 33+263% vs median
Waste & Recycling12.1% of net spend · cohort median 4%
2 of 33+186% vs median
Corporate & Central11.7% of net spend · cohort median 3%
3 of 33+249% vs median
Children's Services9.4% of net spend · cohort median 13%
32 of 33-28% vs median
Public Health7.1% of net spend · cohort median 3%
1 of 33+104% vs median
Planning & Economic Development3.3% of net spend · cohort median 1%
2 of 33+228% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.3% of net spend · cohort median 2%
11 of 33+29% vs median
Highways & Transport-11.3% of net spend · cohort median 1%
33 of 33-1867% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.18 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Cities of London and Westminster1056% Rachel BlakeInd
Queen's Park and Maida Vale633%vacant
Kensington and Bayswater211% Joe PowellLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 32 other councils (london_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Westminster
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level