2018 Westminster City Council election

The 2018 Westminster City Council election was held on 3 May 2018, the same day as other London Boroughs. All 60 seats were up for election along with the 12 seats of Queen's Park Community Council, the parish council in the north west of the city. Despite initial expectations of Labour gains across the borough, the Conservative party were able to hold the council and only lost 3 seats. The Conservatives won the popular vote across the borough by a small margin of 923 votes (1.7%), but nonetheless won a decisive victory in terms of seats, winning 41 councillors to Labour's 19.

2018 Westminster City Council election
3 May 2018
All 60 seats to Westminster City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.98%
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 44 seats, 41.0% 16 seats, 33.5%
Seats won 41 19
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 22,656 21,733
Percentage 42.8% 41.1%
Swing 1.8% 7.6%
2018 Westminster Borough Council Election Results Map. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats all ran full slates of 60 candidates. There were also candidates from the Greens as well as three from the Campaign Against Pedestrianisation of Oxford Street.

The count took place in Lindley Hall and ran overnight.

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