Brent London Borough Council as of the 2018 election. This ward forms part of the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency, represented by Labour MP Tulip Siddiq. Queen's Park (City of Westminster) The Queen's Park ward in the north west of the City of Westminster is represented by three Labour Party councillors on Westminster City Council. This ward forms part of the Westminster North parliamentary constituency, represented by Labour MP Karen Buck, whose spouse Barrie Taylor represented the Queen's Park ward from 1986 to 1990, then again from 1994 to 2018 in which year the title of Honorary Alderman was conferred upon him by the City Council. In May 2012 residents of the ward voted in favour of the establishment of a Queen's Park civil parish and parish council. Queen's Park Community Council In June 2012, Westminster City Council approved the establishment of Queen's Park Community Council as the first parish council created in London since new legislation was enacted in 2007. The Community Council area is coterminous with the City of Westminster ward of Queens Park. The first election of councillors to the community council took place in May 2014 at the same time as other local elections. Subsequent elections are held every four years at the same time as elections to the city council, with the most recent being on 5 May 2022. Parish councils have no statutory responsibilities, but have a budget they can direct towards community projects. Queen's Park Neighbourhood Plan In November 2021 the City Council formally ‘made’ (adopted) the Queen's Park Neighbourhood Plan. It is therefore now part of the statutory Development Plan for Westminster and will be used alongside the council’s own planning documents and the Mayor’s London Plan in determining applications in the Queen's Park Neighbourhood Area. History 19th century The Queens Park Estate was developed between 1875 and 1881, in what is now the City of Westminster, by the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company, and named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park, which shares the name, lies a short distance north of the estate in the London Borough of Brent. It was laid out in 1886 by the City of London, and opened the following year. In 1879 the Royal Agricultural Society annual show was held on the area which would become Queen's Park. The site was chosen for its proximity to the railway network, Queen's Park Station having opened on