Folkestone and Hythe District Council

Local authority area: Folkestone and Hythe

Folkestone and Hythe is a district council in Kent, in the South East England region of England. It covers 356.8 km² and had 110,237 residents in 2022 — about 309 people per km². The council is based in Folkestone.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Folkestone and Hythe, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022110,237+1.4% since 2012

Land area356.8km²137.7 sq mi

Density309/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#286of 382 UK councils · #241 in England

Population estimates4 data points

108.7K110K112.6K110.2K

2012201520182022

Same county

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All councils in South East

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Elections

13 electoral wards

Census 2021: 109,759 residents in 48,337 households across the wards; 25.0% aged 65+, 65.8% of homes owned, 20.5% of households without a car.

1Cheriton5,305 households · 16.5% aged 65+13,519 2North Downs East4,628 households · 21.7% aged 65+11,653 3East Folkestone4,786 households · 14.9% aged 65+11,551 4Hythe5,365 households · 36.7% aged 65+11,110 5Folkestone Central5,633 households · 21.9% aged 65+10,313 6Walland & Denge Marsh3,343 households · 26.2% aged 65+7,869

All wards of Folkestone and Hythe

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CFolkestone & Hythe District CouncilCouncil office · Folkestone CT20 2QY · hours listed TLydd Town CouncilTown council · Romney Marsh TN29 9AF · hours listed PDymchurch Parish CouncilParish council · Romney Marsh TN29 0NX

Westminster

Constituencies

Folkestone and Hythe · 11 wards Ashford · 2 wards

Source: Wikidata Q635416 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.