John Barnes: councillor for Burwash & the Weald, Rother District Council

John Barnes is a Conservative councillor for the Burwash & the Weald ward on Rother District Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 27 October 2016.

Council: Rother District Council
Name as published: John Barnes (MBE)
Ward: Burwash & the Weald
Party: Conservative
Term began: 27 October 2016
Official profile: rother.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Rother District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact John Barnes

These are the details Rother District Council publishes for John Barnes, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: cllr.john.barnes@rother.gov.uk
Phone: 01580 819142
Post: c/o Town Hall, London Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3JX
Official profile: rother.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Burwash & the Weald

Eleanor Kirby-Green Conservative

Conservative on Rother District Council

Conservative holds 12 of the 38 seats on Rother District Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Conservative 12, Liberal Democrats 9, Labour 6, Rother Association of Independent Councillors 6, Green 3, Independent 2.

Leaders and post holders on Rother District Council

Polly Gray Green Group Leader
Gareth Delany Labour Group Leader
Susan Prochak Liberal Democrats Group Leader
Carl Maynard Conservative Group Leader

All 38 councillors of Rother District Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Burwash & the Weald

John Barnes sits on Rother District Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Rother, each with its own page:

East Sussex County Council
Sussex Police led by Katy Bourne
Bexhill and Battle: Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative) MP
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 Rother, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

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 Name or seat out of date?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