Ashford Borough Council

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Ashford Borough Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Structure
Seats47 councillors
2021-AshfordBoroughCouncil.svg
Political groups
Administration (25)[1]
  Conservative (25)
Opposition (22)
  Ashford Independents (11)
  Labour (6)
  Green (3)
  Independent (2)
Elections
First past the post
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Ashford
Website
www.ashford.gov.uk

Ashford Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Ashford in Kent.

Elections[]

See also: Ashford local elections

There are 43 electoral wards in the Borough; 18 of those cover Ashford town, broadly defined.[2] The Conservative party has held control of the council for much of its history, apart from periods when no party had a majority, and has had a majority since the 2003 election. The council's make-up can change quickly because it is elected as a whole (not one-third at a time) every four years. After the election in 2011 the council was made up as follows:[3]

As of June 2016 there were 42 civil parishes within Ashford District, including Tenterden which is the only town council. Ashford being unparished.

References[]

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/EnglandElects/status/1428044729288122373
  2. ^ [1] Archived 8 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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