Helen Whitehead: councillor for Margate Central Ward, Thanet District Council

Helen Whitehead is a Labour and Co-operative Party councillor for the Margate Central Ward ward on Thanet District Council, according to the council's own published list. Helen Whitehead is also Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing. Their current term began on 3 May 2019.

Council: Thanet District Council
Ward: Margate Central Ward
Party: Labour and Co-operative Party
Posts: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing
Term began: 3 May 2019
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 Helen Whitehead

These are the details Thanet District Council publishes for Helen Whitehead, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: Cllr-Helen.Whitehead@thanet.gov.uk
Official profile: democracy.thanet.gov.uk

Who else represents Margate Central Ward

Rob Yates Green Party

Labour and Co-operative Party on Thanet District Council

Labour and Co-operative Party holds 1 of the 56 seats on Thanet District Council. The largest group is The Labour Party, with 29. 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
Anne-Marie Nixey Vice Chair of Council
Rick Everitt Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Planning and Climate Change
Debra Owen-Hughes Chair of Council

All 56 councillors of Thanet District Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Margate Central Ward

Helen Whitehead 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.