Local Democracy

Information on your local political representatives, details of all Council meetings and webcasts of those meetings, elections results both past and future, and how to register to vote.

You can also find details on the Chairman of Council and other resources linked to the democratic process.

Your Councillors

To find out who your local Councillor is, their contact details, committee memberships, attendance records and other information.

Who is my Councillor?

How can I contact my Councillor?

Which ward am I in?

What is the political composition of the Council?

Conduct of Councillors

Councillors allowances and expenses

**New** Petitions and ePetitions

You can set up your own ePetition or Paper Petition by clicking on the link words.

 

Meetings, Minutes, Agendas and Webcasts

All our meetings are open to the public and many are now webcast (making them viewable for 6 months after the meeting). All the information can be found on our committee management system.

How to use the committee management system (CoMS) pdf (1.54 MB) (opens in a new window)

• Committee structure

• Calendar of meetings

• Search for documents

 

Public Questions at Meetings

Epping Forest District Council is committed to encouraging local democracy, improving communication and making our services more accessible.

Ask the Cabinet pdf (257 KB)

Your guide to asking questions at Cabinet meetings.

More questions than answers? pdf (738 KB)

Your guide to asking questions at Council.

Your voice, your choice pdf (27 KB)

This guide gives advice about our planning committees and explains how they are run and how you can take part.

 

Webcasts

Epping Forest District Council has teamed up with Public-i to deliver professional and accessible webcasts as part of our communications strategy. Click on the links below for webcasting schedules, archived meetings and general information on webcasting.

Webcasts

 

Chairman of Council

Information on the current Chairman of Council for 2010 to 2011, Councillor Anne Grigg.

• Chairman of Council

• Chairman's diary

• Inviting the Chairman

 

Elections

Information on how to vote and how to register to vote and the details and results of recent elections.

• Elections

• Electoral registration

• Election results

• Fascinating elections facts

 

Other Information

Information about the way the Council is run is available. Detailed information is also available directly from the Council's constitution.

Improvement and Development Agency pdf 'how you can make a difference?' (2.1 MB) (opens in a new window)

Epping Forest District Council constitution

Scrutiny at the Council

Reports, publications and policies