Take a peek at one of the closest election nights in years, here in Southend.
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By Rachel Charman Conservative candidates David Amess (Southend West) and James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) have both held on to their seats with clear majorities. James Duddridge took 19,509 votes, out of a total of 41,631. Labour’s Kevin Bonavia came in second with 8,459, with Liberal Democrat Graham Longley in third place with...
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By Rachel Charman 6.30pm: Got a phone call from a Conservative volunteer who is working with Maria Caunce, Milton candidate, telling me that Caunce and her team were moved on from Westcliff Station by C2C staff. “I think he was having a bad day,” the volunteer says. Their team is heading to HQ to...
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By Rachel Charman 1.45pm: On the phone to former Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East James Duddridge’s PAs, who are shouting on speakerphone whilst driving around. Busy bee indeed. I was told earlier that Duddridge would be down at Westcliff Station at 6pm with Tory candidate for Milton ward Maria Caunce. He won’t...
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With just one more day left until Britain goes to the polls, Councilbust.com editor Rachel Charman meets Rochford and Southend East Labour candidate Kevin Bonavia.
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By Rachel Charman Geoff Strobridge, BNP candidate for Rochford and Southend East, has confirmed that all BNP candidates have been ordered to shut down their Facebook profiles. This follows a Councilbust.com investigation into a Facebook profile attributed to Tony Gladwin, the BNP candidate for Southend West. Mr Strobridge claims that there has been a...
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By Rachel Charman Geoff Strobridge, the BNP candidate for Rochford and Southend East, has provided a statement on the Facebook profile associated with Southend West BNP candidate Tony Gladwin. The Facebook profile, which was named Tony Gladwin, and included images of the BNP candidate and comments from Facebook pages attributed to his friends and...
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By Rachel Charman Last week, UKIP candidate Garry Cockrill claimed that UKIP would repeal the Equality Act 2006, part of which makes it illegal to withhold goods and services on the grounds of sexual orientation. Mr Cockrill’s comments were reported on gay news website PinkNews.co.uk as well as on Councilbust.com. A UKIP spokesman said...
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