A new parish council for Margate
Margate is currently the only town in Thanet that doesn’t have a Town or Parish Council.
Parish councils:
- are made up of elected Councillors who represent the local community
- have the power to raise money through the local Council Tax, known as a ‘precept’. This pays for the delivery of services like parks and play areas, supplementing those provided by the district or county council
- they can improve quality of life and wellbeing in the local community
We ran engagement activities in August and September 2025, to find out if people living and working in Margate were keen to set up a new Parish Council.
The results showed that there is a strong appetite for a new Parish Council for the town. The next stage is to explain why we are proposing to set up a new Parish Council and how it would work.
You can read the proposals and fill out a short feedback survey on the website.
Everyone is invited to review the proposal and give their feedback on it. We strongly advise you to read the proposal before filling out the survey.
You can also find out more on the roles and responsibilities of Town and Parish Councils on the website.
Phases
Reviewing the feedback from the first period of engagement
During this phase, we reviewed the feedback received in the first engagement in August-September 2025. It helped us decide to set up a new Parish Council for Margate, and to develop a proposal outlining how we want to do this and how the new Parish Council would work.