Medway Council

Medway Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1998 (1998-04-01)
Preceded by	Rochester-upon-Medway City Council and Gillingham Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor	Marian Nestorov, Labour since 15 May 2024[1]
Leader	Vince Maple, Labour since 24 May 2023
Chief Executive	Richard Hicks since 1 August 2023
Structure
Seats	59 councillors
Political groups	Administration (31)   Labour (31) Other parties (28)   Conservative (20)   Independent (8)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Motto
Forward Together
Meeting place
St George's Centre, Pembroke Road, Chatham, ME4 4UH
Website
www.medway.gov.uk
Constitution
Constitution of Medway Council

Medway Council is the local authority of Medway, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Kent County Council. The council was created on 1 April 1998 and replaced Rochester-upon-Medway City Council and Gillingham Borough Council.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2023. It meets at the St George's Centre in the Chatham Maritime area of the borough and has its main offices at Gun Wharf in Chatham.