Westminster City Council

About Us

The City of Westminster stretches from Pimlico and Victoria in the south through the West End, Marylebone and Bayswater to Paddington and Queen's Park in the north-west. It includes the capital's principal areas of government, shopping, entertainment and tourism and the headquarters of innumerable commercial and professional organisations together with extensive residential areas of all types.

The Council

Our council comprises 54 elected councillors, who are responsible for agreeing policies about the provision of services and how our money is spent. Our officers are responsible for the day-to-day management of the council and the implementation of policies.

Our culture: The Westminster Way

At Westminster we foster a culture of openness, transparency and integrity, where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and develop to be the very best.

The Westminster Way is the council’s commitment to our staff and is underpinned by three pillars:

Personal development: Everyone has talent. - We want everyone to thrive at Westminster and so we take the time to nurture our own talent – coaching and mentoring our people to be the very best.

Value our people and diversity: Everyone is valued - We embrace our differences, to bring new perspectives to the future challenges of our city.

The Westminster Way of working: Everyone is a leader - At Westminster, our people are productive, ambitious, collaborative and enterprising to ensure we provide the best service to our residents. We champion modern and agile working and an open and transparent outlook on the way we work. We are committed to attracting and recruiting the best talent and making the most of those who are already valued members of our team.

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best: that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit our equality duties page