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The Borough of Ashford is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England.It is named after its largest town, Ashford, where the council is based.The borough also includes the town of Tenterden and an extensive surrounding rural area including numerous villages; with an area of 580 square kilometres (220 sq mi), it is the largest district in Kent.
Ashford Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England. The council is elected every four years. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 47 councillors have been elected from 39 wards .
In the 2023 Ashford Borough council election, the party won nine seats: two less than at the previous election. [3] [4] Their leader, Noel Ovenden, was elected leader of the council, with the support of the Greens. This marked the first time the council hadn't been Conservative led in over 20 years. [2] [5]
A large factor in Ashford's recent redevelopment has been Ashford Borough Council's 'Big 8' strategy. This centred on eight major projects designed to add cultural and economic value to the town. The first proposed was the Commercial Quarter near the station, which opened in 2018, and the second was a new junction 10A of the M20 motorway. [ 55 ]
The artist Mr Doodle has unveiled his latest work near Ashford town centre. The design, which Ashford Borough Council (ABC) said was one of the world's "longest artworks", is 203m (666ft) long and ...
Sojan Joseph is a British–Indian politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashford since 2024. [1] He is a member of the Labour Party and previously served [2] as a Councillor on Ashford Borough Council.
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1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Tenterden, the Urban District of Ashford, and the Rural Districts of East Ashford, Tenterden, and West Ashford. Cranbrook Rural District was transferred to the new Royal Tunbridge Wells constituency. 1983–2010: The Borough of Ashford. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged from 1974.