The local authorityArchive · §01 Composition · 30 seats across 13 wards
Councillors of Folkestone and Hythe.
Every current seat-holder, derived from the latest scheduled elections per ward. By-elections aren’t overlaid on this baseline yet — a few seats may show the pre-by-election holder. Back to the council page.
All 30 current seat-holders · 30 seats across 13 wards
Lab 9Grn 8Con 7Ind 2Ind 2LD 2
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Walker | Lab | Broadmead | 4 May 2023 |
| Mike Blakemore | Grn | Cheriton | 4 May 2023 |
| Polly Blakemore | Grn | Cheriton | 4 May 2023 |
| Rebecca Tamsin Shoob | Grn | Cheriton | 4 May 2023 |
| Adrian Ashley Lockwood | Lab | East Folkestone | 4 May 2023 |
| Connor Andrew McConville | Lab | East Folkestone | 4 May 2023 |
| Jackie Meade | Lab | East Folkestone | 4 May 2023 |
| Abena Akuffo-Kelly | Lab | Folkestone Central | 4 May 2023 |
| Laura Davison | Lab | Folkestone Central | 4 May 2023 |
| Liz McShane | Lab | Folkestone Central | 4 May 2023 |
| Nicola Keen | Lab | Folkestone Harbour | 2 May 2019 |
| Ray Field | Lab | Folkestone Harbour | 2 May 2019 |
| Anita Jones | Grn | Hythe | 4 May 2023 |
| Jim Martin | Grn | Hythe | 4 May 2023 |
| Rich Holgate | Grn | Hythe | 4 May 2023 |
| Jeremy Speakman | Grn | Hythe Rural | 4 May 2023 |
| John Wing | Grn | Hythe Rural | 4 May 2023 |
| David Wimble | Ind | New Romney | 4 May 2023 |
| Paul David Thomas | Ind | New Romney | 4 May 2023 |
| David Godfrey | Con | North Downs East | 2 May 2019 |
| Philip Martin | Con | North Downs East | 2 May 2019 |
| Stuart Peall | Con | North Downs East | 2 May 2019 |
| Jenny Hollingsbee | Con | North Downs West | 2 May 2019 |
| Susan Carey | Con | North Downs West | 2 May 2019 |
| Ian Barry Meyers | Ind | Romney Marsh | 2 May 2019 |
| Terry Mullard | Ind | Romney Marsh | 2 May 2019 |
| Gary Fuller | LD | Sandgate West Folkestone | 4 May 2023 |
| Tim Prater | LD | Sandgate West Folkestone | 4 May 2023 |
| Alan Martin | Con | Walland Denge Marsh | 4 May 2023 |
| Clive Goddard | Con | Walland Denge Marsh | 4 May 2023 |
Sources
SourceDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
MethodFor each ward, the latest K winners across scheduled elections, where K is the max winners that ward has ever returned in a single scheduled election.
CaveatBy-elections aren’t yet overlaid. Composition tally and per-seat identity may differ from current reality for wards with a recent by-election.