Councillors
As a resident of Thame, you are represented by 16 Town Councillors, 3 District Councillors, 2 County Councillors and one MP. All are members of the community who have been democratically elected to represent the town and its inhabitants. You can find out more information about each councillor below. Should you wish to contact one of your representatives, you can do so using the quick and easy contact form on this page.
Councillors
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Adrian Dite – Town
Independent - North Ward
Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets
Contact DetailsAddress: Old Pound Cottage, 46 Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3BN
Telephone:
Email: Adrian.Dite@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Citizens Advice
Declaration of Interests:
Member of National Trust
Thame Museum Trustee
Thame Shed Committee -
Andy Gilbert – Town Mayor
Independent mind – business head – community heart - South Ward
Committees: Ex-Officio on all Committees.
Contact DetailsAddress: 8 Hazel Avenue, Thame, OX9 2AW
Telephone: 01844 698792 / 07900 897812
Email: Andy.Gilbert@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
None.
Declaration of Interests:
None.
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Andy Wainwright – Town
South Ward
Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets
Contact DetailsAddress: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP
Telephone: c/o Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: andy.wainwright@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Youth Projects
Declaration of Interests:
Member of Lord Williams’s Academy Trust
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Catherine Jones – Town
Independent - South Ward
Committees: Community Services; Environment & Assets (Chairman); Planning; Personnel
Contact DetailsAddress: 3 Griffin Road, Thame, OX9 3LB
Telephone: 01844 213947
Email: catherine.jones@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Cuttle Brook Management Committee
Music in the Park
Thame Sports Club
Thame Town Cricket ClubDeclaration of Interests:
Cuttle Brook Conservation Volunteers (Management Committee Member);
Friend of Thame Players;
Social Member Thame Sports Club Limited;
Vice President of the Romantic Novelists Association;
Thame Sports Club Limited (Councillor Representative);
Music in the Park (Councillor Representative) -
David Bretherton – Town & District
Liberal Democrats - South Ward
Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets. See SODC's website for District Council Committee Membership.
Contact DetailsAddress: 33 Towersey Drive, Thame, OX9 3NR
Telephone: 01844 215178
Email: david.bretherton@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Chinnor RFC
Transport RepresentativeDeclaration of Interests:
Chair – Oxfordshire Buildings Trust
Trustee – Thame Community Land Trust
Member – Henley Constituency Liberal Democrats
Member – Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway
Member – National Trust
Member – Thame Museum Trust
Council Representative – Chinnor Rugby Club -
David Dawson – Deputy Town Mayor
Independent - South Ward
Committees: Ex-Officio on all Committees.
Contact DetailsAddress: 7 Park Terrace, Thame, OX9 3HZ
Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: david.dawson@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
None.
Declaration of Interests:
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Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP
Telephone: c/o Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: david.dodds@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Barns Centre
Declaration of Interests:
Member - Thame Welfare Trust
Member - Thame Museum
Council Representative: Thame Barns Centre -
Freddie van Mierlo – Member of Parliament
MP for Henley & Thame, Liberal Democrats
Committees: n/a
Contact DetailsAddress: Parliamentary Office, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Telephone: TBC
Email: freddie.vanmierlo.mp@parliament.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
n/a
Declaration of Interests:
n/a
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Helena Richards – Town
Green Party - North Ward
Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets (Deputy Chairman)
Contact DetailsAddress: c/o the Town Council, Town Hall, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3DP
Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: helena.richards@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Health & Social Care Representative
Declaration of Interests:
Director Cosmetic Courses, Princes Risborough, Bucks
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Hilary Dollman – Town
Liberal Democrat - TTC South Ward
Committees: Community Services; Environment & Assets
Contact DetailsAddress: c/o Town Hall
Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: hilary.dollman@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Good Neighbour Scheme
21st Century ThameDeclaration of Interests:
Music in the Park (Committee Member / Trustee);
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (Member);
Liberal Democrats (Member);
St Mary’s Church, Thame (Member);
Thame Twinning Association (Member);
Spectrum Watercolour Group, Long Crendon -
Judith Edwards – County
Liberal Democrats - Chalgrove & Thame West Ward
Committees: Committee membership to be confirmed following the recent elections.
Contact DetailsAddress:
Telephone:
Email: judith.edwards@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Declaration of Interests:
Declaration of interests to be confirmed following the recent elections.
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Kate Gregory – County
Liberal Democrats - Thame Ward
Committees: Committee membership to be confirmed following the recent elections.
Contact DetailsAddress:
Telephone:
Email: Email address to be confirmed following the recent elections.
Appointments to External Organisations:
Declaration of Interests:
Declaration of interests to be confirmed following the recent elections.
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Kate Gregory – District
Liberal Democrats
Committees: See SODC's website for District Council Committee Membership
Contact DetailsAddress:
Telephone:
Email: kate.gregory@southoxon.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
n/a
Declaration of Interests:
See SODC's website for District Council Register of Interests.
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Linda Emery – Town
South Ward
Committees: Community Services (Deputy Chairman); Environment & Assets; Planning
Contact DetailsAddress: 21 Maple Road, Thame, OX9 2BH
Telephone: 01844 261064
Email: linda.emery@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Red Kite Family Centre
Thame Carnival Committee
Thame Museum TrustDeclaration of Interests:
Rotary (Member);
Inner Wheel (Member);
Ramblers’ Association;
Thame Museum (Trustee);
Chiltern Vale Residents Association;
Thame & District Twinning Association (Chair);
Sinaia Association (Member);
Thame Carnival Committee;
21st Century Thame Committee;
Mayor’s Charity Trust;
Thame & District Housing Association (Board Member);
Barley Hill School (Governor);
Thame & District Visually Impaired Club;
Thame Youth Projects Committee;
Red Kite Family Centre (Councillor Representative) -
Martin Baines – Town
Liberal Democrats - North Ward
Committees: Environment & Assets; Planning (Chairman); Personnel
Contact DetailsAddress: 42 Aylesbury Road, Thame, OX9 3AW
Telephone: c/o Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: martin.baines@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Barns Centre
Declaration of Interests:
None.
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Mike Dyer – Town
Independent - North Ward
Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance (Chairman); Personnel
Contact DetailsAddress: 10 Swan Walk, Thame, OX9 3HN
Telephone: 07973 440229
Email: mike.dyer@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
National Association of Local Councils
Thame Business Forum
Thame Youth Memorial Trust
Thame Football PartnershipDeclaration of Interests:
Thame Museum Trust (Trustee);
Thame Youth Memorial Trust (Trustee);
Mayor of Thame’s Charity Trust (Trustee);
Thame Football Partnership (Councillor Representative);
Thame Youth Memorial Trust (Councillor Representative);
The Conservative Party (Member);
The Free Speech Union (Member);
Thame Museum Trust (Member);
Thame Football Partnership (Member);
Thame Historical Society (Member);
Thame Business Forum (Chair) (Member);
Thame Player’s Theatre Company (Member) -
Paul Cowell – Town
Independent - North Ward
Committees: Community Services (Chairman); Corporate Governance (Deputy Chairman); Environment & Assets; Personnel
Contact DetailsAddress: 8 Harrison Place, Thame, OX9 3TB
Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: paul.cowell@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Thame Museum Trust
Thame ShedDeclaration of Interests:
Trustee - Thame Youth Projects Group
Trustee - Thame Museum
Committee Member - Thame Allotments -
Paul Swan – Town
Independent - North Ward
Committees: Corporate Governance; Environment & Assets
Contact DetailsAddress: c/o Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP
Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: paul.swan@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Health & Social Care Representative
Declaration of Interests:
Member of Trade Union: Unison (MIP Health);
National Trust Member -
Pieter-Paul Barker – District
Liberal Democrat
Committees: See SODC's website for District Council Committee Membership.
Contact DetailsAddress: 10 Charles Drive, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3XU
Telephone: 01844 212438
Email: pieter-paul.barker@southoxon.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Declaration of Interests:
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Sue McGarry – Town
Independent - North Ward
Committees: Community Services; Corporate Governance; Planning (Deputy Chairman)
Contact DetailsAddress: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP
Telephone: c/o Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: sue.mcgarry@thametowncouncil.gov.uk
Appointments to External Organisations:
Declaration of Interests:
Member of Parish Pastoral Council - St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
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Address: c/o Thame Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP
Telephone: c/o The Town Council - 01844 212833
Email: TBC
Appointments to External Organisations:
Declaration of Interests:
Member of the Conservative and Unionist Party