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New Reform councillor promises no quick fixes

Charlotte Wright
Political Editor, BBC South East
Phil Harrison/BBC A bird's eye view of the Kent County Council election count in May 2025. Bags of ballots can be seen on tables around the hall, where a group of people are sat in a row counting the votes.Phil Harrison/BBC
The Conservatives had overall control of Kent County Council prior to Reform UK's emphatic victory

A newly-elected Reform UK councillor in Kent has said the party is "not going to fix all the problems straight away".

The party secured a majority of 45 seats on Kent County Council at the local election on Friday, all but wiping the Conservatives off the political map at the authority.

David Wimble, who was elected councillor for Romney Marsh with 64% of the vote, said: "We need to be realistic about what we can and can't do."

Appearing on Politics South East, he said: "I think the biggest worry is that they will expect to go in and make changes straight away and all of the here today know that's just not possible."

He added: "Somebody stopped me today and said 'when are you going to stop the boats then":[]}