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   Conservative (52) Other parties   Liberal Democrats (8)   Labour (5)   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.