West End (Westminster ward)
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West End is an electoral ward of the London borough of the City of Westminster, in the United Kingdom.
West End | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
County | Greater London |
London borough | Westminster |
Created | 4 May 1978 |
Named for | West End of London |
Government | |
• Body | Westminster City Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,575 |
• Density | 14,000/sq mi (5,300/km2) |
ONS code | 00BKGW |
GSS code | E05000649 |
London Assembly | West Central |
UK Parliament | Cities of London and Westminster |
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1] |
The ward has existed since elections to Westminster City Council that took place on 4 May 1978. It is named after the West End of London, which covers a wider area of inner West London.
It lies in the east of the borough and since 2022 broadly covers the neighbourhoods of Mayfair, Soho, Marylebone immediately north of Oxford Street and the section of Fitzrovia in Westminster. The boundaries of the ward were revised in 2002 and 2022. From 1978 it returned two councillors and since 2002 has returned three.
For elections to Parliament, West End is part of the Cities of London and Westminster constituency.
Notable former councillors for the ward include Nicholas Boles, MP for Grantham and Stamford from 2010 to 2019, and journalist Glenys Roberts.