Councillors

Uttlesford District Council has 39 councillors, representing 22 wards. Uttlesford District Council is controlled by the majority group, Residents for Uttlesford. The Leader of the Council is Cllr Petrina Lees and Cllr Martin Foley is Council chair 2024-2025.

The 39 seats are currently broken down like this:

• 21 - Residents for Uttlesford 
• 11 - Conservative Party 
• 4 - Liberal Democrat 
• 2 - Uttlesford Independent Group
• 1 - Reform UK

Your councillors

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

View your councillors:

• by political party
• by ward
• full list of contact details
• attendance records at meetings
• committee structure
• who are representatives on outside bodies

Cllr Jubeyuir (Melon) Ahmed
Saffron Walden Shire

Cllr Alexander Armstrong
Great Dunmow North

Cllr Heather Asker
Saffron Walden Castle

Cllr Geoff Bagnall
Takeley

Cllr Susan Barker
High Easter and the Rodings

Cllr Nick Church
Stansted South & Birchanger

Cllr Mark Coletta
Takeley

Cllr Arthur Coote
Saffron Walden Audley

Cllr Christian Criscione
Vice-Chair
Flitch Green and Little Dunmow

Cllr John Davey
Great Dunmow North

Cllr Alan Dean
Stansted North

Cllr Bianca Donald
Elsenham & Henham

Cllr Geof Driscoll
Broad Oak and The Hallingburys

Cllr Judy Emanuel
Newport

Cllr John Evans
Felsted and Stebbing

Cllr Chloe Fiddy
Saffron Walden Shire

Cllr Martin Foley
Chair
Thaxted and the Eastons

Cllr Richard Freeman
Saffron Walden Castle

Cllr Ray Gooding
Stansted South & Birchanger

Cllr Neil Gregory
Littlebury, Chesterford and Wenden Lofts

Cllr Neil Hargreaves
Deputy Leader
Newport

Cllr Richard Haynes
Thaxted & The Eastons

Cllr Petrina Lees
Leader
Elsenham and Henham

Cllr Mark Lemon
Hatfield Heath

Cllr Janice Loughlin
Stort Valley

Cllr Thomas Loveday
Great Dunmow South and Barnston

Cllr Stewart Luck
Debden and Wimbish

Cllr Chris Martin
Great Dunmow South & Barnston

Cllr Daniel McBirnie
Saffron Walden Shire

Cllr John Moran
Leader of the Conservative Group (main opposition)
Ashdon

Cllr Edward Oliver
Clavering

Cllr Richard Pavitt
Leader of the Uttlesford Independent Group
Littlebury, Chesterford and Wenden Lofts

Cllr Alex Reeve
Saffron Walden Audley

Cllr Neil Reeve
Broad Oak and the Hallingburys

Cllr Brian Regan
Great Dunmow South and Barnston

Cllr Geoffrey Sell
Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
Stansted North

Cllr Richard Silcock
Felsted and Stebbing

Cllr Maggie Sutton
Takeley

Cllr Mike Tayler
The Sampfords