Temporary phone line disruption
A number of our phone lines will be briefly unavailable on Tuesday 11 February from 6:30pm. Changes are being made outside of opening hours to minimise disruption. Our out of hours services are not impacted.
Find your councillor and learn about expenses, allowances, making a complaint and how you can become a councillor
To stand in a county council election you must be:
Additionally, you must have either:
in the Essex County Council area for the whole 12 months before nominations are made, or been registered as a local government elector from the day of nomination onwards.
The County Council elections on Thursday 1 May 2025 have been postponed due to devolution. This is initially for a year, but likely to be until elections for the shadow authority take place. Read our news article for more information.
If you’re interested in finding out about the role of a county councillor, read our guide for candidates (PDF, 116KB), contact the election team or visit the Local.gov.uk website and read about being a councillor.
The Local Government Association have created this information guide for disabled people who are considering becoming a councillor.
You can watch the recording from our last Prospective Candidate Event on YouTube.
You can also find out more information from these websites:
View the Ordnance Survey's election maps to see electoral boundaries.
Democratic Services
County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom