Gillingham Urban District Council
Gillingham Urban District Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
| History | |
| Established | 1894 |
| Disbanded | 1903 |
| Preceded by | Gillingham Board of Health |
| Succeeded by | Gillingham Borough Council |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | John Robert Featherby |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 |
| Authority | Local Government Act 1894 |
| Meeting place | |
| Gardiner Street, New Brompton | |
Gillingham Urban District Council was the local government authority for Gillingham, Kent, England, created under the Local Government Act 1894. It took over from the earlier Gillingham Board of Health (established 1873) and governed the rapidly growing town until 1903. In 1903 Gillingham was incorporated as a municipal borough; at that time the council’s chairman, John Robert Featherby, became the town’s first mayor.