Labour - Maggie Kelly
Conservative - Val Jarvis
Liberal Democrat - Gavin Spencer
Green - Paul Hill
UKIP - Edward McNally
Independent - Anne Chalk
The election date has been set for
Thursday, May 25th - just two weeks before the General Election. I am not sure
whether this will boost turnout, depress it, or have no impact at all.
This by-election follows the untimely death
of Independent Group candidate Mike Assenheim. Considering their well-known
antipathy, it does strike me as odd that Anne Chalk is seeking to be his
replacement. However, I have no idea whether, if successful, she will join the
Southend Independence Alliance in the chamber.
I think the Tories are favourites here.
However, Labour has an excellent candidate and expects to do very well. Based
on their performance in the polls, and the recent defections, one would imagine
UKIP will bomb - let's hope so anyway.
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