A Green Party councillor has quit his post, creating the need for a by-election. George Hines had represented Judd Ward on Tonbridge and Malling council since being elected in May 2023. He resigned on Wednesday, but explained that it was not because he had lost enthusiasm for the Green cause. He said: “I’m still on very good terms with the party. “I have been working in education in a support role and now the opportunity has arisen to move into teaching, which is something I have long wanted to do. “The difference is that at present, I don’t take my job home with me, but as a teacher that is s…