- Council Control: Lab
- Conservatives 17
- Labour 31
- Liberal Democrats 0
- Green 0
- Reform UK 3
- Other 8
Independent Group 5, Independent members 2, Medway First 1. A cluster of industrial towns around the Medway estuary in north Kent: Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Strood, Rainham. Rochester, with historic associations with Charles Dickens, lost city status when it failed to establish Charter Trustees in 1998.
Andrew Lawrence (Hempstead and Wigmore) moved from Conservative to Medway First in September 2026. Reform UK gained a seat in Cuxton, Halling and Riverside from the Conservatives at a byelection on 23 July. Robbie Lammas (Princes Park) moved from Reform UK to Independent member in June 2026.
Next local elections
2027
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
Unitary
Address
Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham ME4 4TR
Phone
01634 306000
Website
http://www.medway.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£2328.55
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