Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
Councillors stand for election for a political party. Once they are elected, for the purposes of Council business, they may join political groups within the Council.
They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details can found by clicking onto the indiviudal Members below.
To find your councillor please use the below links:
Photograph | Councillor | Political party | Ward |
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Portfolio Holder for Housing & Planning; Deputy Leader of the Tendring Independents Group Marigold, 82 Dulwich Road, Holland-on-Sea, CO15 5LZ Home mobile: 07773 008077 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
Eastcliff | |
Portfolio Holder for Leisure & Public Realm Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642454 |
Independent (Independent Group) |
Brightlingsea | |
Vice-Chairman of the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642541 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
The Oakleys & Wix | |
Chairman of the Council 95 Park Square East, Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2NR Home: 01255 475535 Home mobile: 07977 642309 |
Independent | West Clacton & Jaywick Sands | |
Chairman of the Human Resources & Council Tax Committee; Leader of the Independents Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642463 |
Independent (Independent Group) |
Brightlingsea | |
C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642311 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
St Bartholomew's | |
18 Jaywick Lane,, Clacton-on-Sea,, Essex, CO16 8BD Work mobile: 07977 642346 Home mobile: 07729 688679 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
Bluehouse | |
C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642310 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
Coppins | |
Portfolio Holder for Partnerships Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642518 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
Cann Hall | |
Portfolio Holder for the Environment; Vice-Chairman of the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977642524 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
St Bartholomew's | |
Chairman of the Community Leadership Overview & Scrutiny Committee; Vice-Chairman of the Audit Committee; Deputy Leader of the Independents Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642457 |
Independent (Independent Group) |
Brightlingsea | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 635405 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
St John's | |
Leader of the Council; Portfolio Holder for Finance & Governance; Leader of the Tendring Independents Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642456 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
St John's | |
Chairman of the Audit Committee C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642523 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
Cann Hall | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01255 820796 Home mobile: 07977 642301 |
Independent (Independent Group) |
St Osyth | |
C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642299 |
Independent (Tendring Independents) |
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands | |
The Wallet, 2 Second Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, CO13 9ER Home: 01255 678876 Home mobile: 07977 642462 |
Independent | Frinton | |
Vice-Chairman of the Planning Committee Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01255 820577 Home mobile: 07977 635315 |
Independent (Independent Group) |
St Osyth | |
c/o Clacton Constituency Conservative Association, 84 Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SP Home: 01255 719789 Home mobile: 07977 642345 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
St James | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01255 224984 Home mobile: 07977 642450 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Burrsville | |
C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642308 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Kirby Cross | |
Vice-Chairman of the Resources and Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642465 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07957 860820 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Ardleigh & Little Bromley | |
C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642342 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Stour Valley | |
30 West Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1AG Home: 01255 422152 Home mobile: 07977 635355 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
St James | |
Chairman of the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee; Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01206 616072 Home mobile: 07977 642305 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley | |
Chairman of the Resources and Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee; Leader of the Conservative Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642466 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Pier | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642537 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
St Paul's | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07590 034305 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07917 521079 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
The Bentleys & Frating | |
C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Homelands | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01255 818207 Home mobile: 07977 635410 |
Conservative and Unionist Party (The Conservative Group) |
Burrsville | |
Vice-Chairman of the Human Resources & Council Tax Committee Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01255 551940 |
Labour Party (The Labour Group) |
Dovercourt Bay | |
Vice-Chairman of the Council Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642480 |
Labour Party (The Labour Group) |
Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston | |
Chairman of the Planning Committee Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07761 343771 |
Labour Party (The Labour Group) |
Dovercourt All Saints | |
Deputy Leader of the Council; Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration & Tourism; Leader of the Labour Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 635321 |
Labour Party (The Labour Group) |
Harwich & Kingsway | |
Chairman of the Licensing & Registration Committee and the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 635334 |
Labour Party (The Labour Group) |
Dovercourt All Saints | |
Portfolio Holder for Assets; Deputy Leader of the Labour Group C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642306 |
Labour Party (The Labour Group) |
Coppins | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01255 240381 |
Labour Party (The Labour Group) |
Dovercourt Tollgate | |
Vice-Chairman of the Community Leadership Overview & Scrutiny Committee C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 635402 |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrats) |
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley | |
C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 635412 |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrats) |
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley | |
Portfolio Holder for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01206 820769 Home mobile: 07977 642303 |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrats) |
Alresford & Elmstead | |
Vice-Chairman of the Licensing & Registration Committee; Chairman of the Standards Committee; Deputy Leader of Liberal Democrats Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01206 825153 Home mobile: 07977 642519 |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrats) |
Alresford & Elmstead | |
Leader of the Reform UK Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, ESsex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07505 158117 |
Reform UK (Reform UK Group) |
Little Clacton | |
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home: 01255 850659 Home mobile: 07977 642506 |
Reform UK (Reform UK Group) |
Bluehouse | |
C/O Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Home mobile: 07977 642475 |
Reform UK (Reform UK Group) |
Frinton | |
Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE Work mobile: 07957 540237 |
Reform UK (Reform UK Group) |
Weeley & Tendring | |
Vice-Chairman of the Standards Committee C/O Town hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE |
Tendring First (Tendring Independents) |
Walton |