Begone is me, an alien to Southend West

Last night, my last Southend West Constituency Labour Party meeting. For a while anyway. Who knows what the impending boundary review will bring (I hope for a Southend Central seat, but that argument is for another day).

I have only been a member of one CLP up to my recent house move. I now can proudly talk of belonging to Rochford and Southend East CLP. I held my positions in Southend West up to the annual general meeting, and this was last night.

I lose my twin roles of Treasurer and Trade Union Liaison Officer. I now hold no Labour positions outside of those acquired as a councillor. I feel almost naked as a result, like an outsider. I will look to having a role in my new ward and constituency, but that is for later.

So, begone is me from Southend West. They, the eighteen others assembled last night,  elected the following officers:

Chair - Charles Willis

Vice chair campaigns - Margaret Borton

Vice chair membership - Cheryl Nevin

Treasurer - Hilary Scarnell

Secretary - Kevin Robinson

Women - Maxine Sadza

Trade union liaison - Alex Nicholas

Youth - Israel Genius

Political education - Tony Borton

Information technology - Mick Ekers