Essex County Council

Essex County Council
Arms of Essex
Council logo
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county
Leadership
Chair	Jill Reeves, Conservative since 17 May 2023[1]
Leader	Kevin Bentley, Conservative since 25 May 2021
Chief Executive	Gavin Jones since January 2016
Structure
Seats	75 (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
Voting system	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

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.