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Peter Walker
Green Party candidate for Victoria
Peter Walker is the Green Party Belfairs Ward candidate. A retired schoolteacher, Peter now spends much of his time as a Piano and Chess tutor, an avid cross-county cyclist, and as a member of the Southend Bach Choir. Peter has long been involved in environmental conservation and the local Green Party, and he was also the Green candidate in Chalkwell in 2015, and for Blenheim in 2019.
Previous elections
Victoria (2024)
Green Party· Not elected
Victoria (2023)
Green Party· Not elected
Belfairs (2022)
Green Party· Not elected
Belfairs (2021)
Green Party· Not elected
Blenheim Park (2019)
Green Party· Not elected
Victoria Ward
Where Peter fits into things
Southend East and Rochford
Constituency
Victoria
Ward
Peter Walker
Candidate
Victoria
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Southend-on-Sea