Dover

  • Council Control: Min Lab
  • Conservatives 14
  • Labour 12
  • Liberal Democrats 0
  • Green 0
  • Other 6

Independent Group 3, non-aligned 3. West Kent port town, with the economy based around the docks; previously a mining area. The Royal Marines are based in the separate town of Deal in this borough.

Derek Murphy (Walmer) moved from Conservative to non-aligned in May 2025.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
District

Address
White Cliffs Business Park, Dover CT16 3PJ

Phone
01304 821199

Website
http://www.dover.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2364.45

Upper tier authority
Kent

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