Richard Longstaff: councillor for Leigh Ward, Southend-on-Sea City Council
Richard Longstaff is a Green Party councillor for the Leigh Ward ward on Southend-on-Sea City Council, according to the council's own published list. Richard Longstaff is also Green Group Deputy Spokesperson. Their current term began on 4 May 2023.
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Ward
- Leigh Ward
- Party
- Green Party
- Posts
- Green Group Deputy Spokesperson
- Term began
- 4 May 2023
- Official profile
- democracy.southend.gov.uk
- Source
- Southend-on-Sea City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Richard Longstaff
These are the details Southend-on-Sea City Council publishes for Richard Longstaff, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: cllrrichardlongstaff@southend.gov.uk
- Phone: 07810527583
- Post: c/o Southend on Sea City Council, PO Box 6, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 6ER
- Official profile: democracy.southend.gov.uk
Who else represents Leigh Ward
- Anita Forde Green Party
Green Party on Southend-on-Sea City Council
Green Party holds 3 of the 50 seats on Southend-on-Sea City Council. The largest group is Labour Party, with 14. Seats by party: Labour Party 14, Conservative Party 11, Reform UK 11, Labour & Co-operative Party 3, Green Party 3, Liberal Democrats 3 and others.
Leaders and post holders on Southend-on-Sea City Council
- James Courtenay Leader of Conservative Group
- Paul Collins Cabinet Member for Finance and Transport - Liberal Democrat Group Leader
- Robert McMullan Deputy Leader - Liberal Democrat Group
- Maxine Sadza (Deputy Leader) Cabinet Member for Social Care and Healthier Communities
- Daniel Cowan Leader of the Council (Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Devolution)
- James O'Rourke Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group
- Lesley Salter Deputy Group Leader - Conservative Group
- Tony Cox Mayor - Leader of the Southend Reform UK Group
All 50 councillors of Southend-on-Sea City Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Leigh Ward
Richard Longstaff sits on Southend-on-Sea City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Southend-on-Sea, each with its own page:
- Essex Police led by Roger Hirst, BJ Harrington
- Southend East and Rochford: Mr Bayo Alaba (Independent) MP
- Southend West and Leigh: David Burton-Sampson (Labour) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Southend-on-Sea, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Southend-on-Sea City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Southend-on-Sea City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.