Barnes: councillor for Billericay East, Basildon Borough Council
Barnes is a Conservative councillor for the Billericay East ward on Basildon Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Barnes is also Leader of Basildon Council/ Cabinet Member for Finance & Strategy. Their current term began on 11 May 2015.
- Council
- Basildon Borough Council
- Ward
- Billericay East
- Party
- Conservative
- Posts
- Leader of Basildon Council/ Cabinet Member for Finance & Strategy
- Term began
- 11 May 2015
- Official profile
- basildonmeetings.info
- Source
- Basildon Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Barnes
These are the details Basildon Borough Council publishes for Barnes, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: andy.barnes@members.basildon.gov.uk
- Post: c/o Basildon Centre, St Martins Square, SS14 1DL
- Official profile: basildonmeetings.info
Who else represents Billericay East
Conservative on Basildon Borough Council
Conservative holds 12 of the 42 seats on Basildon Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Conservative 12, Reform UK 12, Labour 12, Independent 3, Wickford Independents 3.
Leaders and post holders on Basildon Borough Council
- Blake Deputy Leader / Cabinet Member for Service Improvement
- A Brown Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
- Lewis Deputy Mayor
- Smith Leader of the Independent Group
- G Callaghan Leader of the Labour Group
- Journet Mayor of Basildon and Leader of the Reform UK Group
- Brockman Leader of the Wickford Independents Group
- Ball Deputy Leader of the Wickford Independents Group
All 42 councillors of Basildon Borough Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Billericay East
Barnes sits on Basildon Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Basildon, each with its own page:
- Essex County Council
- Essex Police led by Roger Hirst, BJ Harrington
- Basildon and Billericay: Mr Richard Holden (Conservative) MP
- Castle Point: Rebecca Harris (Conservative) MP
- Rayleigh and Wickford: Mr Mark Francois (Conservative) MP
- South Basildon and East Thurrock: James McMurdock (Independent) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Basildon, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Basildon Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Basildon Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.