West Sussex County Council

West Sussex County Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county
Leadership
Chair	Pieter Montyn, Conservative since 22 March 2024[1]
Leader	Paul Marshall, Conservative since 18 October 2019[2][3]
Chief Executive	Leigh Whitehouse since 2024[4]
Structure
Seats	70 councillors
Political groups	Administration (44)   Conservative (44) Other parties (26)   Liberal Democrat (11)   Labour (9)   Independent (4)   Green (1)   Local Alliance (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, West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RQ
Website
www.westsussex.gov.uk

West Sussex County Council is the upper tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex in England.

The county also contains seven district and borough councils, and 158 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 70 elected councillors. The chief executive and directors are responsible for the day-to-day running of the council.

Since 1997, West Sussex County Council has been controlled by the Conservative Party.