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Manifesto delivery tracker

Ashford Borough Council

Pledge-by-pledge tracking of what the controlling party committed to at the most recent Ashford election against what has actually been delivered. Scored per the Kent Council Scorecard methodology — KEPT, PARTIAL, BROKEN, PENDING, or OUT_OF_SCOPE — with full right-of-reply for the council.

Initial publication 2026-05-18. This pledge set is the first KLN-curated tracker for Ashford. Per the published methodology, Ashford has a 14-working-day right-of-reply window to flag factual errors before scores are treated as settled. Closing date for the initial right-of-reply window: 6 June 2026. Council responses received in this window are added verbatim to each affected pledge. Contact the editor →
83 Band B 3 judged pledges
2 ✅ Kept
1 🟡 Partial
0 ❌ Broken
1 ⏳ Pending
0 🚫 Out of scope

Tracked pledges

  1. 🟡 Partial

    Achieve carbon neutrality within Ashford Borough Council's own estate and operations by 2030

    Source
    ABC Draft Carbon Neutral Action Plan (cabinet-approved)
    Date promised
    2023-05-30
    Last reviewed
    2026-05-18

    KLN judgement

    Draft Carbon Neutral Action Plan adopted by Cabinet — a foundational step is delivered. Net carbon-neutrality target tracked annually against the plan's milestones.

    Evidence

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  2. ⏳ Pending

    Support Ashford-wide carbon neutrality before 2050 (community-wide, not just council estate)

    Source
    ABC Draft Carbon Neutral Action Plan
    Date promised
    2023-05-30
    Last reviewed
    2026-05-18

    KLN judgement

    Long-horizon commitment requiring sustained engagement with business + residents + central government. KLN to track progress against the published roadmap.

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  3. ✅ Kept

    Establish a dedicated Cabinet portfolio for Climate, Environment and Transport, demonstrating that climate is treated as a strategic priority

    Source
    Coalition cabinet announcement May 2023
    Date promised
    2023-05-30
    Last reviewed
    2026-05-18

    KLN judgement

    Cabinet portfolio established under Cllr Steve Campkin from the new coalition's first meeting.

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  4. ✅ Kept

    Run the council as a cross-party joint administration ending 20 years of single-party dominance

    Source
    Coalition formation statement May 2023
    Date promised
    2023-05-30
    Last reviewed
    2026-05-18

    KLN judgement

    Independent/Green coalition has run the council continuously since May 2023, with cross-party cabinet representation as promised.

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How KLN tracks pledges

  1. Curate each council's pledge list from manifesto + election material at the most recent election.
  2. Each pledge gets a permalink, source citation, date, KLN's judgement, and supporting evidence.
  3. Council leadership receives the preliminary tracker 14 days before publication for factual correction (longer than the 7-day window for data metrics).
  4. Council's response published verbatim alongside any pledge where they choose to provide one.
  5. Pledges re-evaluated quarterly; status changes logged.

Full methodology including categorisation criteria + score formula: Metric 9 — Manifesto delivery.

Spotted a pledge we should track, or have evidence on one we're assessing? editor@kentlocalnews.co.uk.