Committee details
Council
Purpose of committee
Thanet District Council consists of 56 Members, otherwise known as Councillors. Councillors must be registered voters in the Thanet District area or live or work within the district.
Further details, including the roles and functions of Councillors and the recognition of political groups are available in Article 2 of the Constitution.
The Annual meeting in May elects the Chair, Vice-Chair and Leader of the Council. While the Chair and Vice-Chair in effect have ceremonial roles to play, the Leader is concerned more with the political and service aspects of the Council and its relationship with Thanet residents and organisations, and local and national government.
The Leader acts as Chairman of the Executive (Cabinet), and appoints the Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holders.
Further details, including the functions and types of Council meetings, are available in Article 4 of the Constitution.
Membership
- Councillor Steve Albon
- Councillor Raushan Ara
- Councillor Ash Ashbee
- Councillor Tricia Austin
- Councillor Ruth Bailey
- Councillor Sam Bambridge
- Councillor Jill Bayford
- Councillor Robert W Bayford
- Councillor Kerry Boyd
- Councillor Bertie Braidwood
- Councillor Keith Coleman-Cooke
- Councillor Helen Crittenden
- Councillor Alan Currie
- Councillor Simon Day
- Councillor John Dennis
- Councillor Roy Dexter
- Councillor Ruth Duckworth
- Councillor Rick Everitt
- Councillor Pauline Farrance
- Councillor Phil Fellows
- Councillor Mike Garner
- Councillor Candy Gregory
- Councillor David Hart (Vice-Chair)
- Councillor Mark Hopkinson
- Councillor Corinna Huxley
- Councillor Heather Keen
- Councillor George Kup
- Councillor Charlie Leys
- Councillor Pat Moore
- Councillor Paul Moore
- Councillor Anne-Marie Nixey
- Councillor Tony Ovenden
- Councillor David Parsons
- Councillor Lynda Piper
- Councillor Rev. Stuart Piper
- Councillor Linda Potts
- Councillor Reece Pugh
- Councillor Marc Rattigan
- Councillor Aram Rawf
- Councillor Brenda Rogers
- Councillor George Rusiecki
- Councillor David Saunders
- Councillor Mave Saunders
- Councillor Jason Savage (Chair)
- Councillor Harry Scobie
- Councillor Matthew Scott
- Councillor Trevor Shonk
- Councillor Horace Shrubb
- Councillor Abi Smith
- Councillor Michael Tomlinson
- Councillor Cedric Towning
- Councillor David Wallin
- Councillor Helen Whitehead
- Councillor Rebecca Wing
- Councillor Linda Wright
- Councillor Rob Yates
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Contact information
Support officer: Gabriella Stewart.