Dover District Council: all 32 councillors
Dover District Council has 32 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Conservative Party, with 13 of the 32 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Dover District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).
See Dover: local statistics and who has power over Dover, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Conservative Party: 13 councillors
- Labour Party: 10 councillors
- Independent Group: 4 councillors
- Non-Aligned Member: 2 councillors
- Labour and Co-operative Party: 2 councillors
- Green Party: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Jamie Pout (Independent Group): Leader of the Independent Group
- Kevin Mills (Labour Party): Leader of the Council
- Oliver Richardson (Conservative Party): Deputy Leader of the Opposition
- Michael Nee (Labour Party): Portfolio Holder for Finance, Governance, Technology and Resilience
- Stacey Blair (Independent Group): Deputy Leader of the Independent Group
- David Cronk (Labour Party): Vice-Chair of the Council
- Susan Beer (Labour Party): Chair of the Council
- Mark Moorhouse (Non-Aligned Member): Independent
- Lynne Wright (Labour Party): Portfolio Holder for Community and Corporate Assets
- Pamela Brivio (Labour and Co-operative Party): Portfolio Holder for Housing
- Edward Biggs (Labour Party): Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Planning, Climate Change, Built and Natural Environment
- Chris Vinson (Conservative Party): Leader of the Opposition
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne | Martin Hibbert | Conservative Party | 22 July 2021 | cllr-martin.hibbert@dover.gov.uk 07796 444860 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell | Charles Woodgate | Conservative Party | 2 May 2019 | cllr-charles.woodgate@dover.gov.uk 07427 517498 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell | Jamie Pout | Independent Group | Leader of the Independent Group | 4 May 2023 | cllr-jamie.pout@dover.gov.uk 07789 866772 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell | Shehrazade Maria Mamjan | Non-Aligned Member | 4 May 2023 | cllr-maria.mamjan@dover.gov.uk 07806 805129 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Buckland | Charlotte Zosseder | Independent Group | 2 May 2019 | cllr-charlotte.zosseder@dover.gov.uk 07838 322509 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Buckland | Kevin Mills | Labour Party | Leader of the Council | 2 May 1991 | cllr-kevin.mills@dover.gov.uk 07704 307070 |
| Dover Downs and River | David Beaney | Conservative Party | 2 May 2019 | cllr-david.beaney@dover.gov.uk 07818 024487 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Dover Downs and River | Mark Rose | Conservative Party | 7 May 2015 | cllr-mark.rose@dover.gov.uk 07733 080861 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Eastry Rural | Nicholas Kenton | Conservative Party | 1 May 2003 | cllr-nicholas.kenton@dover.gov.uk 01304 617618 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Eastry Rural | Stephen Manion | Conservative Party | 1 May 2003 | cllr-stephen.manion@dover.gov.uk 07968 972746 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe | Ingrid Dodd | Green Party | 27 August 2026 | cllr-ingrid.dodd@dover.gov.uk 07724 046968 c/o Dover District Council, Council Offices, Dover, Kent, CT16 3PJ | |
| Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe | Oliver Richardson | Conservative Party | Deputy Leader of the Opposition | 2 May 2019 | cllr-oliver.richardson@dover.gov.uk 07898 209187 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Little Stour and Ashstone | Martin Porter | Conservative Party | 4 May 2023 | cllr-martin.porter@dover.gov.uk 07733 111334 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Little Stour and Ashstone | Trevor Bartlett | Conservative Party | 4 May 1995 | cllr-trevor.bartlett@dover.gov.uk 07980 300084 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Maxton and Elms Vale | Michael Nee | Labour Party | Portfolio Holder for Finance, Governance, Technology and Resilience | 4 May 2023 | cllr-michael.nee@dover.gov.uk 07405 840939 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Middle Deal | David Cronk | Labour Party | Vice-Chair of the Council | 7 May 2015 | cllr-david.cronk@dover.gov.uk 07593 259936 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Middle Deal | Stacey Blair | Independent Group | Deputy Leader of the Independent Group | 4 May 2023 | cllr-stacey.blair@dover.gov.uk 07581 284370 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Mill Hill | Helen Williams | Labour Party | 2 May 2019 | cllr-helen.williams@dover.gov.uk 07528 755889 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Mill Hill | Jeff Loffman | Labour and Co-operative Party | 4 May 2023 | cllr-jeffrey.loffman@dover.gov.uk 07821 281551 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| North Deal | Daniel Parks | Labour Party | 4 May 2023 | cllr-daniel.parks@dover.gov.uk 07860 677898 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| North Deal | Susan Beer | Labour Party | Chair of the Council | 2 May 2019 | cllr-susan.beer@dover.gov.uk 01304 381110 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Sandwich | Dan Friend | Conservative Party | 19 August 2021 | cllr-dan.friend@dover.gov.uk 07723 364042 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Sandwich | Mark Moorhouse | Non-Aligned Member | Independent | 4 May 2023 | cllr-mark.moorhouse@dover.gov.uk 07786 062685 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| St Radigunds | Gordon Cowan | Labour Party | 25 November 1993 | cllr-gordon.cowan@dover.gov.uk 01303 470585 07376 098148 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| St Radigunds | Lynne Wright | Labour Party | Portfolio Holder for Community and Corporate Assets | 4 May 2023 | cllr-lynne.wright@dover.gov.uk 07919 950250 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Tower Hamlets | Pamela Brivio | Labour and Co-operative Party | Portfolio Holder for Housing | 5 May 2011 | cllr-pamela.brivio@dover.gov.uk 07772 471905 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Town and Castle | Edward Biggs | Labour Party | Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Planning, Climate Change, Built and Natural Environment | 2 May 2019 | cllr-edward.biggs@dover.gov.uk 07535 545158 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Town and Castle | Susan Hill | Labour Party | 7 May 2015 | cllr-susan.hill@dover.gov.uk 07793 001582 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Walmer | Chris Vinson | Conservative Party | Leader of the Opposition | 2 May 2019 | cllr-chris.vinson@dover.gov.uk 07905 148202 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
| Walmer | Derek Murphy | Independent Group | 7 May 2015 | cllr-derek.murphy@dover.gov.uk 01304 351309 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Whitfield | James Back | Conservative Party | 4 May 2011 | cllrjames.back@dover.gov.uk 07711 194804 c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ | |
| Whitfield | Roger Knight | Conservative Party | 4 May 2023 | cllr-roger.knight@dover.gov.uk c/o Dover District Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ |
Source
Dover District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Dover District Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.