Councillors

At the district ward elections on 2 May 2019 voters elected 39 councillors representing 22 wards.

The political make-up of the council is: 4 Conservative Party councillors, 2 independent councillors, 7 Liberal Democrats councillors and 26 Residents for Uttlesford councillors.

Cllr John Lodge is Leader of the council and Cllr Richard Freeman is Council Chair 2019-2020.

To view more information about a councillor, including committee membership, their register of interest, and how to contact them, click on their name below.

• Your councillors by political party
• Your councillors by ward
• Full list of contact details
• Member attendance records
• Appointments to Cabinet
• Member representatives on outside bodies

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 Melvin Caton
Stansted South and Birchanger

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

Cllr Geof Driscoll
Broad Oak and The Hallingburys

Cllr Deryk Eke 
Saffron Walden Audley

Cllr John Evans
Felsted and Stebbing

Cllr Paul Fairhurst
Saffron Walden Shire

Cllr Martin Foley
Vice Chairman
Thaxted and the Eastons

Cllr Richard Freeman
Chairman
Saffron Walden Castle

Cllr Anthony Gerard
Newport

Cllr Neil Gregory
Littlebury, Chesterford and Wenden Lofts

Cllr Neil Hargreaves
Newport

Cllr Vere Isham 
Takeley

Cllr Rod Jones
Great Dunmow South and Barnston

Cllr Ayub Khan
Stansted South and Birchanger

Cllr Patrick Lavelle
Great Dunmow South and Barnston

Cllr Garry LeCount
Elsenham and Henham

Cllr Petrina Lees
Deputy Leader
Elsenham and Henham

Cllr Mark Lemon
Hatfield Heath

Cllr Barbara Light
Saffron Walden Audley

Cllr John Lodge
Leader
Saffron Walden Shire

Cllr Janice Loughlin
Stort Valley

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

Cllr Alan Storah
The Sampfords

Cllr Maggie Sutton
Takeley

Cllr Mike Tayler
Thaxted and the Eastons

Cllr James de Vries
Ashdon