THE deadline has now passed for General Election candidates to declare their nomination to stand, with the official line-ups for constituencies across south Essex now confirmed. 

Candidates intending to stand for election as an MP had until today to hand in their papers ahead of constituents going to the polls on July 4.

Here is a list of all the candidates standing in each constituency across south Essex: 

Southend East and Rochford:

  • Bayo Alaba - Labour. 
  • Gavin Haran - Conservative. 
  • Lee Clark - Confelicity. 
  • James Allen - Lib Dems. 
  • Simon Cross - Greens. 
  • Leslie Lilley - Reform. 
  • Bianca Eleanor - Heritage Party. 

Southend West and Leigh: 

  • Anna Firth - Conservative. 
  • David Burton-Sampson - Labour.
  • Tom Darwood - Independent. 
  • Robert Francis - Independent. 
  • Tilly Hogrebe - Greens. 
  • Lara Hurley - Heritage Party. 
  • Peter Little - Reform UK. 
  • James Miller - Confelicity. 
  • Jason Pilley - Psychedelic Movement. 
  • Stephen Cummins - Lib Dems.

Castle Point: 

  • Rebecca Harris - Conservative. 
  • Bob Chapman - Greens. 
  • Mark Maguire - Labour. 
  • Keiron McGill - Reform UK.
  • James Willis - Lib Dems. 

Basildon and Billericay: 

  • Christopher Bateman - British Democrats. 
  • Stephen Conlay - Reform UK. 
  • Alex Harrison - Labour. 
  • Richard Holden - Conservative. 
  • Stewart Goshawk - Greens. 
  • Edward Sainsbury - Lib Dems. 
  • Dave Murray - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition.

South Basildon and East Thurrock:

  • Stephen Metcalfe - Conservative. 
  • Dave Thomas - Lib Dems. 
  • James Murdock - Reform UK. 
  • Jack Ferguson - Labour. 
  • Elizabeth Grant - Greens. 
  • Neil Speight - Independent. 
  • Steven Burnett - Independent. 
  • Simon Breedon - Social Democratic Party. 

Rayleigh and Wickford: 

  • Mark Francois - Conservative. 
  • James Hedges - Labour. 
  • Stewart Mott - Lib Dems. 
  • Grant Randall - Reform UK. 
  • Chris Taylor - Green Party.