Wingham Parish Council has nine Councillors and one part-time member of staff

Councillors are generally elected every four years or co-opted when a vacancy arisies if a by-election is not called.  

The Parish Council Chairman is elected at the Annual Parish Council Meeting each May, along with a Vice-Chairman, and other officers and representatives.  

The Parish Council has one committee: The Planning Committee.  The four committee members are agreed at the Annual Parish Council Meeting in May and the Chairman is elected at the June planning committee meeting.

Wingham Parish Council are members of the Kent Association of Local Councils (KALC) and the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) and are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Wingham Parish Council are also members of Fields in Trust and Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
 
The clerk is a member of the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC).



CLERK & RESPONSIBLE FINANCE OFFICER (Proper Officer)(Speedwatch Rep): 
Mrs Kerry Coltham
4 Hillside Cottages, Preston Hill, Wingham CT3 1BY
Tel: 01227 722189; email: clerk@wingham-pc.gov.uk
[Part-Time Hours Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays) at varying times during normal working hours 09:00-17:00]

Current councillors
These are listed alphabetically, followed by details of committee membership and responsibilities:-


Cllr Enid Brice
Planning Committee; Wingham Village Hall Committee representative
1 Cornerways, Watercress Lane, Wingham Well CT3 1NR
Tel: 01227 720420
Cllr Dan Collins
Planning Committee Chairman, Training Representative
Wingham
Tel: 01227 905254


Cllr Andy Cook
Allotments Representative, Speed Indicator Device (SID) Maintenance, stats and moving
Wingham
Tel: 07747 536677

Cllr Jeff Duke
Internal Audit, Kent Association of Local Councils Dover Area Committee Representative, Speed Indicator Device Data Analysis
Grove Lodge, Preston Hill, Wingham CT3 1DB
Tel: 07890 074900 

Cllr Russell Graydon
Vice-Chairman; Highways & A257 Traffic Group Representative, Planning Committee, Defibrillator & Property Maintenance checks
3 Wenderton Farm Cottages, Wenderton Lane, Wingham CT3 1EL
Tel: 07734 066370
Cllr Bob Harvey
Internal Financial Control; Planning Committee; Play Area/MUGA/Gym checks; Flood Warden
Wingham
Tel: 07923253929
Cllr Mark Parry
GDPR + Data Protection Representative
Wingham
Tel: 07932 900082
Cllr Martin Smith
Chairman, Environment/Sustainability Representative; Wingham Recreation Ground Committee Representative; Tree Warden (Volunteer role)
25 High Street, Wingham  CT3 1AW
Tel: 07775 424976

One vacancy