Green Party edge out Labour in Aylesford and East Stour by-election
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…
Check your electoral registration details are correct or risk £1,000 fine
Check your electoral registration details are correct – or risk losing your chance to vote on decisions that affect you. That’s the message from Folkestone & Hythe District Council as…
General Election results from Weald of Kent and Ashford parliamentary constituency
Katie Jane Lotte LAM elected – Conservative Party On Thursday 4 July, a vote was held for the parliamentary constituency of Weald of Kent in Kent in the 2024 General…
Kent and Medway Election results
Kent and Medway has seen a big shift of support for the political parties across the area with a big swing from the Conservatives. Results Ashford Canterbury Chatham & Aylesford…
Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner re-elected despite plunging vote share
Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott has been re-elected despite fewer votes cast for the Conservative candidate. He won with 120,491 votes, a 44.1% share of the vote, but…
Hawkinge on the move to Ashford
Residents living in two of the Folkestone and Hythe district’s thirteen wards will be voting for a member of the Ashford Parliamentary constituency at the next general election. New boundary…
Malcolm’s hopes of by-election win would see first Green councillor on Romney Marsh
Malcolm Watkinson Shepway Green Party has announced long-time local resident and business owner Malcolm Watkinson as its candidate for February’s Romney Marsh by-election, when it looks to continue a run…
Ashford polling station to be open for 2024 European Election voters
The Consulate General of France in London has announced that Ashford will be the site of a polling station for the European elections taking place on 9 June 2024. The…
Dover councillors agree to rejigging polling districts
Dover District Council (DDC) has agreed to changes to the area’s polling districts which will see one village split into two new polling districts. The council carried out a review…
Beware! Check your voting details or face £1,000 fine, council warns
Residents are being urged to check their details on the electoral register are correct. The annual canvass of all households in the district is now underway as part of the…