| Maida Vale | |
| Constituency Type: | electoral ward |
| Parl Name: | Westminster City Council |
| District Label: | Borough |
| District: | Westminster |
| Region: | Greater London |
| Region Label: | County |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Members Label: | Councillors |
| Blank1 Name: | GSS code |
| Blank1 Info: | E05013800 (2022–present) |
Maida Vale is an electoral ward of the City of Westminster. The population at the 2011 Census was 10,210.[1] The ward covers the area south of Kilburn, north of Little Venice and west of St John's Wood, bordered by Maida Vale (A5), Shirland Road, Sutherland Avenue and Kilburn Park Road. The ward contains Paddington Recreation Ground, Lauderdale Road Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, Saint Augustine's church and is home to the BBC Maida Vale Studios. The area is served by Maida Vale station on the Bakerloo line, in addition to several bus routes running through the locality. There are two primary schools, Essendine Primary School and St Augustine's Primary School, two secondary schools, St Augustine's CE High School and St. George's Catholic School, in addition to three GP surgeries located in the ward.[2]
The original Maida Vale ward, created in 1964, was larger in size and elected five councillors. For the May 1978 election, the ward was split into two: Maida Vale and Little Venice, each electing three councillors. There were minor boundary changes in 2002 and 2022.
The ward currently returns three councillors to Westminster City Council, with an election every four years. At the last election in May 2022, three candidates from the Labour Party were elected to represent the ward.
Three councillors represent Maida Vale ward.[3] Notable past councillors include former MPs Lee Rowley (2006 to 2014) and Michael Shersby (1972 to 1997) and entrepreneur David Pitt-Watson (1986 to 1990).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Geoffrey Barraclough (Lab) | Nafsika Butler-Thalassis (Lab) | Iman Less (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Geoffrey Barraclough (Lab) | Rita Begum (Lab) | Nafsika Butler-Thalassis (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Jan Prendergast (Con) | Rita Begum (Lab) | Thomas Crockett (Con) | |||
| 2010 | Jan Prendergast (Con) | Alastair Moss (Con) | Lee Rowley (Con) | |||
| 2006 | Jan Prendergast (Con) | Alastair Moss (Con) | Lee Rowley (Con) | |||
| 2002 | Jan Prendergast (Con) | Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con) | Alastair Moss (Con) | |||
| 1998 | Susie Burbridge (Con) | Jan Prendergast (Con) | Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con) | |||
| 1994 | Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con) | Jan Prendergast (Con) | Martin Jiggens (Con) | |||
| 1990 | Martin Jiggens (Con) | Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con) | James Thorley (Con) | |||
| 1986 | Neale Coleman (Lab) | Jacqueline Rosenberg (Lab) | David Pitt-Watson (Lab) | |||
| 1982 | Neale Coleman (Lab) | William McElroy (Lab) | Susan Wolff (Lab) | |||
| 1978 | Jeffrey Walker (Con) | Peter Hartley (Con) | Michael Farrow (Con) | |||
Five councillors represented Maida Vale ward between 1964 and 1978.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Tim Daniel (Lab) | June Bremner (Lab) | Keith Baker (Lab) | Joan Mulley (Lab) | William Robins (Lab) | |||||
| 1971 | Tim Daniel (Lab) | Joan Mulley (Lab) | Peter Merriton (Lab) | June Bremner (Lab) | William Robins (Lab) | |||||
| 1968 | William Brooks (Con) | Elsie Lane (Con) | Herbert Hodgson (Con) | Gerard Wade (Con) | Michael Shersby (Con) | |||||
| 1966 by-election* | Raymond Brown (Con) | William Brooks (Con) | Elsie Lane (Con) | Michael Shersby (Con) | Gerard Wade (Con) | |||||
| 1964 | George O'Connell (Con) | |||||||||
Like the other wards of Westminster, Maida Vale is represented by three councillors on Westminster City Council. The last election was held on 5 May 2022, when all three councillors were elected representing the Labour Party. Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).[3]