The by-election to the
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council for the
Milton Ward
Milton is an electoral ward of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England, covering the seafront area west of Southend town centre and the eastern side of the inner city area of Westcliff-on-Sea. It is represented by three local ...
took place on 21 March 2019.
Background
The Milton by-election was called after the death of incumbent
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
councillor Julian Ware-Lane in January, who was up for re-election in 2020. The Independents in Southend, who work together under Ron Woodley, announced they would not stand a candidate in respect of Ware-Lane's death.
Result
''No Green Party candidate as previous. (−5.7)''
References
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By-elections in England
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council elections
Southend-on-Sea (town)
2010s in Essex
2019 elections in the United Kingdom
Milton
Milton may refer to:
Names
* Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
February 2019 events in the United Kingdom
Council by-elections in the United Kingdom