Your Borough Councillors by Ward

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

By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually. These can be viewed under the individuals Councillor details.

To find your councillor please use the below links:


 Aylesford North and North Downs

 Aylesford South and Ditton

 Birling, Leybourne and Ryarsh

 Borough Green and Platt


  • Councillor Wendy Palmer

    Borough Green and Platt

    Independent Alliance (Kent)

    Chair of Area 2 Planning Committee


  • Councillor Mike Taylor

    Borough Green and Platt

    Independent Alliance (Kent)

    Cabinet Member for Planning; and Group Leader of the Independent Alliance (Kent)

 Bourne

 Cage Green and Angel

 East Malling,West Malling and Offham

 East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth and Wateringbury


  • Councillor Matt Boughton

    East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth and Wateringbury

    Conservative Party

    Leader of the Council


  • Councillor Sarah Hudson

    East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth and Wateringbury

    Conservative Party

    Chair of Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee

 Higham

 Hildenborough

 Judd

 Kings Hill

 Larkfield

 Pilgrims with Ightham


  • Councillor Robin Betts

    Pilgrims with Ightham

    Conservative Party

    Cabinet Member for Climate Change,Regeneration and Property


  • Councillor Martin Coffin

    Pilgrims with Ightham

    Conservative Party

    Cabinet Member for Transformation and Infrastructure

 Snodland East and Ham Hill

 Snodland West and Holborough Lakes

 Trench

 Vauxhall

 Walderslade