Swale Borough Council
Swale Borough Council is the local authority for Swale in Kent, England.
Swale Borough Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Cllr Paul Stephen, Swale Independents Alliance |
Leader of the Council | Cllr Roger Truelove, Labour |
Deputy Leader of the Council | Cllr Mike Baldock, Swale Independents Alliance |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 47 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2019 |
Next election | 2023 |
| Motto | |
| Known By Their Fruits | |
| Meeting place | |
| Swale House, Sittingbourne | |
| Website | |
| swale | |
History
The Local Government Act 1972 created the District of Swale by merging the Borough of Faversham; the Borough of Queenborough-in-Sheppey, which covered the whole of Sheppey; the Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District; and Swale Rural District. The council started functioning on 1 April 1974.
Swale Borough Council was established as the local authority for the newly formed borough of Swale on 20 January 1978.
Chairmen
- 1973-74 R. D. Sharrock
- 1974-75 R. D. Sharrock
- 1975-76 K. H. Burbidge
- 1976-77 R. W. Barnicott
Mayors
- 1977-78 R. W. Barnicott
- 1978-79 J. M. Elliott
- 1979-80 J. M. Elliott
- 1980-81 A. M. North
- 1981-82 T. T. Holden
- 1982-83 L. A. Nash
- 1983-84 H. T. Curling
- 1984-85 William Boggia
- 1985-86 Richard Moreton
- 1986-87 Kenneth Ingleton
- 1987-88 Peter Morgan
- 1988-89 L. T. Vaughan
- 1989-90 Mrs Jean Newman
- 1990-91 Mrs Jean Newman
- 1991-92 Keith Evans
- 1992-93 Brian Groves
- 1993-94 Brian Austen
- 1994-95 L. T. Vaughan
- 1995-96 Don Jordan
- 1996-97 Ernest Madgwick
- 1997-98 David Sargent
- 1998-99 Gerry Lewin
- 1999-00 Mrs Ann McLean
- 2000-01 Peter Salmon
- 2001-02 Mrs Brenda Simpson
- 2002-03 Mrs Brenda Hammond
- 2003-04 Mick Constable
- 2004-05 Colin Prescott
- 2005-06 Bryan Mulhern
- 2006-07 John Morris
- 2007-08 John Morris
- 2008-09 Alan Willicombe
- 2009-10 Adrian Crowther
- 2010-11 Steve Worrall
- 2011-12 Ben Stokes
- 2012-13 Mrs Pat Sandle
- 2013-14 Mrs Sue Gent
- 2014-15 George Bobbin
- 2015-16 Mrs Anita Walker
- 2016-17 Mrs Lesley Ingham
- 2017-18 Colin Prescott
- 2018-19 Samuel Koffie-Williams
- 2019-20 Kenneth Ingleton
- 2020-21 Paul Stephen
Honorary Freemen of the Borough
- 1978 D. Allen
- 1982 Mrs D. M. Elvy JP DL
- 1986 Bob Geldof KBE
- 2004 Gerald David Thomsett
- 2004 Peter James Salmon
- 2018 Stephen Mark Brown
- 2021 Peter Morgan MBE
Elections
Swale Borough Council is elected every four years, with currently 47 councillors being elected at each election. After the Conservatives had a majority on the council from 1976 to 1986, no party had overall control from 1986 until the 2002 election when the Conservatives regained control. The Conservatives held their majority until the last election in 2019 when the council returned to no overall control. The council is currently composed of the following councillors:-[1]
| Party | Councillors | |
| Conservative Party | 16 | |
| Labour Party | 11 | |
| Swale Independents | 10 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | |
| Green | 2 | |
| UKIP | 1 | |
References
- "Swale Borough Council". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-03.