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Gillingham was a non-metropolitan district in Kent, England. It was abolished on 1 April 1998 and replaced by Medway.
History
[edit]The Borough of Gillingham was formed in 1903. In 1928, the adjoining parish of Rainham was added.
In 1944, a Medway Towns Joint Amalgamation Committee was formed by the borough corporations of Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester, to discuss the possibility of the towns forming a single county borough. In 1948, the Local Government Boundary Commission recommended that the area become a "most purposes" county borough, but the recommendation was not carried out.
Political control
[edit]The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 1998 was as follows:[1]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1974–1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976–1990 | |
| No overall control | 1990–1995 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1995–1998 | |
Leadership
[edit]The leaders of the council from 1976 until its abolition in 1998 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lewis[2] | Conservative | 1976 | May 1990 | |
| Bob Sayer[3] | Liberal Democrats | May 1990 | 31 Mar 1998 | |
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1976 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1979 Gillingham Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 1980 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1982 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1983 Gillingham Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- 1984 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1986 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1987 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1988 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1990 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1991 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1992 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1994 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1995 Gillingham Borough Council election
- 1996 Gillingham Borough Council election
References
[edit]- ^ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Gillingham" in search box to see specific results.)
- ^ Horn, Jenni (23 May 2014). "Tributes to Michael Lewis, former leader of Gillingham Borough Council". Kent Online. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Hinks, Gerald (18 May 1990). "Liberal Democrats take control in borough: Green for go!". The News. Chatham. p. 1. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ The Borough of Gillingham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ The Gillingham and Swale (Areas) Order 1982
External links
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