Medway Council
Medway Council | |
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Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1998 |
| Preceded by | Rochester-upon-Medway City Council and Gillingham Borough Council |
| Leadership | |
Richard Hicks since 1 August 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 59 councillors |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Motto | |
| Forward Together | |
| Meeting place | |
| St George's Centre, Pembroke Road, Chatham, ME4 4UH | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Medway Council | |
Medway Council is the local authority of Medway, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Kent County Council. The council was created on 1 April 1998 and replaced Rochester-upon-Medway City Council and Gillingham Borough Council.
The council has been under no overall control since by-elections in February 2025, being run by a minority Labour administration. It meets at the St George's Centre in the Chatham Maritime area of the borough and has its main offices at Gun Wharf in Chatham.