Southend Labour Party

Working hard for you

Useful links

Other Labour Party sites

As a local Labour Party, we form part of the national Labour Party and the East of England Labour Party. We also work closely with our neighbouring local parties and candidates across South Essex.

The Labour Party (national website)

East of England Labour Party

Richard Howitt MEP - your Labour representative in the European Parliament

Labour List - collection of blogs from Labour people from Peter Mandelson to Ken Livingstone

Local government

The local authority providing services including education, highways, housing, social services and waste disposal for our area is Southend Borough Council

Part of Leigh on Sea is also covered by the Leigh Town Council

Fire services are provided by Essex County Fire & Rescue Service

Police services are provided by Essex Police

Information on services provided nationally can be found at Directgov

Voting and elections

Don't lose your right to vote! Make sure you are registered to vote and find out information about how and where to vote through these websites:

About my vote (information from the Electoral Commission)

Electoral registration - Southend Borough Council

Neighbourhood Police Teams

One of Labour's most effective policies was to ensure that local communities have their own team of police officers who are responsible for covering the streets in their neighbourhoods. The aim is that residents get to know their local police officers, who in turn get to develop a good knowledge of the issues that affect the area. Find out who your local Neighbourhood Police Team are and how to contact them below: 

Blenheim (Belfairs, Blenheim, Prittlewell and Westborough wards)

Eastwood (Eastwood and St Laurence wards)

Central Southend (Victoria, Kursaal and Milton wards) 

Leigh (Chalkwell, Leigh and West Leigh wards)

Southchurch area (St Lukes, Southchurch and Thorpe wards)

Shoeburyness (Shoeburyness and West Shoebury wards)

Local community groups and organisations

Southend has many thriving volunteer groups which help make our town our better place:

Southend Association of Voluntary Services

Turning Tides

Chase Road Community Project

Milton Community Partnership

Southend Tenants & Residents Association

Southend Older Persons Assembly

Local media

Follow what's happening in our area on a daily basis by looking at the websites of our local papers and radio:

The Evening Echo

The Yellow Advertiser

BBC Essex

Southend Radio

Councilbust.com (website covering local political news in Southend)

Local sport

The area has plenty of sport to watch and play. We are proud of all our local teams who entertain and represent Southend

Southend United FC

Southend Athletic Club

Southend Cricket Club

Southend Hockey Club

Southend Rugby Club

Southend-on-Sea Swimming Club

Trade Unions

The Labour Party was founded on the principle of building a fairer society based on equal rights for all, including in the workplace. Southend has several trade unions who represent individuals in various kinds of employment:

Unison (Southend Council branch)

Unison (Southend NHS branch)

GMB (Southend Office)

Unite (London and Eastern Region)

USDAW (national website)

CWU (national website)

Groups affiliated or related to the Labour Party

There are several organisations that share and inspire some of Labour's ideas for improving society.  Some of these are listed below:

The Co-operative Party

Fabian Society

Compass

Progress

Christian Socialist Movement

Jewish Labour Movement

Labour Students

LGBT Labour

Socialist Environment and Resources Association