General Statistics About Medway!!

Here is a few stats about Medway with some brief history about the council.

Authority Type

The unitary council was established in 1998 following the merger of Gillingham and Rochester Upon Medway Councils.

These two councils formed a 'Unitary Council' which also took on powers from Kent County Council creating this one large combined local authority which is now known as Medway Council.

Population

There are currently 251,000 people living in Medway.

This figure is due to rise to 300,000 people by the year 2030!

Budget

Medway Council operates as a business which has an annual budget of £518 million (over half a billion) for the year 2006/07.

Breakdown

This money is divided between services such as;

schools, roads, libraries, leisure centres, social services (for the elderly and young), waste disposal, recycling, community safety (to some extent).

It is also used for development and tourism.

Breakdown of Funding

Fees, charges and grants = 43%

Government Schools grant = 29%

Business rates = 11%

Central Government grant = 2%

Council Tax = 15%

Fact 1

Council taxes in Conservative Run Medway are the cheapest in Kent!

They are more then £100 cheaper than either Maidstone or Tonbridge and Malling!

Fact 2

The Labour government have been giving higher grants to councils in the north at the expense of councils in the south like MEDWAY COUNCIL.

One Million Pounds of Government grants have been withdrawn this year from Medway Council.

Remember!

Vote Conservative in the local elections on May 3rd to keep your council tax low.

posted by Matt Bright.