Little Venice

Little Venice

Little Venice is located in the northeast of Westminster. The ward is bordered by Church Street and Abbey Road to the east. Maida Vale to the north, Westbourne and Hyde Park to the south. Little Venice also contains the triangular body of water formed by the Regent's and Grand Union Canals, once a pivotal intersection in London transportation.

The ward is currently represented by two Conservative councillors, Melvin Caplan and Lorraine Dean, and a Labour Councillor.  

To find out more about Melvyn and Lorraine, you can visit their respective pages by clicking on the links below.

People
Melvyn Caplan

Melvyn Caplan

Councillor for Little Venice Ward

Melvyn has lived in the area and has served as a councillor for Little Venice Ward for over 30 years. He spent 25 years of his working career as an executive of IBM and now spends the majority of his week on council activity supporting local residents.

Lorraine Dean

Lorraine Dean

Councillor for Little Venice Ward

Lorraine has lived in Little Venice since 1983 and ran a family electronics business on Edgware Road for 17 years. She now works locally at the City of Westminster college as a teaching assistant to young disabled adults.

News

Trees

We have been working with the Council’s tree department and residents to resolve some tree issues in Warwick Avenue.

We were delighted to see a replacement tree planted in Sutherland Avenue.

Highways Issues

We have requested new street signs to be fitted in Warwick Avenue and Randolph Road. These seem to be collectors’ items and so the police have been alerted to keep an eye on this problem. 

Helping Residents on our Housing Estates

We came to the aid of the residents of Parsons House when their heating and hot water was turned off at the weekend. We chased the housing department to get this put back on and to ask why this was not rectified sooner.

Parking Matters

We helped a resident sort out their residents' parking renewal after they had struggled to renew their permit.
We organised for an abandoned car to be removed from Lanark Road after it had attracted a number of parking tickets.

Waste Dumping/Graffiti

We arranged for waste that was left uncollected to be removed from Lanark Place.

Council Budget 2023: The Cost of Labour

Whatever your political affiliation, seeing council tenant rents increase by 7%, Council tax up by 2% and homes for key workers - like our junior doctors, nurses, and teachers - being slashed, simply seems unfair.

More Bus Misery Inflicted by the Labour Mayor

Update from your Little Venice Councillors 

Once again, the Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has failed residents in Little Venice Ward with another fatal blow to bus services along Edgware Road/Maida Vale.

More Bus Misery Inflicted by the Labour Mayor

Little Venice Update from Cllr Caplan and Cllr Dean

Once again the Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has failed residents in Little Venice Ward with another fatal blow to bus services along Edgware Road/Maida Vale.