Medway Council

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.

Under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the City of Rochester, the Borough of Chatham and part of Strood Rural District were amalgamated to form the Borough of Medway, a local government district in the county of Kent. Gillingham chose to remain separate. Under letters patent the former city council area was to continue to be styled the “City of Rochester” to “perpetuate the ancient name” and to recall “the long history and proud heritage of the said city”.[4] The city was unique, as it had no council or charter trustees and no mayor or civic head. In 1979, the Borough of Medway was renamed as Rochester-upon-Medway, and in 1982 further letters patent transferred the city status to the entire borough.

Website and contact details

https://www.medway.gov.uk/
Contact telephone number: Coming soon
Contact email address: Coming soon

Licensing information

Additional licensing? Not known
Selective licensing? Not known
Licensing charges: Coming soon

Other Local Authority Services

Homelessness Prevention Services:
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