Medway Council is part way through its three-year programme aimed at making savings following significant cuts to the funding it receives from central government.
Separated from their opponents by a thin margin, the right-leaning, pro-bailout New Democracy would face challenges all their own, including a tough road to a parliamentary majority, making further EU-proposed cuts and funding negotiations all the more difficult to pass.
Three-quarters of these said they were facing difficulties in funding services for people with learning disabilities, and were makingcuts or what they called "efficiency savings".