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Medway Council

Local authority area: Medway

Medway is an unitary authority, in the South East England region of England. It covers 193.5 km² and had 282,702 residents in 2022 — about 1,461 people per km². The authority dates from 1998. The council is based in Chatham.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Medway, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022282,702+5.4% since 2012

Land area193.5km²74.7 sq mi

Density1,461/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#84of 382 UK councils · #77 in England

Population estimates4 data points

268.2K276.5K277.9K282.7K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1998
Created
Formed from City of Rochester-upon-Medway, Gillingham, Kent County Council.

Abroad

Twinned with

CádizItoValenciennesYokosuka

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in South East

All councils in South East

Buckinghamshire560,409 City of Milton Keynes292,180 Brighton and Hove277,965 City of Southampton252,689 City of Portsmouth208,420 Wokingham180,967 Reading174,820 West Berkshire162,215 Slough159,182 Windsor and Maidenhead154,738 Isle of Wight140,794 Bracknell Forest126,881

Elections

24 electoral wards

Census 2021: 279,787 residents in 111,460 households across the wards; 16.4% aged 65+, 64.7% of homes owned, 19.2% of households without a car.

1Chatham Central & Brompton6,875 households · 9.8% aged 65+18,008 2Strood West6,356 households · 13.4% aged 65+16,569 3Gillingham South6,314 households · 10.0% aged 65+15,932 4Gillingham North6,045 households · 10.0% aged 65+15,691 5Watling5,853 households · 16.7% aged 65+15,554 6Strood North & Frindsbury5,582 households · 16.4% aged 65+14,213

All wards of Medway

Visit

Council offices

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

CMedway Council Customer Contact CentreCouncil office · Gillingham ME7 4NT · hours listed PHalling Parish CouncilParish council · Rochester ME2 1BS · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Rochester and Strood · 12 wards Chatham and Aylesford · 9 wards Gillingham and Rainham · 9 wards

Source: Wikidata Q797782 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.