Rother District Council: all 38 councillors
Rother District Council has 38 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Conservative, with 12 of the 38 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Rother District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Rother: local statistics and who has power over Rother, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Conservative: 12 councillors
- Liberal Democrats: 9 councillors
- Labour: 6 councillors
- Rother Association of Independent Councillors: 6 councillors
- Green: 3 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
Leaders and post holders
- Christine Bayliss (Labour): Cabinet Member
- Polly Gray (Green): Green Group Leader
- Gareth Delany (Labour): Labour Group Leader
- Susan Prochak (MBE) (Liberal Democrats): Liberal Democrats Group Leader
- Carl Maynard (Conservative): Conservative Group Leader
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill Central | Christine Bayliss | Labour | Cabinet Member | 11 January 1989 |
| Bexhill Central | Ruairi McCourt | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Bexhill Collington | Ashan Jeeawon | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 7 May 2019 | |
| Bexhill Collington | Doug Oliver | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 12 June 2014 | |
| Bexhill Kewhurst | Andrew Hayward | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 9 May 2023 | |
| Bexhill Kewhurst | Brian Drayson | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 7 May 2019 | |
| Bexhill Old Town & Worsham | Mark Legg | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Bexhill Old Town & Worsham | Polly Gray | Green | Green Group Leader | 7 May 2019 |
| Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels | Charles Clark | Independent | 2 May 1991 | |
| Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels | Gareth Delany | Labour | Labour Group Leader | 9 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Sackville | Hazel Timpe | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 7 May 2019 | |
| Bexhill Sackville | Terry Byrne | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 7 May 2019 | |
| Bexhill Sidley | Fazlul Chowdhury | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Bexhill Sidley | Sam Coleman | Labour | 7 May 2019 | |
| Bexhill St Marks | Connor Winter | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Bexhill St Marks | Jimmy Stanger | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Bexhill St Stephens | Arren Rathbone Ariel | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Bexhill St Stephens | Richard Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 7 May 2019 | |
| Brede & Udimore | Neil Gordon | Conservative | 16 June 2022 | |
| Burwash & the Weald | John Barnes (MBE) | Conservative | 27 October 2016 | |
| Burwash & the Weald | Mrs Eleanor Kirby-Green | Conservative | 31 July 2014 | |
| Catsfield & Crowhurst | Nicola McLaren | Liberal Democrats | 26 June 2025 | |
| Eastern Rother | Lizzie Hacking | Conservative | 6 May 2021 | |
| Eastern Rother | Paul Osborne | Conservative | 6 May 1999 | |
| Hurst Green & Ticehurst | Mrs Mary Barnes | Conservative | 15 May 2011 | |
| Hurst Green & Ticehurst | Teresa Killeen (MBE) | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington | Kathryn Field | Liberal Democrats | 1 May 2007 | |
| North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington | Sue Burton | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Northern Rother | Tony Biggs | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Northern Rother | Tony Ganly | Conservative | 1 May 2007 | |
| Robertsbridge | Susan Prochak (MBE) | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats Group Leader | 7 May 1987 |
| Rye & Winchelsea | Cheryl Creaser | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Rye & Winchelsea | Daniel Bradley | Independent | 8 May 2026 | |
| Sedlescombe & Westfield | Beverley Coupar | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Sedlescombe & Westfield | Carl Maynard | Conservative | Conservative Group Leader | 6 May 1999 |
| South Battle & Telham | Mrs Vikki Cook | Liberal Democrats | 7 May 2019 | |
| Southern Rother | Andrew Mier | Liberal Democrats | 7 May 2019 | |
| Southern Rother | Tim Grohne | Conservative | 9 May 2023 |
Source
Rother District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Rother District Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.