Murad Gassanly

2026 Pimlico South Candidate

Dr Murad Gassanly is a familiar face on the Churchill Gardens estate, having served as a dedicated local councillor from 2014 to 2022. A passionate advocate for leaseholders and renters, he served as Deputy Cabinet Member for Housing and chaired a Licensing Sub-Committee. His priorities include tackling rising service charges and major works bills, scrapping Labour’s PDHU replacement plan and ensuring value for money for council tax payers.

Murad says, "Despite promising the earth, Labour have not delivered for Churchill Gardens, Pimlico and our great city of Westminster. If anything, they have made it worse - more expensive and more wasteful." 

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Balmoral Castle: new sheltered housing for Pimlico

We spoke with Cllr Murad Gassanly about exciting plans for new sheltered housing for Pimlico.  35 new one-bedroom flats for those most in need should be completed by 2025. Watch the update from Murad.

Plans to Revitalise Pimlico Gardens

We caught up with local Councillor James Spencer in Pimlico Gardens and heard about the exciting plans to revitalise the area.

Tackling Dog mess in Pimlico South

Whilst the vast majority of dog owners are responsible and pick up after their dog, a minority are not. This is why your local Conservative councillors have pushed for more signs to be places around Pimlico warning people that they will be fined if they don’t clean up after their dog.

St George’s Square Dog Park

Your local Conservative councillors have successfully secured both a short-term and a long-term upgrade to the Dog Park in St Georges Square. Our local dog park is a fantastic local amenity and is extremely popular with residents across Pimlico.

Food waste recycling in Pimlico South

Did you know that almost a third of the rubbish we throw away is food waste?  As part of Westminster’s commitment to be carbon Net Zero as a city by 2040, your Conservative run council is rolling out its new food waste collection service. This is an additional service which comes at no extra

Darwin House Project

The works are about to commence on the Council’s flagship Darwin House sheltered housing project at Churchill Gardens, SW1. Once completed it will provide 34 modern community-supported homes, replacing all the current studio flats with high-quality one-bedroom dwellings, effectively doubling li

Pimlico Gardens Revitalisation – Funding Secured

Pimlico Gardens is a much-loved open space, however for too long has not had the investment needed to maximise its potential. Your local Conservative councillors have, for years, campaigned for funds to revitalise this area, making it a destination for activity, leisure, fitness and sport.

Update on the future of University Technical College (UTC)

Pimlico South Conservatives warmly welcome the announcement that Ada, The National College for Digital Skills will move into the site of the University Technical College at Ebury Place, SW1. The announcement follows the decision by the Department for Education to close UTC in August this year due t