Southend Labour Party

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Councillor David Norman - Victoria Ward

Contact David:

41 Vernon Road
Leigh-on-Sea
Essex
SS9 2NG

Telephone: 01702 470215

Email: cllrdnorman@southend.gov.uk

David is Mayor of Southend on Sea for 2011/12.

During his mayoral year David will continue to carry out his responsibilities as a ward councillor and in that capacity is a member of the following for 2011/12:

Panels:

• Southend Together Board
• Southend Children's Partnership Board

Outside Bodies:

• South East Essex Advocacy for Older People
• South Essex Homes Board

About David:

David, who was appointed Deputy Mayor in 2010, takes over as first citizen of the Borough from Councillor Ann Holland.

A former leader of the Council's Labour Group, Cllr Norman is the 92nd person to be inaugurated as Mayor of Southend and only the fifth Labour Mayor of the town.

David, who is a retired trade union officer with the Communication Workers Union, was first elected to the Council in May 1965, at the age of 21 for the former Temple Sutton Ward. At the time he was Southend’s youngest councillor. He returned to the council in 1991 for Victoria Ward, being re-elected again in May 2011. He will be assisted in his Mayoral duties by his wife Jane.

Among his many roles he has previously served on the Development Control Committee, the Traffic and Parking Working Party and the Housing Working Party.

David is a governor of Milton Hall Primary School and Westcliff High School for Boys and President-Elect of the Old Westcliffians Association. He also serves as a Governor of Ruskin College, Oxford.

His three Mayoral charities will be The Southend Fund, Combat Stress - the UK's leading military charity for veterans with wounded minds - and SAFE (Supporting Asperger Families in Essex).

Reverend Keith Page, Minister of Leigh Wesley Church will be his Mayoral Chaplain.

David’s acceptance speech on being elected Mayor can be read here.

If you are a member of a local organisation which would like a visit from the Mayor please contact Stacy Marx, Mayoral Services Officer at the Civic Centre on 01702 215141 or email stacymarx@southend.gov.uk

Councillor Ian Gilbert - Victoria Ward

Contact Ian:

18 Avenue Road 
Westcliff-on-Sea 
Essex 
SS0 7PW

 
Telephone: 01702 339765

Email: cllrgilbert@southend.gov.uk

Ian is Leader of the Labour Group of Councillors and serves on the following council committees.

• Standards Committee
• The Appointments and Disciplinary Committee
• Community Services & Culture Scrutiny Committee
• Children & Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee

Forums

• Chairmen's Scrutiny Forum

Panels

• The Performance Related Pay Panel
• Working Parties
• Traffic and Parking Working Party
• People Management & Development Working Party
• Conservation Working Party
• Children & Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Programme Working Party

About Ian

Ian has lived in Southend since 2001 and was first elected in May 2008. He holds a degree in Economics & Political Science and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Development Policy from the University of Birmingham.

Along with the other Labour councillors for Victoria Ward, Ian regularly attends the meetings of the three active residents' associations in Victoria Ward, (Victory, Triangle and Salisbury Avenue) and holds surgeries on Saturday mornings at the 268 Sutton Road office.

Councillor Margaret Borton - Victoria Ward

Councillor Judy McMahon - Kursaal Ward

Contact Judy:

37a Pleasant Road

Southend on Sea
Essex
SS1 2HQ

Telephone: 01702 462489

Email: cllrmcmahon@southend.gov.uk

Judy serves on following council committees:

• Audit Committee
• Licensing Sub-Committee B
• Licensing Sub-Committee A
• Licensing Committee
• Appeals Committee B
• Economic & Environmental Scrutiny Committee

Forums

• Southend Business & Tourism Partnership
• Planning & Development Forum

Working Parties

• Waste Management Working Party
• Pier and Foreshore Working Party
• Future Governance of Cultural Services Task and Finish Group
• Events Working Party
• Economic & Environmental Scrutiny Programme Working Party
• Cultural Advisory Working Party
• Accommodation Strategy Working Party

Judy is active in local community groups and organisations.  She also holds surgeries on Saturday mornings at the 268 Sutton Road office.