Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
On 11 July 2012 the council adopted a new code of conduct that sets out rules governing the behaviour of its councillors. For details of the Code and how to make complaints against councillors, please follow the link Code of Conduct and Complaints against CouncillorsTo find your councillor please use the below links:
Folkestone Central Ward
Labour
Cheriton Ward
Green
Cheriton Ward
Green
North Downs East Ward
Green
Folkestone Harbour Ward
Labour
Romney Marsh Ward
Labour and Co-operative Party
Folkestone Central Ward
Labour
Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward
Liberal Democrats
Walland and Denge Marsh Ward
Conservative
North Downs East Ward
Conservative
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Romney Marsh Ward
Conservative
Hythe Ward
Green
North Downs West Ward
Conservative
Leader of the Conservative Group
Hythe Ward
Green
Folkestone Harbour Ward
Labour
East Folkestone Ward
Labour
Leader of the Labour Group
Walland and Denge Marsh Ward
Conservative
North Downs West Ward
Green
Hythe Ward
Green
Leader of the Green Group
East Folkestone Ward
Labour
Folkestone Central Ward
Labour
East Folkestone Ward
Labour
Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward
Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group
North Downs East Ward
Green
Cheriton Ward
Green
Deputy Leader of the Green Group
Hythe Rural Ward
Green
New Romney Ward
Independent
Broadmead Ward
Labour and Co-operative Party
New Romney Ward
Independent
Hythe Rural Ward
Green