The Borough of Tonbridge and Malling is currently served by 44 Councillors, representing 19 wards.
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 to their councillor face to face.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do
receive allowances. The value of the allowances is determined
following the recommendations from an Independent Renumeration
Panel. The current scheme of Members’ Allowances (approved at
Council in July 2023) can be found
here
To find your councillor please use the below links:
Photograph | Councillor | Political party | Ward |
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Leader of the Green Party; Vice-Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee 1 Estridge Way, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4JS Home mobile: 07980 599890 Work: Lee.Athwal@tmbc.gov.uk |
Green Party | Higham | |
29 Harvest Ridge, Leybourne, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5LY Home: 01732 849256 Home mobile: 07790 239915 Work: Bill.Banks@tmbc.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat | Birling, Leybourne and Ryarsh | |
c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ Home mobile: 07971 091063 Work: Kath.Barton@tmbc.gov.uk |
Green Party | Hildenborough | |
Vice-Chair of Joint Standards Committee and Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee c/o Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive,, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ Work: sue.bell@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Snodland East and Ham Hill | |
c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ |
Labour Party | Snodland West and Holborough Lakes | |
Cabinet Member for Climate Change,Regeneration and Property Winterdale Shaw, 20 Platt House Lane, Fairseat, Sevenoaks Kent, TN15 7LX Home mobile: 07971 289 256 Work: robin.betts@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Pilgrims with Ightham | |
Flat 6, 7 The Lakes, Larkfield, ME20 6GB Home mobile: 07811 196421 |
Liberal Democrat | Larkfield | |
Leader of the Council c/o Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ |
Conservative Party | East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth and Wateringbury | |
c/o Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive,, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ Work: paul.boxall@tmbc.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat | Birling, Leybourne and Ryarsh | |
Flat 5, Appletrees, 89A London Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3AJ Home mobile: 07736 776781 Work: garry.bridge@tmbc.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat | Vauxhall | |
Deputy Mayor; Chair of Licensing and Appeals Committee 19 Goldings Close, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4BE Home: 01732 843514 |
Conservative Party | Kings Hill | |
Chair of Audit Committee c/o Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, Kent, ME19 4LZ |
Conservative Party | Aylesford South and Ditton | |
43 Baker Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0FA Work: James.Clokey@tmbc.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat | Vauxhall | |
Cabinet Member for Transformation and Infrastructure Hill Park Farm, Wrotham Hill Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, TN15 7PX Home: 01732 823918 |
Conservative Party | Pilgrims with Ightham | |
c/o Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ Work: anna.cope@tmbc.gov.uk |
Green Party | Cage Green and Angel | |
c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ Work: Steve.Crisp@tmbc.gov.uk |
Green Party | Bourne | |
Chair of Parish Partnership Panel 13 Bell Crescent, Burham, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3SZ Home: 01634 867281 Home mobile: 07850 867281 Work: roger.dalton@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Aylesford North and North Downs | |
Councillor Dave Davis CEng FICE Chair of Joint Standards Committee;Chair of Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee 132 Rochester Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3SH Home: 01634 869650 Work: dave.davis@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Aylesford North and North Downs | |
49 Offham Road, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6RB Home: 01732 843119 Work: trudy.dean@tmbc.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat | East Malling,West Malling and Offham | |
Mayor 18 East Park Road, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7NP Home: 01622 790 834 Home mobile: 07802 834 991 |
Conservative Party | Aylesford South and Ditton | |
Chair of Finance,Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee c/o Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME 19 4LZ Work: dan.harman@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Kings Hill | |
Leader of the Labour Party c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ |
Labour Party | Snodland West and Holborough Lakes | |
Chair of Area 1 Planning Committee 8 Northcote Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1UD Home: 01732 508 640 Home mobile: 07968 644 404 Work: mark.hood@tmbc.gov.uk |
Green Party | Judd | |
99 Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JT Home: 01732 354 311 Home mobile: 07942 153 595 |
Liberal Democrat | Vauxhall | |
Chair of Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee 175 Tonbridge Road, Wateringbury, ME18 5NU Home mobile: 07740 664 843 Work: sarah.hudson@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth and Wateringbury | |
Cabinet Member for Community Services 17 Papion Grove, Chatham, ME5 9BS Work: 07562 338 861 Work: des.keers@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Walderslade | |
Chair of Area 1 Planning Committee 41 Barchester Way, Tonbridge, TN10 4HR Home: 01732 369 227 Home mobile: 07951 827 144 Work: dennis.king@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Higham | |
c/o Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ Home mobile: 07812 596 194 Work: james.lark@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Bourne | |
c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ |
Labour Party | Snodland East and Ham Hill | |
c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ |
Conservative Party | Aylesford North and North Downs | |
c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ Work: Adem.Mehmet@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Trench | |
Councillor Mrs Anita Oakley MA BA (Hons) Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group; Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee c/o Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ Home: 01732 844383 Work: anita.oakley@tmbc.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat | Larkfield | |
c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ |
Green Party | Cage Green and Angel | |
Chair of Area 2 Planning Committee Home mobile: 07748 633 200 Work: wendy.palmer@tmbc.gov.uk |
Independent Alliance (Kent) | Borough Green and Platt | |
c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ Work: Bethan.Parry@tmbc.gov.uk |
Green Party | Cage Green and Angel | |
Borough Councillor |
Green Party | Judd | |
Chair of General Purposes Committee 39 Cranford Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4HQ Home: 01732 369405 Work: mark.rhodes@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Hildenborough | |
35 Cottenham Close, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6BY Home: 01732 840 828 Work: roger.roud@tmbc.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat | East Malling,West Malling and Offham | |
Cabinet Member for Finance and Housing c/o Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, Kent, ME19 4LZ Work: kim.tanner@tmbc.gov.uk |
Conservative Party | Kings Hill | |
Councillor Mrs Michelle Tatton 10 Clare Wood Drive, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6PA Home mobile: 07715 957 310 |
Liberal Democrat | East Malling,West Malling and Offham | |
Cabinet Member for Planning; and Group Leader of the Independent Alliance (Kent) 41 Maidstone Road, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, TN15 8BQ Home: 01732 882880 Work: mike.taylor@tmbc.gov.uk Home: mike.truck@btconnect.com |
Independent Alliance (Kent) | Borough Green and Platt | |
Chair of Area 3 Plannng Committee 49 Betjeman Close, Larkfield, Kent, ME20 6TQ Home: 01732 847 415 |
Liberal Democrat | Larkfield | |
c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, ME19 4LZ |
Conservative Party | Trench | |
21B High Street, Aylesford, ME20 7AX Home mobile: 07518 402275 |
Conservative Party | Aylesford South and Ditton |