Manifesto delivery tracker
Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Pledge-by-pledge tracking of what the controlling party committed to at the most recent Folkestone & Hythe 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.
No pledges tracked yet for Folkestone & Hythe. KLN curates each council's pledge list from manifesto + election material — once the underlying material is reviewed, pledges start appearing here with KLN's judgement on delivery status. Total tracked so far: 5.
The Manifesto-delivery score on the scorecard page will populate once at least one pledge is classified as KEPT, PARTIAL, or BROKEN.
Tracked pledges
- ⏳ Pending
Cancel the unwanted Princes Parade development
KLN judgement
High-profile commitment around the contentious leisure-and-housing scheme. Cabinet decision + planning unwind status to be confirmed by KLN.
- ⏳ Pending
Provide and support green jobs across the district
KLN judgement
Council-led green jobs programme — initiatives + outcomes to be reviewed against the 2022/23 baseline.
- ⏳ Pending
Support high streets and other local businesses in Folkestone, Hythe, and across the district
KLN judgement
High-street vacancy rates + business rates relief uptake to be reviewed; specific business-support schemes tracked separately.
- ⏳ Pending
Work with community groups to support vulnerable people and those hit by the cost-of-living crisis
KLN judgement
Council partnership grants + voluntary-sector support programme deliverables to be reviewed.
- ⏳ Pending
Publish an action plan to help homeless people year-round
KLN judgement
Action plan publication + implementation deliverables to be reviewed; homelessness statistics tracked against the 2022/23 baseline.
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.