Queen's Park Community Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Unicameral |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 2014 |
Leadership | |
Director | Shuwanna Aaron |
Structure | |
Seats | 12 councillors |
Length of term | 4 years |
12 / 12 | |
Elections | |
Plurality-at-large | |
First election | May 2014 |
Last election | May 2022 |
Next election | May 2026 |
Meeting place | |
Beethoven Centre | |
Website | |
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Queen's Park Community Council (QPCC) is the parish council for the civil parish of Queen's Park in the City of Westminster. The council was the first to be formed in Greater London and remains the only one. It was established on 1 April 2014 following a referendum of residents in 2012. Elections to the community council are held every four years and coincide with Westminster City Council elections. The first election of 12 councillors from four wards took place on 22 May 2014.
Background
[edit]Parish councils were established in England in 1894.[1] They had been eliminated from the London area by 1936 and were not permitted in Greater London when it was created in 1965.[2] The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 permitted the creation of parish councils in the 32 London boroughs and permitted the alternative naming style of community 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] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and then every four years to coincide with the Westminster City Council elections.
Chair of the Council
[edit]The Council elects a Chair at its Annual Meeting in May of each year and the current holder of that post is Eartha Pond.
Previous holders have been:
Name | Term |
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Eartha Pond | 2022 - ~ |
John McArdle | 2020 - 2022 |
Gill Fitzhugh | 2018 - 2020 |
Susanna Rustin | 2016 - 2018 |
Angeal Singhate, | 2014 - 2016 |
Elections
[edit]2024 co-option
[edit]A casual vacancy arising in January 2024 was filled by the council by the co-option of Afsana Aktar on 22 May 202.
2023 co-option
[edit]A casual vacancy arising in September 2023 was filled by the council by the co-option of Shifaa Ali on 15 November 2023.[5]
2022 election
[edit]Elections to Queen's Park Community Council were held on 5 May 2022 alongside the 2022 Westminster City Council election. Nine candidates were returned unopposed in the QPA, QPC and QPD wards, while the QPB ward was contested returning the votes shown below. The community council was counted at the same time as the city council seats.[6][7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ryan Dalton | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent | Gillian Fitzhugh | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent | Emma Sweeney | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Samantha Alleyne | 286 | |||
Local Resident | Roger Diamond | 269 | |||
Independent | David Fakhr | 233 | |||
Independent | Marcus Leon | 87 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Brian Nicholas | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent | Eartha Pond | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent | Stella Wilson | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sandra Bynoe | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent | Orrel Lawrence | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent | John McArdle | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
2018 co-option
[edit]A casual vacancy arising from not enough candidates standing for ward QPB at the May 2018 election was filled by the co-option of Alfrena Barbe by the council on 4 June 2018.[8]
2018 election
[edit]Elections to Queen's Park Community Council were held on 3 May 2018 alongside the 2018 Westminster City Council election. Eight candidates were returned unopposed in wards QPA, QPB and QPD. The QPC ward was contested returning the votes shown below. The community council was counted at the same time as the city council seats.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ryan Ardehali | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent | Gillian Fitzhugh | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent | Emma Sweeney | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Raymond Lancashire | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent | Susanna Rustin | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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52 years resident father supporting diversity | Brian Nicholas | 302 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Promoting mental health and youth engagement | Stella Wilson | 292 | 24.7 | N/A | |
Start here, make a difference! | Eartha Pond | 208 | 17.6 | N/A | |
Independent: Committed to representing the unrepresented | Angela Singhate | 207 | 17.5 | N/A | |
Queen's Park Resident for 19 years | Richard Saturley | 172 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1181 | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Leslie Barson | uncontested | |||
Independent | Orrel Lawrence | uncontested | |||
Independent | John Mcardle | uncontested | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
2017 co-option
[edit]A casual vacancy arising in July 2017 was filled by the council by the co-option of Nasima Khanom on 20 September 2017.[10]
2014 election
[edit]Electors went to the polls on 22 May 2014 for the newly established Queen's Park Community Council with both votes cast and results counted at the same time as the 2014 Westminster City Council election. The community council is non party-political with all candidates standing as ‘independents’. Three candidates were elected to each of wards QPA and QPB and three returned unopposed for each of QPC and QPD.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Queen's Park community council action group | Joe Fernandes | 501 | 21.0 | N/A | |
Community Council founding member vice chair | Emma Sweeney | 488 | 20.5 | N/A | |
Independent Young Local Resident | Ryan Dalton | 399 | 16.7 | N/A | |
Helping to create a better community | Kimberley Durrance | 336 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Resident, passionate about families and communities | Pepe Mykoo | 334 | 14.0 | N/A | |
Helping to create a better community | Angie Durrance | 334 | 13.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 63 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2383 | N/A | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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For a safer, happier community | Emma Morgan | 487 | 27.4 | N/A | |
Local activist for disadvantaged youth | Musa Ahmed | 394 | 22.1 | N/A | |
Creating a better community | Julius Hogben | 380 | 21.4 | N/A | |
Working towards improving the Queen's Park community | Deborah Lauder | 291 | 16.4 | N/A | |
Giving the community a new voice | Fiona Doherty | 228 | 12.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 89 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1780 | N/A | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Queen's Park Community Council Campaigner | Katie Cowan | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Start here, make a difference | Eartha Pond | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Community Council Founding Member and Chair | Angela Singhate | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Representing young people of Queen's Park | Philip Andokou | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Community council founding member | Gill Fitzhugh | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Queen's Park Community Council Campaign | Susanna Rustin | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
2012 referendum
[edit]The referendum was held during May 2012.
Choice | Votes | % |
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1,100 | 68.4 |
No | 508 | 31.6 |
Total votes | 1,608 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 8,058 | 20 |
Source: Westminster Community Governance Review |
References
[edit]- ^ Derounian, James (2 February 2014). "Queen's Park: home of London's first parish council". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Philip, Clifford (July 2012). "Parish councils in London". London Councils. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Quinn, Ben (28 May 2012). "London parish backs bid to become 'People's Republic of Queen's Park'". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "The City of Westminster Reorganisation of Community Governance Order 2013" (PDF). The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "QPCC Co-opts a New Coucnillor". Queen’s Park Community Council. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Queen's Park Community Council elections 2022". Westminster City Council. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Election of Councillors to Queen's Park Community Council – 5 May 2022: QPD Ward" (PDF). Westminster City Council. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Minutes of a Special Meeting of Council" (PDF). Queen's Park Community Council. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Election of Councillors to Queen's Park Community Council – 3 May 2018" (PDF). Westminster City Council. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of Council" (PDF). Queen's Park Community Council. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Queen's Park Community Council Election Results". Westminster City Council. Westminster City Council. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2018.