Cllr David Neve, who has represented St James’ ward on the borough council for the last 33 years – making him the longest serving councillor in the borough – quit the Liberal Democrats earlier this year.
At the time he said he was sick of all the infighting with local politics, and announced his intention to sit as an independent councillor on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
Now Cllr Neve, who was Mayor in 2016 – 2017, has completely shunned his former Lib Dem council colleague, Ben Chapelard who is standing as the party’s parliamentary candidate for the General Election, and thrown his weight behind Conservative rival Greg Clark who has held the seat since 2005.
The former mayor even appears on the prospective MP’s campaign literature, which is being dropped through people’s letterboxes this week.
In it, he says: “Greg is a highly respected constituency MP. He fights for our area, he is immersed in our community and he gets things done for us.”
