Southend-on-Sea City Council

Southend-on-Sea City Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor	Ron Woodley, Independent since 9 May 2024
Leader	Daniel Cowan, Labour since 20 May 2024
Chief Executive	Colin Ansell since 5 February 2024
Structure
Seats	51 councillors
Political groups	Labour (20)   Conservative (18)   Independent (7)   Liberal Democrats (4)   Green (2)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ER
Website
www.southend.gov.uk

Southend-on-Sea City Council is the local authority of the Southend-on-Sea district in Essex, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association. It is based at Southend Civic Centre in Southend-on-Sea.^[1]