Local Government Reorganisation
Published: 25 March 2026
You have just one day left to respond to the Local Government Reorganisation consultation.
Under the current system Kent County Council (KCC) delivers some services such as education, social services and roads, and district or borough councils deliver others like emptying your bins and providing housing services.
Under the proposed system, a much smaller number of unitary councils would deliver all council services in one area. Medway Council operates in that way today.
There are five proposals you can comment on, ranging from one council to cover the whole of the county to five unitary authorities split geographically.
More details can be found here.
Selling Parish Council has considered the options and feels the best one to be Option 4b - four unitary councils, using existing boundaries, in which Swale would join with Ashford and Folkestone and Hythe. This is also the option favoured by Swale Borough Council.
You can respond to the consultation here.