Councillors serve their constituents as volunteers, giving up their spare time to public service. Most continue to be employed at the same time, while others have already enjoyed their careers and now contribute to where they live. Councillors are elected every four years and have wide-ranging duties, from taking up constituent enquiries and meeting with businesses and charities, to voting in full council on million-pound budgets.
North West Essex Conservative Councillors work together for residents across all three councils in the constituency: Uttlesford District; Chelmsford City; and Essex County. To find out more about what each council does, or to find your Conservative representative, use the tabs provided on the left of the page.
The Labour Government has postponed the scheduled mayoral election for Greater Essex until 2028. New Unitary authorities will take the place of Essex County Council and the district councils from 2028. Following the submission of four proposals, the Government has decided to go with a five council model. This will see all 15 councils in Essex replaced with five, all-purpose, ‘unitary’ authorities. The Essex County Council proposal recommended moving to a three council model: one each for North, Mid and South Essex.
If you are interested in becoming a Conservative Councillor, there is more information here: https://www.northwestessexconservatives.org.uk/councillors/becomeacouncillor