Greens win second City Councillor in Leigh 8th May 2024 / 8th May 2024 by James Vessey-Miller After a year of hard work, Stuart Allen will be joining Cllr Richard Longstaff at Southend City Council after being elected with the highest number of votes at this year’s local elections. Stuart was duly elected with 1725 votes for Leigh ward, which represents 58% of the vote, and was over 1000 votes ahead of […] Read more » Leigh Stuart Allen
Green Party’s Richard Longstaff elected in Leigh 5th May 2023 / 5th May 2023 by James Vessey-Miller 4th May 2023 THE GREENS are celebrating a successful Local Election this year, electing the first-ever Green Councillor to Southend City Council. Well-known community campaigner Richard Longstaff has been elected as a Councillor for the Leigh Ward. Richard won the seat with 1042 votes, which represented 39% of the total vote. The Liberal Democrats finished […] Read more » Leigh Richard Longstaff
