Your Councillors

Mayor of Gillingham

Barry von Clemens

Councillor Barry von Clemens will serve as Mayor, for the Council year from 22nd May 2023 to 13th May 2024 when a new Mayor will be elected.

He will be supported by Councillor Roger Weeks as Deputy Mayor.

If you would like to invite the Mayor to an event that you are organising please download a Function Questionnaire

Alternatively please contact the Mayor’s Secretary, Mrs Sara Danesh-Pour on 01747 823588 or sara.danesh-pour@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

Councillor's Committee Membership and Attendance Record

Committee Members 2023-2024
Sub Committees and Task & Finish Groups 2022-2023
Membership of Groups 2023-24
Councillors Attendance 2022-2023

Councillor's Profile

Barry von Clemens

Mayor of Gillingham - TOWN WARD

Roger Weeks

Deputy Mayor of Gillingham - RURAL WARD

Town Ward

TOWN WARD

Wyke Ward

WYKE WARD

Wyke Ward

TOWN WARD

Wyke Ward

TOWN WARD

TOWN WARD

Milton-on-Stour Ward

Town

TOWN WARD

Ham Ward

Ham Ward

Town Ward

Barry von Clemens

Mayor of Gillingham - TOWN WARD

26 Hyde Road
Gillingham
SP8 4BX

Tel: 07835 271287
Email: cllrBarry.vonclemens@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

Past Mayor of Gillingham 2016 – 2017 / 2019 – 2021

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

General Purposes
Planning
Finance
Human Resources – Chairman

Town Council representative to:

Gillingham Youth Club Management Committee
Gillingham Chamber of Commerce & Industry
DAPTC Larger Towns
Gillingham Royal Forest / Stour Catchment Initiative

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS:

Click here to meet Cllr von Clemens

Roger Weeks

Deputy Mayor of Gillingham - RURAL WARD

Address c/o Gillingham Town Hall

Tel: 07703 570905
Email; cllrRoger.Weeks@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

General Purposes
Planning
Finance & Policy

Town Council Representative to:

DAPTC – Northern Towns & Parishes

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Graham Bashford

Town Ward

24 Chestnut Way

Gillingham

Dorset

SP8 4RT

Tel: 01747 823675

Email: cllrgraham.bashford@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

General Purposes
Planning

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Fiona Cullen

TOWN WARD

9 Queen Eleanor Road
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4PH

Tel: 07979 915985
Email: cllrFiona.Cullen@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

General Purposes – Deputy Chairman
Planning

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS

9 Queen Eleanor Road, Gillingham

DISCLOSABLE PERSONAL INTERESTS

Greener Gillingham
North Dorset Constituency Labour Party

Sharon Cullingford

Wyke Ward

Rolls Mead House,
Wyke Road
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4NG

Tel: 07426 499813
Email: cllrSharon.Cullingford@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

Mayor of Gillingham 2022 – 2023

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

General Purposes
Planning
Finance & Policy
Human Resources

Town Council Representative to:

DAPTC – Northern Towns and Parishes
Reads Charity
Rural Market Town Group
The Town Meadow Group

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS:

Rupert Evill

WYKE WARD

Selwood
Common Mead Avenue
Gillingham
SP8 4NB

Tel: 01747 822886
Email:cllrrupert.evill@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

Please mark your email for the attention of Cllr Rupert Evill

Rupert was Mayor of Gillingham from 2009 – 2010

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

General Purposes
Planning – Deputy Chairman
Finance & Policy

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS:

Alan Frith

Wyke Ward

9 Hilmar Drive
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4PL

Tel: 01747 826 394
Email: GTC@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

Please mark your email for the attention of Cllr Alan Frith

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Human Resources – Deputy Chairman
Planning

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS:

Paul Harris QGM

TOWN WARD

Old Beech House
Le Neubourg Way
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4XH

Tel: 01747 826991
Email: cllrPaul.Harris@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

Mayor of Gillingham 2021 – 2022

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

General Purposes
Finance & Policy
Human Resources

Town Council Representative to:

Reads Charity

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS:

Mick Hill

Wyke Ward

18 Clarendon Close
Wyke
Gillingham
SP8 4Nl

Tel: 07437 301007
Email: cllrMick.Hill@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

General Purposes
Finance & Policy

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS:

John Kilcourse

TOWN WARD

Marley
Lodden
Gillingham
SP8 4JY

Tel: 07920 871080
Email: cllrJohn.Kilcourse@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

General Purposes
Planning

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Val Pothecary

TOWN WARD

3 St. Martin’s Square
Queen Street
Gillingham
SP8 4DP

Tel: 01747 826089
Email:cllrvalerie.pothecary@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Cllr Mrs Valerie Pothecary was Gillingham Mayor – 2013-14

Chairman of Dorset Council

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Planning – Chairman
Finance & Policy

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS:

Click here to meet Cllr Pothecary

Graham Poulter

Milton-on-Stour Ward

17 Cypress Way
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4BY

Tel: 07890 007347
Email: cllrGraham.Poulter@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

General Purposes – Deputy Chairman
Finance & Policy

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS:

Sarah Snook

Town

22 Camelot Way

Gillingham

Dorset

SP8 4SY

Tel: 01747 826844

Email: cllrsarah.snook@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

General Purposes
Planning

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Donna Toye

TOWN WARD

Sandrian
Newbury
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4HZ

Tel: 07876 555046
Email: cllrDonna.Toye@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

General Purposes
Finance & Policy – Deputy Chairman
Human Resources

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS:

Alison von Clemens

Ham Ward

3 Queen Eleanor Road
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4PH

Tel: 07815 942379

Email: cllrAlison.vonclemens@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

General Purposes
Finance & Policy

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Mark Walden

Ham Ward

Trevelyan

Queen Street,

Gillingham

SP8 4DZ

Tel: 07407 761020

Email: CllrMark.Walden@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Finance & Policy – Chairman
Planning

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Click here to meet Cllr Walden

David Walsh

Town Ward

30 Camelot Way,

Gillingham,

Dorset,

SP8 4SY

Tel: 07973 228620

Email: cllrdavid.walsh@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Planning
Finance & Policy

DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Register of Interests

The Town Council has adopted the new Code of Conduct, and therefore has two registers of interest, a register of pecuniary interests and a register of personal interests. These are listed under each Councillor’s profile.
The register of interests are held by Dorset Council.