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The Liberal Democrat team for Cheriton: Councillors Peter Carroll, Dhan Gurung and Tim Prater

Tim Prater is a Liberal Democrat Kent County Councillor for Folkestone West, and District and Town Councillor for Cheriton, sitting on Shepway District and Folkestone Town Councils. First elected to Folkestone Town Council in March 2006, the Liberal Democrats held Cheriton at the "all-out" District and Town Council elections in May 2007. Tim was elected to Kent County Council in June 2009.

Tim's Cheriton ward colleague on Shepway District Council is Peter Carroll, and on Folkestone Town Council Dhan Gurung. Peter Gane was elected as a Liberal Democrat Councillor in May 2007, but defected to the Conservatives in July 2008.

In May 2007, the Liberal Democrats took control of Folkestone Town Council, winning 11 of the 18 seats. As of June 2009, Folkestone Town Council has 7 Lib Dem Councillors, 6 Conservative, 3 People First and 2 Independents. At Shepway District, the Liberal Democrats are the official opposition, with 6 seats to the Conservatives 38.

In May 2007, Tim became the leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Folkestone Town Council, and Chair of the Liberal Democrat Group on Shepway District Council. In 2009, Tim will also be Secretary of the Shepway (Folkestone and Hythe) Liberal Democrats.

Prater and Dean Push for Fuller Disclosure of Kent County Council Expenditure New! Wed 17th Mar 2010 Liberal Democrat County Councillors Tim Prater and Trudy Dean have submitted a motion to the next full Kent County Council meeting calling for all items of revenue expenditure by the Council above £1,000 to be published. The proposals mirror the actions of the Greater London Authority, who took a similar step after Mayor Boris Johnson was elected.

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Sandgate Society Event: Apollo13 remembered Mon 15th Mar 2010 On March 17th at 7.30pm, Reg Turnill will be at the Chichester Memorial Hall, Sandgate, giving an account of how Apollo 13 was crippled by an explosion on the way to the moon in 1970, as told by the BBC correspondent who was there as the excitement unfolded.
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Lib Dems welcome battery recycling points at Libraries Mon 8th Mar 2010 The Kent Lib Dem group has welcomed a move by Kent County Council to make it easier for residents to dispose of spent batteries responsibly by placing special boxes for old batteries in all its libraries.
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