Petitions

The council welcomes e-petitions which are created and submitted through its website. E-petitions must follow the same guidelines as paper petitions. The petition organiser will need to provide us with their name, postal address and email address and indicate whether they live, work or study in the City. 

E-petitions presented to the Council which are hosted on alternative websites and not that of the Council’s will be rejected so that signees can be verified as living, working or studying in the City. E-petitions can run for a maximum of 6 weeks but you can choose a shorter timeframe. You can run an online petition at the same time as a paper petition, combining the two before submitting them to the council, although repeat names should be omitted by the petition organiser. Some people prefer this option as they find it easier to have one they can hand around to friends and family.

Two versions of the same e-petitions will not be publicised by the council at the same time.

When you create an e-petition, it may take five working days before it is published online. This is because we have to check that the content of your petition is suitable before it is made available for signature. If we feel we cannot publish your petition for some reason, we will contact you within this time to explain why. You will be able to change and resubmit your petition if you wish.

When an e-petition has closed for signature, in the same way as a paper petition, we will write to you within ten working days to let you know what we plan to do with it. If you would like a Councillor to present your e-petition to a meeting of Full Council please contact Committee and Governance Services on 07870 548348 five working days before the petition closes.

How do I 'sign' an e-petition?

View all the e-petitions currently available for signature.

When you sign an e-petition you will be asked to provide you name, your postcode and a valid email address and indicate whether you live, work or study in Westminster. When you have submitted this information you will be sent an email to the email address you have provided. This email will include a link which you must click on in order to confirm the email address is valid. Once this step is complete your 'signature' will be added to the petition. People visiting the e-petition will be able to see your name in the list of those who have signed it but your contact details will not be visible.