Political Control

Leader of the Council

Conservative

Independent Liberal

Labour

Liberal

Liberal Democrat

SDP-Liberal Alliance

Political Control

Between 1973 and 1979, Gillingham borough council was comprised of 35 councillors, meaning a party needed at least 18 members for an overall majority. Between 1979 and 1998, the borough elected 42 councillors, meaning a party needed at least 22 members for an overall majority.

	Control of the Council	From	To
	No overall control	April 1974	May 1976
	Conservative	May 1976	May 1990
	No overall control	May 1990	May 1995
	Liberal Democrats	May 1995	March 1998

Leader of the Council

	Leader	From	To
	Unknown	Apr 1974	May 1976
	Michael Lewis	May 1976	May 1990
	Robert Sayer	May 1990	Mar 1998

Conservative

All dates shown reflect unbroken terms of office as Conservative members.

Independent Liberal

All dates shown reflect unbroken terms of office as Independent Liberal members.

Labour

All dates shown reflect unbroken terms of office as Labour members.

Liberal

All dates shown reflect unbroken terms of office as Liberal members.

Liberal Democrat

All dates shown reflect unbroken terms of office as Liberal Democrat members.

SDP-Liberal Alliance

All dates shown reflect unbroken terms of office as SDP-Liberal Alliance members.