The leaders of the opposing parties in Southend Council have spoken to Councilbust.com of their reaction to Tuesday’s budget. Cllr Graham Longley (left), leader of the Liberal Democrats, was positive in his approach. He told Councilbust.com: “Liberal Democrats, as part of a coalition government joined with the Tories today in a progressive alliance to...
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Last night’s full Council meeting brought fresh criticism from both the Independents and Labour for the Conservatives. The Independents’ main line of attack was over affordable housing. Kicking off the questioning was Independent leader Martin Terry. He asked Cllr Waite, who is now executive councillor for Adult Social Care, Health and Housing: “Now that...
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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 Local councillors who will stand in this year’s local elections have spoken to Councilbust.com about the challenge presented by the British National Party. The BNP will stand candidates in every Southend ward in the local elections in May. There are 17 wards in Southend, each with three councillors. There are currently...
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By Rachel Charman Cllr Martin Terry, leader of the Independents and councillor for Westborough, has spoken out over yesterday’s proposed Council Tax cut. In yesterday’s cabinet meeting, Southend Borough Council proposed an amendment to its draft 2010/11 budget that it claims will boost tax payers. The Cabinet recommended to the Council to approve a...
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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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By Rachel Charman Two Southend councillors from different parties have attacked Southend Borough Council over the issue of housing. Independent Cllr Martin Terry told the Echo: “We have a massive shortage of affordable family homes, but we have seen about 4,700 properties built, of which 98 per cent are one and two-bed flats. “They...
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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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