Thanet District Council: all 56 councillors
Thanet District Council has 56 councillors on the official list. The largest group is The Labour Party, with 29 of the 56 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Thanet District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Thanet: local statistics and who has power over Thanet, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- The Labour Party: 29 councillors
- Conservative Party: 13 councillors
- Green Party: 6 councillors
- Reform UK: 5 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
- Labour and Co-operative Party: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- George Kup (Conservative Party): Shadow Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Corporate Services, Planning and Climate Change
- Reece Pugh (Conservative Party): Shadow Cabinet Member for Corporate Services
- Linda Wright (Conservative Party): Shadow Cabinet Member for Community
- Jill Bayford (Conservative Party): Shadow Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning
- John Davis (Conservative Party): Shadow Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Property
- Brenda Rogers (Conservative Party): Shadow Deputy Leader and Shadow Cabinet Member for Cleansing and Coastal Services
- Heather Keen (The Labour Party): Cabinet Member for Community
- Ruth Duckworth (The Labour Party): Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Property
- Steve Albon (The Labour Party): Cabinet Member for Cleansing and Coastal Services
- Helen Whitehead (Labour and Co-operative Party): Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing
- Anne-Marie Nixey (The Labour Party): Vice Chair of Council
- Rick Everitt (The Labour Party): Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Planning and Climate Change
- Debra Owen-Hughes (The Labour Party): Chair of Council
- William Scobie (The Labour Party): Cabinet Member for Corporate Services
- Paul Moore (Conservative Party): Shadow Cabinet Member for Parking, Tourism and Culture
- Kristian Bright (The Labour Party): Cabinet Member for Parking, Tourism and Culture
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Road Ward | Jennifer Matterface | The Labour Party | 9 May 2011 | cllr-jenny.matterface@thanet.gov.uk 07785966666 C/O Thanet District Council, Margate, CT9 1XZ | |
| Beacon Road Ward | Joanne Bright | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Joanne.Bright@thanet.gov.uk 07751173724 | |
| Birchington North Ward | George Kup | Conservative Party | Shadow Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Corporate Services, Planning and Climate Change | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-George.Kup@thanet.gov.uk 07732390486 |
| Birchington North Ward | Reece Pugh | Conservative Party | Shadow Cabinet Member for Corporate Services | 12 January 2018 | cllr-reece.pugh@thanet.gov.uk 07740 288713 |
| Birchington South Ward | Emma Dawson | Conservative Party | 7 May 2015 | cllr-emma.dawson@thanet.gov.uk 07572346821 c/o TDC, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1XZ | |
| Birchington South Ward | Linda Wright | Conservative Party | Shadow Cabinet Member for Community | 9 May 2011 | cllr-linda.wright@thanet.gov.uk 07825338999 |
| Birchington South Ward | Phil Fellows | Conservative Party | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Phil.Fellows@thanet.gov.uk 07970388870 | |
| Bradstowe Ward | George Rusiecki | Conservative Party | 18 August 2016 | cllr-george.rusiecki@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Bradstowe Ward | Jill Bayford | Conservative Party | Shadow Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Jill.Bayford@thanet.gov.uk 01843 869506 |
| Central Harbour Ward | Raushan Ara | The Labour Party | 3 May 2019 | cllr-raushan.ara@thanet.gov.uk 07528804959 | |
| Central Harbour Ward | Rebecca Wing | Green Party | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Rebecca.Wing@thanet.gov.uk 07804252006 | |
| Central Harbour Ward | Tricia Austin | Green Party | 6 May 2021 | cllr-tricia.austin@thanet.gov.uk 07775794408 | |
| Cliffsend and Pegwell Ward | Brenda Rogers | Conservative Party | Shadow Deputy Leader and Shadow Cabinet Member for Cleansing and Coastal Services | 3 May 2007 | Cllr-brenda.rogers@thanet.gov.uk 07790555951 C/O Thanet District Council, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9 3JD |
| Cliffsend and Pegwell Ward | John Davis | Conservative Party | Shadow Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Property | 5 May 2023 | cllr-john.davis@thanet.gov.uk 07523 322731 |
| Cliftonville East Ward | Barry Manners | Reform UK | 5 May 2023 | cllr-barry.manners@thanet.gov.uk 07479986688 | |
| Cliftonville East Ward | Cedric Towning | Conservative Party | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Cedric.Towning@thanet.gov.uk 01843 808 735 | |
| Cliftonville East Ward | Marc Rattigan | Reform UK | 14 February 2020 | cllr-marc.rattigan@thanet.gov.uk 07794363283 C/O Thanet District Council, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9 1XZ | |
| Cliftonville West Ward | Alan Currie | The Labour Party | 4 May 2019 | cllr-alan.currie@thanet.gov.uk 07946 770190 | |
| Cliftonville West Ward | Harry Scobie | The Labour Party | 3 May 2007 | Cllr-Harry.Scobie@thanet.gov.uk 07862276466 C/O Thanet District Council, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9 1XZ | |
| Cliftonville West Ward | Heather Keen | The Labour Party | Cabinet Member for Community | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Heather.Keen@thanet.gov.uk 07966109662 |
| Dane Valley Ward | Jack Packman | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Jack.Packman@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Dane Valley Ward | Martin Boyd | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Martin.Boyd@thanet.gov.uk 07300 809102 | |
| Dane Valley Ward | Ruth Duckworth | The Labour Party | Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Property | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Ruth.Duckworth@thanet.gov.uk |
| Eastcliff Ward | Corinna Huxley | The Labour Party | 9 May 2011 | Cllr-Corinna.Huxley@thanet.gov.uk 01843 590461 | |
| Eastcliff Ward | Helen Crittenden | The Labour Party | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Helen.Crittenden@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Eastcliff Ward | Steve Albon | The Labour Party | Cabinet Member for Cleansing and Coastal Services | 3 May 2019 | cllr-steve.albon@thanet.gov.uk 07790669961 |
| Garlinge Ward | Darren Oxborrow | Reform UK | 30 October 2025 | cllr-darren.oxborrow@thanet.gov.uk C/O Thanet District Council, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9i 1XZ | |
| Garlinge Ward | John Dennis | Reform UK | 7 May 2015 | cllr-john.dennis@thanet.gov.uk 07594457161 | |
| Kingsgate Ward | Alan Munns | Independent | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Alan.Munns@thanet.gov.uk 07765506965 | |
| Margate Central Ward | Helen Whitehead | Labour and Co-operative Party | Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Helen.Whitehead@thanet.gov.uk |
| Margate Central Ward | Rob Yates | Green Party | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Rob.Yates@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Nethercourt Ward | Anne-Marie Nixey | The Labour Party | Vice Chair of Council | 24 March 2022 | cllr-anne-marie.nixey@thanet.gov.uk |
| Nethercourt Ward | David Green | The Labour Party | 1 May 1999 | cllr-david.green@thanet.gov.uk (01843) 591495 | |
| Newington Ward | Pat Moore | The Labour Party | 9 May 2011 | Cllr-Pat.Moore@thanet.gov.uk 07546426924 | |
| Newington Ward | Rick Everitt | The Labour Party | Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Planning and Climate Change | 9 May 2011 | Cllr-Rick.Everitt@thanet.gov.uk 01843 590461 |
| Northwood Ward | Debra Owen-Hughes | The Labour Party | Chair of Council | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Debra.Owen-Hughes@thanet.gov.uk |
| Northwood Ward | Jim Driver | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Jim.Driver@thanet.gov.uk 07885902018 | |
| Northwood Ward | William Scobie | The Labour Party | Cabinet Member for Corporate Services | 9 May 2011 | cllr-will.scobie@thanet.gov.uk 07792416865 |
| Salmestone Ward | Katie Pope | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Katie.Pope@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Salmestone Ward | Leo Britcher | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Leo.Britcher@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Sir Moses Montefiore Ward | Pat Makinson | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | cllr-pat.makinson@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Sir Moses Montefiore Ward | Tony Ovenden | The Labour Party | 4 May 1995 | cllr-tony.ovenden@thanet.gov.uk 07980550732 01843581425 | |
| St Peters Ward | Kevin Pressland | Green Party | 5 May 2023 | cllr-kevin.pressland@thanet.gov.uk | |
| St Peters Ward | Mike Garner | Green Party | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Mike.Garner@thanet.gov.uk 07747773279 | |
| St Peters Ward | Paul Moore | Conservative Party | Shadow Cabinet Member for Parking, Tourism and Culture | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Paul.Moore@thanet.gov.uk 07740610572 |
| Thanet Villages Ward | Abi Smith | Green Party | 5 May 2023 | cllr-abi.smith@thanet.gov.uk C/O Thanet District Council | |
| Thanet Villages Ward | Marlène Dasburg | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | cllr-marlene.dasburg@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Thanet Villages Ward | Peter Evans | Reform UK | 7 May 2015 | Cllr-peter.evans@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Viking Ward | John Nichols | Conservative Party | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-John.Nichols@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Viking Ward | Kristian Bright | The Labour Party | Cabinet Member for Parking, Tourism and Culture | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Kristian.Bright@thanet.gov.uk 07793944553 |
| Viking Ward | Roopa Farooki | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-Roopa.Farooki@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Westbrook Ward | Elysa d'Abbro | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | Abbro@thanet.gov.uk C/O Thanet District Council, Margate, CT9 1XZ | |
| Westbrook Ward | John Edwards | The Labour Party | 9 May 2011 | cllr-john.edwards@thanet.gov.uk 07541766843 | |
| Westgate-on-Sea Ward | Bertie Braidwood | Independent | 7 May 2015 | cllr-bertie.braidwood@thanet.gov.uk 07518783090 C/O Thanet District Council, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9 1XZ | |
| Westgate-on-Sea Ward | David Donaldson | The Labour Party | 5 May 2023 | Cllr-David.Donaldson@thanet.gov.uk | |
| Westgate-on-Sea Ward | Matthew Scott | Conservative Party | 3 May 2019 | Cllr-Matthew.Scott@thanet.gov.uk 07512777399 C/O Thanet District Council |
Source
Thanet 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 Thanet 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.