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Gillingham Borough Council elections

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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

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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

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From the first election to the council in 1973 until the council's abolition in 1998 political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973–1976
Conservative 1976–1990
No overall control 1990–1995
Liberal Democrats 1995–1998

Leadership

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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

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Borough result maps

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By-election results

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References

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  1. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  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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