May 2023 Local Election Result Round-up
In the Folkestone and Hythe District Council elections, Tim Prater and Gary Fuller are delighted to have been re-elected to Folkestone and Hythe District Council for Sandgate and West Folkestone.
| Candidate | Description (if provided) | Number of votes cast |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Danby | Labour Party | 316 |
| Gary Fuller | Liberal Democrats | 1190 |
| Paul Jones | Conservative Party Candidate | 314 |
| Dylan Moody | Conservative Party Candidate | 261 |
| Tim Prater | Liberal Democrats | 1408 |
Turnout: 42.56%
Declaration of Results – Sandgate and West Folkestone (Folkestone & Hythe District Council)
Sadly the Liberal Democrats failed to gain other seats across the district. The results in full are available on the District council website.
Tim commented:
"I'm humbled and honoured that Sandgate and West Folkestone have put so much faith in Gary and me. We'll continue to work to deliver for them. I was amazed at the level of support: I simply couldn't have conceived a majority of over a thousand and the highest percentage of the vote of any Councillor in the district, but that is what we seem to have done.
"With the collapse of the Conservatives to just 5 seats, the Green Party having 11 and Labour Party 10 seats, no one party has a majority.
"I look forward to seeing a new Council leadership emerge, and hope and trust it will deliver for our district, starting with immediately cancelling the Princes Parade project. We pledged we would Save Princes Parade. We now can."
Across the Town and Parish Councils also elected on tyhat day, the Liberal Democrats had a number of successes:
On Folkestone Town Council the Liberal Democrat team of Peter Gane, John Renshaw and Roger West won all three of the seats in Cheriton West.
Declaration of Results – Cheriton West (Folkestone Town Council)
Tim Prater won the Harvey West seat, taking the Lib Dem Group on Folkestone Town Council to 4.
Declaration of Results – Harvey West (Folkestone Town Council)
On Hythe Town Council, Tim Prater had already been elected unopposed to Hythe East ward of Hythe Town Council.
Hythe East Ward of Hythe Town Council [Uncontested election]
He was joined on Hythe Town Council by John Stokes, who won a seat in Hythe South.
Declaration of Results – Hythe South (Hythe Town Council)
Hythe Town Council has 16 seats, and for the first time has zero Conservative Councillors.
Sign up
for email updates
