Councillors and MPs
Currently some of our councillors personal information has been removed as a safety measure following recent national incidents. If however you still wish to request further information regarding the Councillors register of interests, you can do so by contacting the London Borough of Redbridge, Democratic Services, Town Hall, Ilford Essex, IG1 1DD.
Councillors
Councillors are your local elected representatives. They are usually members of a political party, though some may choose not to belong to any party and are called independents.
Councillors are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community about:
- local services
- agreeing budgets and Council Tax charges
List of Redbridge councillors
Council wards and councillor surgeries
Redbridge is divided into 22 wards with 3 elected councillors for 19 wards and 2 councillors for 3 wards, making 63 councillors in total.
Councillor surgeries also known as ward surgeries are held in various locations throughout Redbridge, at these surgeries you can ask your local councillor about issues concerning your local area.
Redbridge Council's elected political administration
Redbridge Council is made up of:
- Labour Party who hold 58 seats (The Labour Party has overall control of Redbridge Council)
- Conservative Party who hold 5 seats
Allowances paid to councillors
Councillors are not paid a salary or wages, but they are entitled to allowances and expenses to cover costs of carrying out their public duties.
- Allowances paid 2022 to 2023
- Allowances paid 2021 to 2022
- allowances paid 2020 to 2021
- allowances paid 2019 to 2020
- allowances paid 2018 to 2019
- allowances paid 2017 to 2018
- allowances paid 2016 to 2017
- allowances paid 2015 to 2016
- allowances paid 2014 to 2015
- allowance scheme and amounts payable
Gifts and Hospitality
Members of Parliament MP's
There are 4 Members of Parliament representing constituencies within Redbridge, each MP serves in the House of Commons, representing his or her constituency.
Wes Streeting
Constituency: Ilford North
Wards Represented: Aldborough, Barkingside, Bridge, Churchfields (part), Clayhall, Fairlop, Fullwell, Hainault, South Woodford (part)
Political Party: Labour
Telephone: 0203 475 7901
Email: wes.streeting.mp@parliament.uk
Rt Hon Iain Duncan-Smith
Constituency: Chingford and Woodford Green
Wards Represented: Churchfields (part|), Monkhams, South Woodford (part)
Political Party: Conservative
Telephone: 020 7219 2667
Email: iain.duncansmith.mp@parliament.uk
John Cryer
Constituency: Leyton and Wanstead
Wards Represented: South Woodford (part), Wanstead Park (part), Wanstead Village
Political Party: Labour
Telephone: 020 8989 5249
Email: john.cryer.mp@parliament.uk
Sam Tarry
Constituency: Ilford South
Wards Represented: Chadwell, Clementswood, Cranbrook, Goodmayes, Ilford Town, Loxford, Mayfield, Newbury, Seven Kings, Valentines, Wanstead Park (part)
Political Party: Labour
Telephone: 020 7219 6807 and 020 8478 6781
Email: sam.tarry.mp@parliament.uk
You can write to all the MPs at:
House of Commons
Westminster
London
SW1A 0AA
Redbridge GLA representative
The current Assembly Member representing the Havering and Redbridge constituency is Keith Prince (Conservative)
Make a complaint
If you wish to make a complaint about a Councillor, please use our online complaints form. You will be asked to provide details of your complaint, details of the Councillor you wish to complain about and the action you would like us to take.
You should use the form below for complaints which involve a breach of the Code of Conduct for Members who are acting in their official capacity as Members.
- Members code of conduct complaint form (PDF 726KB)
- Guidance notes for Members code of conduct complaint form (PDF 577KB)
