By Rachel Charman Conservative Council leader Nigel Holdcroft has expressed his delight at the party’s control of Southend. At the local election count of Friday, the Conservatives won seats in Kursaal, Milton and St Lukes, as well as holding the Belfairs, Chalkwell, Eastwood Park, Southchurch, West Leigh, West Shoebury and Shoeburyness wards, whilst only...
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By Rachel Charman A senior UKIP spokesperson has spoken out over Southend West UKIP candidate Garry Cockrill’s comments on homosexuality. The spokesperson said that Mr Cockrill’s views on this area were not the party’s view, and that he may be sent a copy of the party’s policy to clarify their position. Mr Cockrill said...
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By Rachel Charman Councilbust.com will publish live updates from both the General Election count on 6th May and the Local Election count on 7th May. Updates will be posted on this site, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Election news from the Councilbust.com team will also appear on our partner site, Longpier.com. You can sign up...
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By Rachel Charman Southend’s two Labour party candidates have declared their interests ahead of the General Election in May. In late March, the Government urged people standing for election this year to declare the details of other jobs, property assets and their tax status, in order to promote greater transparency in Westminster. This voluntary...
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Ahead of the excitement of the general election, Councilbust.com is creating a series of podcasts featuring interviews with the prospective Parliamentary candidates for Southend’s seats. This week, Councilbust.com editor Rachel Charman interviews Julian Ware-Lane (Castlepoint, Lab), Kevin Bonavia (Rochford and Southend East, Lab), and Peter Welch (Southend West, Lib Dem) to talk political apathy,...
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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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