Consultation on the Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway

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There are separate sections for each proposal:

Consultation on the proposal from Kent County Council for 1 unitary council: 

• A single unitary council: Ashford, Canterbury, Dartford, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe, Gravesham, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Swale, Thanet, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells, and Medway 

Consultation on the proposal from Folkestone and Hythe District Council, Maidstone Borough Council, Sevenoaks District Council, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, and Tunbridge Wells Borough Council for 3 unitary councils: 

• North: Dartford, Gravesham, Medway, and Swale  

• West: Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling, and Tunbridge Wells

• East: Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe, and Thanet

Consultation on the proposal from Dover District Council, Swale Borough Council, and Thanet District Council for 4 unitary councils: 

• North: Dartford, Gravesham, and Medway 

• West: Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling, Tunbridge Wells  

• Mid: Swale, Ashford, and Folkestone & Hythe

• East: Canterbury, Dover, and Thanet

Consultation on the proposal from Medway Council, Ashford Borough Council, and Canterbury City Council for 4 unitary councils. This includes a request to split existing district council areas between the proposed new councils (please see maps in the proposal for full details). 

• North Kent: Medway (98%), Gravesham (87%), Swale (81%), Dartford (78%), small parts of Tonbridge and Malling (3%) and Maidstone (2%)

• West Kent: Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Malling (61%), Dartford (22%), Gravesham (13%), and Medway (2%) 

• East Kent: Canterbury, Dover, Thanet, Folkestone and Hythe (64%), and Swale (Faversham area 17%) 

• Mid Kent: Ashford, Maidstone (98%), Folkestone and Hythe (36%), Tonbridge and Malling (36%), and Swale (3%)

Consultation on the proposal from Dartford Borough Council and Gravesham Borough Council for 5 unitary councils. This includes a request to split existing district council areas between the proposed new councils (please see maps in the proposal for full details). 

• North Kent: Dartford, Gravesham, Medway (25%), and Sevenoaks (18%) 

• West Kent: Maidstone, Sevenoaks (82%), Tonbridge and Malling, and Tunbridge Wells 

• East Kent: Canterbury, Swale (24%), and Thanet 

• Mid Kent: Medway (75%) and Swale (76%) 

• South Kent: Ashford, Dover, and Folkestone & Hythe

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