Cllr Martin Terry, leader of the Independents and councillor for Westborough, has commented on Cllr Jason Luty’s return to the Conservative party. Cllr Luty spent four months as an independent councillor for Eastwood Park, claiming that he planned to run as an independent in Westborough with the express purpose of ousting Cllr Terry (left)....
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Jason Luty, the councillor who returned to the Conservative party after a four month-stint as an independent, has said that a role within the Tory party requires less energy than one outside it. Cllr Luty is a Conservative councillor for Eastwood Park, and a resident in Westborough. After a long-running feud with Westborough councillor...
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Cllr Jason Luty, the non-aligned Independent councillor for Eastwood Park, has returned to the Conservative party. This means that the Conservatives now have an even larger majority on the Council. The Conservatives now have 28 councillors, the Liberal Democrats have 12, the Independents have seven (with the new addition of Alex Kaye), and Labour...
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By Rachel Charman Leader of the Conservative group Cllr Nigel Holdcroft has responded to claims by Southend West Labour PPC Tom Flynn that the Conservatives will “lose control” in the town. Mr Flynn claimed earlier today that the resignation of Cllr Jason Luty from the Conservatives to run as an Independent councillor at the...
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By Rachel Charman Members of Southend’s Labour Party have claimed that the actions of Cllr Jason Luty have left the Conservatives weakened. Cllr Luty announced a fortnight ago that he intends to stand as an Independent councillor in Westborough at the next election, instead of in his current ward, Eastwood Park, where he is...
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By Rachel Charman Cllr Jason Luty, currently a Conservative councillor for Eastwood Park, has announced that he will run as an independent candidate in Westborough in the May elections. Cllr Luty claims that this is a direct challenge to current Independent councillor for the ward Martin Terry, with whom he has a long-running feud....
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Spokespeople for Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess have claimed he is unable to comment on the row between Cllrs Jason Luty and Martin Terry. A complicated spat between Eastwood Park Conservative Cllr Luty and Westborough Independent Cllr Terry has continued through the past year, and involves the Residents Association of Westborough (RAW)....
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A complicated spat involving two Southend councillors and the Residents Association of Westborough (RAW) has erupted. Allegations of victimisation, intimidation and vandalism have been made on all sides, whilst there have also been plans for legal action as well as police involvement. Dr Jason Luty, Conservative councillor for Eastwood Park, has claimed that RAW...
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