West Kent

West Kent is expected to be a unitary authority area in Kent, England. It was planned to be formed on 1 April 2028. The largest settlement will be Maidstone, the county town of Kent, and it will also include Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Ditton, and Swanley.

It will be formed from the Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling and Tunbridge Wells districts.

Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge are currently unparished, and the rest of the area is parished. The area has a 2024 estimated population of 567,062. Plans to create it were halted in September 2026 and the first election was cancelled.