Central Bedfordshire Council

Central Bedfordshire Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 2009
Preceded by	Bedfordshire County Council District councils Mid Bedfordshire District Council South Bedfordshire District Council
Leadership
Chair	Gareth Mackey, Independent since 25 May 2023[1]
Leader	Adam Zerny, Independent since 25 May 2023
Chief Executive	Marcel Coiffait since November 2020[2]
Structure
Seats	63 councillors
Political groups	Administration (28)   Independent (28) Other parties (35)   Conservative Party (20)   Liberal Democrats (9)   Labour Party (5)   Green (1)
Joint committees	East of England Local Government Association
Elections
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5TQ
Website
www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

Central Bedfordshire Council is the local authority for Central Bedfordshire, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It has been under no overall control since 2023, being run by an independent-led administration. The council is based at Chicksands.