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Cllr. Sof McVeigh
Sof became a councillor in 2018 and is currently Lead Councillor for Housing.
She previously served as Lead Councillor for Communities and Chair of the Licensing Committee - helping the Council's popular 'Alfresco Summer Dining' roll out.
Sof also enjoyed being Deputy Mayor for 2 years, meeting so many great community groups from all over Kensington and Chelsea.
Her first role in the Council was on the Grenfell Scrutiny Committee, with the work close to her heart, as she became a councillor after working with her local charity in the relief effort after the fire.
As a local ward councillor Sof spearheaded work to get the very first UK Acoustic cameras installed in Knightsbridge, which has helped combat some of the ear-splitting noise from cars.
Sof has worked in Corporate Design and Project Management in Hong Kong and London.
Cllr. Mary Weale
Mary has been a Councillor for Brompton and Hans Town (or Hans Town as it was) since 1987 and was brought up in the ward. She has worked in Insurance at Lloyd’s and in Project Management. During her time on the council she has served in a number of capacities including Lead Member for Finance and Customer Delivery and is currently the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Mary is married with three children and is a keen cyclist.
Cllr. Walaa Idris
Walaa has been an active figure in the Brompton and Hans Town ward since her election in 2018, contributing across various committees and roles within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC). Her involvement includes membership in the Planning Application Committee (PAC) and the Corporate Parenting Board, alongside her service as the Deputy Lead Member for Arts, Culture, and Community Safety. In 2019, her leadership expanded when she was appointed Deputy Mayor and Vice Chair of Planning. Walaa has also contributed to local education as a school governor at Oxford Gardens Primary (2020-2024) and as Chair of Family and Children’s Services Select Committee from 2022 to 2024.
A passionate advocate for biodiversity, particularly British pollinators, Walaa became the borough’s Champion of The Bee Superhighway in 2019. This initiative promotes the establishment of pollinator corridors across RBKC to support biodiversity and enhance the environment for wild bees and other pollinators.
Walaa, a mother of two daughters and three dogs, has lived in the UK since emigrating in 1991 and has been a resident of Chelsea’s Hans Town neighbourhood since 2003.
