A dozen for your delectation

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

http://www.taylorbarrall.com/

http://www.mikefieldhouse.com/blog/

http://www.iangilbert.org.uk/