In a closely contested by-election for a seat on Ashford Borough Council held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, the Green Party came out on top in the Aylesford & East Stour ward.
Green candidate, Thomas Paul Pizzey, commonly known as Thom Pizzey received 299 votes narrowly defeating Labour Party candidate Reena Mathew’s 293 votes.
The Reform UK candidate, Brian Philip Collins, secured 216 votes, while the Conservative Party candidate, Jac David Wood, received 111 votes. The Liberal Democrats’ Alexander John Coxall trailed with just 26 votes.
The election saw a turnout of 21%, with 4587 registered voters in the ward.