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Medway, Public Notices

ME4 4TRPublished 30/07/26
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MEDWAY COUNCIL IS OBLIGED BY LAW TO PUBLISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

The following members allowances payments were made to councillors between:

1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026.

Surname

First name

Basic
allowance
£

Special responsibility
£

Travel & subsistence
£

Anang

Kwashie

13,838.04

46.53

0

Animashaun

Damola

14,462.04

0

0

Barrett

Roger

14,462.04

0

0

Bowen

Linda

14,462.04

0

0

Brake

David

14,462.04

206.19

0

Browne

Hazel

13,838.04

10,005.36

116.10

Campbell

Smitha

14,462.04

4,844.04

0

Clarke

Trevor

13,838.04

15,516.74

0

Cook

Esther

14,462.04

4,844.04

251.87

Coombs

Tracy

13,838.04

20,756.04

0

Crozer

George

14,462.04

0

0

Curry

Simon

13,838.04

20,756.04

75.15

Doe

Howard

14,462.04

0

0

Etheridge

Gary

13,838.04

0

0

Fearn

Matt

14,462.04

252.72

0

Field

David

13,838.04

13,837.90

0

Filmer

Phil

13,838.04

6,918.60

39.60

Finch

David

13,838.04

0

0

Gilbourne

Jim

14,462.04

0

0

Gulvin

Adrian

13,838.04

464.52

0

Gurung

Nina

13,838.04

20,756.04

144.90

Hackwell

Gary

13,838.04

8,302.32

0

Hamandishe

Douglas

13,838.04

1,004.4

0

Hamilton

Paula

13,838.04

4,843.08

0

Howcroft-Scott

Joanne

13,838.04

14,149.83

0

Hubbard

Stephen

14,462.04

0

35.10

Hyne

Alex

14,462.04

0

0

Jackson

Sharon

14,462.04

598.73

0

Jones

Mark

13,838.04

6,918.59

0

Joy

Mark

13,838.04

8,302.32

0

Kemp

Barry

13,838.04

1,589.91

163.80

Lammas

Robbie

14,462.04

0

0

Lawrence

Andrew

13,838.04

8,302.32

0

Mahil

Harinder

13,838.04

20,756.04

0

Mandaracas

Lia

13,838.04

4,844.04

0

Maple

Vince

13,838.04

41,511.96

0

McDonald

Dan

13,838.04

14,203.05

0

Murray

Teresa

13,838.04

27,675

0

Myton

Gary

13,838.04

0

0

Nestorov

Marian

13,838.04

2,092.38

0

Nestorova

Liubov

13,802.04

0

0

Paterson

Alex

13,838.04

20,756.04

0

Peake

Eddie

14,462.04

2,075.64

0

Pearce

Michael

14,462.04

0

0

Perfect

George

13,838.04

16,604.64

498.83

Prenter

Louwella

13,838.04

20,756.04

215.82

Prenter

Mark

13,838.04

4,843.08

0

Price

Adam

13,838.04

20,756.04

0

Sands

Ron

14,462.04

259.41

0

Shokar

Satinder

14,462.04

0

0

Spalding

Chris

14,462.04

0

0

Spring

Wayne

14,462.04

7,298.64

136.4

Stamp

Chrissy

13,838.04

16,604.64

0

Tejan

Habib

13,838.04

13,837.20

493.20

Turpin

Elizabeth

14,462.04

0

0

Van Dyke

Zoë

13,838.04

20,756.04

0

Vye

John

13,838.04

0

137.70

Wildey

David

13,838.04

8,302.32

0

Williams

John

14,462.04

0

0

Total

830,136.36

437,148.46

2,308.47

Note 1. Councillor Joy also received £137.26 in respect of Dependant Carer’s Allowance.

Note 2. Anumesh Chandra received £1,383.96 in respect of the Independent Member (Audit Committee allowance).

Note 3. As referenced in the 2024/2025 public notice on Members’ Allowances, there were some administrative errors relating to the payment of Members’ Allowances in 2024/2025, this was corrected in 2025/2026.

Allowances payable to Medway councillors for the period 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 are as follows (number in brackets indicates number of positions):

Position

Amount payable

in 2024-25 £

Benchmark

% of basic allowance

Basic Allowance (59)

14,500.20

100

Leader of the Council (1)

43,500.60

300

Deputy Leader (1)

29,400.40

200

Cabinet Portfolio Holder (8)

21,750.30

150

Chairperson of Planning Committee (1)

17,400.24

120

Opposition Group Leader (more than 20% of members) (1)

17,400.24

120

Chairperson of Health & Wellbeing Board (1)

17,400.24

120

Chairperson, Overview & Scrutiny Committee (4)

14,500.20

100

Chairperson of Audit Committee (1)

10,150.14

70

Deputy Opposition Group Leader (>20% of members) (1)

8,700.12

60

Opposition Group Leader (more than 10% of members) (1)

8,700.12

60

Overview & Scrutiny Spokespersons (group more than 20% of members) (4)

8,700.12

60

Vice-Chairperson of Planning Committee (1)

7,250.10

50

Opposition Group Spokesperson for Planning Committee (>20% of members) (1)

7,250.10

50

Chairperson of Employment Matters Committee (1)

5,075.07

35

Vice-Chairperson of Overview & Scrutiny Committee (4)

5,075.07

35

Ruling Group Whip (1) 

2,175.03 

15

Opposition Group Whip (>20% of members) (1)

1,450.02

10

Independent Member on Audit Committee (1)

1,450.02

10

Licensing Hearing Panel day rate based on 3 hours per session

55.77

Fostering Panel

18.59 per hour

Mayor (1)

18,125.25

125

Deputy Mayor (1)

8,700.12

60

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