Editing Bayswater (section)

==Local politics==
The Bayswater area elects a total of six councillors to [[Westminster City Council]]: three from the eponymous Bayswater ward,<ref name="Westminster.gov.UK:BayswaterWard:profile">{{cite web
 |url=http://Westminster.gov.UK/workspace/assets/publications/Bayswater-2013-Ward-Profile-1375456199.pdf
 |title=Westminster.gov.UK: Bayswater Ward profile
 |work=Bayswater Ward's councillors, boundary map and demographics.
 |publisher=[[Westminster City Council]]
 |date=July 2013
 |access-date=3 September 2013
}}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and three from Lancaster Gate ward.<ref name="Westminster.gov.UK:LancasterGateWard:profile">{{cite web
 |url=http://Westminster.gov.UK/workspace/assets/publications/Lancaster-Gate-2013-Ward-Profile-1375694982.pdf
 |title=Westminster.gov.UK: Lancaster Gate Ward profile
 |work=Lancaster Gate Ward's councillors, boundary map and demographics.
 |publisher=[[Westminster City Council]]
 |date=July 2013
 |access-date=3 September 2013
}}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Following the [[2022 Westminster City Council election]]s, five members belong to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], and one to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], with Bayswater being fully represented by Labour, and Lancaster Gate being split between the two parties. Lancaster Gate can be considered as a [[Marginal seat|marginal ward]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayswater |url=https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/democracy/elections-referendums-and-how-vote/local-elections-5-may-2022/bayswater |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=Westminster.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lancaster Gate |url=https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/democracy/elections-referendums-and-how-vote/local-elections-5-may-2022/lancaster-gate |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=Westminster.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref>