Folkestone and Hythe District Council: all 30 councillors

Folkestone and Hythe District Council has 30 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Green, with 11 of the 30 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Folkestone and Hythe 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 Folkestone and Hythe: local statistics and who has power over Folkestone and Hythe, from the council up to the G20.

Seats by party

Green: 11 councillors
Labour: 6 councillors
Conservative: 5 councillors
Independent: 3 councillors
Labour and Co-operative Party: 2 councillors
Liberal Democrats: 2 councillors
Reform UK: 1 councillor

Leaders and post holders

Rebecca Shoob (Green): Deputy Leader of the Green Group
Adrian Lockwood (Labour): Leader of the Labour Group
Nicola Keen (Labour): Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
Jim Martin (Green): Leader of the Green Group
David Godfrey (Conservative): Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Mrs Jennifer Hollingsbee (Conservative): Leader of the Conservative Group
Tim Prater (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Liberal Democrat and Independent Group

Every councillor, by ward

Ward	Name	Party	Posts	Term began	Official contact
Broadmead Ward	Belinda Walker	Labour and Co-operative Party			belinda.walker@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
Cheriton Ward	Mike Blakemore	Green			mike.blakemore@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
Cheriton Ward	Polly Blakemore	Green			polly.blakemore@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
Cheriton Ward	Rebecca Shoob	Green	Deputy Leader of the Green Group	8 May 2019	rebecca.shoob@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07565033521
East Folkestone Ward	Adrian Lockwood	Labour	Leader of the Labour Group		adrian.lockwood@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk Home: c/o Folkestone and Hythe District Council
East Folkestone Ward	Connor McConville	Independent		8 May 2019	connor.mcconville@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07722 743959
East Folkestone Ward	Jackie Meade	Labour		8 May 2019	jackie.meade@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07475215521
Folkestone Central Ward	Abena Akuffo-Kelly	Labour			abena.akuffo-kelly@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk Home: c/o Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Folkestone Central Ward	Laura Davison	Labour		8 May 2019	laura.davison@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07572151620
Folkestone Central Ward	Liz McShane	Labour			liz.mcshane@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07920115721
Folkestone Harbour Ward	Bridget Chapman	Independent			bridget.chapman@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk Home: c/o Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Folkestone Harbour Ward	Nicola Keen	Labour	Deputy Leader of the Labour Group	8 May 2019	nicola.keen@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07540053284
Hythe Rural Ward	Jeremy Speakman	Green			jeremy.speakman@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
Hythe Rural Ward	John Wing	Green		8 May 2019	john.wing@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07790342428
Hythe Ward	Anita Jones	Green			anita.jones@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07749850838
Hythe Ward	Jim Martin	Green	Leader of the Green Group	8 May 2019	jim.martin@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07932 044168
Hythe Ward	Rich Holgate	Green			rich.holgate@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
New Romney Ward	David Wimble	Reform UK			david.wimble@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 01797 364837 07423 562696
New Romney Ward	Paul Thomas	Independent			paul.thomas@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 01797 363657 07484602230
North Downs East Ward	David Godfrey	Conservative	Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group		david.godfrey@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07584 304301
North Downs East Ward	James Butcher	Green			james.butcher@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
North Downs East Ward	Stephen Scoffham	Green			stephen.scoffham@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
North Downs West Ward	Elaine Martin	Green			elaine.martin@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
North Downs West Ward	Mrs Jennifer Hollingsbee	Conservative	Leader of the Conservative Group		jenny.hollingsbee@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07887 918458 Home: Snowdrop, Swan Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6EB
Romney Marsh Ward	Tony Cooper	Labour and Co-operative Party			tony.cooper@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07969785027
Romney Marsh Ward	Tony Hills	Conservative			tony.hills@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 01797 366837 01797 321246 07860295730 Home: 75 Copperfields, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9UU
Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward	Gary Fuller	Liberal Democrats		8 May 2019	gary.fuller@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 03453637163 07982834658
Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward	Tim Prater	Liberal Democrats	Leader of the Liberal Democrat and Independent Group	8 May 2019	tim.prater@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07956276118
Walland and Denge Marsh Ward	Alan Martin	Conservative			alan.martin@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07776244331
Walland and Denge Marsh Ward	Clive Goddard	Conservative			clive.goddard@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07857 377555

Source

Folkestone and Hythe 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 Folkestone and Hythe 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.