Thanet
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections from this date.
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
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 2024 - 27 May 2024 | We carry out and initial public consultation on communities |
| 8 October 2024 - 16 December 2024 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 29 April 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.
Latest Information
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 29 April 2025.
Previous stages
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of divisions. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patters, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:
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.
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.