Dan Smith: councillor for Blean Forest, Canterbury City Council

Dan Smith is a Liberal Democrats councillor for the Blean Forest ward on Canterbury City Council, according to the latest independent list of councillors (the council's own list could not be read automatically).

Council: Canterbury City Council
Ward: Blean Forest
Party: Liberal Democrats
Official profile: democracy.canterbury.gov.uk
Source: Open Council Data UK: Canterbury Council composition, 2026 latest, read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Dan Smith

Open Council Data UK (independent; the council's own feed refuses our requests) publishes no direct contact details for Dan Smith in its list. Use the official profile page:

Official profile: democracy.canterbury.gov.uk

Who else represents Blean Forest

Steph Jupe Liberal Democrats
Alex Ricketts Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats on Canterbury City Council

Liberal Democrats holds 8 of the 39 seats on Canterbury City Council. The largest group is Labour, with 18. Seats by party: Labour 18, Conservative 8, Liberal Democrats 8, Green Party 4, Independent 1.

Leaders and post holders on Canterbury City Council

Alan Baldock Leader of the Council
Pip Hazelton Deputy Leader of the Council

All 39 councillors of Canterbury City Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Blean Forest

Dan Smith sits on Canterbury City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Canterbury, each with its own page:

Kent County Council
Kent Police led by Matthew Scott, Tim Smith
Canterbury: Rosie Duffield (Independent) MP
Herne Bay and Sandwich: Sir Roger Gale (Conservative) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Canterbury, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Open Council Data UK: Canterbury Council composition, 2026 latest, read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Open Council Data UK (independent; the council's own feed refuses our requests). Names, wards and parties here come from an independent list: check the council's own profile, linked above, before relying on them. 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 Name or seat out of date?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.