A dozen for your delectation
November 10, 2015 Leave a comment

Matt Dent, Taylor Barrall, Cllr Cheryl Nevin, Cllr Julian Ware-Lane
The selection of Labour candidates for next May’s council elections in Southend-on-Sea is ongoing. So far, the following have been selected:
Blenheim Park | Matt Dent |
Chalkwell | Taylor Barrall |
Eastwood Park | Elaine Wardrop |
Kursaal | Helen McDonald |
Milton | Cllr Julian Ware-Lane |
Prittlewell | Mike Fieldhouse |
Southchurch | Ros Sanders |
St Laurence | Reg Copley |
St Luke’s | Donna Richardson |
Thorpe | Rod Birks |
Victoria | Cllr Ian Gilbert |
Westborough | Cllr Anne Jones |
Thus, five wards have yet to select, and I imagine that these will be done in the next couple of months.
Of this magnificent dozen (well, eleven of them are magnificent anyway) five are first-time candidates, five are women, two are defending their seats, and three are current councillors. One is a former mayor, one is eighteen. All would grace the council chamber with aplomb.
Five write blogs, and the four others include