KCC success for NTCA candidates

Monday, 8 May, 2017

The Kent County Council Elections were a great success for Conservative candidates across the county. NTCAs candidates did both the association and the party proud, here is a brief summary of their achievement.

Cllr Alan Marsh

Alan held his seat of Herne Village and Sturry with an amazing 60% of the vote share giving him a majority of 1,868.

Cllr Andrew Cook

City Councillor Andrew did really well for the Herne Bay East ward as he gained 55% of the vote share giving him a majority of 1,506.

Cllr Emma Dawson & Cllr Ken Gregory

Emma and Ken won back the Birchington and Rural joint (2 seat) ward from UKIP with Emma receiving 28% vote share whilst Ken did equally well in receiving 25% vote share. Giving them a comfortable majority of 2,648 from Ken's result over the candidate that cam third.

Kerry Boyd

Kerry fought hard in Margate Central, the only KCC seat held by Labour in Thanet. A strong performance saw Kerry gain a 34% vote share in comparison to Labour's 36% resulting in Labour winning with a majority of just 81 votes.

Congratulations and very well done to all of our candidates. We would also like to thank the many supporters and volunteers who gave their time and worked hard to help our candidates in their campaigns.

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Cllr Kerry Boyd

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Kerry was appointed as Deputy Chairman in April 2016 and oversees the Conservative Future membership at NTCA. Kerry is passionate about young people's issues, education and community engagement. Kerry has worked in variety of different settings including a secondary school, a young people's charity and most notably as Youth Commissioner for the Office of the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner. She is very keen to hear from young conservative members and actively arranges meet ups for local Conservative Future members. Click on Kerry's name to find out more and how to contact her.

Andrew Cook

Councillor Andrew Cook was elected as a County Councillor in May 2017 for Herne Bay East. He is one of three representatives of Heron Ward, Herne Bay, on Canterbury City Council. As a local businessman for some 30 years and a member of the Pier Trust Andrew is passionate about Herne Bay where he lives with his wife and family. Please click on Councillor Cook's name to find out more and how you can contact him.

Alan Marsh

Councillor Alan Marsh is currently the County Councillor for Herne and Sturry, covering a large and largely very rural division. First elected in 2005 he has fulfilled three terms and is delighted to be standing again in the Kent County Council election 2017. Before getting into local politics Alan worked as a pilot in both the passenger and cargo industries. Click on Councillor Alan Marsh's name to find out more about him and how to contact him.