Manifesto delivery tracker
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council
Pledge-by-pledge tracking of what the controlling party committed to at the most recent Tonbridge & Malling 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 Tonbridge & Malling. 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: 4.
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
Maintain the lowest crime levels in Kent within the borough
KLN judgement
Crime statistics are reported by Kent Police, not the borough council, which has only limited community-safety levers. Crime rank vs other Kent districts to be measured at FY 2025/26 closure.
- ⏳ Pending
Deliver the best value for money for residents among Kent district councils
KLN judgement
Comparable VfM data needed (Band D council tax for tier + external auditor VfM opinions) to judge against peer councils. Tracked under Metric 4.
- ⏳ Pending
Continue tough environmental enforcement, including fly-tipping and illegal dumping
KLN judgement
Enforcement notices issued, fixed penalty notices served, and prosecutions data to be reviewed against the FY 2022/23 baseline.
- ⏳ Pending
Drastically improve recycling rates
KLN judgement
Recycling rates published by DEFRA WasteDataFlow; trajectory vs the 2022/23 baseline to be reviewed.
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.