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Dover District Council
Local authority area: Dover
Dover is a district council in Kent, in the South East England region of England. It covers 315.1 km² and had 117,473 residents in 2022 — about 373 people per km². The authority dates from 1974.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Dover, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022117,473+5.1% since 2012
Land area315.1km²121.6 sq mi
Density373/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#268of 382 UK councils · #227 in England
Population estimates4 data points
111.8K113.2K117K117.5K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Dover became a local authority area.
Elections
17 electoral wards
Census 2021: 116,410 residents in 50,546 households across the wards; 24.0% aged 65+, 66.2% of homes owned, 20.1% of households without a car.
1Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell4,602 households · 18.2% aged 65+11,7322Town & Castle3,881 households · 19.4% aged 65+8,2763Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe3,240 households · 28.9% aged 65+7,9764Mill Hill3,359 households · 23.0% aged 65+7,8665Middle Deal3,329 households · 23.6% aged 65+7,7146Buckland3,190 households · 15.5% aged 65+7,545
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CBuckland Family HubCouncil office · Dover CT16 2BN · hours listedCDover District CouncilCouncil office · Dover CT16 3PJ · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1971967 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.