Tony has been a borough councillor for Billericay West Ward since 2000 and a county councillor for the Billericay & Burstead Division since 2001. He is currently Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group and sits on the Policy & Resources Committee and the Staffing Matters & Review Sub-committee, as well as the Town Centre Revival Committee, the Local Government Reorganisation & Transition Committee, and the Joint Standards Committee. In additional to being Deputy Leader, Tony is also the Conservative Spokesman on Regeneration. At Essex County Council, he is Chairman of the Audit, Governance & Standards Committee and also sits on the Essex Pension Strategy Board and the Investment Steering Committee. He also sits on the Essex Local Highways Panel, the Transport Routes Appeal Panel and the Youth Strategy Group (Basildon).

He 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.

For Borough issues, Tony can be contacted at anthony.hedley@members.basildon.gov.uk , or for County issues at cllr.anthony.hedley@essex.gov.uk