South Kesteven District Council: all 56 councillors
South Kesteven District Council has 56 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Conservative, with 19 of the 56 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: South Kesteven District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).
See South Kesteven: local statistics and who has power over South Kesteven, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Conservative: 19 councillors
- Democratic Independent Group: 8 councillors
- Grantham Independent: 6 councillors
- Reform UK: 5 councillors
- Independent: 5 councillors
- Independent (unaligned and not a political group on the Council): 3 councillors
- South Kesteven Independent Group: 3 councillors
- Liberal Democrat: 3 councillors
- Green Party: 2 councillors
- Labour & Co-operative: 2 councillors
Leaders and post holders
- Rhys Baker (Democratic Independent Group): Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste
- Philip Knowles (Democratic Independent Group): Cabinet Member for Corporate Governance and Licensing
- Anna Kelly (Democratic Independent Group): Chairman of the Council
- Phil Dilks (Independent): Cabinet Member for Planning
- Bridget Ley (Independent): Cabinet Member for Finance
- Paul Stokes (Grantham Independent): Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture
- Ashley Baxter (Independent): Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for HR and Economic Development
- Pam Byrd (Democratic Independent Group): Vice-Chairman of the Council
- Virginia Moran (Independent): Cabinet Member for Housing
- Richard Cleaver (Democratic Independent Group): Cabinet Member for Property and Public Engagement
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveland | Kyle Abel | Reform UK | 11 December 2025 | kyle.abel@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 6TT | |
| Belmont | Elvis Stooke | Grantham Independent | 10 May 2023 | elvis.stooke@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Members Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 9TT | |
| Belmont | Richard Litchfield | Reform UK | 11 December 2025 | richard.litchfield@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 6TT | |
| Belvoir | Pam Bosworth | Conservative | 17 July 1997 | pam.bosworth@southkesteven.gov.uk 07808 413043 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Belvoir | Robert Leadenham | Conservative | 10 May 2023 | robert.leadenham@southkesteven.gov.uk 07398 012921 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 6TT | |
| Bourne Austerby | Emma Baker | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | emma.baker@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 6TT | |
| Bourne Austerby | Paul Fellows | Democratic Independent Group | 2 May 2019 | paul.fellows@southkesteven.gov.uk 01778 422449 07570 781341 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT Home: 4 Tennyson Drive, Bourne, PE10 9WD | |
| Bourne Austerby | Rhys Baker | Democratic Independent Group | Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste | 9 May 2023 | rhys.baker@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road,, Grantham, NG31 6TT |
| Bourne East | Philip Knowles | Democratic Independent Group | Cabinet Member for Corporate Governance and Licensing | 2 May 2019 | philip.knowles@southkesteven.gov.uk 01778 425438 07917 661807 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT Home: 11 Linden Rise, Cheriton Park, Bourne, Lincs, PE10 9TD |
| Bourne East | Zoe Lane | Conservative | 10 May 2023 | zoe.lane@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 9TT | |
| Bourne West | Anna Kelly | Democratic Independent Group | Chairman of the Council | 2 May 2019 | anna.kelly@southkesteven.gov.uk 01778 394961 C/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT |
| Bourne West | Helen Crawford | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | helen.crawford@southkesteven.gov.uk 01778 421637 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Casewick | Rosemary Trollope-Bellew | Independent (unaligned and not a political group on the Council) | 9 May 2011 | cllrr.trollopebellew@southkesteven.gov.uk 01778 560634 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Casewick | Vanessa Smith | Green Party | 10 May 2023 | vanessa.smith@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 6TT | |
| Castle | Nick Robins | Conservative | 9 May 2011 | nick.robins@southkesteven.gov.uk 07785 987112 C/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Deeping St James | Bridget Ley | Independent | Cabinet Member for Finance | 9 May 2023 | bridget.ley@southkesteven.gov.uk 07944 297411 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, Lincs, NG31 6TT |
| Deeping St James | James Denniston | Independent | 9 May 2023 | james.denniston@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, Lincs, NG31 6TT | |
| Deeping St James | Phil Dilks | Independent | Cabinet Member for Planning | 23 June 2011 | phil.dilks@southkesteven.gov.uk 07368 256 898 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT |
| Dole Wood | Barry Dobson | Conservative | 11 May 2015 | barry.dobson@southkesteven.gov.uk 07855 309 615 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Glen | Penny Robins | Conservative | 10 May 2021 | Penny.Robins@southkesteven.gov.uk 07964 982095 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham Arnoldfield | Paul Martin | Conservative | 10 May 2023 | paul.martin@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham Arnoldfield | Paul Stokes | Grantham Independent | Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture | 9 May 2023 | paul.stokes@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT |
| Grantham Barrowby Gate | Gareth Knight | Conservative | 10 May 2023 | gareth.knight@southkesteven.gov.uk C/O Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham Barrowby Gate | Mark Whittington | Independent (unaligned and not a political group on the Council) | 2 May 2019 | mark.whittington@southkesteven.gov.uk 07975 709171 C/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham Earlesfield | Lee Steptoe | Labour & Co-operative | 2 May 2019 | lee.steptoe@southkesteven.gov.uk 07872 522039 C/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham Earlesfield | Steven Cunnington | Grantham Independent | 9 May 2023 | steve.cunnington@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham Harrowby | Chris Noon | Grantham Independent | 9 May 2023 | chris.noon@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham Lincs, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham Harrowby | Ian Selby | Grantham Independent | 7 September 1995 | ian.selby@southkesteven.gov.uk C/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham Springfield | Nikki Manterfield | Conservative | 11 May 2015 | nicola.manterfield@southkesteven.gov.uk 01476 405011 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham Springfield | Rob Shorrock | Labour & Co-operative | 9 May 2011 | rob.shorrock@southkesteven.gov.uk 07933 915388 | |
| Grantham St Vincents | Charmaine Morgan | Independent (unaligned and not a political group on the Council) | 9 May 2011 | charmaine.morgan@southkesteven.gov.uk 01476 574748 07398 156296 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT Home: 45 Harrowby Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9ED | |
| Grantham St Vincents | Graham Jeal | Reform UK | 11 May 2015 | graham.jeal@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham St Vincents | Patsy Ellis | Grantham Independent | 10 May 2023 | patsy.ellis@southkesteven.gov.uk 07758 388526 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 9TT | |
| Grantham St Wulframs | Ben Lavender | Conservative | 23 October 2026 | ben.lavender@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine's Road, Grantham, NG31 6TT | |
| Grantham St Wulframs | Matthew Bailey | Conservative | 9 November 2023 | matthew.bailey@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, NG31 6TT | |
| Isaac Newton | Ben Green | Reform UK | 24 February 2022 | ben.green@southkesteven.gov.uk 07471 838698 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Isaac Newton | David Bellamy | Reform UK | 2 May 2019 | david.bellamy@southkesteven.gov.uk 07890 313561 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Lincrest | Sarah Trotter | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | sarah.trotter@southkesteven.gov.uk 07500 705508 C/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Loveden Heath | Penny Milnes | South Kesteven Independent Group | 2 May 2019 | penny.milnes@southkesteven.gov.uk 01400 250855 07973 954685 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Market & West Deeping | Ashley Baxter | Independent | Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for HR and Economic Development | 29 June 2015 | ashley.baxter@southkesteven.gov.uk 07799 077090 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT |
| Market & West Deeping | Pam Byrd | Democratic Independent Group | Vice-Chairman of the Council | 9 May 2023 | pam.byrd@southkesteven.gov.uk 01778 346049 |
| Market & West Deeping | Virginia Moran | Independent | Cabinet Member for Housing | 2 May 2019 | virginia.moran@southkesteven.gov.uk 07919 784709 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT Home: 106 Black Prince Avenue, Market Deeping, PE6 8LU |
| Morton | Sue Woolley | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | sue.woolley@southkesteven.gov.uk 07970 424009 Home: 6 Victoria Grove, Morton, Bourne, Lincs, PE10 0PL | |
| Peascliffe & Ridgeway | Ian Stokes | Conservative | 21 October 2004 | ian.stokes@southkesteven.gov.uk 01476 591142 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Peascliffe & Ridgeway | Peter Stephens | Conservative | 7 May 2007 | peter.stephens@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham Lincs, NG31 9TT | |
| Stamford All Saints | Habib Rahman | Liberal Democrat | 9 May 2023 | habib.rahman@southkesteven.gov.uk 01780 764467 07961 821621 | |
| Stamford All Saints | Max Sawyer | Democratic Independent Group | 9 May 2023 | max.sawyer@southkesteven.gov.uk 01780 765507 07936 470069 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham, LIncolnshire, NG31 6TT Home: 44 Waverley Gardens, Stamford, PE9 1BH | |
| Stamford St Georges | Gloria Johnson | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | gloria.johnson@southkesteven.gov.uk C/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Stamford St Georges | Rhea Rayside | Democratic Independent Group | 9 May 2023 | rhea.rayside@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherines Road, Grantham Lincs, NG31 6TT | |
| Stamford St Johns | Richard Cleaver | Democratic Independent Group | Cabinet Member for Property and Public Engagement | 25 May 2021 | richard.cleaver@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT |
| Stamford St Johns | Susan Sandall | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | susan.sandall@southkesteven.gov.uk c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Stamford St Marys | Harrish Bisnauthsing | Liberal Democrat | 2 May 2019 | harrish.bisnauthsing@southkesteven.gov.uk 01780 756000 07852 613857 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT Home: 9 - 10 Reedman's Court, St George's Court, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2BJ | |
| Stamford St Marys | Jane Kingman | Conservative | 11 May 2015 | jane.kingman@southkesteven.gov.uk 07932 449845 01780 238840 C/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Toller | Murray Turner | Liberal Democrat | 16 December 2022 | murray.turner@southkesteven.gov.uk 07971 503742 Home: 3 WhiteLeather Square, Billingborough, Sleaford, NG34 0QP | |
| Viking | Jane Wood | South Kesteven Independent Group | 2 May 2019 | jane.wood@southkesteven.gov.uk 01400 282223 07423 063234 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT | |
| Viking | Paul Wood | South Kesteven Independent Group | 5 May 2003 | paul.wood@southkesteven.gov.uk 01400 282223 07769 038693 c/o Member Services, South Kesteven District Council, The Picture House, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6TT Home: 11 Kirtons Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5DX |
Source
South Kesteven District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by South Kesteven 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.