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:
Kent County Council Make-up | |
| Reform UK | 55 |
| Liberal Democrat | 12 |
| Conservative | 5 |
| Green Party | 5 |
| Labour | 1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 1 |
| UKIP (Defected from Reform UK) | 1 |
| Independent (Suspended from Reform UK prior to trial) | 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 |
At the Kent County Council meeting on 17th September, Richard Streatfeild will move, and Antony Hook second, a Lib Dem motion calling to not just support for veterans in our community, but also to recognise their huge value to Kent and our communities.
To find out that the Government has had to pull the emergency brake across the country, withdrawing decisions in neighbouring counties and freezing plans for Kent and Medway is hugely damaging.
Because of our geographical position as the Gateway to the UK, Kent County Council has a distinct duty to visibly champion the contribution of our seafarers.
The move follows concerns over previous proposals that sought to lower the upper age limit from 40 to 38 and slash the number of funded IVF cycles from two to just one.
Reform administration accused of letting down Kent families by delaying vital EES and holiday congestion planning until AFTER the summer.
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