About Southend-on-Sea City Council

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary Local Authority located in Southend-on-Sea in Essex.

We serve a population of 180,700. This is 2021 Census data reported by ONS.

Our gross expenditure is approximately £375m a year. We employ over 1,700 people. This is to provide a huge range of services to meet the needs of local people.

Our annual report sets out our key achievements for the past year and our priorities and aspirations for the current year.

Statistics and analysis about the city can be found in our ward profiles directory.

You can use these links to find details of our:

Contact switchboard and out of hours

Telephone: 01702 215000

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