Type Unicameral | Opposition Leader Cllr Vince Maple (Lab) | |
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Founded 1 April 1998 (1998-04-01) Council Leader Cllr Alan Jarrett (Con) Mayor of Medway Cllr Stuart Tranter (Con) Third Group Leader Cllr Roy Freshwater (UKIP) | ||
Medway Council is the local authority of Medway in Kent, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.
The council has 55 councillors, elected every four years under the first-past-the-post system. The council chooses one of its members to act as mayor in an annual election.
The council was created on 1 April 1998 and replaced Rochester-upon-Medway City Council and Gillingham Borough Council.
For election results, see Medway Council elections
References
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