The Labour, Independent and Liberal Democrat groups on Southend-on-Sea Borough Council have reached an agreement to form a joint administration, and give the borough the stable leadership that it needs. Following the Appointments Council on 16 May, where the Conservative minority administration lost every contested position and it was made clear that Cllr Tony Cox […]

If you live in Southend West, our number crunchers say there’s only one way to vote if you want to Stop Brexit. They’ve looked at all the relevant figures and have discovered a clear trend to the Liberal Democrats (and away from Labour) in the two most recent elections! Don’t take a chance and split […]

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Update from the Council Chamber on Monday night. The new Joint Administration took over from the Conservatives and we have plans and ambitions to improve our Town. One of the objectives that I asked for and has been included is  “Supporting public transport and seeking to improve mobility and access for all residents; “ I […]

Saturday morning in the Kent Elms library in Eastwood. I held my first Councillor Surgery this morning and I was pleased to meet with Adam, who wanted to share with me his concerns about the traffic in the Green Lane and Wren Avenue area. We also discussed jobs, accommodation and policing in Eastwood. It was […]

All change at Southend Council on Monday night. After a vote of no confidence in the Conservative leader Tony Cox was passed, I along with the majority of Councillors agreed to support a new joint administration led by Cllr Ian Gilbert, Labour leader, along with Cllr Ron Woodley (Independent leader) and Cllr Carole Mulroney (Liberal […]

Welcome to our new WebPage. We will be bringing you news and information about the activities and campaigning of Cllr Paul Collins and the Eastwood Park & St. Laurence Liberal Democrats. We will be blogging and building this site and we ask you to bookmark us so that you may keep up to date with […]