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:
Photograph | Councillor | Political party | Ward |
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c/o Folkestone and Hythe District Council |
Labour | Folkestone Central Ward | |
4 Broadfield Crescent, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2PH Home: 07984136044 |
Green | Cheriton Ward | |
4 Broadfield Crescent, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2PH Home: 07921101177 |
Green | Cheriton Ward | |
Green | North Downs East Ward | ||
c/o Folkestone and Hythe District Council |
Labour | Folkestone Harbour Ward | |
18 New Bridge Way, St Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 0HA Home: 07969785027 |
Labour and Co-operative Party | Romney Marsh Ward | |
Deputy Leader of the Labour Group 34 Alder Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DA Home mobile: 07572151620 |
Labour | Folkestone Central Ward | |
30 Princes Terrace, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6LX Work: 03453637163 Home mobile: 07982834658 |
Liberal Democrats | Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward | |
24 Vinelands, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9BH Home mobile: 07857 377555 |
Conservative | Walland and Denge Marsh Ward | |
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group 4 The Pasture, Hawkinge, Kent, CT18 7PN Home mobile: 07584 304301 |
Conservative | North Downs East Ward | |
75 Copperfields, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9UU Work: 01797 366837 Home: 01797 321246 Home mobile: 07860295730 |
Conservative | Romney Marsh Ward | |
5 Naildown Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5SH |
Green | Hythe Ward | |
Councillor Mrs Jennifer Hollingsbee Leader of the Conservative Group Snowdrop, Swan Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6EB Home mobile: 07887 918458 |
Conservative | North Downs West Ward | |
6 Seabrook Gardens, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5RD Home: 07749850838 |
Green | Hythe Ward | |
9 Birkdale Drive, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5LP Home mobile: 07540053284 |
Labour | Folkestone Harbour Ward | |
Leader of the Labour Group c/o Folkestone and Hythe District Council |
Labour | East Folkestone Ward | |
3 Moat Barn, Ashford ROad, Ivychurch, Kent, TN29 0AZ Home: 07776244331 |
Conservative | Walland and Denge Marsh Ward | |
9 Seabrook Gardens, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5RD |
Green | North Downs West Ward | |
Leader of the Green Group 9 Seabrook Gardens, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5RD Home mobile: 07932 044168 |
Green | Hythe Ward | |
55 Walton Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5QS Home mobile: 07722 743959 |
Labour | East Folkestone Ward | |
c/o Folkestone and Hythe District Council Home: 07920115721 |
Labour | Folkestone Central Ward | |
27 Radnor Park Crescent, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5AS Home mobile: 07475215521 |
Labour | East Folkestone Ward | |
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group 98A Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3BY Home: 07956276118 |
Liberal Democrats | Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward | |
Park Cottage, Acrise, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8LH |
Green | North Downs East Ward | |
Deputy Leader of the Green Group 24 Trimworth Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4EL Home mobile: 07565033521 |
Green | Cheriton Ward | |
63 North Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5DX |
Green | Hythe Rural Ward | |
Wren House, Blenheim Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8RD Home: 01797 363657 Home mobile: 07484602230 |
Independent | New Romney Ward | |
Flat B, 49 Earls Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2HA |
Labour and Co-operative Party | Broadmead Ward | |
10 Mulberry Court, Grand Parade, Littlestone, Kent, TN28 8LZ Home: 01797 364837 Home mobile: 07423 562696 |
Independent | New Romney Ward | |
3 Charlier Mews, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6FR Home mobile: 07790342428 |
Green | Hythe Rural Ward |