Following a Referendum of the town’s people in May 2003 and the subsequent approval of the Secretary of State, Folkestone Parish Council was formed on the 15 June 2004 and became a Town Council on 24 June 2004, although Folkestone had been a Borough Council up until 1974. To read more, please go to the 'About Folkestone' page.
To contact your Local Councillor please click here.
Click here for more information on the Lighting of the Beacon on The Leas on 4 June 2012
