Rochester-upon-Medway Rochester-upon-Medway was a local government district in north Kent, England from 1974 to 1998. It covered Rochester, Chatham, Luton, Lordswood, Walderslade, Strood and the Hoo Peninsula. The district was formed as the District of Medway under t ...

was a

non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non- ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

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. It was abolished on 1 April 1998 and replaced by

Medway Medway is a unitary authority district and conurbation in Kent, South East England. It had a population of 278,016 in 2019. The unitary authority was formed in 1998 when Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with the Borough of Gillingham to ...

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 1998, political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1991 until its abolition were:

Council elections

The last election results were: * 1973 Medway Borough Council election * 1976 Medway Borough Council election * 1979 Medway Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)The Borough of Medway (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 * 1983 Rochester-upon-Medway City Council election * 1987 Rochester-upon-Medway City Council election * 1991 Rochester-upon-Medway City Council election * 1995 Rochester-upon-Medway City Council election

City result maps

By-election results

References

External links

Rochester, Kent Council elections in Kent District council elections in England {{England-election-stub