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.

He is a former Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council and has held a number of other Cabinet roles as well as chairing both Planning and Licencing committees. Melvyn says ' it has been my privilege to serve this area for so long and I still enjoy supporting local people and helping to preserve the special character of the Little Venice area.'.

He also serves on the Little Venice neighbourhood police committee. In his spare time, he enjoys going to the gym and watching most sports.

Contact Melvyn by email, via Westminster City Council on 020 7641 5377 or via the constituency office on 020 7289 9929.

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See also

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.

News

Worried about crime? Have your say!

As Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan is in charge of our police. Thefts up 31%. Sexual offences up 43%. Robberies up 58%.  Khan's record on crime is clear. He’s lost control and he has no plan to fix it.

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. This time he has removed bus route 16. This is the removal of 6 buses per hour.

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. This time he has removed bus route 16. This is the removal of 6 buses per hour.

We Oppose New Tower Blocks

Little Venice Update from Cllr Caplan and Cllr Dean There is still time to respond to the consultation for the planning application that Berkeley Homes have submitted to their revised application for the old police station site.  The redevelopment of the Paddington Green Police Station w

Helping to tackle rough sleeping

There have been a number of rough sleepers in the south of the ward in recent weeks and we engaged our outreach teams to try and assist those individuals that have been found in these areas.

New Pedestrian Crossing at Blomfield Road

We are delighted to report that the pedestrian phase at the lights across Blomfield Road at it’s junction with Edgware Road are now fully operational.

Still not too late to oppose bus cuts proposed by The Mayor

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, supported by the new Labour City Hall administration are planning to cut and make changes to numerous bus route across London (up to 78 in total will be affected). The cuts will have a significant impact on local people especially the most vulnerable here in Little

Judge Us On Our Record Locally. Re-Elect, Melvyn, Lorraine And Matthew

If you have a postal vote, you should have received it on Saturday. We’re asking local residents to return your postal ballot using all three votes for Melvyn, Lorraine and Matthew to re-elect us on Thursday 5 May. In Little Venice, we, as your local councillors, work hard for our area.