Uttlesford District Council

Uttlesford District Council is the next tier up of local government, after Birchanger Parish Council. They are responsible for a number of matters including:

• Refuse Collection and Recycling
• Environmental Health
• Planning
• Emergency Planning

Our District Councillor is Mrs. Elizabeth Godwin (email her), who is independent of any political party.

For more information vist the UDC web site or call 012799 510510.

Essex County Council

The highest tier of local government is provided by Essex County Council. Their responsibilities include:

• Highways
• Education
• Libraries
• Public and community transport

The County Councillor for Stansted, which covers Birchanger, is Mr. Raymond Gooding (email him) who is a Conservative. Ray is a Birchanger resident and lives at 260 Birchanger Lane.

Westminster

Saffron Walden constituency (that's us) has been represented in Parliament since 1977 by Sir Alan Haselhurst MP (Conservative) (email him). Sir Alan is chairman of Ways and Means (which means he chairs the budget debate) and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.

European Parliament

Our elected members for the Eastern Region at Strasbourg are

• Geoffrey Van Orden (Conservative) (email him)
• Jeffery Titford (UKIP) (email him)
• Richard Howitt (Labour) (email him)
• Robert Sturdey (Conservative) (email him)
• Andrew Duff (Liberal Democrat) (email him)
• Christopher Beazley (Conservative) (email him)
• Tom Wise (UKIP) (email him)

Information about the work of the MEPs is on the UK Office for the European Parliament website.