Selina Short

Councillor for Vincent Square Ward

Selina has lived in Vincent Square ward for over 24 years and some of her family moved into the ward during the war. She was first elected in May 2018, and currently sits on the Council's Vulnerable Adults, Health and Communities Policy and Scrutiny Committee and the Ratings Panel.   Previously she served on the Adults and Public Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee and Planning & City Development Committee.

Away from her Council work, Selina worked in Parliament for 14 years, supporting MPs in dealing with issues raised by their constituents. She has also been a volunteer worker in Central Asia.

Selina has made a difference locally by working on solutions to local issues from rough sleeping and housing to traffic management.  

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

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Thanks to our local police team

“Many of you have complained to us and to the police about E-Scooter and Cycles ASB”, says Cllr Selina Short.  “Our local ward panel of residents, police and councillors agreed to make this a Vincent Square priority.  "Our excellent local police worked with Transport Command colleagues a

Rough sleepers and rough weather in Vincent Square

The pandemic persuaded more rough sleepers to come in and get help.  The Council's offer, says Cllr David Harvey "made night after night with our charity partners, includes housing, medical help and a road back to stability."  Last week’s national street count showed 188 sleeping rough a

Autumn leaf clearing in Vincent Square

There was a great display of autumn colour in our local parks including Millbank and St John’s Gardens.  Once the leaves have fallen "we clear them quickly and cheaply", says Cllr Selina Short.

E-scooter Update

Gone - the e-scooter bay at the Millbank Gardens end of Marsham Street has been removed.  You said that the bay was dangerously positioned, noisy late into the night and attracting other anti-social behaviour.  Your Conservative Councillors Selina Short, David Harvey and Danny Chalkley g

E-scooter bay on the way out

"Many of you have complained about the e-scooter bay at the junction of Herrick Street and Marsham Street; untidy, noisy late into the night and dangerously positioned; we agree”  says Cllr David Harvey.  The City-wide trial has to finish but after lobbying for you we are told that

Intolerable Anti-Social Behaviour

Martin Hayes, who will be standing for election in May 2022, met with a resident facing serious anti-social behaviour from a neighbour.  “The story was incredibly distressing, every one of us deserves to feel safe in our own home”,  says Martin.  Evictions have been almost imposs

Anti-social behaviour, rough sleeping and drug-related behaviour

"Since COVID began, we have helped 800 rough sleepers toward a settled life in permanent homes", says Cllr David Harvey. Our last street count in June 2021 showed another 170 had come onto our streets. Over 95% had no Westminster connections and about half had no legal recourse to public help, onl

Green Square

Vincent Square, the Cathedral area and Millbank are great places to live.

E-scooters – fast and dangerous?

Cllr Danny Chalkley recently met with our local police team to discuss e-scooters. Several local people have reported them being used "on the pavement, at speed and dangerous" to us.