Your Dover District Councillors by Party
Dover District Council has 32 Councillors who are elected every four years. Each Councillor represents one of 17 wards and each ward may elect either one, two or three councillors depending on the size of its electorate. The last elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2019 and the next elections will be held on Thursday 4 May 2023.
Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent the public interest of the district as a whole as well as that of individuals living within the ward to which they were elected.
Councillors have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, ward work, telephone/email enquiries or ward surgeries.
To find your councillor please use the links below:
Conservative Party
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James BackWhitfield
Conservative Party
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Trevor BartlettLittle Stour and Ashstone
Conservative Party
Leader of the Council
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Martin BatesGuston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Conservative Party
Portfolio Holder for Transport, Licensing and Regulatory Services
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David BeaneyDover Downs and River
Conservative Party
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Trevor BondMiddle Deal
Conservative Party
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Sue ChandlerSandwich
Conservative Party
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Nigel CollorWhitfield
Conservative Party
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Michael ConollyLittle Stour and Ashstone
Conservative Party
Chairman of the Council
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David HannentTown and Castle
Conservative Party
Vice-Chairman of the Council
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David HawkesMill Hill
Conservative Party
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Martin HibbertAlkham and Capel-le-Ferne
Conservative Party
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Peter JullNorth Deal
Conservative Party
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Nicholas KentonEastry Rural
Conservative Party
Portfolio Holder for Planning and Environment
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Stephen ManionEastry Rural
Conservative Party
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Derek MurphyWalmer
Conservative Party
Portfolio Holder for Social Housing and Port Health
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Oliver RichardsonGuston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Conservative Party
Deputy Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Community and Corporate Property
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Mark RoseDover Downs and River
Conservative Party
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Chris VinsonWalmer
Conservative Party
Portfolio Holder for Finance, Governance, Digital and Climate Change
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Roger WalkdenMaxton and Elms Vale
Conservative Party
Labour Party
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Susan BeerNorth Deal
Labour Party
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Edward BiggsTown and Castle
Labour Party
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David CronkMiddle Deal
Labour Party
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John HasteSt Radigunds
Labour Party
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Sue JonesSt Radigunds
Labour Party
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Linda KeenAylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
Labour Party
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Kevin MillsBuckland
Labour Party
Leader of the Opposition
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Helen WilliamsMill Hill
Labour Party
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Charles WoodgateAylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
Labour Party
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Charlotte ZossederBuckland
Labour Party
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Pamela BrivioTower Hamlets
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Non-Aligned Member
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Peter WalkerAylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
Non-Aligned Member
Not specified
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Vacancy 2Sandwich