Ask Your Councillors to Support Open Council Network
Help make your council more transparent and accessible. Email your councillors to ask them to support Open Council Network's mission to:
- Make council decisions easy to find and understand
- Provide regular updates about important local matters
- Help more residents engage with council decisions
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We've pre-selected the most relevant councillors for you based on their roles. You can proceed with these councillors or click their cards below to adjust your selection.
Councillors for Ashford
Cllr Noel Ovenden
Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Finance and Resource (with Special Responsibility for Housing & Homelessness) — holds significant influence over council priorities and budget allocation, making them a key contact for securing sponsorship.
Cllr Steve Campkin
Deputy Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Climate, Environment and Sustainability and Co-Leader of the Green Party — their role in sustainability and the Green Party's focus on transparency aligns well with the Open Council Network's goals.
Cllr Dawnie Nilsson
Cabinet Member for People & Services — their portfolio includes people and services, which could benefit from increased transparency and public engagement.
Cllr Heather Hayward
Cabinet Member for Tourism, Culture, Policy and Performance — their portfolio includes policy and performance, which could benefit from increased transparency and public engagement.
Cllr Liz Wright
Cabinet Member for Communities, Health and Wellbeing — their focus on communities and wellbeing aligns with the Open Council Network's goal of increasing public engagement and access to council information.
Cllr Simon Betty
Cabinet Member for Commercial Property & Investment — their role in commercial property and investment could benefit from increased transparency and public engagement.
Cllr Alan Dean
Cllr Alan Pickering
Cllr Al Arnold
Cllr Aline Hicks
Cllr Andrew Buchanan
Cllr Ben Townend
Cllr Bernard Heyes
Cllr Bill Barrett
Cllr Brendan Chilton
Cllr Charles Suddards
Cllr Clair Bell
Cllr Clive Hallett
Cllr David Ledger
Cllr Diccon Spain
Cllr Euan Anckorn
Cllr Geoff Meaden
Cllr Jessamy Blanford
Cllr Jo Gambling
Cllr Johnny Shilton
Cllr Kate Leavey
Cllr Kate Walder
Cllr Katrina Giles
Cllr Katy Pauley
Cllr Kayleigh Brunger-Randall
Cllr Ken Mulholland
Cllr Larry Krause
Cllr Linda Harman
Cllr Lyn Suddards
Cllr Matthew Forest
Mike Hill OBE
Cllr Nathan Iliffe
Cllr Neil Bell
Cllr Pam Smith
Cllr Paul Bartlett
Cllr Peter Feacey
Cllr Ray McGeever
Cllr Sally Gathern
Cllr Tania Gauder
Cllr Thom Pizzey
Cllr Winston Michael
Cllr Yvonne Roden
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