Councillor Andrew Sheldon

Essex County Councillor Andrew Sheldon

Division: South Benfleet

Telephone: 07963 064014

Email: [email protected]

Address:

Members' Suite
Essex County Council
PO Box 11
County Hall
Chelmsford
Essex CM1 1LX

 

I have been working for you as your Councillor on Essex County Council.

I am a Benfleet boy born and raised and am proud to be bringing up my own young family here. I am fully focused on serving our community. In my limited free time, I am a member of the trust that runs The King John School and I volunteer as a rescue driver for the Salvation Army’s Anti-Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery Programme.

Since becoming your Councillor I have not stopped fighting for our town. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I worked with the NHS to secure a Mass Vaccination Centre for local residents at Runnymede Hall and actively supported many local community groups with their fantastic efforts to bring help to people’s front doors during the lockdown. I also worked hard to ensure that local businesses got the funding they needed to stay afloat. I have helped secure millions of pounds of funding for Cedar Hall School to replace their old temporary classrooms with a brand new permanent state of the art facilities. I have also fought for and secured millions of pounds worth of investment into Benfleet Sewage Plant to help combat local odour nuisance, and will keep on fighting until the problem is solved for good! The amount of roadworks we suffer in our town is a constant annoyance for many residents. I will keep on fighting to ensure that when utility companies dig up our roads, they make every effort to minimise disruption and get their work done as quickly as possible. 

  • I voted against the local plan and am against the developer’s proposals to build on Jotmans Farm
  • Delivering good quality and value for money services, making sure your Council Tax is spent wisely on things that matter
  • Ensuring Castle Point is an attractive environment for businesses to grow and flourish
  • Ensuring Castle Point remains safe, green and protected from flooding
  • Delivering the basics: clean streets, great local parks and reliable refuse collections