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A copy of the official notice of candidates nominated for election to the European Parliament.
Ashford is in the South East Region of the United Kingdom for which ten members are elected.
News
Election results
We now have the full results for the Borough Council Wards representing South Ashford.
| Candidate | Party / Group | Number of Votes* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Ward | |||
| SUDDARDS, Lynda June | Labour Party | 480 | Elected |
| WARD, Alexander | Labour Party | 437 | Elected |
| TAYLOR, Thomas Norman | UK Independence Party | 283 | |
| HODGKINSON, Amanda Georgina | Conservative Party | 238 | |
| PIZZEY, Maria Ann | Green Party | 237 | |
| DOBSON, Robert Charles | Conservative Party | 183 | |
| Electorate: 4589 | Ballot Papers Issued: 1107 | Turnout: 24.12% | |
| Norman Ward | |||
| WEBB, Jennifer Anne | Conservative Party | 205 | Elected |
| JONES, Dylan Alexander | Labour Party | 187 | |
| BURGESS, Neil Robert | UK Independence Party | 130 | |
| ARNOLD, Albert Stephen | Green Party | 78 | |
| Electorate: 2077 | Ballot Papers Issued: 602 | Turnout: 28.8% | |
| Victoria Ward | |||
| FARRELL, Dara | Labour Party | 484 | Elected |
| SUDDARDS, John Charles | Labour Party | 378 | Elected |
| ADBY, Jeremy Paul | Conservative Party | 290 | |
| SMALL, Jonathan | Green Party | 278 | |
| MBALI, Valerie Charlotte | Liberal Democrats | 274 | |
| BRIDGER, Matthew James | Conservative Party | 248 | |
| TAYLOR, Ann Marie | UK Independence Party | 193 | |
| STEWART, Peter Alexander | UK Independence Party | 186 | |
| Electorate: 4376 | Ballot Papers Issued: 1259 | Turnout: 28.77% |
Make up of Council
| Conservative Party | 26 |
| Ashford Independent | 11 |
| Labour Party | 7 |
| The Green Party | 2 |
| Independent | 1 |
| Size of Council | 47 |
4 Days to register to vote in European Elections
To vote in the European Parliamentary Elections on 23rd May you must have registered to vote by Tusday 7th May.
Register to Vote now, if you have not already done so.
New applications to vote by post or to cancel or amend an existing postal vote or proxy appointment must be made by 5pm on Wednesday 8th May 2019
New applications to vote by proxy must be made by 5pm on Wednesday 15th May.
Emergency applications to vote by proxy can be made no later than 5pm on Thursday 23 May 2019 .
Farrell and Suddards keep Victoria
Dara Farrell and Charles Suddards have retained their seats as Borough Councillors for Victoria Ward.
Labour elected to Beaver
Both seats in Beaver Ward have been taken by the Labour Party candidates, Lynda Suddards and Alexander Ward
Jenny Webb retains Norman
Councillor Jenny Webb has retained her seat as Ashford Borough Councillor for Norman Ward.
Friends of Victoria Park Meeting
The next meeting of the Friends of Victoria Park will be held
at 7.00 pm
on Monday 29th April 2019
at Ashford Indoor Bowls Centre
Victoria Park, Jemmett Rd, TN23 4QD
We will be joined by Chris Dixon, Arts and Cultural Industries Manager, at Ashford Borough Council, who will tell us about Create Music Festival 2019
Join us if you would like to help protect, conserve and enhance Victoria Park and invite friends and neighbours who would also like to help.
(more…)Stagecoach price changes
From Sunday 28 April Stagecoach are changing the price of some bus tickets.
So what’s happening?
Some fares will increase slightly in price, but single fares above £5 will be frozen. Return fares will be capped so they don’t exceed the price of a South East adult dayrider (£7.30).
dayrider and megarider tickets will increase in price – but if you use the Stagecoach bus app, you can still get them cheaper.
(more…)Postal voting deadline
If you want to vote by post for the Ashford Borough Council elections on 2nd May, you must apply by 5pm tomorrow (15th April).
Poplars planning application
Ashford Borough Council (ABC) have submitted a planning application to demolish 14 flats and 3 houses at the Poplars at the junction of Beaver Lane and Beaver Road and replace them with 31 apartments for independent living older tenants.
The proposed development follows the rebuilding of Farrow Court, nearby, Danemoor in Tenterden and the proposed rebuild of East Stour Court in Mabledon Avenue as part of an ABC strategy to modernise and increase their sheltered housing stock.
The new apartments will be for affordable rent to tenants aged 50 or above.
The ABC Planning case reference is 19/00516/AS
https://planning.ashford.gov.uk/Planning/details.aspx?systemkey=112217
