Selina Short

Councillor for Vincent Square Ward

Selina has lived in Vincent Square ward for over 24 years and some of her family moved into the ward during the war. She was first elected in May 2018, and currently sits on the Council's Vulnerable Adults, Health and Communities Policy and Scrutiny Committee and the Ratings Panel.   Previously she served on the Adults and Public Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee and Planning & City Development Committee.

Away from her Council work, Selina worked in Parliament for 14 years, 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: [email protected]

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Vincent Square

About our area 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.

News

Building works in Vincent Square

A number of you have asked about the building works in Vincent Square, where Westminster School is rebuilding its pavilion for increased use by schools from both the state and private sector and where irrigation works are being replaced. Cllr Selina Short spoke at the planning committee callin

Green report – local action on the climate emergency in Vincent Square

Westminster’s extensive climate emergency plan is available online here. Your Conservative Council plan to make our Council Carbon neutral Council by 2030 and the whole City by 2040. Locally in Vincent Square ward: Despite the challenges of planting on cable and pipe filled Victor

Thanks to our local police team

“Many of you have complained to us and to the police about E-Scooter and Cycles ASB”, says Cllr Selina Short.  “Our local ward panel of residents, police and councillors agreed to make this a Vincent Square priority.  "Our excellent local police worked with Transport Command colleagues a

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."  Last week’s national street count showed 188 sleeping rough a

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.  Your Conservative Councillors Selina Short, David Harvey and Danny Chalkley g

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.  The City-wide trial has to finish but after lobbying for you we are told that

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.  Evictions have been almost imposs