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Rochester & Strood 2011 Conservative Candidates announced

Rochester & Strood 2011 Conservative Candidates announced

Rochester and Strood Constituency Conservative Association has announced its candidates for the local elections to be held next May.
11 of the 22 candidates selected by party members in the nine ward branches are sitting councillors, with the other half either replacing retiring or de-selected councillors, or contesting seats not currently held by the Conservatives.
The candidates [...]

River: “Kent Police must answer for their interference in the democratic process”

River: “Kent Police must answer for their interference in the democratic process”

“The actions of Kent Police after the election of David Craggs have led to the need for a possible further election to be held in River Ward”, according to River Ward Councillor Craig MacKinlay.
In a statement released today, Cllr MacKinlay stated that “[h]aving confirmed to David that a serving special constable could stand for election, [...]

Proof that the Vulture drivers abuse their legal rights to park like morons

Proof that the Vulture drivers abuse their legal rights to park like morons

The Medway Messenger today carries proof that the drivers of the much-loathed CCTV (not-so-) Smart Car abuse their right to park like morons on double-yellow lines.
News broke today that a driver of the Vulture, who (to protect the moron’s identity) has not been named, was sacked after parking illegally in Rochester back in February.
Amateur photographer [...]

River: Conservative David Craggs gains seat from Labour by 70 votes

River: Conservative David Craggs gains seat from Labour by 70 votes

The Conservative candidate in the River Ward by-election, David Craggs, has beaten Labour’s John Jones by over 70 votes.
With just 25.3% of River Ward’s 5,484 voters either turning out, appointing a proxy or posting their vote, David Craggs secured a 73-vote majority over Labour’s John Jones when votes were declared less than 90 minutes after [...]

Analysis: All change, please

Analysis: All change, please

In May 2007, voters in Medway’s 22 electoral wards elected 55 councillors to the unitary authority: 33 Conservatives, 13 Labour, 8 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent.
Since then, however, it has been all change on the council “benches”, as three councillors have resigned and four councillors have “defected” or been expelled by their party group.
There (will) [...]

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