Number Crunching
Liberal Democrat General Election Votes in Folkestone & Hythe since the formation of the Party.
9 May 2010
Folkestone Harbour Development Consultation
The Folkestone Harbour Company has announced the timetable for its community consultation that will help inform a new approach to develop Folkestone Harbour and seafront.
8 May 2010
Regrets, but more votes than ever before
Last night was a disappointment for the Liberal Democrats. Even though more people voted for us than ever before, even though we had a higher proportion of the vote than ever before, it is of course a source of great regret to me that we have lost some really valued friends and colleagues and we have returned to Parliament with fewer MPs than before.
NCLLD
7 May 2010
Beaumont Thanks Folkestone and Hythe
Liberal Democrat Candidate Lynne Beaumont has thanked voters across Folkestone and Hythe for their support in the General Election, and congratulated new Folkestone and Hythe MP Damian Collins for winning the seat.
7 May 2010
My Personal Guarantee
This is my personal guarantee that I will use all the support you give me on Thursday to deliver fairness in Britain.
NCLLD
5 May 2010
Shepway Council Leader Bliss apologises for "Offensive" Tory Leaflet in Sandgate
Shepway District Council Leader and Sandgate Councillor Robert Bliss has apologised to Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater for a recent Sandgate Conservative leaflet in which he was described as reporting Shepway plans for charging for Sandgate seafront parking plans as 'Prater Prattle'.
4 May 2010
National News
Cost of living
Our plan to halve energy bills by 2035
Sky-high energy bills are a massive problem for families, pensioners and businesses across the UK.
LD
25 Jul 2025
International Affairs
Ending the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank
We can’t turn a blind eye to the devastation across the Occupied Territories if we want to achieve a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
LD
24 Jul 2025
Economy & Business
My liberal vision for a thriving economy
I’m proud that once again it is the Liberal Democrats leading the way, with our vision for an economy that is growing strongly, where everyone feels the benefits.
ED
16 Jul 2025
Education
Our five principles for SEND reform
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.
LD
9 Jul 2025
Benefits & Pensions
Standing up for the most vulnerable in society
Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
SD
3 Jul 2025
Windrush Day 2025
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
20 Jun 2025
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