Esther Cook: councillor for Wayfield and Weeds Wood, Medway Council

Esther Cook is a Labour and Co-operative councillor for the Wayfield and Weeds Wood ward on Medway Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 9 May 2023.

Council: Medway Council
Ward: Wayfield and Weeds Wood
Party: Labour and Co-operative
Term began: 9 May 2023
Official profile: democracy.medway.gov.uk
Source: Medway Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Esther Cook

These are the details Medway Council publishes for Esther Cook, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: esther.cook@medway.gov.uk
Phone: 07405 650271
Home address (published by the council): c/o Labour and Co-operative Group Office, Medway Council. Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TR
Official profile: democracy.medway.gov.uk

Who else represents Wayfield and Weeds Wood

Eddie Peake Labour and Co-operative Group Whip

Labour and Co-operative on Medway Council

Labour and Co-operative holds 31 of the 59 seats on Medway Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour and Co-operative 31, Conservative 17, Independent Group 5, Independent Member 3, Reform UK 3.

Leaders and post holders on Medway Council

Vince Maple Leader of the Council
William Burvill Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group
Douglas Hamandishe Mayor of Medway
Michael Pearce Leader of the Independent Group
George Perfect Leader of the Conservative Group
Gary Hackwell Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
David Finch Leader of the Reform UK Group
Teresa Murray Deputy Leader of the Council

All 59 councillors of Medway Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Wayfield and Weeds Wood

Esther Cook sits on Medway Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Medway, each with its own page:

Kent Police led by Matthew Scott, Tim Smith
Chatham and Aylesford: Tristan Osborne (Labour) MP
Gillingham and Rainham: Naushabah Khan (Labour) MP
Rochester and Strood: Lauren Edwards (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Medway, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Medway Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Medway 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 Name or seat out of date?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.