Tim Prater for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East

If elected I can only promise I will work hard for you.

As a District Councillor I’ve dealt with hundreds of local issues. I’ve spoken up at hundreds of meetings. I’ve sent thousands of emails to get things done.

I’ve run a monthly drop-in surgery since 2019 in Sandgate, where local residents raise issues for me to work on. And as a County Councillor, I would do the same again.

I can't perform miracles. But I will, and can, speak up for my neighbours, friends and fellow residents here. And always have.

Our County Council is still important in delivering local services. Designing a successor to deliver them better is critical.

Any more power being a County Councillor gives to improve our buses, social care, schools, adult education, local libraries: I'll use.

Any more power it gives to fix our atrocious roads: I'll use.

That’s not just about getting Kent Highways to fill more potholes (although they should).

It includes getting our utilities to do the job right first time. We’ve seen the farce of Southern Water digging up the same piece of Sandgate High Street every other month failing to fix the same problem. Do it right first time or pay a fine.

And developers like Taylor Wimpey need to take responsibility for the damage their construction traffic is doing to our roads. Pond Hill Road and others locally are being destroyed by their lorries. It’s time they fixed them, or paid for it to be done.