Rachael Robathan

Councillor for Knightsbridge & Belgravia Ward

Rachael Robathan has been a ward councillor for Knightsbridge & Belgravia since 2010 and was the Leader of the Council from January 2020 till May 2022. Before becoming Leader, Rachael was a Cabinet Member for eight years holding the Adult Social Care & Public Health, Housing and Finance portfolios. 

Her previous career was in the City where she was an emerging markets fund manager for over 20 years. Rachael and her husband have lived in Westminster for over thirty years and have two children in their early twenties.

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

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Knightsbridge & Belgravia Street Inspection

Knightsbridge & Belgravia Councillors, Elizabeth Hitchcock and Rachael Robathan, recently undertook a detailed and thorough street inspection across our area.  The inspection was with Senior City inspectors John Whelan and Paul King from Westminster City Council.  Cllr Elizabeth Hitc

Street furniture painting in K&B

Thirty-six pieces of street furniture were recently given a new coat of paint thanks to your Knightsbridge & Belgravia ward councillors. Lampposts, railings and other items of street furniture are now looking shiny and new using funds secured by your local Councillors.  Local people ident

38 Belgrave Square/70 Brompton Road Update

Your Knightsbridge & Belgravia councillors are listening to local people.  We recently had two applications, one planning and one licensing, that gathered much interest. Local people were in touch with concerns over a change of use planning application for 38 Belgrave Square to turn it fr

A message from Council Leader Rachael Robathan

"We start the New Year once more in the unwelcome shadow of COVID-19" explains the Conservative Leader of Westminster City Council, Cllr Rachael Robathan. "We all know that the last two years have been incredibly challenging for everyone, and the emergence of the Omicron variant and furth

Gingerbread City

It’s great news that the Museum of Architecture’s annual Gingerbread City exhibition is this year hosted in Motcomb Street until 9th January. This year’s theme is the role of nature in the built environment - particularly appropriate for Belgravia which is home to some of the most beautiful garden

Reindeer come to Belgravia

Reindeer came to Belgravia this week when they were part of a community event at Ebury Bridge to mark the Christmas season. Switching on the Christmas lights Cllr Rachael Robathan said, "Ebury is a great example of what we can do working with residents to deliver fabulous new homes and award w

Boosting Belgravia's economy

Your local councillors have been supporting businesses in the area.  We have recently had the Christmas lights switch-on in Elizabeth Street and Motcomb Street over the past few weeks and retailers are working very hard in the run up to Christmas.  The latest Covid restrictions from the

New railings in Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge will shortly be looking even smarter as the local councillors have secured funding to paint railings around the area. Cllr Rachael Robathan explains, "I am really pleased that we have been able to find the funds to re paint the Council maintained railings in the area. "We know

Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy

Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funding was approved to pay for specialist lighting in the North Porch Alcoves overlooking Kensington Gardens at the Royal Albert Hall to light the statues of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.  This lighting will vastly improve the appearance