Eastleigh Town Council comprises of 22 Councillors, representing seven wards. Councillors are elected every four years. They set the budget, agree the strategy, and decide on actions and how money is spent. The first meeting of the Council year is the Annual Meeting, where Councillors elect the Chair and Vice Chair for the year.
  • For the year 2022-23, Cllr Bhavin Dedhia was the Chair and Cllr Gaz Richardson was the Vice Chair.
  • For the year 2023-24, Cllr Gaz Richardson was the Chair and Cllr Alex Clifton was the Vice Chair.
  • For the year 2024-25, Cllr Gaz Richardson was the Chair and Cllr Alex Clifton was the Vice Chair.
  • For the year 2025-26, Cllr Gaz Richardson is the Chair and Cllr Alex Clifton is the Vice Chair.
  • For the year 2026-27, Cllr Gaz Richardson is the Chair and Cllr Alex Clifton is the Vice Chair.
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Boyatt Wood East Ward

Cllr Daniel Eastham


Address: Address in Boyatt Wood
Member: Asset Management and Open Space
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Michael Johnson


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Asset Management and Open Space, Planning and Highways
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Simon Payne


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Planning and Highways, Asset Management and Open Space
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Boyatt Wood West Ward

Cllr Janice Bassett


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Asset Management and Open Space
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Mark Nuttall


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Planning and Highways
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Ramesh Sharma


Address: 23 Buckland Close, Eastleigh. SO50 4RD
Member: Personnel, Planning and Highways, Policy and Finance
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Blenheim and Barton Park Ward

Cllr Peter Barrett


Address: 165 Nutbeem Road, Eastleigh, SO50 5JS
Member: Policy and Finance, Personnel
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: Southampton Airport Forum

Cllr Jonathon Tapscott


Address: 33 Dutton Lane, Eastleigh. SO50 6AA
Member: Planning and Highways
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Anne Winstanley


Address: 43 Stoke Park Road, Bishopstoke SO50 6BQ
Member: Asset Management and Open Space, Personnel
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: Deputy Southampton Airport Forum

Brookwood Ward

Cllr Janis Anderson


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Policy and Finance
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

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Cllr Mark Harding


Address: 59 Newtown Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9BY
Member: Asset Management and Open Space
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Tanya Park


Address: 20 Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh SO50 5AH
Member: Policy and Finance, Personnel 
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: Deputy Southampton Airport Forum

Cable Ward

Cllr Alex Bourne


Address: 23 Tinning Way, Eastleigh SO50 9QE
Member: None
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Austen Petty


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Asset Management and Open Space, Planning and Highways, Policy and Finance
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Venkhata Priya Varadharajan


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Policy and Finance, Personnel
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Chestnut Ward

Cllr Paul Bicknell


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Asset Management and Open Spaces, Policy and Finance
Working Groups: Policies Review
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Ben Jones


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Asset Management and Open Space, Planning and Finance
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Henry Quinn


Address: 300 Portswood Road Southampton, SO17 2TD
Member: Policy and Finance
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Lloyd Sheppard


Address: 48 Locksley Road, Eastleigh, SO50 5DS
Member: Asset Management and
Open Spaces
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: Deputy Southampton Airport Forum

Nightingale and North Stoneham Ward

Cllr Eleanor Barwick


Address: Address in Eastleigh
Member: Asset Management and Open Spaces
Working Groups: None
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Alex Clifton


Address: Address in North Stoneham Park, Eastleigh
Member: Policy and Finance, Asset Management and Open Spaces, Personnel
Working Groups: Policies Review
Representative on Outside Bodies: None

Cllr Gaz Richardson

07724 362837


Address: 21 Highwood Avenue, Eastleigh, SO50 9QY
Member: Asset Management and Open Spaces, Policy and Finance, Personnel
Working Groups: Policies Review
Representative on Outside Bodies: NALC Large Councils Forum