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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Getting black bins the Piazza

Local community groups have asked if we can run a trial removing the big black bins from Ashley Place by the Cathedral Piazza. Conservative Councillors Chalkley, Harvey and Short have direct experience of how they are used to disguise serious antisocial behaviour.

Local policing in Vincent Square

None of us were happy about the spike in rough sleeping and associated antisocial behaviour, soup runs and drug-crime around Christmas, near the Cathedral and beyond. Living and working here, your three Conservative Councillors, Danny Chalkley, David Harvey and Selina Short see these issues every d

Westminster Matters: Leader's Update March 2019

Westminster Matters: An update from Cllr Nickie Aiken, Leader of Westminster City Council It has been an incredibly busy time since I last updated you on the work of Conservative-run Westminster City Council. We are well on track to deliver on the major announcements we made following last year’s

A supporting hand for those sleeping on the streets

Sadly we continue to see an increase in the number of rough sleepers on our streets. Westminster attracts more than the next four boroughs combined. Being the “capital of the capital” has always meant more people bedding down on our streets.

Victoria Tower Gardens

You may be aware of the proposals to locate a new Holocaust Museum within Victoria Tower Gardens which offer iconic views of River Thames and provide much valued and well used outside space for residents living in Vincent Square Ward.

Protecting the Vincent Square Neighbourhood

“Protecting the Vincent Square neighbourhood from unneighbourly planning applications big or small, is a major part of the job of your local Conservative councillors” says Councillor Selina Short.

Working together: City of Westminster to have first Labour Lord Mayor

The City of Westminster is set to have its first ever Labour Lord Mayor after an agreement by the council’s Conservative and Labour Groups. Ahead of the annual meeting of the council which elects a new Lord Mayor, both groups have agreed that only one nomination will be put forward.

Council implements leafing clearing plan

You may have noticed that our trees have started to shed their leaves. From 5th November, Westminster City County began implementing its ‘Leafing Plan’.