Sevenoaks District Council: all 54 councillors
Sevenoaks District Council has 54 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Conservative Group, with 27 of the 54 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Sevenoaks District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Sevenoaks: local statistics and who has power over Sevenoaks, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Conservative Group: 27 councillors
- Liberal Democrat Group: 14 councillors
- West Kent Independent Group: 5 councillors
- Green Party Group: 4 councillors
- Reform UK: 2 councillors
- North Sevenoaks District Independent Group: 2 councillors
Leaders and post holders
- Laura Manston (Green Party Group): Leader of the Green Party
- Nigel Williams (Conservative Group): Portfolio Holder for Development and Infrastructure
- Margot McArthur (West Kent Independent Group): Chairman of the Council
- Penny Cole (Conservative Group): Vice Chairman of the Council
- Perry Cole (Conservative Group): Deputy Leader & Portfolio Holder for Housing & Health
- Irene Roy (Conservative Group): Portfolio Holder for Cleaner & Greener
- Julia Thornton (West Kent Independent Group): Leader of the West Kent Independents & Portfolio Holder for Finance & Investment
- Alan Leaman (Liberal Democrat Group): Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
- Michael Horwood (Conservative Group): Portfolio Holder for Improvement & Innovation
- Lesley Dyball (Conservative Group): Portfolio Holder for People & Places
- Kevin Maskell (Conservative Group): Leader of the Council
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash and New Ash Green | Laura Manston | Green Party Group | Leader of the Green Party | 9 May 2023 | cllr.manston@sevenoaks.gov.uk Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG |
| Ash and New Ash Green | Mark Lindop | Green Party Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.lindop@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Ash and New Ash Green | Shani Manamperi | Green Party Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.manamperi@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07975 650177 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Brasted, Chevening & Sundridge | Michelle Alger | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.alger@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Brasted, Chevening & Sundridge | Nigel Williams | Conservative Group | Portfolio Holder for Development and Infrastructure | 3 March 2021 | cllr.williams@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG |
| Brasted, Chevening & Sundridge | Sandra Robinson | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.robinson@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07557 506191 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HE | |
| Cowden & Hever | James Barnett | Reform UK | 2 May 2019 | cllr.barnett@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732227000 Sevenoaks District Council, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Crockenhill & Well Hill | Rachel Waterton | North Sevenoaks District Independent Group | 2 May 2019 | cllr.waterton@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Dunton Green & Riverhead | Graham Clack | Conservative Group | 7 May 2015 | cllr.clack@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732465229 07769644576 Home: 10 Amherst Place, Sevenoaks, TN133BT | |
| Dunton Green & Riverhead | Kim Bayley | Conservative Group | 5 May 2011 | cllr.bayley@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Edenbridge North & East | Angela Baker | West Kent Independent Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.baker@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Edenbridge North & East | James Morgan | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.j.morgan@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Edenbridge South & West | Alan Layland | West Kent Independent Group | 7 May 2015 | cllr.layland@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07971154254 Home: 14 Frantfields, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 5BB | |
| Edenbridge South & West | Margot McArthur | West Kent Independent Group | Chairman of the Council | 7 May 2015 | cllr.mcarthur@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG |
| Eynsford | Michael Barker | Green Party Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.barker@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Home: 22 Pollyhaugh, Eynsford, Kent, DA0 4HF | |
| Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth | Alan White | Conservative Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.white@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 07841410147 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth | Laurence Ball | Reform UK | 5 May 2011 | cllr.ball@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07515 770220 Home: Clement Street Farm South (Annexe), Clement Street, Swanley, BR8 7RQ | |
| Fawkham & West Kingsdown | Emily Bulford-Lilley | Conservative Group | 6 May 2022 | cllr.bulford@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Fawkham & West Kingsdown | Lynda Harrison | Conservative Group | 2 May 2019 | cllr.harrison@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Fawkham & West Kingsdown | Sean Malone | Conservative Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.malone@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Halstead, Knockholt & Badgers Mount | John Grint | Conservative Group | 3 May 2007 | cllr.grint@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07752 848346 Home: 70 Old London Road, Badgers Mount, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7AE | |
| Halstead, Knockholt & Badgers Mount | Tony Marshall | Conservative Group | 26 March 2026 | 01689 852050 Home: Treetops, Stonehouse Lane, Halstead, Sevenoaks, TN14 7HH | |
| Hartley & Hodsoll Street | Lawrence Abraham | Conservative Group | 3 May 2007 | cllr.abraham@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07899 656022 01474 706690 Home: 40 Carmelite Way, Hartley, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8BP | |
| Hartley & Hodsoll Street | Penny Cole | Conservative Group | Vice Chairman of the Council | 2 May 2019 | cllr.penny.cole@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07540668751 Home: New Blossom, Woodland Avenue, Hartley, DA3 7DB |
| Hartley & Hodsoll Street | Perry Cole | Conservative Group | Deputy Leader & Portfolio Holder for Housing & Health | 2 May 2019 | cllr.perry.cole@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07834768315 Home: New Blossom, Woodland Avenue, Hartley, DA3 7DB |
| Hextable | Christine Hudson | North Sevenoaks District Independent Group | 2 May 2019 | cllr.hudson@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01322 662271 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Hextable | Lee Allen | Conservative Group | 5 March 2026 | 07802 469988 Home: 3 The Beeches, Hextable, Kent, BR8 7QF | |
| Kemsing | Chris Haslam | West Kent Independent Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.haslam@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Kemsing | Simon Reay | Conservative Group | 7 May 2015 | cllr.reay@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road Offices, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Leigh & Chiddingstone Causeway | Malcolm Silander | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.silander@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Otford & Shoreham | Irene Roy | Conservative Group | Portfolio Holder for Cleaner & Greener | 2 May 2019 | cllr.roy@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG |
| Otford & Shoreham | John Edwards-Winser | Conservative Group | 5 May 2011 | cllr.edwards-winser@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 | |
| Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone | Richard Streatfeild | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 June 2022 | cllr.streatfeild@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Seal & Weald | Julia Thornton | West Kent Independent Group | Leader of the West Kent Independents & Portfolio Holder for Finance & Investment | 5 May 2011 | cllr.thornton@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG |
| Seal & Weald | Roderick Hogarth | Conservative Group | 5 May 2011 | cllr.hogarth@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 760325 Home: 2 Childsbridge Farm Place, Seal, Kent, TN15 0FR | |
| Sevenoaks Eastern | Elizabeth Purves | Liberal Democrat Group | 3 May 2007 | cllr.purves@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN131HG | |
| Sevenoaks Eastern | Tony Clayton | Liberal Democrat Group | 7 May 1987 | cllr.clayton@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 451087 Home: 12 Pavillion Gardens, Dartford Road, TN13 3SU | |
| Sevenoaks Kippington | Chloe Gustard | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.gustard@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Sevenoaks Kippington | Nicholas Varley | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.varley@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07973 345377 Home: 85 Brittains Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2JS | |
| Sevenoaks Northern | Alan Leaman | Liberal Democrat Group | Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.leaman@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07957 482330 Home: Three Corner Mead, Morants Court Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2TR |
| Sevenoaks Northern | Claire Shea | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.shea@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07866 677760 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Sevenoaks Town & St. John's | David Skinner | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.skinner@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Home: 3 St. John's Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3NX | |
| Sevenoaks Town & St. John's | Susan Camp | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.camp@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Sevenoaks Town & St. John's | Victoria Granville | Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.granville@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Swanley Christchurch & Swanley Village | Clare Barnes | Conservative Group | 13 October 2016 | cllr.c.barnes@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01322 613595 07952348118 Home: 151 Pinks Hill, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8NP | |
| Swanley Christchurch & Swanley Village | Michael Horwood | Conservative Group | Portfolio Holder for Improvement & Innovation | 5 May 2011 | cllr.horwood@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07815 483891 Home: End House, 40A Manse Way, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DD |
| Swanley Christchurch & Swanley Village | Nina Scott | Conservative Group | 8 May 2015 | cllr.scott@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Swanley St. Mary's | Cathy Morgan | Conservative Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.morgan@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07983 555893 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Swanley St. Mary's | Lesley Dyball | Conservative Group | Portfolio Holder for People & Places | 7 May 2015 | cllr.dyball@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG |
| Swanley White Oak | Glynnis Darrington | Conservative Group | 2 May 2019 | cllr.g.darrington@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 1HG | |
| Swanley White Oak | Jasmine Ferrari | Conservative Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.ferrari@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Swanley White Oak | Paul Darrington | Conservative Group | 2 May 2019 | cllr.p.darrington@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227000 Sevenoaks District Council, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG | |
| Westerham & Crockham Hill | Diana Esler | Conservative Group | 7 May 2015 | cllr.esler@sevenoaks.gov.uk 07984702850 Home: Brooklands, 1 Yew Tree Close, Westerham Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 2PW | |
| Westerham & Crockham Hill | Kevin Maskell | Conservative Group | Leader of the Council | 3 May 2007 | cllr.maskell@sevenoaks.gov.uk 01732 227240 Sevenoaks District Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG |
Source
Sevenoaks District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Sevenoaks 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.