Other Essex councils

District, borough and unitary councils in Essex

There are twelve district and borough councils, including Uttlesford, within the area of Essex. They are responsible for services including the collection of Council Tax and Business Rates, housing, local planning, recycling and waste collection, street cleaning, organising elections and maintaining the electoral roll.

• Basildon
• Braintree
• Brentwood
• Castle Point
• Chelmsford
• Colchester
• Epping Forest
• Harlow
• Maldon
• Rochford
• Tendring
• Uttlesford

In addition, there are two unitary authorities. These work as a single tier of local government and provide all the local services listed above.

• Southend-on-Sea 
• Thurrock 

Essex Association of Local Councils

The Essex Association of Local Councils (EALC) is a member-led, non-profit organisation that supports local Town and Parish councils within Essex.

Visit the EALC website for more information on what they do.