Stuart has been a councillor for Castledon & Crouch since 2024.
He has, for many years, served as Secretary of the Basildon Council Conservative Group. He currently sits on the Licensing Committee and the Wickford Area Committee.
Stuart lives in Basildon with his wife and daughter and is retired. Previously, he represented Fryerns Central from 1992 to 1996, Laindon from 2000 to 2002 and Crouch from 2002 to 2024, making him one of the longest-serving councillors in Basildon. His is jointly the longest continuous term of office of any current councillor on Basildon Council (along with that of Cllrs. Kevin Blake and Tony Hedley, who have all served continuously since the year 2000).
If you are a Castledon & Crouch resident and would like to contact Stuart, please email stuart.allen@members.basildon.gov.uk.
He also holds regular resident surgeries on the first Saturday of the month between 9:30am and 10:30am at Noak Bridge Village Hall, Coppice Lane, SS15 4JS and the third Saturday of the month between 9:00am and 10:00am at Steepleview Hall, Willowfield (off Osier Drive), SS15 4EQ.
His ward colleagues are Cllrs. Alex Myers and Terri Sargent.
Castledon & Crouch falls within the Wickford Crouch Division of Essex County Council. Stuart works closely alongside the local county councillors, Tony Ball and Malcolm Buckley, on county issues such as highways.