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:
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35 Birkdale Drive, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5LP Home: 01303 278644 |
Conservative | Broadmead Ward |
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13 Castle Mews, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2BU Home mobile: 07456427085 |
Folkestone and Hythe Independent Group | Folkestone Central Ward |
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North House, 116A North Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5DY Home: 01303 670561 |
Conservative | North Downs West Ward |
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3 Blenheim Place, Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RJ Home: 01303 255779 Work mobile: 07813 702852 Home mobile: 07813 702852 |
Conservative | Cheriton Ward |
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34 Alder Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DA Home mobile: 07572151620 |
Labour | Folkestone Central Ward |
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C/O Folkestone and Hythe District Council, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY Home mobile: 07737 244243 |
Folkestone and Hythe Independent Group | Folkestone Harbour Ward |
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30 Princes Terrace, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6LX Work: 03453637163 Home mobile: 07982834658 |
Liberal Democrats | Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward |
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142 Shaftesbury Avenue, Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4LX Home: 01303 276652 |
Liberal Democrats | Cheriton Ward |
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24 Vinelands, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9BH Home mobile: 07857 377555 |
Conservative | Walland and Denge Marsh Ward |
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4 The Pasture, Hawkinge, Kent, CT18 7PN Home mobile: 07584 304301 |
Conservative | North Downs East Ward |
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75 Copperfields, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9UU Work: 01797 366837 Home: 01797 321246 Home mobile: 07860295730 |
Conservative | Walland and Denge Marsh Ward |
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Councillor Mrs Jennifer Hollingsbee Snowdrop, Swan Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6EB Home mobile: 07887 918458 |
Conservative | North Downs West Ward |
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9 Birkdale Drive, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5LP Home mobile: 07540053284 |
Labour | Folkestone Harbour Ward |
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Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 7 Whewell Terrace, Grove Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1NQ Home mobile: 07495041999 |
Labour | East Folkestone Ward |
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Deputy Leader of the Green Party 9 Seabrook Gardens, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5RD Home mobile: 07932 044168 |
Green | Hythe Ward |
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C/O Folkestone & Hythe District Council, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone Kent, CT20 2QY Home mobile: 07968 406702 |
Conservative | North Downs East Ward |
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Leader of the Labour Party 55 Walton Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5QS Home mobile: 07722 743959 |
Labour | East Folkestone Ward |
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27 Radnor Park Crescent, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5AS Home mobile: 07475215521 |
Labour | East Folkestone Ward |
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Leader of the UKIP Group c/o Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY Home mobile: 07525 800402 |
UKIP | Romney Marsh Ward |
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Leader of the Council 23 Minter Avenue, Densole, Kent, CT18 7DS Home: 01303 891001 |
Conservative | Folkestone Central Ward |
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8 Salbris Close, Dymchurch, Kent, TN29 0HW Home: 01303 870203 |
UKIP | Romney Marsh Ward |
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11 The Pasture, Hawkinge, Kent, CT18 7PN Home mobile: 07956 110887 |
Conservative | North Downs East Ward |
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Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group 98A Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3BY Home: 01303 210300 |
Liberal Democrats | Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward |
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Conservative | New Romney Ward | |
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24 Trimworth Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4EL Home mobile: 07565033521 |
Green | Cheriton Ward |
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11 Radnor Park Crescent, Folkestone, KENT Home mobile: 07981915871 |
Green | Hythe Ward |
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20 Castle Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5HL |
Green | Hythe Rural Ward |
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Leader of the Green Party St Catherine, Cliff Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5XW Home mobile: 07920769397 |
Green | Hythe Ward |
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10 Mulberry Court, Grand Parade, Littlestone, Kent, TN28 8LZ Home: 01797 364837 Home mobile: 07423 562696 |
Folkestone and Hythe Independent Group | New Romney Ward |
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3 Charlier Mews, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6FR Home mobile: 07790342428 |
Green | Hythe Rural Ward |