Robert Rigby

Councillor for Regent's Park Ward
Cabinet Member for Resident Services and Civic Pride

Robert Rigby has lived in St John’s Wood for over 30 years with his wife Emiko, working in the travel sector as a sales and marketing specialist. He has been a Councillor representing Regent’s Park Ward since 2010. 

He is committed to serving and being a voice for the community ensuring value for money and good services, working tirelessly to retain St John’s Wood and North Marylebone's unique character and appeal. 

He has also been Lord Mayor of Westminster (May 2024 - May 2025). Robert said, ‘I am enthusiastic about helping others and standing up for residents and businesses to ensure we have a vibrant community.’

Contact Robert by email, or via the constituency office on 020 7730 8181.

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Lisson Arches to deliver affordable homes

A number of residents have contacted your local councillors about the building works currently taking place on Lisson Grove which has resulted in a realignment of the traffic flow and suspension of parking. These works are part of the Church Street Regeneration programme which will see 1,750 ne

Giving Neighbourcare new wheels

Neighbourcare provides relief from loneliness and isolation for people living in St John’s Wood and Maida Vale. And to help transport those affected to local community run events and activities a dedicated Neighbourcare minibus is used. Your local councillors were made aware that this mini

Road Marking on Charlbert Street

Recently a disabled bay in Charlbert Street NW8 near to the junction with Allitsen Road was moved to create an additional resident parking bay. However our highways contractor failed to remove the old markings causing much confusion. Your councillors when made aware of this issue responded

Unauthorised decking outside The Ivy

Your local councillors were alerted by local people to the unauthorised decking that was installed outside The Ivy on the High Street during the May bank holiday weekend. Such a seating platform does not allow proper pavement cleaning and detracts from the character of a listed building on the

Council wins battle against illegal landlord

A Westminster City Council tenant has been ordered to pay over £100,000 after losing a court case against the Council. Conservative-led Westminster City Council took legal action against a 37 year old man after it was discovered that he had been illegally renting his Council property on Vauxhall Br

Westminster street maintenance programme in Regent's Park

Westminster City Council is developing their planned highways, drainage and public lighting maintenance programmes for 2020/21. This is a yearly exercise and Robert, Paul & Gotz would like to hear from local people about any streets in Regent’s Park ward most in need of repair.  Pleas

World Cup victory at Lord's

To celebrate England winning the World Cup against New Zealand at Lord’s in what has been classed as the ‘greatest cricket game of all time’, Royal Mail is painting 15 Letter Boxes across the country. The first and perhaps most relevant location is on St John’s Wood Road, outside the famous Gra

Campaign to Highlight the Hidden Army of Support For Rough Sleepers Launched

Conservative-led Westminster City Council has kicked off its Hidden Network of Heroes campaign to raise awareness of the work it undertakes with its partners everyday of the year to help more rough sleepers off the streets and turn their lives around. The Hidden Network campaign focusses on the arm

Safer Neighbourhood Team Ward Police Panel

Cllr Gotz Mohindra attended the Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) police panel in May with local residents and our local ward police officer to discuss crime in the area. Although St John's Wood is considered to have low crime our local police team request any information of anti-social behaviour

Green Lamp Posts installed in Westminster

Westminster has become the first place in the world to have innovative green lamp posts installed. Six lamp posts have recently been retrofitted along Ebury Street, by the Grosvenor Estate, with green columns incorporating a range of vegetation able to promote biodiversity and improve air quality.