Ash Shukla: councillor for Southborough and Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Ash Shukla is a Liberal Democrats councillor for the Southborough and Bidborough ward on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 12 May 2026.

Council: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Ward: Southborough and Bidborough
Party: Liberal Democrats
Term began: 12 May 2026
Official profile: tunbridgewells.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Ash Shukla

These are the details Tunbridge Wells Borough Council publishes for Ash Shukla, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: Ash.Shukla@TunbridgeWells.gov.uk
Post: c/o The Town Hall, Monson Way, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN11RS
Official profile: tunbridgewells.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Southborough and Bidborough

Mark Ellis Liberal Democrats Cabinet Member for Innovation & Transformation
Kimberley Johnson Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Liberal Democrats holds 26 of the 39 seats on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Liberal Democrats 26, Conservatives 7, Tunbridge Wells Alliance 2, Labour 2, Labour and Co-Operative Party 1, Independents for Tunbridge Wells 1.

Leaders and post holders on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Justine Rutland Cabinet Member for Economic Development & Deputy Leader
Beverley Palmer Mayor
Astra Birch Deputy Mayor
Ben Chapelard Leader of the Council

All 39 councillors of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Southborough and Bidborough

Ash Shukla sits on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Tunbridge Wells, each with its own page:

Kent County Council
Kent Police led by Matthew Scott, Tim Smith
Tunbridge Wells: Mike Martin (Liberal Democrat) MP
Weald of Kent: Katie Lam (Conservative) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Tunbridge Wells, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Tunbridge Wells Borough 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.