Swale Borough Council: all 47 councillors
Swale Borough Council has 47 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Labour, with 15 of the 47 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Swale Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Swale: local statistics and who has power over Swale, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Labour: 15 councillors
- Conservative: 10 councillors
- The Swale Independents Alliance: 8 councillors
- Liberal Democrats: 5 councillors
- Reform UK: 4 councillors
- Green Party: 2 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
- Restore Britain: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Hannah Perkin (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group
- Mike Baldock (The Swale Independents Alliance): Leader of the Swale Independent Alliance Group
- Richard Palmer (Reform UK): Leader of Reform UK
- Derek Carnell (The Swale Independents Alliance): Mayor
- Ashley Wise (Labour): Deputy Leader of the Council
- Tim Gibson (Labour): Leader of the Council and Leader of the Labour Group
- Angela Harrison (Labour): Deputy Mayor
- Lloyd Bowen (Conservative): Leader of the Conservative Group
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Charles Gibson | Liberal Democrats | charlesgibson@swale.gov.uk Home: 8 Church Street, Faversham, ME13 7BB | ||
| Abbey | Hannah Perkin | Liberal Democrats | Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group | 8 May 2019 | HannahPerkin@swale.gov.uk Home: c/o Swale Borough Council, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT |
| Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow | Lloyd Chapman | Reform UK | 9 May 2023 | LloydChapman@swale.gov.uk | |
| Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow | Roger Clark | Conservative | 12 May 2015 | rogerclark@swale.gov.uk 01795 430324 07818607421 Home: Brookfields, 9 Peach Blossom Drive, Iwade, ME9 8GL | |
| Borden and Grove Park | Ann Cavanagh | Labour | 9 May 2023 | AnnCavanagh@swale.gov.uk | |
| Borden and Grove Park | Mike Baldock | The Swale Independents Alliance | Leader of the Swale Independent Alliance Group | 12 May 2015 | MikeBaldock@swale.gov.uk Home: c/o Members' Room, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT |
| Boughton and Courtenay | Alastair Gould | Green Party | 8 May 2019 | AlastairGould@swale.gov.uk | |
| Boughton and Courtenay | Rich Lehmann | Independent | 9 May 2023 | RichLehmann@swale.gov.uk | |
| Chalkwell | Charlie Miller | Labour | 9 May 2023 | CharlieMiller@swale.gov.uk | |
| East Downs | Terry Thompson | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | TerryThompson@swale.gov.uk | |
| Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch | Chris Palmer | Reform UK | 9 May 2023 | ChrisPalmer@swale.gov.uk | |
| Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch | Richard Palmer | Reform UK | Leader of Reform UK | 8 May 2019 | richardpalmer@swale.gov.uk 07702 674721 Home: 24 Station Road, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7JS |
| Homewood | Shelley Cheesman | Labour | 9 May 2023 | ShelleyCheesman@swale.gov.uk 07919 146273 | |
| Homewood | Simon Clark | Labour | 8 May 2019 | SimonClark@swale.gov.uk | |
| Kemsley | Ashley Wise | Labour | Deputy Leader of the Council | 9 May 2023 | AshleyWise@swale.gov.uk 07935 566825 Members Room, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 3HT |
| Kemsley | Derek Carnell | The Swale Independents Alliance | Mayor | 8 May 2019 | DerekCarnell@swale.gov.uk 07988244364 Home: 21 Vaughan Drive, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2UA |
| Milton Regis | Kieran Mishchuk | Restore Britain | 19 December 2025 | kieranmishchuk@swale.gov.uk | |
| Milton Regis | Tony Winckless | Labour | 7 August 2017 | tonywinckless@swale.gov.uk 01795 425987 Home: 16 Britannia Close, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2JF | |
| Minster Cliffs | Andy Booth | Conservative | andybooth@swale.gov.uk 07912 464213 | ||
| Minster Cliffs | Peter MacDonald | Reform UK | 8 May 2019 | petermacdonald@swale.gov.uk Home: C/O Members' Room, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT | |
| Minster Cliffs | Tom Nundy | The Swale Independents Alliance | TomNundy@swale.gov.uk | ||
| Murston | Carrie Pollard | The Swale Independents Alliance | carriepollard@swale.gov.uk 07392 838819 | ||
| Murston | Mark Last | Labour | 9 May 2023 | MarkLast@swale.gov.uk | |
| Priory | Alex Eyre | Liberal Democrats | 4 September 2024 | AlexEyre@Swale.gov.uk | |
| Queenborough and Halfway | Ashley Shiel | Labour | 9 May 2023 | AshleyShiel@swale.gov.uk | |
| Queenborough and Halfway | Mike Whiting | Independent | 9 May 2012 | mikewhiting@swale.gov.uk 01795 842631 c/o Members Room, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 3HT | |
| Queenborough and Halfway | Peter Marchington | Conservative | 10 May 2011 | petermarchington@swale.gov.uk 01795 661960 07767607456 Home: 5 River View, Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, ME11 5LH | |
| Roman | Karen Watson | Labour | 9 May 2023 | KarenWatson@swale.gov.uk Members Room, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 3HT | |
| Roman | Tim Gibson | Labour | Leader of the Council and Leader of the Labour Group | 8 May 2019 | TimGibson@swale.gov.uk Home: c/o Members' Room, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT |
| Sheerness | Angela Harrison | Labour | Deputy Mayor | 8 May 1984 | angelaharrison@swale.gov.uk Home: C/O Members' Room, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT |
| Sheerness | Dolley Wooster | Labour | 9 May 2023 | DolleyWooster@swale.gov.uk | |
| Sheerness | Hayden Brawn | Labour | 9 May 2023 | HaydenBrawn@swale.gov.uk =44 07956 415821 | |
| Sheppey Central | Elliott Jayes | The Swale Independents Alliance | 8 May 2019 | ElliottJayes@swale.gov.uk 07708 956059 | |
| Sheppey Central | Mark Tucker | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | MarkTucker@swale.gov.uk 07912 994779 | |
| Sheppey Central | Pete Neal | Conservative | 8 May 2019 | PeteNeal@swale.gov.uk | |
| Sheppey East | Lee-Anne Moore | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | Lee-AnneMoore@swale.gov.uk | |
| Sheppey East | Tara Noe | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | TaraNoe@swale.gov.uk | |
| St. Ann's | Carole Jackson | Labour | 8 May 2019 | CaroleJackson@swale.gov.uk 07746 772694 Home: 81 Lower Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7NG | |
| St. Ann's | Kieran Golding | Labour | 9 May 2023 | KieranGolding@swale.gov.uk | |
| Teynham and Lynsted | Julien Speed | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | JulienSpeed@swale.gov.uk | |
| Teynham and Lynsted | Lloyd Bowen | Conservative | Leader of the Conservative Group | 11 May 2010 | lloydbowen@swale.gov.uk 01795 522357 |
| The Meads | James Hunt | Conservative | 12 May 2015 | JamesHunt@swale.gov.uk 01795 417803 | |
| Watling | Ben J Martin | Liberal Democrats | 8 May 2019 | BenMartin@swale.gov.uk Home: C/O Members' Room, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT | |
| Watling | Claire Martin | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | ClaireMartin@swale.gov.uk | |
| West Downs | Monique Bonney | The Swale Independents Alliance | 8 May 2007 | moniquebonney@swale.gov.uk | |
| Woodstock | Paul Stephen | The Swale Independents Alliance | 8 May 2019 | PaulStephen@swale.gov.uk 01795 430774 | |
| Woodstock | Sarah Stephen | The Swale Independents Alliance | 8 May 2019 | SarahStephen@swale.gov.uk 01795 430774 |
Source
Swale Borough 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 Swale Borough 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.