At the May 2025 elections, 12 Liberal Democrats were elected to Kent County Council, the official opposition to Reform UK. This is the Liberal Democrats' largest Kent County Council group for over 20 years.
The current membership of Kent County Council is:
| Reform UK | 57 |
| Liberal Democrat | 12 |
| Conservative | 5 |
| Green Party | 5 |
| Labour | 1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 1 |
The Liberal Democrat Group on Kent County Council are:
| Division | Councillor |
| Canterbury North | Alex Ricketts |
| Canterbury South | Mike Sole |
| Cheriton Sandgate & Hythe East | Tim Prater |
| Faversham | Antony Hook |
| Maidstone North East | Geoffrey Samme |
| Malling Central | Trudy Dean |
| Sevenoaks Town | Richard Streatfeild |
| Tunbridge Wells East | Colin Sefton |
| Tunbridge Wells North | Mark Ellis |
| Tunbridge Wells Rural | Mark Munday |
| Tunbridge Wells South | Martin Brice |
| Tunbridge Wells West | John Moreland |
Dynamic contracts, the pandemic, demographic and public health pressures meant it grew by 17% per year over the last 8 years. Reform now forecasts growth of 3%. This despite a projected 20% increase in over 65’s in Kent in the same timeframe.
The Liberal Democrats at KCC have put a motion to Full Council on 10th July calling for improvements to the Blue Badge scheme, amongst other things to better support those with cancer or other life-altering conditions.
Mike Sole highlighted the County Council's strategy’s consistent support for flexible working arrangements, remarking: “This strategy clearly shows that supporting staff is not only the right thing to do—it’s good for business.”
Cancelling the meetings needed to make change.
15 questions were asked to Kent County Council by Councillors on 22 May 2025, of which some were answered on the day, and the remaining in writing only.
The Reform run council has doubled down on its policy to no longer fly the Pride flag.
Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.
Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
