The ward of Writtle lie to the west of the Borough and covers the villages of Great and Little Oxney Green.
It has a population of 5,383 (as at the 2011 Census) and is represented by one Conservative Councillor and one Independent Councillor. The Conservative Councillor is:
Your Member of Parliament is Kemi Badenoch. Kemi Badenoch is the Member of Parliament for the North West Essex Constituency and the current Leader of the Conservative Party, the Leader of the Opposition and the Shadow Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.