Karen Watts: councillor for Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

Karen Watts is a Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group councillor for the Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke ward on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 10 May 2023.

Council: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Ward: Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke
Party: Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group
Term began: 10 May 2023
Official profile: democracy.basingstoke.gov.uk
Source: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Karen Watts

These are the details Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council publishes for Karen Watts, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: Cllr.Karen.Watts@basingstoke.gov.uk
Phone: 07901821075
Post: C/O Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AH
Official profile: democracy.basingstoke.gov.uk

Who else represents Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke

Chloe Ashfield Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group
Colin Phillimore Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group Chair of the Audit and Accounts Committee

Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group holds 12 of the 54 seats on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group 12, Conservative 11, Liberal Democrats 10, Labour 7, Independent Member 4, Labour and Co-Operative Party 3 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

Tony Durrant Chair of Development Control Committee
Andrea Bowes Chair of the Human Resources Committee
Abdel Ibrahim Leader of the Labour Group
Michael Blackberry Chair of the Investigating and Disciplinary and Standards Appeals Committee and Vice Chair of the Environment and Infrastructure Committee
Jonathan Jenkin Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee
Paul Miller Leader of the Reform UK Group
Gavin James Co-Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Property
John Izett Chair of the Resources Committee

All 54 councillors of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke

Karen Watts sits on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Basingstoke and Deane, each with its own page:

Hampshire County Council
Hampshire Constabulary led by Donna Jones, Alexis Boon
Basingstoke: Luke Murphy (Labour) MP
East Hampshire: Damian Hinds (Conservative) MP
North East Hampshire: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat) MP
North West Hampshire: Kit Malthouse (Conservative) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Basingstoke and Deane, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.