Thanet

  • Council Control: Lab
  • Conservatives 14
  • Labour 31
  • Liberal Democrats 0
  • Green 5
  • Reform UK 1
  • Other 5

Thanet Independents 3, Independent in Green Party group 1, Independent 1. The north-eastern tip of Kent, with the towns of Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs (birthplace of Ted Heath).

Barry Manners (Cliftonville East) moved from Conservative to Independent in May 2025. Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Thanet Villages at a byelection on 1 May.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
District

Address
PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate CT9 1XZ

Phone
01843 577000

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

Council Tax (Band D)
£2391.23

Upper tier authority
Kent

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