Jeff has been a borough councillor for Laindon Park since 2018 and a county councillor for the Laindon Park & Fryerns Division since 2017. As a borough councillor, Jeff is currently Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing, Leisure, Arts & Culture.

Jeff is also the Basildon Council representative to the Basildon Dementia Action Alliance, the Basildon Health and Wellbeing Partnership and District Councils Health and Wellbeing Forum. He is also a non-executive Director of Sempra Homes, the Council's wholly-owned house-building company.

At Essex County Council, Jeff is currently Chairman of the Health Overview Policy and Scrutiny Committee and also sits on the People and Families Policy and Scrutiny Committee and is also the County Council representative on the Council of Governors of the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Jeff is a proud resident of the Five Links Estate. He previously worked in retail for many years and is currently a school governor.

If you are a resident of Laindon Park or the Laindon Park & Fryerns Division and would like to contact Jeff, please email jeff.henry@members.basildon.gov.uk on borough matters or cllr. jeff.henry@essex.gov.uk for county matters.

You can also follow Jeff on Facebook or Twitter.

Jeff's ward colleague is Cllr Kevin Wingfield.