Matthew Roberts
Local elections 2030
On Thursday 4th May, have your say in the biggest set of local elections for decades. More than 550 seats are up for grabs across 12 district and borough councils in Kent, alongside the Medway unitary authority.
Your council makes important decisions that can help nature thrive. They have the power to protect wild spaces from development, leave the grass to grow for bees, to stop using weedkillers, support communities to create spaces for nature and much more.
The pledge
It's important that you vote for people who will stand up for nature. The more people that do this, the bigger a priority nature will be for your newly elected council.
We are fighting for nature, and we’re calling on current and future councillors to take their local environment and nature seriously. We are asking all current councillors and prospective councillors to make the following pledge to take action for nature.
The government’s Environmental Improvement Plan published in January this year sets out the ambition to restore or create more than 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat by 2042, restore or create 140,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitats outside protected sites by 2028, compared to 2022 levels and roll out Local Nature Recovery Strategies to identify areas to create, enhance and restore habitat and deliver environmental benefits.
Elections in your area
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Tunbrige Wells Borough Council
Do you have photo ID?
You now need to provide photo ID to vote in the 2023 local elections. This is a new legal requirement from the Government. If you don’t have any photo ID, then you can apply for a free voter registration certificate.