Gillingham Borough Council elections

Gillingham was a non-metropolitan district in Kent, England. It was abolished on 1 April 1998 and replaced by Medway.

History

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

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

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

• 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

1. "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Gillingham" in search box to see specific results.)
2. Horn, Jenni (23 May 2014). "Tributes to Michael Lewis, former leader of Gillingham Borough Council". Kent Online. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
3. Hinks, Gerald (18 May 1990). "Liberal Democrats take control in borough: Green for go!". The News. Chatham. p. 1. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
4. The Borough of Gillingham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
5. The Gillingham and Swale (Areas) Order 1982

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