Karen Scarborough

Councillor for Marylebone Ward

Karen has lived in Westminster for over 26 years and has a business and legal background. Karen was elected in 2014 and continues to work closely with residents and businesses to keep Marylebone a special place in Westminster. 

Since being elected in 2014, she has striven to maintain clean safe streets in Marylebone, improve greening, air quality, planting more trees, together with dealing with Licensing and Planning issues. The various past roles and responsibilities held by her, within Westminster City Council has facilitated and broadened her abilities to have made and continue to make improvements in Marylebone. She is on the Board of the Young Westminster Foundation, the Harley Street Business Improvement District and Governor of St Vincent’s School in Marylebone and St Mary of the Angel's in Westbourne Park. 

Karen says" I am passionate about continuing to keep Marylebone a great place to live and work and am completely committed to listening to residents and supporting them to resolve their issues and concerns".

Contact Karen by email, via Westminster City Council on 020 7641 5377 or via the constituency office on 020 7730 8181.

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Manchester Square Update

Following a recent consultation, the Council has signed off a Report to pedestrianise the northern part of Manchester Square.  This part of the Oxford Street District improvements will provide a more connected cycling route and a green space for all to enjoy which we are desperately short

St Marylebone School

Thank you for your support of Marylebone's Neighbourhood CIL towards the refurbishment of the St Marylebone School Science Labs.  We are grateful for your support in our continued endeavour to improve our school and service to the community. This project has made such a difference to the scho

St Marylebone Church

Cllr Karen Scarborough was privileged to have a tour of the works to the roof and the nave of the St Marylebone Church with the Rector, Stephen Evans and some of his building team.  Local councillors have contributed funding to support the counselling services that take place within the Crypt

Development of 19-35 Baker Street A Piece of History

The Museum of London Archaeology, (MOLA) were invited to explore beneath the Car Park in Blandford Street.  Local people may be interested do see the photos taken by MOLA, following their investigations as to what lies below. Your Councillors have already met with  the contractors Erith,

St Marylebone Girls' School

Cllrs Rowley and Scarborough joined Nickie Aiken MP to visit St Marylebone Girls' School, where they met with Chair of Governors Eliza Thompson and Business Development Director,  Deborah Loades. Together we saw the fantastic new science labs being refurbished with the support of Councillors a

St Marylebone Parish Church

Cllrs Karen Scarborough and Ian Rowley met with our MP Nickie Aiken and the Reverend Canon Stephen Evans at St Marylebone Church to hear of the amazing work that takes place in the Crypt of the parish church. In addition to there being an NHS Health Centre based in the crypt, there is a psychothera

St Vincent Street Planters

Following conversations with the Howard de Walden Estate to add greening to the area and also to encourage cyclists to slow down and dismount when using St Vincent Street, these planters have been placed at the entrance to the recently paved street.  Whilst we are supportive of cyclists, this

Supporting our Independent Shops

Karen Scarborough pictured in Penton's with Nickie Aiken MP. This business is suffering from a lack of tourists as it stocks everything and more than you can imagine as a hardware store.

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. In Westminster,

Don’t be a crime victim!

It is unfortunate but inevitable that malevolent actors find new opportunities in Covid-19, to scam vulnerable people who may be thrown off-guard by these exceptional circumstances. Please be aware that it is now even more important than ever to watch out for the techniques used by scammers.