Councillors
Find out who your councillor is.
Uttlesford District Council has 39 councillors representing 22 wards.
The political make-up of the council is: 22 Residents for Uttlesford councillors, 11 Conservative Party councillors, 4 Liberal Democrat councillors, and 2 Uttlesford Independent Group councillors.
Cllr Petrina Lees is Leader of the council and Cllr Geof Driscoll is Council chair 2023-2024.
Cabinet portfolio holders
Each cabinet member is responsible for a policy area and key strategic policies, known as a portfolio.
- Cabinet portfolio holders - who the portfolio holders are and their areas of responsibility
How to become a councillor
The website Be a councillor provides general information about becoming a councillor and how you can make a difference in your community.
If you are interested in becoming a district councillor, read: the electoral commission, local elections in England and Wales.
If you are interested in becoming a parish councillor, read: the electoral commission, parish and community council elections.
Go to elections and voting to see the latest election notices, nominations packs and the election timetable.
More about your councillors
- Ward councillor surgeries
- Your councillors by political party
- Your councillors by ward
- Full list of contact details for your councillors
- Councillors attendance records at meetings - attendance records for all councillors at meetings of the Council, Cabinet, Committees and Working or Task Groups
- Committee structure - find who are the councillors on each committee
- Councillors who are representatives on outside bodies - who represents Uttlesford District Council on outside organisations
- Councillors' Code of Conduct and Register of Interests - your councillors are required to observe the council's local Code of Conduct. We also keep a register of councillors' interests for both district and town/parish councils
- Complaints about councillors - how to complain if you feel that a councillor has breached the code of conduct
- Councillors' allowances - the allowances that councillors get for carrying out their council duties
- Contact your local town or parish council - details of all the town and parish councils within Uttlesford
- Essex County Councillors - the councillors on Essex County Council who represent the four divisions in Uttlesford
- How to become a councillor on GOV.UK
Your councillors
Details of all your councillors, including what their contact details are, their register of interests and any committees they belong to.
