SOUTHEND residents will go to the polls next month.

Every ward in the borough has candidates standing for a seat on the council. The elections were delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

But with restrictions easing and the rollout of the vaccination programme, the elections are going ahead on May 6 this year.

Below is a list of all candidates running in Southend, and links for further information on registering and voting in the election.

In most wards, one seat is up for grabs. However in St Luke's and Westborough, there are two because of a by-election.

  • Belfairs

Stephen Aylen - Ind

Sara-Jayne Boulton -Lib Dem

Alex Small - Lab

Peter Walker - Green

Jack Warren - Conservative and Unionist

  • Blenheim Park

Jill Allen-King - Lib Dem

Helen Boyd - Cons

Anita Forde - Lab

Alan Hart - Ind

Abbie Sutherland - Green

  • Chalkwell

Katie Cohen - Woman’s Equality

James Courtenay - Cons

Christopher Hind - Lib Dem

Sorraiya Nawaz - Lab

James Vessey-Miller - Green

  • Eastwood Park

Samuel Allen - Lab

Reece Learmouth - Green

Robert McMullan - Lib Dem

Chris Walker - Conservative and Unionist

  • Kursaal

Tricia Cowdrey - Labour and Co-Operative

Philip Edey - Lib Dem

Thomas Love - Green

Judith McMahon - Cons

  • Leigh

Paul Gilson - Conservative and Unionist

Richard Longstaff - Green

Jane Norman - Lab

Peter Wexham - Lib Dem

  • Milton

Stephen George - Lab

John Harland - Cons

Robert Howes - Lib Dem

Sarah-Ann - Green

  • Prittlewell

Billy Boulton - Lib Dem

David Garston - Cons

Alan Martin - Ind

Jon Mullett - Green

Shahid Nadeem - Lab

  • Shoebury

Timmy Allan-John - Ind

Anne Chalk - Ind

Fiona Clapperton - Green

Sayeeka Farnaz - Lab

James Moyies - Cons

James Quail - For Britain

Granville Stride - Lib Dem

  • Southchurch

Pamela Austin - Lib Dem

Jo Bates - Green

Alex Bright - Cons

Esther Brown - Ind

Kevin Ryan - Lab

  • St Laurence

Steve Buckley - Cons

Jim Clinkscales - Lib Dem

Lydia Hyde - Lab

Kimberley O’Connell - Ind

Oliver Thorn - Green

  • St Luke’s

Two seats up for election  due to by-election:

John Anthony - Ind

Paul Anthony - Ind

Brian Ayling - Ind

Susan Badger - Ind

Brian Beggs - Cons

Martin Berry - Lab

Richard Collins - Lib Dem

Jonathan Garston - Cons

Tilly Hogrebe - Green

Ian Hurd - Green

Charlotte Kurilecz - Lib Dem

Gabriel Leroy - Lab

  • Thorpe

Julie Callow - Green

Alan Crystall - Lib Dem

James Miller - Lab

Meghan Quail - For Britain

Azeem Raja - Cons

Mike Stafford - Ind

  • Victoria

Denis Champion-Walker - Green

Ian Gilbert - Lab

Darryl Jones - Cons

Gavin Spencer - Lib Dem

  • West Leigh

Mick Ekers - Lab

Katie Kurilecz - Lib Dem

John Lamb - Conservative and Unionist

Nathaniel Love - Green

  • West Shoebury

Alan Appleford - Green

Joe Cresswell - Lab

Derek Jarvis - Cons

Heather Morgan-Salthouse - Ind

Joanne Quail - For Britain

Carol White - Lib Dem

  • Westborough

Two seats up for election due to a by-election:

Colin Campbell - Cons

Suzanna Edey - Lib Dem

Vida Guildford - Green

Anne Jones - Lab

Stephen Jordan - Green

Aston Line - Lab

Jason Pilley - Psychedelic Movement

Tamkeen Shaikh - Cons

Dr Vel - Ind

David Webb - Lib Dem

For full details on Southend candidates click here.

For Rochford Council candidates, click here.

For Castle Point candidates, click here.