Essex County Council

Essex County Council
Coat of arms or logo
Arms of Essex
Logo
Council logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Jill Reeves,
Conservative
since 17 May 2023[1]
Kevin Bentley,
Conservative
since 25 May 2021
Gavin Jones
since January 2016
Structure
Seats75 (38 needed for a majority)
Political groups
Administration (51)
  Conservative (51)
Other parties (24)
  Liberal Democrats (8)
  Labour (6)
  Independent (3)
  R4U (2)
  CIIP (2)
  Green (1)
  Loughton Residents (1)
  Rochford Residents (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
6 May 2021
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH
Website
www.essex.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Essex County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Essex in England. It has 75 councillors, elected from 70 divisions, and has been under Conservative majority control since 2001.[2] The council meets at County Hall in the centre of Chelmsford. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

  1. ^ Rees, Daniel (17 May 2023). "Essex Council elects new chairman Conservative Jill Reeves". Daily Gazette and Essex County Standard. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ Essex County Council — Councillor Map (pdf)