- Council Control: Con
- Conservatives 25
- Labour 9
- Liberal Democrats 0
- Green 4
- Reform UK 1
- Other 10
Independents 7, Halstead Residents’ Association 3. Market towns (Braintree, Witham, Halstead) and rural north Essex.
The government proposes to merge the council with Colchester and Tendring to create a new unitary North East Essex council in 2027. Reform UK gained a seat from the Green Party in Coggeshall at a byelection on 5 March.
Next local elections
2027
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
District
Address
Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree CM7 9HB
Phone
01376 552525
Website
http://www.braintree.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£2280.34
Upper tier authority
Essex
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