Medway Council

Medway Council
Medway Council
	Coat of arms
	Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1998
Preceded by	Rochester-upon-Medway City Council and Gillingham Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor	Marian Nestorov, ; Labour ; since 15 May 2024
Leader	Vince Maple, ; Labour ; since 24 May 2023
Chief Executive	Richard Hicks ; since 1 August 2023
Structure
Seats	59 councillors
Political groups	Administration Labour (33) Other Parties Conservative (22) Independent (4)
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
	Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4TR
Website
	www.medway.gov.uk
Constitution
	Constitution of Medway Council

Medway Council is the local authority of Medway in Kent, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

The council was created on 1 April 1998 and replaced Rochester-upon-Medway City Council and Gillingham Borough Council.