Reform UK Chatham & Aylesford Branch

22/08/2026

One of the first things that Labour run Medway council did was cancel the festival of English Culture and the summer Dickens festival, instead funding Medway Pride.

A Reform UK led council would put British culture and identity first.

I’m proud to be attending Medway Pride today to celebrate and show my support for the LGBTQ+ community across Medway. 🌈

Pride is an important opportunity to celebrate equality, inclusion and the diversity within our community.

19/08/2026

It was great to hear from Cllr Paul Webb who gave an excellent speech to our branch. Thank you Paul for your time and inspiration.

A great time was had by Reformers who attended the Chatham and Aylesford branch meeting tonight.

The special guest speaker Paul Webb (Cabinet Member for Community and Regulatory Services) informed the crowd of the many successes Reform has already achieved at Kent County Council after years of Tory complacency and mismanagement.

His upbeat motivational talk also included reflections on the recent election success in a hitherto Tory stronghold of Cuxton (Medway), when William Burvill triumphed.

Reform is going from strength to strength and delivering for the people of Kent.

Wherever you reside in the country, join your local Reform UK branch and play your part in saving our country 😎

04/08/2026

Tris Osborne MP has just declared that Reform KCC has not completed as many potholes as to years prior.

We want to remind Tris that Medway has had a complete failure on his behalf and Medway Council of any completion whatsoever of potholes repairs or general road care. Residents are getting fed up.

Medway needs Reform.

04/08/2026

Scenes from Ceuta are a wake-up for what has been happening on our shores for over a decade. While the incentives remain and weak governments keep offering the pull factor for these migrants, the situation will only continue. The British people demand secure borders and the return of all illegal migrants.
Only Reform UK has a bold and deliverable plan, endorsed by senior Royal Navy veterans.
Operation Fortress is a comprehensive, highly detailed plan on how we stop this madness. You can read it here.
https://www.reformparty.uk/view-pdf/operation-fortress

28/07/2026

Over the weekend your Reform UK community team were out around Chatham High street helping to keep the high street clean and attractive to shoppers. A clean and tidy high street is the first step to a healthy and vibrant town.

28/07/2026

What ‘more’ would you like to see?

Vince Maple intends to stand for the new North Kent authority when Medway Council disappears in 2028.

In the first part of our latest interview, Medway’s council leader discusses becoming the authority’s last leader, why he supports the creation of a council covering Medway, Gravesham and Dartford, and the many hurdles between wanting to stand and actually appearing on the ballot.

He also describes his relationship with Kent County Council’s leadership as “weak and complex”, backs Andy Burnham while disagreeing with him on electoral reform, and considers whether Gun Wharf could become the headquarters of the new authority.

🔗 Full interview in the comments.

24/07/2026

Reform UK is winning in Medway. The people in Cuxton, Halling and Riverside have voted for a new direction. Congratulations William Burvill from all the team in Chatham & Aylesford 👏🏻

NEWS🗣️: The by-election for Cuxton, Halling and Riverside took place today (Thursday, 23 July) - the count has just finished, and William Burvill has been elected as ward councillor.

View the full results here👉 https://www.medway.gov.uk/news/article/2112/cuxton_halling_and_riverside_ward_by-election_result

22/07/2026

We were delighted to welcome Cllr Beverley Fordham and Cllr Ben Fryer - Dartford North East to our branch meeting last night. It was great to hear their journey into politics and takes on the newly announced LGR 4b option. It was highlighted that the Labour Local Government secretary Steve Reed, who made the decision on LGR, was then sacked only 48 hours after this decision was announced. This government is an absolute shambles!

There is a way out of this farce. A vote for a new direction, a new path. Vote for Reform UK