Updates

The reason many independent and small parties lose at an election are the unfair advantages. TEAMS The large parties like Labour, Conservatives, Reform and alike have media connections, ongoing advertising, are on the news all the time and have had ages to build up a membership based. So they are already known and have teams…

I am planning to seek support from local people and my family. So if you can help with canvassing, leafletting and would like to be involved, please email martyn@clacton.org. Some of the parties that are running have everything set up, volunteers and large budgets to give them an advantage over the independent candidates.

As an independent and un-funded candidate, I am working on all aspects of my campaign personally. Designing the website was difficult to start but once I got going I think it came together well. I have since been adding new sections and pages to share more about who I am and why I am running….

On Monday 20/07/2026, all the candidates were invited to a meeting with the council and the Police at Clacton Leisure Centre. This was a chance for us all to learn more about Clacton, the challenges faced and also the rules of campaigning. It was an interesting morning and was the first time for me to…