County Borough of Southend-on-Sea North Shoebury and Shopland. At the same time, the former area of Shoeburyness Urban District, consisting of the parish of South Shoebury was gained. The local board took over Southend Pier. The borough had tram, trolleybus and bus undertakings that were operated by Southend Corporation Transport. County Borough of Southend-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea was a local government district from 1866 to 1974 around the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. Southend adopted the Local Government Act 1858 and a local board was established in 1866. It became an urban sanitary district in 1875. It was incorporated as a municipal borough in
Holland-on-Sea trunk roads and motorways), public rights of way and libraries. Most County Councillors are not paid a salary, but receive a basic allowance for the work they do. The town is part of the Clacton parliamentary constituency. The current MP is Giles Watling (Conservative). There are seven Eastern MEPs that represent this area in the European Parliament. They scrutinise proposed European laws and the budget of the European Union, and provide oversight of its other decision-making bodies. The current MEPs are Vicky Ford (Conservative), Andrew Duff (Liberal Democrat), David Campbell Bannerman (Conservative), Stuart Agnew (UK Independence), Richard Howitt (Labour), Geoffrey