Thanet
Give us your views
We want to hear from you.
The views of local people and organisations help shape our proposals and recommendations.
Just tell us what you think and why you think that.
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
| 12 March 2024 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 19 March - 27 May 2024 | We carry out and initial public consultation on communities |
| 3 September - 11 November 2024 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 4 February 2025 | We publish our recommendations |
| TBD | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| 2027 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
The Commission is required to carry out electoral reviews of council areas 'from time to time'. We are carrying out a review of Thanet as it has been a long time since the last review.
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Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities. The Commission has decided that the number of councillors in Thanet should be 42. This is a change from the current council which has 56.
Previous stages
Councillor numbers
The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future.
Effective date
The District of Thanet (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 was made on 1 November 2001.
The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2003 elections.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 9 May 2001.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.