Andy has been a councillor for Billericay East since 2024.
He is currently Shadow Cabinet Member for Jobs, Skills & Local Econony. He is also Vice-Chairman of the Overview & Scrutiny Commission and of the Billericay Area Committee.
Andy lives in Billericay with his wife and two daughters and runs a bathroom installation company.
Andy was previously a Basildon borough councillor representing Laindon Park from 2015 to 2019.
If you are a Billericay East resident and would like to contact Andy, please email andy.barnes@members.basildon.gov.uk.
You can also follow Andy on Facebook.
His ward colleagues are Cllr. Martyn Mordecai and Cllr. Andrew Schrader.
Billericay East falls within the Billericay & Burstead Division of Essex County Council. Andrew works closely alongside the local county councillors, Anthony Hedley and Richard Moore, on county issues such as highways.