Birchington West ward is a ward of Thanet Borough Council and was created in the boundary changes of 1979, and had previously been part of the Margate Birchington

Margate Birchington

Margate Birchington was a ward of Margate Municipal District prior to 1973. When the Municipal District was included in the Thanet Borough in 1974, Birchington ward elected 5 councillors to the new Borough at the elections of 1973 and 1976...

 ward.

Councillors Hudson and Bentley transferred from Margate Birchington

Margate Birchington

Margate Birchington was a ward of Margate Municipal District prior to 1973. When the Municipal District was included in the Thanet Borough in 1974, Birchington ward elected 5 councillors to the new Borough at the elections of 1973 and 1976...

 ward and contested and won the 1979 election.
1979 Election
1983 Election

1987 Election
1991 Election
1995 Election

1999 Election

There were boundary changes in May 2001 and this resulted in Birchington West, losing voters south of the London to Margate railway line (they were transferred to what became Birchington South ward), and acquiring voters which had been in Birchington East

Birchington East

Birchington East ward is a ward of Thanet Borough Council and was created in the boundary changes of 1979, and had previously been part of the Margate Birchington ward....

 ward which had been north of the railway line. The ward was then renamed Birchington North

Birchington North

Birchington North, a British electoral district, was created at the boundary changes of May 2001. It composed of the town of Birchington north of the London-to-Margate railway line, with territory taken from Birchington West and Birchington East wards...

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