Medway Council elections

Medway Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, England. It was created on 1 April 1998 replacing Gillingham and Rochester-upon-Medway.

Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1997, initially operating as a shadow authority until formally taking over from the two outgoing councils on 1 April 1998. Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2000 have been:

Council elections

 * 1997 Medway Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 2000 Medway Council election
 * 2003 Medway Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 25)
 * 2007 Medway Council election
 * 2011 Medway Council election
 * 2015 Medway Council election
 * 2019 Medway Council election
 * 2023 Medway Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 4)

2007-2011
This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor John Ward

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour Councillor Dennis McFarlane

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour Councillor Bill Esterson

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor David Craggs

2015-2019
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of UKIP Councillor Catriona Brown-Reckless

The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Councillor Mike O'Brien

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Kelly Tolhurst