Chris Tomes: councillor for Swanage, Dorset Council
Chris Tomes is a Conservative councillor for the Swanage ward on Dorset Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 29 July 2025.
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Swanage
- Party
- Conservative
- Term began
- 29 July 2025
- Official profile
- moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
- Source
- Dorset Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Chris Tomes
These are the details Dorset Council publishes for Chris Tomes, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: cllrchris.tomes@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
- Phone: 07729 134519
- Home address (published by the council): c/o County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ
- Official profile: moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Who else represents Swanage
- Gary Suttle Conservative
Conservative on Dorset Council
Conservative holds 30 of the 82 seats on Dorset Council. The largest group is Liberal Democrats, with 42. Seats by party: Liberal Democrats 42, Conservative 30, Independents for Dorset 4, Green Party 4, Labour & Co-operative 1, Labour 1.
All 82 councillors of Dorset Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Swanage
Chris Tomes sits on Dorset Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Dorset, each with its own page:
- Dorset Police led by David Sidwick
- Christchurch: Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative) MP
- Mid Dorset and North Poole: Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat) MP
- North Dorset: Simon Hoare (Conservative) MP
- South Dorset: Lloyd Hatton (Labour) MP
- West Dorset: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Dorset, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Dorset Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Dorset 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 Name or seat out of date?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.