James Duddridge, the Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East, has expressed his delight at having 500 followers on social networking site Twitter. Twitter is a micro-blogging social media site, in which members have a profile, are able to follow each other, and must write status updates and messages using 140 characters or less....
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James Duddridge, the Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East, has been given a role as a Lord Commissioner; a party Whip in the new Coalition government. A whip is an official role within a party. Whips enforce uniform voting on particular issues from the MPs. The role will mean that Mr Duddridge is...
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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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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 Southend Borough Council today released the notice of poll for Rochford and Southend East. In Southend West, competition for David Amess’ former seat is heating up. Mr Amess will run again, against Barry Bolton of the Green Party, Gary Cockrill of UKIP, Tom Flynn of Labour, Terry Phillips of the English...
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By Rachel Charman Milton Community Partnership’s hustings for the Rochford and Southend East candidates turned out to be a surprisingly entertaining evening. Audience members certainly weren’t shy; several appeared to have been saving up burning questions and delivered them with passion, even venom in some cases. Each candidate in turn shone at one point...
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By Rachel Charman Former Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East James Duddridge faced his opponents at a hustings organised by the Milton Community Partnership yesterday evening. The event, held at St Mark’s Church, Southend, drew a large audience and debate was heated. Mr Duddridge and his opponents, Kevin Bonavia (Labour), Graham Longley (Lib...
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By Rachel Charman The Rochford and Southend East Labour party launched its 2010 election manifesto this afternoon. The manifesto will be officially launched at an open meeting tonight at the Cliffs Pavilion. The manifesto, entitled “Southend Deserves Better”, can be downloaded from the RSE Labour website. Councilbust.com staff will attend the event tonight, and...
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