Raymond Balcombe: councillor for Rural East, Epping Forest District Council
Raymond Balcombe is a Conservative Party councillor for the Rural East ward on Epping Forest District Council, according to the council's own published list. Raymond Balcombe is also Deputy Leader & Contracts Delivery Portfolio Holder. Their current term began on 6 May 2021.
- Council
- Epping Forest District Council
- Ward
- Rural East
- Party
- Conservative Party
- Posts
- Deputy Leader & Contracts Delivery Portfolio Holder
- Term began
- 6 May 2021
- Official profile
- eppingforest.moderngov.co.uk
- Source
- Epping Forest District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Raymond Balcombe
These are the details Epping Forest District Council publishes for Raymond Balcombe, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: Cllr.rbalcombe@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
- Post: Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ
- Official profile: eppingforest.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Rural East
- Karen McIvor Reform UK
- Richard Morgan Conservative Party
Conservative Party on Epping Forest District Council
Conservative Party holds 19 of the 54 seats on Epping Forest District Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Conservative Party 19, Reform UK 12, Loughton Residents Association 10, Liberal Democrats 6, Epping Forest Independents Group 3, Residents 4 Loughton 2 and others.
Leaders and post holders on Epping Forest District Council
- Jon Whitehouse Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
- Louise Mead Leader of the R4L Group
- Michael Owen Leader of the LRA Group
- Tom Bromwich Leader of the Epping Forest Independents Group
- Chris Whitbread Leader of Council & Leader of the Conservative Group
All 54 councillors of Epping Forest District Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Rural East
Raymond Balcombe sits on Epping Forest District Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Epping Forest, each with its own page:
- Essex County Council
- Essex Police led by Roger Hirst, BJ Harrington
- Brentwood and Ongar: Alex Burghart (Conservative) MP
- Epping Forest: Dr Neil Hudson (Conservative) MP
- Harlow: Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Epping Forest, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Epping Forest District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Epping Forest District 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.