No Liberal Democrat breakthrough in Kent and Medway but good progress throughout region.

The Liberal Democrat share of the votes cast in Kent & Medway for the December 2019 Election was 10.3%. This was a notabable improvement on 2017, with the number of Liberal Democrat votes 4.8% higher than in the previous General Election. This increase was slightly better than the 4.6% recorded in England and the 4.2% recorded across the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrat share of the vote increased in every Kent & Medway constituency apart from Canterbury - which was sucessfully defended by the remain-supporting Labour MP, Rosie Duffield.

Engineering work is being carried out at Ashford International station from Thursday 26 December to Sunday 29 December 2019 and on other dates.

This work is part of a £1.25 billion investment to improve journeys for passengers on the Kent network. The work will involve replacing track, improving drainage, upgrades to points and other works which will improve journeys for passengers travelling on this part of the Kent network.

The 2019 General Election for Folkestone and Hythe result is in.

• Simon Bishop (Liberal Democrats - To Stop Brexit): 5,755 (9.9%, +2.7%)
• Henry Bolton (Independent): 576
• Damian Collins (Conservative): 35,483 (60.9%, +6.3%)
• Laura Davison (Labour): 14,146 (24.3%, -4.2%)
• Rohen Kapur (YPP): 80
• Colin Menniss (Social Democratic): 190
• Andy Thomas (Socialist): 69
• Georgina Trelour (Green Party): 2,706 (4.6%, +0.4%)
• Turnout 67.14%, spolit papers 260

Every vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote to stop Boris and stop Brexit.

The more Liberal Democrat MPs we have in Parliament, the stronger our hand will be in stopping Johnson's catastrophic Brexit plans. We have legislation ready to go to secure a People's Vote with the option to stay in the EU.

Alan Bullion is the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Gillingham and Rainham

In response to speculation that Boris Johnson might try to revive the failed 'Boris Island' airport project in the Thames Estuary, Alan Bullion said: "I spoke up against the potential destruction of farmland and bird and wildlife sanctuaries on the peninsula in 2014 during the Euro election at a public meeting organised by the RSPB and Kent Wildlife Trust. We will continue to oppose any such move at all costs in order to protect our precious Kent countryside and its food production and rare species."