Kent is divided into 12 district and borough councils, plus Medway, which operates as a separate unitary authority. Kent County Council provides county-wide services including highways, schools and social care across all areas except Medway. The pages below collect practical information for each local authority area, covering council services, transport links, health facilities and other local services to help you find what you need in your part of the county.
Medway — Strood, Rochester, Chatham and surrounding communities
Maidstone — Maidstone, Bearsted, Staplehurst and surrounding communities
Canterbury — Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay and surrounding communities
Thanet — Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and surrounding communities
Dover — Dover, Deal, Sandwich and surrounding communities
Folkestone & Hythe — Folkestone, Hythe, New Romney and surrounding communities
Ashford — Ashford, Tenterden, Wye and surrounding communities
Tunbridge Wells — Royal Tunbridge Wells, Southborough, Paddock Wood and surrounding communities
Tonbridge & Malling — Tonbridge, West Malling, Snodland and surrounding communities
Sevenoaks — Sevenoaks, Swanley, Edenbridge and surrounding communities
Dartford — Dartford, Swanscombe, Greenhithe and surrounding communities
Gravesham — Gravesend, Northfleet, Meopham and surrounding communities
Swale — Sittingbourne, Faversham, Sheerness and surrounding communities
County-wide services
Kent County Council — highways, schools, libraries and social care (outside Medway)