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Joe Cooke - Labour's Candidate for Castle Point

Joe and his wife have two daughters and four grandchildren and have been part of the Thundersley community since 1970. A Ford sponsored Engineering graduate, he is a retired Senior Systems Analyst. His career at Fords Dunton and the Warley Data Centre included Staff Union representation at local and national level and he currently chairs his local Unite union branch.

Joe has eleven years experience as a Councillor and has enjoyed combining representing constituents with more strategic roles. As Chair of Health & Environment, he launched the kerbside green waste and paper/cardboard collections and many sustainability initiatives. Proud of Labour’s success in cutting expenses, restoring Council reserves, protecting greenbelt via the Local Plan and involving the community in local democracy, Joe now wants to represent Castle Point in Parliament.

In the community, Joe is a Public Governor of Southend Hospital, a trustee of the Citizens Advice Bureau charity, a former school governor and an experienced Carer with considerable awareness of disability issues. He has continued to provide advice and support to residents and been active in community actions such as the successful “Save Deanes School” campaign.

Selected as Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Castle Point, Joe will be fighting to regain the seat for Labour in the 2015 General Election.