Kent Council election, 2001
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Kent County Council
held its elections on 7 June 2001, on the same day as the United Kingdom general election, 2001
. They were followed by the Kent County Council election, 2005.
Elections were held in all divisions across Kent, excepting Medway Towns which is a unitary authority
.
Kent County Council
Kent County Council is the county council that governs the majority of the county of Kent in England. It provides the upper tier of local government, below which are 12 district councils, and around 300 town and parish councils. The county council has 84 elected councillors...
held its elections on 7 June 2001, on the same day as the United Kingdom general election, 2001
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
. They were followed by the Kent County Council election, 2005.
Elections were held in all divisions across Kent, excepting Medway Towns which is a unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
.