Gravesham Borough Council

Gravesham Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Gravesham in Kent.

Gravesham Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor
John Caller (Ceremonial)
Leader of the Council
John Burden, Labour
Seats44 councillors
Elections
First past the post
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Gravesend
Website
www.gravesham.gov.uk

Wards

There are eighteen wards represented on the borough council:

  • Those serving Gravesend town:
    • Central
    • Pelham
    • Riverside
    • Singlewell
    • Whitehill
    • Woodlands
  • Other urban areas:
    • Northfleet (2 wards - North & South)
    • Coldharbour
    • Istead Rise
    • Painters Ash
    • Riverview
    • Westcourt
  • Outlying villages:

Elections

Gravesham Borough Council is elected every four years, with currently 44 Councillors being elected at each election. From the first election in 1973 the council has alternated between Labour and Conservative control. Since 1995 Labour has controlled the council apart from 4 years between the 2007 and 2011 elections. As of the 2019 election the council is composed as follows:[1]

Party Councillors
Conservative Party 18
Labour Party 24
Independents 2

References

  1. "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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