Richard J Wells: councillor for Town, Dartford Borough Council
Richard J Wells is a Local Conservatives councillor for the Town ward on Dartford Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Richard J Wells is also Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Community Safety & Youth. Their current term began on 5 May 2011.
- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- Ward
- Town
- Party
- Local Conservatives
- Posts
- Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Community Safety & Youth
- Term began
- 5 May 2011
- Official profile
- dartford.moderngov.co.uk
- Source
- Dartford Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Richard J Wells
These are the details Dartford Borough Council publishes for Richard J Wells, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: richard.wells@dartford.gov.uk
- Phone: 07513 046203
- Post: Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1DR
- Official profile: dartford.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Town
- Chris Shippam Local Conservatives Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Town Centre & Climate Change
Local Conservatives on Dartford Borough Council
Local Conservatives holds 28 of the 42 seats on Dartford Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Local Conservatives 28, Labour Party 10, Reform UK 2, Independent 1, No party given 1.
Leaders and post holders on Dartford Borough Council
- Peter Whapshott Mayor & Armed Forces Champion
- Jonathon S Hawkes Shadow Leader of the Council and Leader of the Labour Group
- Michael Brown Leader of the Reform UK Group
- Jeremy A Kite Leader of the Council
- Steve Ridley Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group
- Kelly Grehan Deputy Shadow Leader of the Council and Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
- Chris Shippam Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Town Centre & Climate Change
- Avtar Sandhu Deputy Mayor & Lead Member for Business
All 42 councillors of Dartford Borough Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Town
Richard J Wells sits on Dartford Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Dartford, each with its own page:
- Kent County Council
- Kent Police led by Matthew Scott, Tim Smith
- Dartford: Jim Dickson (Labour) MP
- Sevenoaks: Laura Trott (Conservative) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Dartford, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Dartford Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Dartford 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.