Debra Owen-Hughes: councillor for Northwood Ward, Thanet District Council
Debra Owen-Hughes is a The Labour Party councillor for the Northwood Ward ward on Thanet District Council, according to the council's own published list. Debra Owen-Hughes is also Chair of Council. Their current term began on 5 May 2023.
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Northwood Ward
- Party
- The Labour Party
- Posts
- Chair of Council
- Term began
- 5 May 2023
- Official profile
- democracy.thanet.gov.uk
- Source
- Thanet District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Debra Owen-Hughes
These are the details Thanet District Council publishes for Debra Owen-Hughes, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: Cllr-Debra.Owen-Hughes@thanet.gov.uk
- Official profile: democracy.thanet.gov.uk
Who else represents Northwood Ward
- Jim Driver The Labour Party
- William Scobie The Labour Party Cabinet Member for Corporate Services
The Labour Party on Thanet District Council
The Labour Party holds 29 of the 56 seats on Thanet District Council, the largest group. Seats by party: The Labour Party 29, Conservative Party 13, Green Party 6, Reform UK 5, Independent 2, Labour and Co-operative Party 1.
Leaders and post holders on Thanet District Council
- George Kup Shadow Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Corporate Services, Planning and Climate Change
- Brenda Rogers Shadow Deputy Leader and Shadow Cabinet Member for Cleansing and Coastal Services
- Helen Whitehead Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing
- Anne-Marie Nixey Vice Chair of Council
- Rick Everitt Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Planning and Climate Change
All 56 councillors of Thanet District Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Northwood Ward
Debra Owen-Hughes sits on Thanet District Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Thanet, each with its own page:
- Kent County Council
- Kent Police led by Matthew Scott, Tim Smith
- East Thanet: Ms Polly Billington (Labour) MP
- Herne Bay and Sandwich: Sir Roger Gale (Conservative) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Thanet, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Thanet District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Thanet 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.