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announced" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="QBDUQNKU273LGFPFLU4J.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/QBDUQNKU273LGFPFLU4J.jpg" alt="Kent County Council election candidates officially announced"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>39</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Kent County Council election candidates officially announced</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">The candidates for the Kent County Council election on May 1 have been officially announced - full list here.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div id="LocalBits"></div> <script type="text/javascript">$(document).ready(function(){kolResponsive.relocatePanel("#LocalBitsLoader","#LocalBits")});</script> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-8"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12"> <script 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