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Swale Borough Council
Swale Borough Council Logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 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
Seats47 councillors
Political groups
Administration (30)
  Labour (11)
  Swale Independents (10)
  Liberal Democrats (5)
  Green Party (2)
  Independent (2)
Opposition (17)
  Conservative (16)
  UKIP (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
2019
Next election
2023
Meeting place
Swale House, Sittingbourne
Website
swale.gov.uk

Swale Borough Council is the local authority for Swale in Kent, England.

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 in 1977.

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

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]

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Party Councillors
Conservative Party 16
Labour Party 11
Swale Independents 10
Liberal Democrats 5
Green 2
Independent 2
UKIP 1

References

  1. ^ "Swale Borough Council". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-03.