Faversham And Swale East Labour Party

01/06/2026

Happy Pride Month from all of us at the Labour Party!

31/05/2026

Govia Thameslink Railway goes into public ownership.

GTR – which includes Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express – will now be run for the benefit of passengers, not private profit.

30/05/2026

Final few days to Have Your Say on the Community Governance Review. This online consultation closes on Tuesday 2 June.

In Faversham, SBC is considering:

▪️ increasing the number of councillors representing Watling Ward and/or Priory Ward
▪️ splitting the existing Faversham Town Council’s (FTC) Watling Ward into two
▪️ extending FTC’s Watling Ward boundaries
▪️ transferring land from Faversham Town Council to Sheldwich Parish Council
▪️ transferring land from Ospringe Parish Council to Faversham Town Council
▪️ transferring land from Boughton under Blean and Selling Parish Council to Faversham Town Council
▪️ transferring land from Graveney-with-Goodnestone Parish Council to Faversham Town Council

Click below to take part in the online consultation:

Community Governance Review (CGR) Consultation

27/05/2026

The Labour Party wishes a happy Eid al-Adha to all Muslims celebrating in the UK.

21/05/2026

19:00 on Fri 19 June
St Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, ME13 8GZ

Please reserve your free ticket for a special screening of Chris Packham’s powerful film on the climate emergency. This is an important opportunity to better understand the facts, the challenges ahead and what they mean for the future of our young people and generations to come.

https://buytickets.at/nationalemergencybriefingfaversham/2221632

21/05/2026

Want to know what Labour councillors do and the positive impact they have on the local community?

We are running a stand alone workshop in Faversham on two dates, 13 June and 18 July, explaining the role of local councils and councillors, looking at main local council issues and how we select councillors.

Speakers will include Cllr Ashley Wise (Deputy Leader of Swale Borough Council), Cllr Karen Watson (former Swale Labour Mayor) and Faversham Labour Councillors. If you are a local Labour supporter or member and are interested in attending please email: [email protected] for further information.

19/05/2026

Today (Tues 19 May) as part of the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, Swale officers will be at Faversham library 10am - 12pm for residents to drop in and ask questions on the review. There will be paper copies of the consultation available to complete.

Some of the proposed boundary changed for Faversham:

18/05/2026

Police officers will be holding their next drop in surgery at the Alex on the afternoon of Fri 22 May. Do go and have a chat if you have any local concerns.

16/05/2026

🚧 Road closures for the Faversham Festival of Transport this week.

For full details of events happening: Faversham Festival of Transport

14/05/2026

What an amazing year Roman Ward Councillor Karen Watson had as Mayor of Swale.

As she stepped down last night, Karen announced she had raised a total of £17,653.40 for her two mayoral charities, SATEDA and Cancer Research UK, during her year in office.

Congratulations to Cllr Derek Carnell who was last night appointed Mayor for the civic year 2026/27, with Cllr Angela Harrison as his deputy.

Derek's mayoral charities are Cruse Bereavement Support and Prostate Cancer UK.