Reporting Back
Tim Prater Reporting Back from KCC: May 2026
The May 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
12 May 2026
Ashford Parliamentary Constituency
Now covering the Folkestone & Hythe District Council wards of North Downs East and North Downs West
New boundaries for the 2024 General Election.
About Ashford Constituency
From the 2024 General Election, the Parliamentary Constituency of Ashford will (pretty ridiculously, in our opinion) include the District of Folkestone and Hythe wards of North Downs East and North Downs West, in addtion to the Ashford Borough Council seats of:
Aylesford & East Stour, Beaver, Bircholt, Bockhanger, Bybrook, Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm, Furley, Goat Lees, Godinton, Highfield, Kennington, Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry, Norman, Park Farm North, Park Farm South, Repton, Roman, Singleton East, Singleton West, Stanhope, Victoria, Washford, Willesborough, Wye with Hinxhill.
The Ashford seat therefore stretches pretty much to the coast, across an area that in no way could be called Ashford: Ashford and North Downs, maybe.
Kent Opposition Leader Slams Reform’s “Disgraceful” Plot to Silence Scrutiny
Antony Hook, Lib Dem Leader of the Opposition at Kent County Council, has condemned a series of "anti-democratic" moves by the Reform administration designed to gag opposition parties and shield the ruling group from challenge.
12 May 2026
Boost to Southern Water Wastewater Action Plan for Folkestone and Hythe Welcomed - But More is Needed
Southern Water have updated their Folkestone and Hythe Wastewater Action Plan for 2025-2030, detailing wastewater investment in the Folkestone and Hythe district in that time. The amount of planned investment for this period is now about £42m.
12 May 2026
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