Councillor for Gillingham North
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Douglas Hamandishe is a Labour and Co-operative councillor for Gillingham North ward. He has represented the ward since May 2023.
Douglas has stood in one election to Medway council, and won that election.
Political Career
Douglas has served in the following posts:
Medway Council
Only periods where Douglas Hamandishe represented Medway are included in this section. Some of Medway's current and former representatives have also represented other parts of the country in local government, devolved assemblies and both houses of parliament.
Committee Appointments
Douglas serves on the following committees:
Attendance at Council Meetings
The full council meets six times a year and, unless there are extenuating circumstances, all councillors are expected to attend these meetings.
Douglas's attendance record for full council meetings is as follows:
Click on a term to see how Douglas Hamandishe's attendance compared to the other councillors for that term.
Attendance at Committee Meetings
Councillors usually sit on a number of scrutiny or decision-making committees. Additionally, they may substitute for another member of a committee who is unable to make a meeting.
Douglas's attendance record for these committee meetings is as follows:
Attendance as a substitute member of a committee is not included in the calculation of the attendance rate. Click on a term to see how Douglas Hamandishe's attendance compared to the other councillors for that term.
We are still working on adding historic attendance records to our database. The earliest council meeting we have attendance data for is that held on 6 May 2009. The earliest committee meeting we have attendance data for is that held on 21 November 2007. Please bear with us while we work back to the earliest data available.
Electoral History
Douglas has stood in the following elections:
Medway Council
A green bar on the right hand side of the result indicates that Douglas Hamandishe was elected, while a red bar indicates they were not elected. Click on a card to see the full results for that election.