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 whole council elections were held on Thursday 4 May 2023 and the next whole council elections will be held on Thursday 6 May 2027.
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:
Find your councillor and ward by postcode or streetnameWhitfield
Conservative Party
Little Stour and Ashstone
Conservative Party
Leader of the Opposition
Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Conservative Party
Dover Downs and River
Conservative Party
Sandwich
Conservative Party
Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne
Conservative Party
Eastry Rural
Conservative Party
Whitfield
Conservative Party
Eastry Rural
Conservative Party
Walmer
Conservative Party
Little Stour and Ashstone
Conservative Party
Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Conservative Party
Dover Downs and River
Conservative Party
Walmer
Conservative Party
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
North Deal
Labour Party
Town and Castle
Labour Party
Portfolio Holder for Planning and Built Environment
Middle Deal
Labour Party
Portfolio Holder for Finance, Governance, Climate Change and Environment
St Radigunds
Labour Party
Chairman of the Council
Middle Deal
Labour Party
Vice-Chairman of the Council
Town and Castle
Labour Party
Buckland
Labour Party
Leader of the Council
Maxton and Elms Vale
Labour Party
North Deal
Labour Party
Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
Labour Party
Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Transport, Licensing and Environmental Services
Mill Hill
Labour Party
Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
Labour Party
St Radigunds
Labour Party
Buckland
Labour Party
Portfolio Holder for Community and Corporate Property
Tower Hamlets
Labour and Co-operative Party
Portfolio Holder for Housing, Skills and Education
Mill Hill
Labour and Co-operative Party
Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
Labour and Co-operative Party
Sandwich
Independent