Kent County Council held its elections on 1 May 1997, as a part of the 1997 United Kingdom local elections, it was followed by the 2001 Kent County Council election.
Elections were held in all divisions across Kent, excepting Medway Towns for the first time, which had become a unitary authority.
Summary of 1997 results https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP97-82/RP97-82.pdf | UK Government Records
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