Manifesto delivery tracker
Canterbury City Council
Pledge-by-pledge tracking of what the controlling party committed to at the most recent Canterbury 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.
Tracked pledges
- 🟡 Partial
Crack down on pollution across the district + develop a district Clean Air Strategy
KLN judgement
Clean Air Strategy development is in train per Cabinet portfolio creation. KLN has not reviewed final Strategy publication; partial credit pending verification of adoption + measurable air quality improvements.
- ⏳ Pending
Campaign for an acute hospital in Canterbury
KLN judgement
Council-level campaign activity; ultimate decision rests with NHS England + East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. Council's lobbying role tracked, NHS decisions outside council control.
- ⏳ Pending
Improve cycle paths and bus services to reduce congestion
KLN judgement
Bus services are a county-level (KCC) responsibility, not Canterbury's direct remit. Cycle path investment can be council-led; specific scheme delivery to be reviewed.
- ⏳ Pending
Build more council homes
KLN judgement
Net additions of council-owned dwellings over the term will be the test, sourced from CCC housing data.
- 🟡 Partial
Establish a Climate Change Commission to lead on climate response
KLN judgement
Cabinet portfolio for Climate Change created. KLN has not separately verified that a standing Climate Change Commission has been formally constituted with terms of reference; partial credit pending.
- ⏳ Pending
Develop citizen science projects to support environmental monitoring
KLN judgement
Specific citizen-science programme launches to be tracked; baseline review needed.
- ⏳ Pending
Deliver reliable basic services with clean and safe streets, and tackle fly-tipping
KLN judgement
Qualitative service-quality pledge; KLN to review against complaints data + fly-tipping incident statistics over the term.
How KLN tracks pledges
- Curate each council's pledge list from manifesto + election material at the most recent election.
- Each pledge gets a permalink, source citation, date, KLN's judgement, and supporting evidence.
- Council leadership receives the preliminary tracker 14 days before publication for factual correction (longer than the 7-day window for data metrics).
- Council's response published verbatim alongside any pledge where they choose to provide one.
- 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.