Councillors

Uttlesford District Council has 39 councillors representing 22 wards.

The political make-up of the council is: 5 Conservative Party councillors, 2 Uttlesford Independent Group councillors, 8 Liberal Democrat and Green Alliance councillors and 24 Residents for Uttlesford councillors.

Cllr Petrina Lees is Leader of the council and Cllr Heather Asker is Chair of the council 2022-23.

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
   

More about your councillors

• 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
   

Your councillors

Details of all your councillors, including what their contact details are, their register of interests and any committees they belong to.
 

Cllr Alexander Armstrong
Great Dunmow North

Cllr Heather Asker
Chair
Saffron Walden Castle

Cllr Geoff Bagnall
Takeley

Cllr Susan Barker
High Easter and the Rodings

Cllr Melvin Caton
Stansted South and Birchanger
Liberal Democrat and Green Alliance

Cllr Arthur Coote
Saffron Walden Shire

Cllr Christian Criscione
Flitch Green and Little Dunmow

Cllr Colin Day
Great Dunmow South and Barnston

Cllr Alan Dean
Stansted North
Liberal Democrat and Green Alliance

Cllr Geof Driscoll
Vice-Chair
Broad Oak and The Hallingburys

Cllr Deryk Eke 
Saffron Walden Audley





Please be aware that the Councillor Eke is currently unavailable for contact and the following should be noted in respect of his responsibilities:

• Please refer any queries relating to Councillor Eke's Portfolio of Infrastructure, Transport and Stansted Airport to Councillor Evans.

• Please refer any queries relating to Councillor Eke's ward of Saffron Walden - Audley to one of the following R4U Saffron Walden members: Councillors Asker, Freeman, Lodge or Coote.

If you are unsure of whom to direct your enquiry to, please contact committee@uttlesford.gov.uk

Cllr Judy Emanuel
Newport

Cllr John Evans
Felsted and Stebbing

Cllr Paul Fairhurst
Saffron Walden Shire
Liberal Democrat and Green Alliance

Cllr Martin Foley
Thaxted and the Eastons

Cllr Richard Freeman
Saffron Walden Castle

Cllr Neil Gregory
Littlebury, Chesterford and Wenden Lofts

Cllr Neil Hargreaves
Deputy Leader
Newport

Cllr Vere Isham 
Takeley
Liberal Democrat and Green Alliance

Cllr Rod Jones
Great Dunmow South and Barnston

Cllr Ayub Khan
Stansted South and Birchanger
Liberal Democrat and Green Alliance

Cllr Patrick Lavelle
Great Dunmow South and Barnston

Cllr Garry LeCount
Elsenham and Henham

Cllr Petrina Lees
Leader
Elsenham and Henham

Cllr Mark Lemon
Hatfield Heath

Cllr Barbara Light
Saffron Walden Audley
Liberal Democrat and Green Alliance

Cllr John Lodge
Saffron Walden Shire

Cllr Janice Loughlin
Stort Valley
Liberal Democrat and Green Alliance

Cllr Stewart Luck
Debden and Wimbish

Cllr Sandi Merifield
Felsted and Stebbing

Cllr Edward Oliver
Clavering

Cllr Richard Pavitt
Littlebury, Chesterford and Wenden Lofts

Cllr Louise Pepper
Great Dunmow North

Cllr Neil Reeve
Broad Oak and the Hallingburys

Cllr Geoffrey Sell
Stansted North
Liberal Democrat and Green Alliance

Cllr George Smith
The Sampfords

Cllr Maggie Sutton
Takeley

Cllr Mike Tayler
Thaxted and the Eastons

Cllr James de Vries
Ashdon