Tony has been a borough councillor for Billericay West since 2000 and a county councillor for the Billericay & Burstead Division since 2005 (having previously represented the old Billericay North Division from 2001). He is currently Cabinet Member for Business Engagement, Skills & Procurement.

Tony is also the Basildon Council representative on the Basildon Business Group, Basildon Side By Side, the Norsey Wood Society, the Opportunity South Essex Partnership, the UK Shared Prosperity Board and the Billericay Town Business Improvement Team.

At County Hall, Tony is Chairman of the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee and also sits on the Essex Pension Fund Investment Steering Committee and the Essex Pension Fund Strategy Board. He also sits on the Essex Local Highways Panel for Basildon, the Transport Routes Appeal Panel and the Youth Strategy Group for Basildon. He was previously also a long-serving Chairman of the Essex Fire Authority and the last holder of that post before it was merged with the Police & Crime Commissioner.

Tony's is jointly the longest continuous term of office of any current councillor on Basildon Council (along with that of Cllrs. Stuart Allen, Kevin Blake and Carole Morris, who have all served continuously since the year 2000).

He lives in Billericay with his wife and is retired.

If you are a resident of Billericay West or the Billericay & Burstead Division and would like to contact Tony, please email anthony.hedley@members.basildon.gov.uk on borough matters or cllr.anthony.hedley@essex.gov.uk on county matters.

You can also follow Tony on Facebook.

Tony is available to meet residents during his surgery held on the last Saturday of the month (except December) between 10:30am and 12 noon in Billericay Library, High Street, Billericay.

Tony's ward colleagues are Cllrs Danny Lawrence and Phil Turner. His division colleague is Cllr Dr Richard Moore.