Vincent Square

About the ward

Vincent Square Ward covers an area of central London that is bordered by the River Thames to the south, the Palace of Westminster and St. James's to the east, Victoria Station to the north and Pimlico to the west. The ward includes Westminster Cathedral, the Victorian mansion blocks of Ashley Gardens and Edwin Lutyen's social housing around Page Street. Vincent Square itself is one of London's largest squares and at 13 acres, is the largest privately owned square in the city (it provides playing fields for nearby Westminster School) and is also home to the Royal Horticultural Society. The ward is socially very diverse and, amongst many other groups, has a vibrant Bangladeshi community.

The ward is currently represented by three Conservative councillors; Danny Chalkley, David Harvey and Selina Short.

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

People

Danny Chalkley

Danny Chalkley has represented Vincent Square Ward since 2002. He has worked persistently to address many local problems and improve the quality of life for those living and working in the area. He has served as a Cabinet Member for many years and sat on numerous committees.

David Harvey

David lives in Vincent Square Ward. Elected in 2010, he works to make life better for local residents and businesses and to preserve our area’s distinct character. He always pushes for Council services to be high quality, value for money and helpful.

Selina Short

Selina has lived in Vincent Square ward for 17 years. She works in Parliament, supporting MPs in dealing with issues raised by their constituents. Selina is keen to make a difference locally by working on solutions to local issues from rough sleeping and housing to traffic management.

News

Anti-social behaviour, rough sleeping and drug-related behaviour

Thursday, 15 July, 2021

"Since COVID began, we have helped 800 rough sleepers toward a settled life in permanent homes", says Cllr David Harvey.

Our last street count in June 2021 showed another 170 had come onto our streets.

Green Square

Monday, 12 July, 2021

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?

Thursday, 8 July, 2021

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’

Friday, 10 July, 2020

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.