Karen Simnett: councillor for Maze Hill, Hastings Borough Council
Karen Simnett is a Green Party councillor for the Maze Hill ward on Hastings Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Karen Simnett is also Mental Health Champion. Their current term began on 11 May 2026.
- Council
- Hastings Borough Council
- Ward
- Maze Hill
- Party
- Green Party
- Posts
- Mental Health Champion
- Term began
- 11 May 2026
- Official profile
- hastings.moderngov.co.uk
- Source
- Hastings Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Karen Simnett
These are the details Hastings Borough Council publishes for Karen Simnett, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: Cllr.Karen.Simnett@hastings.gov.uk
- Phone: 01424 451066
- Post: Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, TN34 3UY
- Official profile: hastings.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Maze Hill
- Darren Mackenzie Green Party Finance, IT, Risk and Assets Portfolio Holder
Green Party on Hastings Borough Council
Green Party holds 19 of the 32 seats on Hastings Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Green Party 19, Reform UK 6, Labour Party 3, Conservative Party 2, Independent 2.
Leaders and post holders on Hastings Borough Council
- Paul Foster Conservative Group Leader
- Amanda Jobson Deputy Mayor and Older Persons Champion
- Paula Warne Mayor of the Borough of Hastings
- Julia Hilton Deputy Leader of the Council, Shaping Places, Regeneration and Community Wealth Building Portfolio Holder
- Clem McCulloch Chair of the Charity Committee
- Peter Clarke Reform Group Deputy Leader
- Glenn Haffenden Leader of the Council and Housing, Health, Active Communities and LGR Portfolio Holder
- Helen Kay Anti-Poverty Champion, Labour Group Leader
All 32 councillors of Hastings Borough Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Maze Hill
Karen Simnett sits on Hastings Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Hastings, each with its own page:
- East Sussex County Council
- Sussex Police led by Katy Bourne
- Hastings and Rye: Helena Dollimore (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Hastings, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Hastings Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Hastings 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.