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Sevenoaks District
Sevenoaks is a local government district in west Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Sevenoaks Urban District, Sevenoaks Rural District and part of Dartford Rural District.
Under current local government reorganisation plans, all district councils in Kent, as well as the county council, will be abolished in 2028, with the district becoming part of a new West Kent unitary authority.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Sevenoaks District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Kent County Council. The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.
In 2009 the Audit Commission named Sevenoaks District Council as one of the four best-run and most efficient councils in the country.
The council has been under no overall control since May 2025, when a number of Conservative councillors left the party, which had previously held a majority of the council's seats.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:
The leaders of the council since 1999 have been:
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Sevenoaks District
Sevenoaks is a local government district in west Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Sevenoaks Urban District, Sevenoaks Rural District and part of Dartford Rural District.
Under current local government reorganisation plans, all district councils in Kent, as well as the county council, will be abolished in 2028, with the district becoming part of a new West Kent unitary authority.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Sevenoaks District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Kent County Council. The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.
In 2009 the Audit Commission named Sevenoaks District Council as one of the four best-run and most efficient councils in the country.
The council has been under no overall control since May 2025, when a number of Conservative councillors left the party, which had previously held a majority of the council's seats.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:
The leaders of the council since 1999 have been:
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