Selina Short

2022 Vincent Square Ward Candidate
Councillor for Vincent Square Ward

Selina has lived in Vincent Square ward for 21 years. She was first elected in May 2018, and currently sits on the Council's Adults and Public Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee and Planning & City Development Committee.

Away from her Council work, Selina works in Parliament, supporting MPs in dealing with issues raised by their constituents. She has also been a volunteer worker in Central Asia. 

Selina has made a difference locally by working on solutions to local issues from rough sleeping and housing to traffic management.   

Telephone: 020 7730 8181

Email: vincentsquare@westminsterconservatives.com

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Rough sleepers and rough weather in Vincent Square

The pandemic persuaded more rough sleepers to come in and get help. 

The Council's offer, says Cllr David Harvey "made night after night with our charity partners, includes housing, medical help and a road back to stability." 

Autumn leaf clearing in Vincent Square

There was a great display of autumn colour in our local parks including Millbank and St John’s Gardens. 

Once the leaves have fallen "we clear them quickly and cheaply", says Cllr Selina Short.  "Here they are, bagged and ready to recycle and not a hazard underfoot."

E-scooter Update

Gone - the e-scooter bay at the Millbank Gardens end of Marsham Street has been removed. 

You said that the bay was dangerously positioned, noisy late into the night and attracting other anti-social behaviour. 

E-scooter bay on the way out

"Many of you have complained about the e-scooter bay at the junction of Herrick Street and Marsham Street; untidy, noisy late into the night and dangerously positioned; we agree” 

says Cllr David Harvey. 

Intolerable Anti-Social Behaviour

Martin Hayes, who will be standing for election in May 2022, met with a resident facing serious anti-social behaviour from a neighbour. 

“The story was incredibly distressing, every one of us deserves to feel safe in our own home”, 

says Martin. 

Our first e-tricycle at the Page Street depot

Keeping Westminster's streets clean is a huge undertaking. Refuse teams are out 24 hours a day, removing in the region of 450 tonnes of refuse from our City's streets. 

Cllr Selina Short says, 

Green Square

Vincent Square, the Cathedral area and Millbank are great places to live. We want them to be greener and more sustainable.

Working with neighbours, we are developing ideas for a greener Victoria Street.

E-scooters – fast and dangerous?

Cllr Danny Chalkley recently met with our local police team to discuss e-scooters.

Several local people have reported them being used "on the pavement, at speed and dangerous" to us. Following the meeting Danny explained.

The chancellor’s measures are ‘putting bread on the table’

The following article, written by Westminster City Council Leader Rachael Robathan, originally published by themj.co.uk

Up and down the town centres of the country, we felt the tectonic plates move on Saturday as, after four months of being cooped up, people finally got to go out.