Summary
Tendring First is a local political party operating throughout Tendring, Essex, England. They field candidates for Tendring District Council, Frinton and Walton Town Council and Essex County Council. They currently have one district councillor on Tendring District Council and have control of Frinton & Walton Town Council with eight councillors.[1] They had 1 county councillor on Essex County Council between 2013 and 2016. They have not stood a candidate in a parliamentary election.
Tendring First | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Terry Allen |
| Founded | February 2007 |
| Tendring District Council | 1 / 48 |
| Essex County Council | 0 / 75 |
Background edit
Tendring First was founded by the, then leader of Tendring District Council, Terry Allen, after he, along with fellow Conservative Party district councillors, Peter Balbirnie and Bernard Leatherdale and, Walton and Frinton town councillor and Mayor of Frinton Jack Robertson were all suspended from the Conservative Party.[2] It is unclear why the four councillors were suspended, but their suspension just weeks before the Tendring District Council elections meant they would be unable to stand again as Conservatives.[3] Although party leader Terry Allen was unsuccessful in his re-election bid with Tendring First in 2007, the party was able to secure 10 of the 60 district council seats. After the election, Terry Allen made it clear that Tendring First would actively work to oppose a Conservative administration and would work with opposition parties to form an anti-Conservative administration.[4] Tendring First were subsequently joined by Essex County Councillors Mark Cossens and Pierre Oxley who had earlier been suspended from the Conservative Party.[5]
Election Results edit
District Council elections edit
| Year | Councillors | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10 / 60
|
No overall control | |
| 2011 | 8 / 60
|
No overall control | |
| 2015 | 1 / 60
|
Conservative | |
| 2019 | 4 / 48
|
No overall control | |
| 2023 | 1 / 48
|
No overall control | |
County Council elections edit
Tendring First have been represented on Essex County Council from its foundation to the 2009 election, where both sitting members lost their seats to Conservatives. In 2013 Oxley regained his Clacton East seat before he resigned after given a suspended jail term for fraud.[6][7]
| Year | Councillors | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 / 75
|
Conservative | |
| 2013 | 1 / 75
|
Conservative | |
| 2017 | 0 / 75
|
Conservative | |
| 2021 | 0 / 75
|
Conservative | |
References edit
- ^ "Independent political party set to keep control of Frinton and Walton council". Clacton and Frinton Gazette. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Tories suspend Tendring council leader". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Tendring: Top Tories suspended by council". Gazette. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Allen loses seat in Tendring Tory split". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Tendring First could make an impact". May 2007.
- ^ "Councillor admits fraud charges after misusing sport club's grants".
- ^ "Essex county councillor Pierre Oxley given suspended jail term for Clacton sports club fraud". 25 January 2016.